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California’s insurance industry secretly drops $13,641 against Julio – watch for the hit pieces!

I always notice when the name of my pal Julio Pérez, candidate for Assembly District 69, pops up on the Nooner. And yesterday, I saw that an Independent Expenditure of…

Eleazar Elizondo Thinks Qualifications Matter for OC Board of Ed

I asked Eleazar Elizondo a while ago what he thought of the statements produced by his opponents for the Orange County Board of Education District 1 seat, so went and…

The COPS Voter Guide Has Arrived! And it says, um … huh?

Oh, boy! It’s here! It’s here! The COPS Voter Guide has arrived! I was so excited about this that I did a little online research on it. Here’s what I…

“Man’s Man” Norby Trashes Female Athletics in Front of Soccer Mom

Do you remember Brandy Chastain? That’s her at the right. Remember, in 1999? Women’s Soccer finals against China? She nailed the fifth penalty kick to clinch the win, whipped…

What Officer Ramos did wrong — and why he’ll be acquitted

I think that what Officers Manual Ramos and Joseph Wolfe did in the first 18 minutes of the Kelly Thomas video was morally and ethically wrong. I do not think…

Secret Poseidon Desal meeting stymied by Brown Act complaint.

by John Earl, Surf City Voice General Manager Nixes Secret Desal Talks with Poseidon After Brown Act Complaints Confronted by complaints of illegality, the Municipal Water District of Orange County…

“Inglourious Baxter” on Rowe vs. Chaffee

From Stephan and Noele Baxter, liberal Fullerton activists: WHY TWO FORMER CHAFFEE SUPPORTERS ARE VOTING FOR MATT ROWE IN THE RECALL ELECTION As we continue to learn about new…

Syrian Artists for Freedom honored by OC pols

Hundreds attended Sunday night’s concert to raise funds for victims of the Syrian regime’s brutal crack down on protesters that started fourteen months ago. The concert, held at the Grove…

Missing Safety Documents at San Onofre Reactor – Troubling Consequences. (UPDATE – Found!)

The media has been reporting key missing documents at San Onofre Nuclear Reactor (SONR) related to safety and failing equipment (*) I am deeply troubled and extremely concerned by this…

Baxter and Diamond on Chaffee and Rowe on Kelly and Ramos

In the bowels of the OJB archives is a draft article I was composing in a response to this comment from Steve Baxter (which I’ve cleaned up a little for…

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6May 16, 2012
California’s insurance industry secretly drops $13,641 against Julio – watch for the hit pieces!

I always notice when the name of my pal Julio Pérez, candidate for Assembly District 69, pops up on the Nooner. And yesterday, I saw that an Independent Expenditure of…
0May 16, 2012
Eleazar Elizondo Thinks Qualifications Matter for OC Board of Ed

I asked Eleazar Elizondo a while ago what he thought of the statements produced by his opponents for the Orange County Board of Education District 1 seat, so went and…
15May 16, 2012
The COPS Voter Guide Has Arrived! And it says, um … huh?

Oh, boy! It’s here! It’s here! The COPS Voter Guide has arrived! I was so excited about this that I did a little online research on it. Here’s what I…
9May 15, 2012
“Man’s Man” Norby Trashes Female Athletics in Front of Soccer Mom

Do you remember Brandy Chastain? That’s her at the right. Remember, in 1999? Women’s Soccer finals against China? She nailed the fifth penalty kick to clinch the win, whipped…
3May 15, 2012
What Officer Ramos did wrong — and why he’ll be acquitted

I think that what Officers Manual Ramos and Joseph Wolfe did in the first 18 minutes of the Kelly Thomas video was morally and ethically wrong. I do not think…
1May 15, 2012
Secret Poseidon Desal meeting stymied by Brown Act complaint.

by John Earl, Surf City Voice General Manager Nixes Secret Desal Talks with Poseidon After Brown Act Complaints Confronted by complaints of illegality, the Municipal Water District of Orange County…
15May 15, 2012
“Inglourious Baxter” on Rowe vs. Chaffee

From Stephan and Noele Baxter, liberal Fullerton activists: WHY TWO FORMER CHAFFEE SUPPORTERS ARE VOTING FOR MATT ROWE IN THE RECALL ELECTION As we continue to learn about new…
4May 14, 2012
Syrian Artists for Freedom honored by OC pols

Hundreds attended Sunday night’s concert to raise funds for victims of the Syrian regime’s brutal crack down on protesters that started fourteen months ago. The concert, held at the Grove…
4May 14, 2012
Missing Safety Documents at San Onofre Reactor – Troubling Consequences. (UPDATE – Found!)

The media has been reporting key missing documents at San Onofre Nuclear Reactor (SONR) related to safety and failing equipment (*) I am deeply troubled and extremely concerned by this…
18May 14, 2012
Baxter and Diamond on Chaffee and Rowe on Kelly and Ramos

In the bowels of the OJB archives is a draft article I was composing in a response to this comment from Steve Baxter (which I’ve cleaned up a little for…
33May 13, 2012
A Civil Libertarian Review of the Kelly Thomas Video

[Warning: don't read this if you want to be a juror in the trial of the officers accused of killing Kelly Thomas. I'm not kidding. As for the rest of you...
0May 13, 2012
Crossing Delancy Street……

President Obama, Vice President Biden, Mitt Romney and half the people of the United States are all a Twitter about the “Same Sex Marriage Concept”. The cover of Time magazine…
1May 12, 2012
Underwear! The evil, and the magical.

The anniversary of President Obama’s taking-out of Osama Bin Laden, as expected, brought more scary news of revenge attempts. Specifically, we learned of more plots from Yemen’s Al Qaeda on…
2May 12, 2012
Humor, hacking — or hacked off? OC politics gets even weirder

So I’m looking at Sharon Quirk-Silva’s campaign’s Facebook page last night. I want to get some ideas for my own page, snag some design tips without asking for them, that…
9May 11, 2012
Councilman Whitaker Addresses the Kelly Thomas Hearing

Another good letter. If the Council Majority has published one and someone points me to it, I’ll post that here as well. So has anyone solved the mystery of why…