OC Weekly printed art and entertainment listings for both Orange and Los Angeles counties.

", in which publisher Gustavo Arellano responded to reader questions about Latino stereotypes in an amusing politically incorrect manner;[5] an award-winning news blog called Navel Gazing; a food blog called "Stick a Fork in It"; and the award-winning investigative work of R. Scott Moxley, Nick Schou and Matt Coker.

Duncan McIntosh Co., Fountain Valley, California, owned the publication along with Sea Magazine, BoatingWorld, The Log, and Editor & Publisher.

[7][8] For his newspaper work, the publisher Gustavo Arellano received a 2014 Distinguished Journalist Award from the Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and the 2008 Spirit Award from the California Latino Legislative Caucus as well as awards from the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, the Los Angeles Press Club and the National Hispanic Media Coalition.

[9] The OC Weekly's articles frequently targeted conservative politicians and hypocrisies within the local establishment.