Orange Juice Blog

. . . This is adapted from my Council meeting speech of Sept. 27; as Cynthia observed later: “Kris Murray did not have the city attorney rebut your claim.  If […]

. . . Talk.  For posterity.

. . . Original Title: “Chris Epting Sends Suicide Bomber into Vern Concert.” “I opened the gate and they stopped, turning. I was trying to say, and I caught her, […]

. . . Damien Carroll Explains the Propositions Weekend Open Thread Haikus of CA State Propositions This November 8th Seventeen propositions Are on the ballot: Proposition 51 Nine billion dollars […]

. . . When we last left the “Bills We’re Rooting For in Sacramento,” some of them had passed (Citizens United Repeal), some had been killed (Open Police Records, More Funds […]

. . . The Mexican singer who had already been recognized as a cultural icon when he died on Sunday August 28th, is still being mourned and  celebrated in the Latino community.  A […]

M. . . UPDATE: The revised headline pretty much speaks for itself.  At Monday night’s DPOC meeting, Ben Vasquez showed up and gave a nice speech, aided by other DPOC […]

. . . I published an earlier version of this story on July 29, just as the party conventions closed.  A friend of mine soon afterwards published a (better-written, I’m sure) […]

. . . “In my experience, that’s unique,” said Jeffrey Neslund, a lawyer who negotiated the $5 million settlement between the city of Chicago and the family of Laquan McDonald, […]

. . . The cost of healthcare nationally, is on the way to double next year.  From State to State the rates for Employer Provided Healthcare will go up from […]

. . . Victor Valladares blasted out a message yesterday on the Oak View ComUNIDAD Foro on Facebook encouraging Oak View residents to come and speak before city of Huntington Beach representatives […]

. . . Monday Night Football has never been the same since Dandy Don Meredith, Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell and “Mongo” Alex Karras left the room.  Having said that; watching […]

. . . [Cross-posted from John Earl’s Surf City Voice, which you should visit for intelligent discussion on this item] Director Steven Sheldon called me out at the August 24, 2016 meeting […]

. . . UPDATE: If you wanna get in you GOTTA RSVP RIGHT AWAY, THUSLY: Email subject line ‘RSVP for Sept. 14,’ with, in its text, name & contact ph. […]

. . . Anaheim, Calif.  –  This week, Congresswoman and US Senate candidate Loretta Sanchez formally endorsed Donna Acevedo-Nelson for Anaheim City Council, District 5. Said Sanchez, “It’s exciting and […]

. . . For what she would probably claim to have been a good week, Lucille Kring has actually had a pretty terrible one. Kring at this point has about the […]

. . . [Ed. Note: Please see my reply to the first comment for some new emergency ground rules for discussion given a conflict that appeared here.  (Sorry to horn in […]

. . . Surely you remember late last year, when Orange County’s mayors voted to replace Miguel Pulido on the South Coast Air Quality Management District with a hand-picked Republican anti-environmentalist Dwight Robinson, […]