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An Irvine man was arrested Monday on suspicion of stabbing and killing his brother, police said. Laurence William Sullivan, 33, was arrested about 7:11 a.m. Monday after allegedly stabbing Daniel John Sullivan, 32, in the 4100 block of Old Mill Street, according to an Irvine Police Department news release. Officers found both men with injuries about 10:50 p.m. Oct. 16. Daniel Sullivan was taken to a local hospital where he died at 11:23 p.m. Detectives were still investigating what the two men were fighting about, Lt. Julia Engen said.

An argument over turning a light switch on and off spurred an attempted murder incident at a wedding reception in Newport Beach on Saturday night, police officials said Monday. Ramon Cuebas, 34, of Los Angeles was arrested Saturday night on suspicion of stabbing two men after a fight at the reception at Temple Bat Yahm in the 1000 block of Camelback Street. The victims, whose names were not released, are in stable condition, said Newport Beach Police Lt. John Klein.

Wednesday was the second time in less than a week that UC Irvine police responded to Gregory Scott Turner's home on campus on a report of domestic violence, university officials said Thursday. Turner, 33, is wanted for attempted murder after he tried to strangle his wife to death Wednesday afternoon in their Verano Place home at UCI, police said. Police were called to his home the first time on Dec. 9 after an argument between him and his wife turned physical, said university spokesman Tom Vasich.

A Huntington Beach man was in custody Thursday after police said he hit another man in the head with a pool cue during an argument at a Costa Mesa bar. William Marsh, 42, is being held in lieu of $250,000 bail after he hit 49-year-old Christopher Corbett in the head with a pool cue when the two got into an argument over their game of pool at Paul’s Place, a Costa Mesa bar on Newport Boulevard, said Lt. Paul Dondero. Corbett was taken to Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Dondero said.

Paul Clinton NEWPORT BEACH -- Having a bit of fun, two local airport activists submitted a rebuttal argument to a countywide measure that doubles as a cute limerick. Dave Ellis and Richard Taylor, both members of the Airport Working Group, submitted the rhyme as a rebuttal argument to Measure V, which would make Orange County a general-law county. In essence, Measure V would give voters more direct say in government and allow voters to elect a supervisor who leaves a seat vacant to run for higher office.

Paul Clinton NEWPORT BEACH -- It may have the word "Greenlight" in its name, but a newly formed group supporting the planned Koll Center expansion isn't comprised of the usual suspects. In fact, the band of community leaders who led the effort behind last November's successful Greenlight slow-growth measure say this group has nothing to do with them. The new group, which calls itself the Greenlight Implementation Committee, has submitted a ballot argument supporting the Koll expansion Measure G, the first test of the slow-growth initiative.

Shaun Vilan was shot and killed and his friend Taylor Willis was wounded March 8 when they got into a scuffle with Costa Mesa police Officer Scott Dibble in Temecula. But no one will ever be charged in connection with the shooting. It?s not every day someone gets shot and killed and no one gets punished for it. But in this case it was because investigators concluded that the nine-year veteran cop acted in self-defense when the two men attacked him 45 minutes after an argument about Dibble mistakenly patting the fanny of a woman in Vilan?

Costa Mesa police have arrested the man they say is responsible for a stabbing last month. On Tuesday afternoon, police arrested Patrick Frank Medelez, 20, of Costa Mesa, on West Coast Highway in Newport Beach after following him from Costa Mesa. He was booked on suspicion of attempted murder for the 1 a.m. attack outside a home on Walnut Street in Costa Mesa on Nov. 22. Police said Medelez got into an argument with a 28-year-old Irvine man outside the house. The two were visiting a mutual friend when they took their argument outside, said Lt. Paul Dondero.

Costa Mesa police arrested a Corona del Mar man for holding a live Taser when a hotel manager came to his room to inquire about an argument he had with another guest, authorities said Wednesday. At the Regency Inn on Newport Boulevard, Cody Valentine Bish, 30, was allegedly arguing around 11:50 a.m. Monday with a woman who was also staying there, said Costa Mesa police Lt. Mark Manley. After the argument, the woman went to talk with a hotel manager. The manager then approached Bish, who was allegedly found holding a Taser in "spark mode" — meaning it was turned on, with the electric current visible, Manley said.

DON WEBB When the article concerning Steve Sutherland and his resignation from the city's Economic Development Committee was printed Saturday, "Hotel designer quits advisory group," I was surprised to see that I was listed as "did not return your call" since the article was my first notice of the issue. Sutherland is to be thanked for his 12 years of service to the city through his membership on the Economic Development Committee. He devoted many hours supporting the efforts of the committee to improve the economic climate within the city.

Costa Mesa police arrested a Corona del Mar man for holding a live Taser when a hotel manager came to his room to inquire about an argument he had with another guest, authorities said Wednesday. At the Regency Inn on Newport Boulevard, Cody Valentine Bish, 30, was allegedly arguing around 11:50 a.m. Monday with a woman who was also staying there, said Costa Mesa police Lt. Mark Manley. After the argument, the woman went to talk with a hotel manager. The manager then approached Bish, who was allegedly found holding a Taser in "spark mode" — meaning it was turned on, with the electric current visible, Manley said.

As I am writing this column, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments about whether the federal government has the power under the commerce clause of the Constitution to order private parties to buy health insurance. Being a Libertarian, I'd argue the answer is no. But because this is such a large topic of conversation, I want to give you some of the arguments that the Supreme Court will be considering, so you can more easily follow along. The genesis of this argument goes back to the 1942 case of Wickard v. Filburn.

SANTA ANA - While convicted murderer and rapist Jason Michael Balcom sat and showed no emotion, attorneys explained to jurors during the penalty phase of the trial Wednesday why they should vote for death or life without parole for the killing of Malinda Gibbons. Deputy District Attorney Matt Murphy took issue with the idea that anything in Balcom's childhood was significant enough to influence his decision to rape and murder the young, pregnant Costa Mesa resident in 1988. Instead, he said, Balcom, 41, did it because he chose to. FOR THE RECORD: An earlier version incorrectly listed Jason Michael Balcom's age as 42. At the time this article was written, he was 41. His birthday was Monday.

Costa Mesa residents will vote June 5 on whether to adopt a city charter, a proposal that has yielded mixed responses. "We've got to get the tools here to get ourselves back on track, and that's all this charter does," Mayor Pro Tem Jim Righeimer said after the vote Tuesday night. "I'm doing what I truly believe is best for the citizens of Costa Mesa. " Supporters say a charter would provide more local control over governance, while detractors view it as an effort to stop a lawsuit filed by city workers who want to prevent outsourcing of their jobs.

Bruce Gleason's columns, including his latest on evolution and creationism ("On Faith: Where did we really come from?" Jan. 13), all make the same simple arguments: 1) Intelligent, thinking people don't — or shouldn't — have any religious beliefs. 2) The world would be a much better place without religion. According to Gleason, religion is nothing but superstition, some sort of primordial holdover from pre-modern times. Atheism on the other hand, is rational and leads not only to human progress, but to a more moral populace.

LOS ANGELES — Jeffrey Hubbard misued money meant for schoolchildren when, as Beverly Hills schools chief, he illegally gave funds to two female subordinates, a prosecutor said during closing arguments Thursday. "We're talking about a person who voluntarily chose to take a very high-paying job that entrusted him with public money," Deputy District Attorney Max Huntsman said of Hubbard, who is now superintendent of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District. Huntsman later added that "everybody else testified that every dime that was spent had to go to the board in advance except in [an]

SANTA ANA — Jurors heard the first part of closing arguments Wednesday in the case against a woman accused of plotting the death of her boyfriend, a wealthy Newport Beach businessman. Nanette Packard-McNeal, 46, is accused of conspiring with her lover, Eric Naposki, a former NFL linebacker, to kill Bill McLaughlin, 55, in December 1994. She was dating McLaughlin while also seeing Naposki. She has pleaded not guilty. Naposki was found guilty of McLaughlin's murder in a separate trial over the summer.

An Irvine man was arrested Monday on suspicion of stabbing and killing his brother, police said. Laurence William Sullivan, 33, was arrested about 7:11 a.m. Monday after allegedly stabbing Daniel John Sullivan, 32, in the 4100 block of Old Mill Street, according to an Irvine Police Department news release. Officers found both men with injuries about 10:50 p.m. Oct. 16. Daniel Sullivan was taken to a local hospital where he died at 11:23 p.m. Detectives were still investigating what the two men were fighting about, Lt. Julia Engen said.

SANTA ANA — Defense attorneys for 10 college students accused of disrupting a speech at UC Irvine last year by the Israeli ambassador to the United States rested their case Thursday. Closing arguments are expected Monday, after which time the jury will deliberate on whether the UCI and UC Riverside students committed a crime when they repeatedly disrupted Ambassador Michael Oren in February 2010 when he spoke about U.S.-Israeli relations. The 10 members of the so-called Irvine 11 never took the stand.

Wednesday was the second time in less than a week that UC Irvine police responded to Gregory Scott Turner's home on campus on a report of domestic violence, university officials said Thursday. Turner, 33, is wanted for attempted murder after he tried to strangle his wife to death Wednesday afternoon in their Verano Place home at UCI, police said. Police were called to his home the first time on Dec. 9 after an argument between him and his wife turned physical, said university spokesman Tom Vasich.