News desk · All of Orange County
662 stories across Orange County. Straight from the Juice feed, newest first.
Santa Ana · Politics
Mayor Valerie Amezcua's election-night lead has shrunk to 140 votes over challenger Dan Shimell, and Orange County is still counting ballots.
Huntington Beach · Politics
In a clip posted two days after the election, the Long Beach Democrat who is set to represent Surf City in Congress says HB and the county "voted for change." Unofficial numbers show him narrowly carrying the Orange County part of his redrawn district.
Anaheim · Politics
First unofficial returns on election night had the incumbent mayor near 61% against challengers Alfredo Rodriguez and Imran Sharief. Ballots are still being counted.
Santa Ana · Politics
Mayor Valerie Amezcua opened with just over 50% in the first ballot drop, but later tallies showed challenger Dan Shimell closing the gap and moving ahead. The count is not final.
Anaheim · Music
The Anaheim rap group teamed with BC1 on “USA,” and shot the video at Garden Grove's Garden Amp after a show with Wu-Tang Clan's GZA.
Santa Ana · Community Partner
Catalyst is picking one local artist, 21 or older, to paint a space or galaxy mural on a blank wall inside its Santa Ana store.
Santa Ana · Culture
WAXX Brandz teamed up with TheseFoos for a prison-themed Halloween party in Santa Ana, and Shoreline Mafia co-founder OhGeesy came out for a special performance.
Garden Grove · Crime & Courts
Orange County prosecutors say Charles William Starnes III, 52, assaulted a fellow officer in 2007 and a civilian police employee in 2020. He faces up to life in prison if convicted.
Santa Ana · Music
The masked Santa Ana rapper put out his debut video just ahead of Halloween, and Juice Unlocked is asking readers whether he has potential.
Anaheim · Crime & Courts
Prosecutors say Ismael Pinedalopez, 34, came home early from work, found another man in bed with his wife and stabbed him to death with a pocketknife while the couple's two young children were in the home.
Orange County · Sports Giveaway · Waxx
Partner content: Waxx and Juice Unlocked ran an Instagram giveaway for four tickets to the Rams-Chargers game on Nov. 1, 2026. The game has since been played.
Orange County · Community Partner
Partner content. On the Juice Unlocked podcast, pretrial mitigator Max Miner of Executive Treatment Solutions describes a drug trafficking case he says ended in probation, and why clients have to put in the work.
Orange County · Culture Partner · WAXX Brandz
Cannabis brand WAXX Brandz says it was one of the featured brands at this year's edition of The Stigma, the Weedmaps event that debuted as a haunted house in 2025, and gave guests an early look at its upcoming WAXX Live Rosin line.
Orange County · Community Partner · The Injury Firm
Partner content: The Injury Firm shared a clip of a pack of riders weaving through big-city traffic. Where and when it was filmed was not disclosed.
Orange County · Culture Promo
During a set by @danny.official.music in Long Beach, the Juice Unlocked crew handed out and tossed West Coast Cure cannabis products to the crowd.
Westminster · Crime & Courts
Police say a caller reported killing someone, and officers arrived to find Benjamin Hoang with blood on his hands. Inside the Sutter Drive home were a 74-year-old woman, an 80-year-old man and the family dog, all dead.
Santa Ana · Politics
A council debate over police became a shouting match about 911 calls, family and police union money, as a viral arrest keeps the Santa Ana Police Department under scrutiny.
Orange County · Crime & Courts
The Orange County DA has filed child endangerment and related charges in new cases from Yorba Linda, Orange, Newport Beach, Garden Grove and La Palma. Prosecutors say the riders ranged in age from 9 to 17.
Orange County · Community Partner
The Executive Treatment Solutions CEO says treatment and mitigation done the right way before sentencing can change how a case ends, even when years behind bars are on the table, but only if you put in the work.
Anaheim · Breaking
One ticket bought on South Magnolia Avenue near Broadway matched all six numbers in the Oct. 17 drawing, ending a 58-drawing jackpot drought. As of Oct. 20, the winner had not come forward publicly.
Santa Ana · Crime & Courts
Thieves took two pallets of graded trading cards from a FedEx truck outside PSA's Santa Ana office on Oct. 13. Police put the loss at $963,000, and no arrests had been reported as of Oct. 21.
Orange County · Community Partner
Partner content. On the Juice Unlocked podcast, pretrial mitigator Max Miner describes a DUI case involving an injured CHP officer that he says ended in two years of probation.
Santa Ana · Crime & Courts
Omar Flores Sanchez, 35, was shot on a West Myrtle Street sidewalk Oct. 17. Santa Ana police say officers found a truck matching witness descriptions within minutes, and a later search turned up the gun they believe was used.
South OC · Breaking
A wind-driven brush fire that started in San Clemente on Oct. 16 put about 16,000 South OC residents under evacuation orders and destroyed or damaged seven homes before crews got it under control.
Orange · Breaking
A Tesla reportedly went airborne off the southbound 55 near Chapman Avenue early Thursday and landed upside down. The driver died at the scene, and CHP is investigating.
Anaheim · Crime & Courts
Jurors rejected second-degree murder for Zachary Pickrell, who now faces up to seven years in the death of a teen SoundCloud rapper on North Holbrook Street. Sentencing was set for Oct. 30.
Garden Grove · Music
Rapper Ijan (@iloveijan) is back with a new music video, and Juice Unlocked's Garden Grove-tagged post asks whether he's the face of the city.
Orange County · Politics Paid political
In a paid post, the committee Tax the Ultra-Rich Now, Yes on 3 & 40, No on 41 & 42 lays out what it says the billionaire tax would fund, and what it says is at stake if it fails.
Paid for by Tax the Ultra-Rich Now, Yes on 3 & 40, No on 41 & 42
Huntington Beach · Breaking
Lifeguards closed about two miles of ocean around Tower 16 on Oct. 13 after a great white was reported circling near shore. It was at least the third shark closure in Surf City this year.
Santa Ana · Crime & Courts
Prosecutors dropped the case from the Oct. 1 arrest of Florentino Lopez, 28, but are now pursuing a probation violation against him. Santa Ana police have opened an internal investigation into the officers' actions.
Orange County · Music
Orange County rapper 2txnez is getting buzz for his new single “Freak Ah Leak,” with co-signs from LA rapper Joe Moses and Santa Ana-raised radio DJ Carisma. Is he next up?
Orange County · Breaking
More than 465 county road, flood channel, landfill and custodial workers with Teamsters Local 952 went on strike Oct. 13 after contract talks stalled. The union says retroactive pay is a sticking point.
Orange County · Politics Paid political
A paid carousel from the committee backing Prop 40 singles out Sergey Brin, Yuri Milner, Peter Thiel and Mark Zuckerberg over California's proposed one-time billionaire tax.
Paid for by Tax the Ultra-Rich Now, Yes on 3 & 40, No on 41 & 42
Orange County · Community Partner · The Injury Firm
Partner content: The Injury Firm shared cab-camera footage of a trucker fighting sleep at the wheel as a drowsy-driving warning. Federal health officials say the only real fix is sleep.
Newport Beach · Breaking
Ocean water poured into Newport Beach streets Friday morning, Oct. 9, stranding cars and pushing the city to declare a local emergency.
Santa Ana · Politics
Jackie Cordova, a 54-year-old U.S. citizen, says she was monitoring immigration activity before dawn Thursday when agents chased her down, sprayed her and arrested her. DHS has not explained what happened.
Orange County · Culture
Days after LAPD said four people were hurt in a fight outside ComplexCon's first Los Angeles edition, a Foo Community panel clip credited to Juice God argued the festival should leave LA for the Anaheim Convention Center.
Orange County · Music Promo
Promo: Juice Unlocked and Foo Community scheduled a 7 p.m. music review on Oct. 7, with songs submitted through Juice Unlocked's page on Nero.
Orange County · Breaking
A 26-year-old man waiting for a flight to Seattle allegedly slipped out a gate door, took an Alaska Airlines tug and crashed it near Gate 7 before airport police stopped him. He now faces felony charges.
Irvine · Community
The math major was found Sunday afternoon, Oct. 4. UCI says the death was not heat-related and there are no indications of suspicious activity.
Orange County · Music Promo
Independent artists could send tracks through Nero for Foo Community and Juice Unlocked to review. The post said the best songs would get posted, with a chance to come on the podcast.
Irvine · Crime & Courts
Federal prosecutors say Wanying "Heather" Zhang, 34, surveilled the Seattle-area family of Taiwan's president at the direction of Chinese officials. FBI agents stopped her Oct. 4 as she prepared to fly to China.
Santa Ana · Crime & Courts
A video of Santa Ana officers taking Florentino Lopez to the ground outside his family's home set off a police review. Prosecutors later dropped the case from that arrest and are pursuing an alleged probation violation instead.
Orange County · Community Giveaway · The Injury Firm
Partner content: The Injury Firm ran a Halloween Instagram giveaway with Juice Unlocked and several other Instagram pages in October 2026, with three fall treat bags up for grabs.
Orange County · Music
Bashfortheworld, the Dallas rapper born Sebastian Alfonso Martell, has a song with eight-digit streams in “MVP.” A lot of listeners never knew he is a first-generation Mexican American.
Santa Ana · Crime & Courts
Santa Ana police say license plate readers led them to the minivan seen in a Sept. 8 surveillance video of a pit bull mix puppy being lured with food and run over near West Park Lane. The woman now faces felony counts in Orange County and a federal animal crushing charge.
Tustin · Music
An unreleased song from Tustin rapper OTS Tony came up on Juice Unlocked and Foo Community's live music review on Nero, and the crews asked fans whether they had found an artist who deserves to get signed.
Santa Ana · Crime & Courts
Santa Ana police asked the public to help find the driver they say ran over a 9-month-old pit bull mix on West Park Lane. License plate readers led them to her a day later, and she now faces state and federal charges.
Orange County · Music
Rapper RYTMZ started putting out country music, and some listeners suspected AI was behind the new sound. Two hosts on the Juice Unlocked podcast set talked it through.
Orange County · Culture Partner
Juice Unlocked and Catalyst worked the floor of The Network Show cannabis trade show in San Pedro with a Dodgers quiz. Get it right, walk away with a pre-roll.
Santa Ana · Breaking
A man who reported a deadly African viper in his Santa Ana backyard admitted the photo was AI-generated, police say, after officers and reptile experts searched the neighborhood and found nothing.
Anaheim · Music
The day before Wu-Tang Clan's GZA was set to play Garden Grove's Garden Amp on Sept. 30, rapper @baybehrichhh dropped a verse outside the Anaheim Marketplace to push tickets. The Mighty Tribe was booked to open.
Santa Ana · Community Partner
The Loyalty Day jersey giveaway at Planet Catalyst drew a line hours before the 8 a.m. start, and the jerseys went fast.
Santa Ana · Community Partner
Partner content: Juice Unlocked and Catalyst teamed up on an Angels-style "Catalyst 420" jersey giveaway at the Santa Ana store for the chain's Loyalty Day on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Orange County · Music
The rapper stopped by the Catalyst booth at The Network Show cannabis trade show, called it Comic-Con for weed and made his case as one of the best in the underground.
Anaheim · Music
Standing outside a Louis Vuitton store, Domthekid says North County is already his and South County is next. Readers had plenty to say about it.
Orange County · Community Partner · The Injury Firm
Partner content: A home security clip shared by The Injury Firm shows a pickup rear-ending a stopped school bus in upstate New York in May 2026, just steps from a student heading out to board it. State Police said the driver was following too closely and was distracted.
Irvine · Crime & Courts
Iris Rabaya Au, the ex-girlfriend of self-styled crypto “Godfather” Adam Iza, must also pay nearly $1.5 million in restitution and forfeit luxury cars, designer bags and three “Godfather” sculptures.
Orange County · Music
Juice Unlocked spotlighted a 55-second music video clip from an Orange County rapper billed as JSprings and asked followers one question: is he next up?
Orange County · Music Promo
Partner content: Juice Unlocked and Foo Community took song, video and beat submissions through Nero for a live listen-and-review session on Friday, Sept. 25, at 7 p.m.
Anaheim · Politics
Berenice Ballinas, the mayor's chief of staff since 2022, alleges harassment, discrimination and retaliation. Aitken denies using the slur, and the city says a review is underway.
Santa Ana · Culture
After two years at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, OC Pride's free parade and festival returns to Third Street with five performance areas and headliners Charo, Mama Duke and Chris Conde.
Orange County · Community Giveaway
Partner giveaway: Juice Unlocked and WAXX Brandz offered two free tickets to the next Rams game. Entry ran through Instagram, with the winner to be picked the weekend after the Sept. 18 post.
Orange County · Crime & Courts
An arbitrator found Uber and driver Vu Tran liable for the 2023 death of 23-year-old Emily Normandin-Parker, who was dropped at a gore point on State Route 73 in Newport Beach. He awarded her parents $20 million each.
Anaheim · Crime & Courts
Anaheim police say three businesses inside the Anaheim Marketplace were selling Xanax without a prescription to anyone who paid, including minors. Officers say they seized about 50 bottles of pills and nearly $250,000 in cash.
Santa Ana · Politics
In a sit-down with Juice Unlocked, the mayor said critics who felt she moved too slowly on ICE are right. She also pushed back on officials who claim they got ICE out of Santa Ana.
Santa Ana · Crime & Courts
Santa Ana police say two men used an electric cutting tool to free the statue from its base at Christ Our Savior Catholic Church, then dragged it toward Segerstrom High School. No arrests have been announced.
Fullerton · Breaking
Anthony Joseph Blas was dropped off unresponsive at St. Jude Medical Center early Sept. 13. Police say alcohol appears to have contributed. His family wants to know why nobody called 911.
Huntington Beach · Breaking
The Hidden Hills Club business director, who posts on Instagram as @mo_sway, was taken to the hospital after the off-road vehicle flipped over in Huntington Beach. His injuries have not been made public.
Orange County · Sports Giveaway · Waxx
Partner content: Waxx, Juice Unlocked and @ciscocutz_ ran an Instagram giveaway for a pair of tickets to the Rams' Sept. 21, 2026, home game against the Giants at SoFi Stadium. The giveaway has closed.
Costa Mesa · Music
Fans of Costa Mesa artist Tokyo Lou are inking his name on their arms, and the post says he has been packing out shows outside California. Is he OC's next breakout?
Santa Ana · Politics
On the Juice Unlocked podcast, Santa Ana's mayor said she has nothing bad to say about Bass, but she did not let a comment about her city slide.
Santa Ana · Politics
On the Juice Unlocked podcast, Santa Ana's mayor pushed back on critics who say her public safety approach comes down to arrests, saying residents simply want to feel safe at home, at school and at the store.
Santa Ana · Sports
The Santa Ana native picked up a win over former world champion Jose Ramirez at T-Mobile Arena, another big-stage result for one of OC's own.
Santa Ana · Politics
On the Juice Unlocked podcast, Amezcua said she takes more heat than the mayors before her, including over her hair and makeup. Two months later, she is trailing in a tight reelection race.
Santa Ana · Politics
Santa Ana's mayor sat down in the Juice Unlocked studio for a wide-ranging interview on her childhood, the city's future, immigration enforcement and her bid for another term. The full conversation runs about 74 minutes on YouTube.
Orange County · Community Partner · The Injury Firm
Home security cameras in Gilbert, South Carolina, recorded an insurance adjuster falling through a kitchen ceiling while he checked the attic for a roof leak. The Injury Firm shared the viral clip along with its advice on injuries that happen on someone else's property.
Santa Ana · Politics
In an interview clip, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass pushed back on Santa Ana's offer-help-or-arrest approach to homelessness, saying L.A.'s jails have no room and are already full of people with mental illness.
Costa Mesa · Community
The City Council accepted just over $92,000 in state cannabis tax money to keep the "Know Your Limit" program going and pay for 40 DUI saturation patrols.
Tustin · Music
Tustin rapper Jake Stacey has a new track called “Camo.” Juice Unlocked shared a clip and asked readers whether he's putting Tustin on the map.
Orange County · Culture
A clip of IRL streamer Zavala and the BuzzBall girls saying Orange County now feels "on par" with LA got OC talking. The latest homeless counts show the two counties headed in different directions.
Anaheim · Music
Anaheim rapper TG Thirtyone came back with a new video in September 2026, and Juice Unlocked asked readers whether he belongs in OC's top five.
Santa Ana · Crime & Courts
Police say a man abandoned his car, hid in a pickup truck bed and allegedly tossed a gun as officers closed in, and at least one shot was fired. He was taken to a hospital, and it was not clear where the shot came from.
Huntington Beach · Crime & Courts
Huntington Beach police say a mother let her kids ride recklessly with a large pack of pocket bike riders. A father whose child rode up mid-investigation and an adult rider who crashed were also arrested.
Santa Ana · Culture
Leo "Dandy" Sandoval, the man behind Dandy Hats, sat down with Juice Unlocked to tell his story and talk about the brand's Summer 2.0 collection, which the post says sold out in under five minutes.
Costa Mesa · Music
Juice Unlocked called GB Drako the face of Costa Mesa when it shared a clip of his new track, “Different Mode,” on Sept. 4, 2026.
Santa Ana · Community Partner · The Injury Firm
Partner content: The Injury Firm, an Orange County accident law firm, says it secured a $350,000 settlement for a pedestrian struck by a vehicle in Santa Ana.
Santa Ana · Culture
The Dandy Hats founder told the Juice Unlocked podcast that a lot of people have tried to start hat brands and only about five made it. His list started with his own.
Anaheim · Music
Domthekid is back with a new single built on Drake and Lil Wayne's 2012 hit “HYFR,” and Juice Unlocked asked readers whether it beats the original.
Santa Ana · Culture
Juice Unlocked streamed live on YouTube from its Santa Ana studio with Dandy, the founder of Dandy Hats, and pitched the episode to anyone running a hat or clothing brand.
Orange County · Culture
Juice Unlocked went live on YouTube with Dandy, the West Covina-born founder of Dandy Hats, for a nearly two-hour talk on building a hat brand, the cars that drew attention to it and the night his house was burglarized.
Santa Ana · Music
Rapper Rich Rabbit, known for "closing the trunk" on music he doesn't like, put Santa Ana-raised Drexthejoint's new song in the toilet instead, according to a Juice Unlocked post.
Orange County · Culture Promo
Dandy, CEO of Dandy Hats, was scheduled to join The Juice Unlocked Podcast live on YouTube at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026.
Orange County · Community Partner · The Injury Firm
Partner content: Security footage shared by The Injury Firm shows an unleashed dog rushing a woman and a small child at a gate. The post does not say where or when it happened.
Anaheim · Sports
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment is buying a controlling stake in the Angels in a deal reported at about $4 billion, ending Arte Moreno's run as controlling owner once MLB signs off.
Anaheim · Music
Juice Unlocked shared a clip of King Envy's new track “Right Now” on Aug. 28, 2026, a reflective song about loss, pressure and wanting change, and asked OC how it sounds.
Santa Ana · Culture Promo
The downtown Santa Ana hat shop released a limited Sad Boyz x Rude Awakening hat collab on Aug. 27, 2026, sold exclusively through Supercap and supercap.shop.
Orange County · Music
After dropping Vol. 2 of “Dinero, Dolores y Dios,” the Mexican American rapper announced a free show with food and giveaways in Cockrell Hill, Texas, plus a challenge to help a few immigrants begin the naturalization process.
Buena Park · Community
The City Council directed staff to start a $25,000, one-year pilot with call-automation company Aurelian. Police say the AI could take up to 70% of non-emergency calls off dispatchers' plates.
Santa Ana · Politics
Santa Ana Councilman Johnathan Hernandez criticized mayoral candidate Dwayne Shipp's "The only ICE I support" graphic, saying people's lives are not a joke and asking what Shipp would actually do about ICE.
Orange County · Music
Terrell Wilson, known as Radio Rell, was a member of the Orange County rap group S.L.A.M. Squad, known for the local anthem "I'm From O.C." His cause of death had not been publicly confirmed.
Tustin · Crime & Courts
Tustin officers answering a domestic incident call on Monday, Aug. 24, found a woman dead inside a Walnut Avenue apartment. Police say a man then advanced on them with a knife and was fatally shot by an officer.
Santa Ana · Politics
Dwayne Shipp, a city commissioner running for Santa Ana mayor, says he was turned away from the backstage area at the city's Chicano Heritage Festival because he was wearing campaign gear.
Orange County · Community Partner · The Injury Firm
A clip from Albuquerque, N.M., shows a woman swinging a baseball bat into a white pickup at a red light, then the truck crashing into her SUV with her two kids inside. Both drivers were later charged.
Santa Ana · Music
The “Suga Suga” rapper ran through his classics for a packed crowd at Santa Ana's Chicano Heritage Festival, the city's yearly celebration of Chicano culture.
Orange County · Culture
On his podcast, Lucky from Hoodstocks said an Orange County dispute had spilled into "LA business" and argued that Orange-born comedian George Perez should have calmed things down instead of joking about it.
Santa Ana · Community Partner · Catalyst
Fans were lined up from 4 a.m. for the jersey drop at Planet Catalyst in Santa Ana. When the 100 jerseys ran out, Juice took the one off his own back and handed it over.
Orange County · Culture
Dandy, the founder of Dandy Hats, walked Cisco & Juice through his lineup of supercars at the Hidden Hills Club anniversary party. He said he hopes people see it as motivation, not a flex, and floated a sit-down with Juice Unlocked.
Santa Ana · Music
Juice Unlocked spotlighted Santa Ana rapper Lil Sneek on Aug. 21, 2026, and asked readers whether he could be OC's next breakout rapper.
Santa Ana · Community Giveaway · Catalyst
Partner content: Juice Unlocked and Catalyst promised Catalyst Angels jerseys to the first 100 people through the door at Planet Catalyst in Santa Ana on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026.
Orange County · Sports Giveaway · Waxx
Partner content: Waxx, Juice Unlocked and @ciscocutz_ ran an Instagram giveaway for tickets to the Rams' lone home preseason game in August 2026. The giveaway has closed.
Anaheim · Community Partner · The Injury Firm
Late-night security footage shows a blue coupe knocking a restaurant entrance sign flying in Anaheim. The clip's on-screen headline says the driver was swerving to avoid a car pulling into their path.
Santa Ana · Music
A scuffle broke out in the crowd in the Yost's upstairs Paradise Room during rapper Diamond Ortiz's set on Aug. 15, 2026, and Juice Unlocked caught it on camera.
Santa Ana · Music
A performance by Santa Ana rapper Drexthejoint ended early after shots reportedly rang out, Juice Unlocked reported in August 2026. No police account of the incident has been found.
Costa Mesa · Community
Juice Unlocked teamed up with hat brand ThirtyOne Hats and Lost Hills for a night of free merch giveaways at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa.
Santa Ana · Music Promo
Out Da House Productions brought CNG, Diamond Ortiz and Halo Leek to the Yost Theater on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, for Droops' birthday, with Juice Unlocked's Matt Allenn hosting.
Orange County · Community Partner · The Injury Firm
Partner content: The Injury Firm's clip retells a passenger's 2015 win against Holland America over a sliding door. Court reporting shows a judge threw out the award about two months later.
Stanton · Community Partner · Catalyst
Partner content: A Juice Unlocked reel took viewers inside Catalyst's Stanton dispensary, where the host asked the budtenders for something new and tried a friend's new pre-rolls.
Orange County · Culture Promo
Promo: In a comedy skit posted with streetwear label SelfMadeGz, Juice Unlocked's Matt Allenn showed off the brand's red "Stick Em Up Trick$" Stash Pillow, set to go on sale Aug. 14 at noon Pacific time.
Orange · Culture
In a selfie video, O.Creep from OVC challenged Lucky from Hoodstocks to settle things in person after Lucky allegedly called the city of Orange "soft."
Orange County · Music
The Atlanta rapper performed from the roof of the Creators Inc. mansion in Los Angeles as a packed backyard of creators and partygoers watched from below. Cisco and the Juice posted the clip.
Santa Ana · Politics
Asked on a Juice Unlocked livestream whether he would run, the Santa Ana councilman said he was "absolutely running for mayor," then said police are running the city and criticized Mayor Valerie Amezcua.
Santa Ana · Community
A pop-up backpack and school supply giveaway drew a crowd to downtown Santa Ana ahead of Santa Ana Unified's Aug. 10 first day of school. Organizers say they posted the address just 30 minutes before they arrived.
Santa Ana · Community Giveaway
Juice Unlocked's livestream from the Aug. 7 back-to-school giveaway in downtown Santa Ana shows crowds lining up on a street corner for free backpacks, school supplies, shirts and hats.
Santa Ana · Community
On the evening of the Aug. 7, 2026, back-to-school giveaway, Juice Unlocked posted a quick clip of kids dancing for the camera while a crowd lined the sidewalk.
Santa Ana · Community Giveaway
Juice Unlocked called families to downtown Santa Ana on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, for a free back-to-school giveaway of backpacks and school supplies powered by WAXX Brandz.
Santa Ana · Community Giveaway
Two days before the Aug. 7 back-to-school giveaway, Juice Unlocked said @flaminhotmitts was still coming to Santa Ana with backpacks and school supplies, with the location held back until about an hour before.
Costa Mesa · Culture
A clip shared by Juice Unlocked has one fairgoer joking that she had to bob and weave around livestreamers at the OC Fair so she wouldn't end up clipped.
Orange County · Community Partner · The Injury Firm
Partner content: In early August 2026, The Injury Firm's ads were showing up on billboards, buses and bus stops around Orange County.
Orange County · Community Partner · The Injury Firm
A loose tire bounced across a Philadelphia highway and smashed the front of an SUV. The Injury Firm shared the clip with a question for drivers: who is liable when a tire comes off?
Santa Ana · Culture Promo
The new chicken-and-waffles spot on Westminster Avenue in Santa Ana scheduled a launch party for July 31, 2026, with Juice Unlocked as special guest host and streamers and influencers invited to pull up.
Santa Ana · Culture
A vlogger in a Spider-Man suit filmed himself watching over downtown Santa Ana after dark. Juice Unlocked asked followers whether a web-slinger could make a difference in a city where crime stays a hot topic.
Orange County · Culture Promo
A July 2026 reel posted by @ciscocutz_ with @dannnyrose, Juice Unlocked and the store's own account, @cap_city.online, follows a shopping run through a Cap City store from the racks to the register.
Santa Ana · Culture
In a podcast clip Juice Unlocked posted July 27, 2026, @lilsneek4thepaper advised people visiting Orange County to stay out of residential areas. The post drew more than 1,200 comments.
Anaheim · Culture
A clip of a man swimming across one of Disneyland's lakes, then climbing out and walking off, was making the rounds online in July 2026. Posts called him a cast member on shift and claimed he was fired, but neither has been confirmed.
Orange County · Culture
Hat brand 31 Hats sold through its newest release in less than half an hour, Juice Unlocked reported July 21, 2026.
Orange County · Culture
In a Waxx Eats episode, Juice Unlocked's Matt Allenn and Cisco ordered across the menu at Trill Burgers and argued over whether a Texas burger can beat a California favorite.
Orange County · Community Partner · The Injury Firm
Partner content: A July 21 reel from The Injury Firm used security footage of a dog attack inside an elevator to warn owners they may be held legally responsible if their dog injures a person or pet.
Santa Ana · Community
At the Los Boyz charity soccer match, Flames said he is planning a major community event in Santa Ana with a possible car giveaway, and he is waiting on the mayor to help set a date.
Irvine · Community
A short nighttime clip of rats darting through planters and across a paved walkway, described as filmed at Irvine Spectrum Center, spread online in July 2026.
Orange County · Culture
Cisco and Juice, who stream as Cisco and the Juice on Kick, signed on as the official Water Boys for the Los Boyz charity soccer match. Their recap runs from a dry first practice to a game-day locker room thank-you.
Orange County · Culture
Fans poured onto the pitch chasing streamer Zavala at a charity soccer match, and the clip from the middle of the crowd shows how hectic it got.
Orange County · Community Partner · The Injury Firm
Partner content: The Injury Firm shared viral dash-cam footage of a cargo truck plowing into a sheriff's SUV that, according to the post, stopped short on a freeway in front of it. Where and when it happened is not stated.
Santa Ana · Music
Asked to rap for the camera in a Santa Ana parking lot, an 11-year-old who goes by LC from the OC said he had something ready, then delivered it on the spot.
Santa Ana · Culture
Stopped by a Juice Unlocked mic in Santa Ana on 714 Day, Crip Mac gave Orange County a new nickname. His reason: OC is a bit of a snooze.
Santa Ana · Community Giveaway
For 714 Day on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, Packs OC in Santa Ana said it would pay one person's rent, with the winner picked from Instagram comments and announced live at its event, which included a meet and greet with Peysoh, Bravo the Bagchaser and Crip Mac.
Santa Ana · Music Promo
Juice Unlocked went live on Instagram with @bighomiesharky on July 13, 2026, asking Orange County artists to send in their music for one of five spots on Back On Figg.
Santa Ana · Culture
Food creator Big Homie Sharky brought Matt Allenn of Juice Unlocked into the kitchen at IN2 Wings for a taste test that asked whether these are the best wings in Orange County.
Anaheim · Sports
In a livestream clip Juice Unlocked posted July 12, 2026, the man behind the @catalystforthepeople brand said a bid for the Angels is possible and hinted that news could come soon. No deal details were given, and nothing in the clip shows that the team is for sale.
Santa Ana · Music
Juice Unlocked spotlighted Santa Ana rapper Lil Sneek's new release "Blood Sweat & Tears" and asked followers whether he is next up out of OC.
Orange County · Community Partner · Catalyst
Catalyst's El Monte store scheduled a meet and greet for Saturday, July 11, 2026, with boxer Arnold Barboza Jr., Rampage Jackson, Drummer Boy and a list of neighborhood guests.
Orange County · Community
A man filming himself at what he called UCI's Berkeley Court Apartment Homes, in what sounds like Corona del Mar and in San Clemente asked residents if he could crash for the night. Juice Unlocked said the encounters sparked mixed reactions online.
Anaheim · Music
King Envy's new “Four Seasons” visual pairs a reflective verse with late-night Rolls-Royce rides, and Juice Unlocked asked OC how it sounds.
Santa Ana · Culture Promo
Out Da House announced a 21-and-over birthday show for Droops in the Yost Theater's Paradise Room in downtown Santa Ana, hosted by Matt Allenn of Juice Unlocked and billed as Haloleek's first headlining show.
Santa Ana · Culture Partner · WAXX Brandz
WAXX Brandz posted a 13-slide photo recap of a packed party, geotagged in Santa Ana, thanking everyone who came out and promising it was "only the beginning."
Orange County · Culture Promo
A new stream with Foo Community, Juice Unlocked, 916mooseman and primegod87 was announced as out July 8, 2026, with a nine-man group photo tagged in Downtown Los Angeles.
Orange County · Music Promo
In a clip from Back On Figg, a speaker said the show wants more Orange County artists, and Juice Unlocked asked followers to tag the locals who have been grinding hardest.
Orange County · Community Partner · The Injury Firm
Partner content: A July 8, 2026, post from The Injury Firm, shared with Juice Unlocked, used a gym clip of a phone pouring smoke after a dropped dumbbell to ask who could be responsible if someone nearby were burned.
Newport Beach · Music
Juice Unlocked posted a clip of OC streamers Cisco and Juice playing an unreleased song at a yacht party, geotagged in Newport Beach, and asked followers to call it a hit or a miss.
Santa Ana · Music
Kevin Parx, whom Juice Unlocked called a Santa Ana rap veteran, is back with new music and has a show coming up with Drexthejoint.
Orange County · Culture Promo
Fresh off the first stop of a clue hunt at Angel Stadium, the crew behind a Juice Unlocked collab reel asked followers to comment their city and said one that topped 100 comments could be next.
Orange County · Culture
In a clip from Back on Figg, T-Rell floated the idea that Orange County counts as the Inland Empire. Others in the room pushed back.
Anaheim · Music
Anaheim's Rytmz put his own spin on a Soulja Boy song in a short studio video, and Juice Unlocked asked fans whether his version is better than the original.
Santa Ana · Music
A Juice Unlocked reel paired clips of Santa Ana rapper Glo Floccin with the line "Streets are saying he's next up out of Santa Ana" and asked OC for a yes or no.
Anaheim · Culture
In a Back On Figg podcast clip, host T-Rell doubted that Anaheim "gets active," until a voice in the room who said he lives five minutes from Disneyland described the neighborhoods around the park.
Orange County · Culture Promo
Back On Figg premiered its interview with Juice Unlocked on Saturday, June 27, 2026, with a flyer listing a 2 p.m. start, and asked followers to tune in live.
Orange County · Culture
A June 2026 Juice Unlocked reel set a quiet downtown Huntington Beach next to Santa Ana streets packed with Mexico fans during a Mexico World Cup match.
Orange County · Community Partner · The Injury Firm
Partner content: A viral dash-cam clip shows a car hitting a motorcyclist who, according to the post, swung into a sudden U-turn in front of it. Where and when it happened is not stated.
Santa Ana · Community Giveaway · Catalyst
Partner content: On the morning of Saturday, June 20, 2026, Juice Unlocked, @catalyst_ceo2 and @la_baseballhead gave away 50 Angels-style and 50 Dodgers-style Catalyst jerseys, first come, first served, at Planet Catalyst in Santa Ana.
Orange County · Community Giveaway · Catalyst
Partner content: Juice Unlocked, the Catalyst CEO and LA Baseball Head said they would give away 50 limited-edition Angels jerseys somewhere in Orange County at 8 a.m. Saturday, June 20, 2026, with drop spots revealed on @catalyst_ceo2.
Anaheim · Music
Juice Unlocked shared a minute-long clip of King Envy's “Straight Through” music video on June 17, 2026, full of Ferraris, late-night city shots and a verse about coming up from the bottom, and asked OC if this is his year.
Santa Ana · Community
The landmark tower glowed in Pride colors in June 2026, and Juice Unlocked asked readers whether public landmarks should take part.
Anaheim · Culture Promo
Catalyst made a limited run of Anaheim Angels-style jerseys with its name across the chest. Juice Unlocked modeled one and asked fans whether they would wear it to a game.
Santa Ana · Music
A June 2026 collab post spotlighted the artist behind @lilhectorg_ and asked followers a simple question: yes or no?
Santa Ana · Culture
A clip Juice Unlocked posted June 15 shows a scuffle at a video shoot involving Orange County streamers JBAU and Flames, two months after the pair's tense face-off at a ballfield.
Orange County · Culture
On the Hater World Media set, the crew called Juice Unlocked's Matt Allenn the guy you check in with when you come to OC. Juice Unlocked put the question to its followers: true or not?
Orange County · Community Partner · The Injury Firm
Partner content: The Orange County accident law firm says it secured a $635,000 settlement for a client hurt in an auto-vs.-auto collision.
Orange County · Music
Juice Unlocked posted a 15-second clip of Orange County artist WRTHL$$ with Riverside's Jenny69 in June 2026 and asked followers whether the two were making music or dating.
Orange County · Music
A Hater World Media panel floated the idea that Fenix Flexin's hit "Rubberz" started as an AI-generated track he then re-recorded in his own voice. No proof was offered, but the debate over AI and artistry got loud.
Santa Ana · Culture
A Juice Unlocked reel from June 2026 showed people in Santa Ana spinning a hand-lettered dare wheel on camera, with one woman walking away with $10.
Santa Ana · Culture Promo
Juice Unlocked told followers to catch Cisco & Juice in Downtown Santa Ana on a Saturday night in June 2026, with a wheel to spin for a chance at $500.
Newport Beach · Culture Promo
Juice Unlocked told followers to pull up in Newport Beach on a Friday night in June 2026, saying Cisco & Juice were bar hopping and about to go live on Kick.
Anaheim · Culture
A Juice Unlocked reel showed Shawty Bae getting the name "Flames" inked across her neck and asked whether the two are OC's newest It couple.
Orange County · Community Partner · The Injury Firm
Partner content: In a June 5, 2026, post shared with Juice Unlocked, the Orange County accident law firm posted a photo of a $100,000 check for a client in a car crash case.
Orange County · Music
Glasses Malone appears on P Wilson's track "Reflections" with what Juice Unlocked called a rare verse. Juice Unlocked shared a clip from the video on June 4, 2026.
Santa Ana · Music
Juice Unlocked resurfaced 'S.A. Tales' by Santa Ana rapper E-Da Dog and asked followers two things: is it still in rotation, and should he return to the rap game?
Orange County · Culture
On the Foo Community podcast, Lucky said he supports Juice and Juice Unlocked but thinks Juice Unlocked should distance itself from No Jumper host Mooseman.
Orange County · Culture
In livestream footage from Miami, Clavicular (@clavicular0) asked Juice Unlocked's Juice and Cisco (@ciscocutz_) whether their jewelry was an act. The exchange turned into a street-corner debate about who gets to wear chains.
Orange County · Culture Promo
Juice Unlocked promoted a dating-themed Cisco and the Juice livestream on Kick, billed from Miami, on Friday, May 29, 2026.
Orange County · Community Partner · The Injury Firm
Partner content: In a May 28, 2026, Instagram post shared with Juice Unlocked, the Orange County accident law firm said it secured $300,000 for a client in a vehicle-vs.-vehicle parking lot collision.
Costa Mesa · Music
Juice Unlocked called Costa Mesa rapper GB Drako the face of the city when it shared a clip of his new music on May 27, 2026, and asked fans how it sounds.
Orange County · Culture
A clip from the Cisco and the Juice stream on Kick caught the duo meeting Violet Meyers, 2Slimey, Noah Mejia and OGM on the fair's midway. Juice Unlocked said it happened right before they made it rain off the ski lift.
Orange County · Community Giveaway
Juice Unlocked and Cisco (@ciscocutz_) say they dropped thousands of dollars on fairgoers from a chairlift above the midway, billing it as a giveback to people struggling financially.
Orange County · Culture Giveaway
On the night of May 25, 2026, Juice Unlocked and Cisco said they were on the way to the LA County Fair with a stack of cash, promising $20 to anyone who ran into them and followed @waxxbrandz.
Orange County · Culture Promo
Juice Unlocked announced that Cisco & Juice would livestream from the Los Angeles County Fair on Kick on the night of Monday, May 25, 2026.
Orange County · Culture Promo
Promo: Juice Unlocked and @ciscocutz_ said they would stream a BYOB "Mansion Party" live on Kick the night of May 23, 2026, at a location they kept secret.
Orange County · Culture
Juice and Cisco (@ciscocutz_) went live on Kick together for the first time, hitting a private supercar meet, running into Rampage Jackson and paying people to take on Raising Cane's sauce dares.
Anaheim · Music
Anaheim rapper TG31 (@too_stiff_31) was back with new music and a new video in May 2026, and Juice Unlocked asked readers how it sounded.
Orange County · Culture
WAXX Brandz posted a 90-second recap of its EDC Weekend 2026 night with Hidden Hills Club, made as a collab with Juice Unlocked, and shouted out streamer N3on for going live from the festival.
Orange County · Community Partner · Catalyst
Partner content: With one Chevron sign showing gas above $6 a gallon, Juice Unlocked promoted Catalyst's Loyalty Day for Saturday, May 23, 2026, billed as "huge hookups" at any Catalyst location, plus a hint at free gas cards.
Orange County · Culture Promo
Juice Unlocked and Waxx Brandz posted a Day 1 vlog from Las Vegas during EDC weekend: a short private-jet flight, a drive past the Sphere and a night in a club section that ends in a joke.
Orange County · Culture
A receipt bearing the @waxxbrandz watermark shows a circled $143,103.12 total from one night in a Sky Deck section at EDC Las Vegas, where streamer @n3onsingh broadcast the party.
Anaheim · Culture
In a podcast clip posted May 16, 2026, the Anaheim rapper told Juice Unlocked that seeing sex workers and drug users around Beach and Ball was part of everyday life growing up.
Orange County · Community Partner · The Injury Firm
Partner content: In a May 15, 2026, Instagram post, the Orange County accident law firm said it recovered $440,000 for a client in a box truck vs. car case involving emotional distress.
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