Gustavo Arellano

Gustavo Arellano

Guest host, Left Right & Center; LA Times columnist; contributor, Greater LA.

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Gustavo Arellano is a longtime KCRW contributor with his weekly "Orange County Line" commentary, his frequent appearances on "Good Food with Evan Kleiman" and his yearly #TortillaTournament contest. He's a columnist with the Los Angeles Times, a journalism professor at Orange Coast College and an all-around cholo nerd.

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Rep. Katie Porter’s bid for Senate is adding drama in California’s 47th district, with OC Democrats scrambling to find a strong contender.

Can Katie Porter’s House seat in OC stay blue?

Rep. Katie Porter’s bid for Senate is adding drama in California’s 47th district, with OC Democrats scrambling to find a strong contender.

from Greater LA

An OC public defender is alleging that deputies used the same drugs as evidence in two separate intent-to-sell cases for men in adjoining hotel rooms.

OC sheriffs once again under fire for alleged evidence mishandling

An OC public defender is alleging that deputies used the same drugs as evidence in two separate intent-to-sell cases for men in adjoining hotel rooms.

from Greater LA

Orange County drivers who shuttle people with disabilities around the region have walked off the job after six months of failed union negotiations.

OC ACCESS provides none as strike begins

Orange County drivers who shuttle people with disabilities around the region have walked off the job after six months of failed union negotiations.

from Greater LA

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