*********** SAVE THE DATE —— JULY 13! ***********
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The Voice of OC- Save Anaheim (prev. No Jordan Brandman)
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- A Bubbling Cauldron: Costa Mesa blog
- Pedroza and Roy Reynolds’ OC Politics
- IRS Protest next Tuesday @ Civic Center
- Meet Jason Leopold, truthout.org reporter, on 5/18 in Costa Mesa
- O.C. Mayors meet in Santa Ana to debate AQMD’s proposed fire ring ban
- The OC Crime Victims’ Memorial Design registration deadline is on May 31
- Michelle Steel kicks off campaign for O.C.’s 2nd Supervisorial District
- Diamond Bar Councilwoman to run for Hagman’s 55th Assembly District seat
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- The Liberal OC
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- Navel Gazing (OC Weekly)
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- OC Political. Warning – Jubal sightings
- Assemblyman Hagman: Let Each City Decide to Roast Marshmallows
- Associated Builders and Contractors Defeat Union Discrimination On Largest CA Community College Bond Passed in 2012
- OC Reps. Have Rank To Demand Benghazi Answers
- 2nd Supervisorial District Watch: Huntington Beach Joe Carchio is also “Exploring”
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About Author: Greg Diamond
Posts by Greg Diamond
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Weekend Open Thread: ‘Space Oddity’ Oddity from Space
Posted on May 17, 2013 | 9 CommentsThis is great. You’ve probably seen it by now, but when the alien life forms unearth and decode the Orange Juice Blog archive, we want to make sure that they... -
“Help Me, Honda; Help, Help Me, Honda” — A Chance for Tom Daly to Look Good
Posted on May 16, 2013 | 5 CommentsThat’s right, I’m willing, right here and now, to help Tom Daly, of whom I have been critical, burnish his reputation in the Assembly. Or … not. The background is... -
Where I Differ From the Environmentalists on San Onofre
Posted on May 15, 2013 | 21 Comments. Emphasis. Basically, we differ on emphasis. The environmentalists are right, in this case, but they’re not emphasizing what I think is the most compelling part of the story. They... -
I Don’t Use Pot, but I’m Becoming a Member of the Democratic Party’s Hemp & Cannabis Caucus
Posted on May 12, 2013 | 7 CommentsThis one goes out to members of the Democratic State Central Committee (that is, Assembly District Delegates and ex officio members who can attend the annual California Democratic Party convention:... -
Weekend Open Thread: All Your Base (and Amino Acid) are Belong to Us
Posted on May 10, 2013 | 30 CommentsThis is bad — really bad, even worse than the pun in the above headline. Let’s go to the video: The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether this patenting... -
Putting a Face on the Problem: Why We Regulate, Why We Unionize, Why Cheap Labor Isn’t Cheap
Posted on May 10, 2013 | 16 CommentsI hesistated, at first, to publish this photo here, but if the professional journalists at TIME Magazine think that it’s OK for an unsuspecting audience, well, then it’s probably OK. I’m... -
On Doomed SB 289, Correa’s Friends Let Him Down by Not Telling Him the Truth
Posted on May 8, 2013 | 14 CommentsWhile I was otherwise occupied on April 29, the State Senate Public Safety Committee refused to pass Sen. Correa’s “zero-tolerance” drug DUI bill, SB 289, about which Vern had written previously and I... -
Mike Giancola Appointed New Orange County CEO — and Much More From the Board of Supes
Posted on May 7, 2013 | 12 CommentsJust so no one who doesn’t want to has to pay for the story in the Register, the Board of Supervisors unanimously appointed Orange County’s former Waste and Recycling Director Mike... -
“Plastics”: First Working Plastic Gun Rolls Off of 3-D Printer; Blueprints to Follow
Posted on May 5, 2013 | 15 CommentsNow you will be able to print up a working handgun in your own home — and it will not be detectable by security. [UPDATE, 5:00: Nod to Ryan C.... -
A New Group Goes on Suicide Watch — and Elite Media Can’t Figure Out Why
Posted on May 3, 2013 | 17 CommentsAs you may not yet be sufficiently depressed going into this first weekend of May, have a look at this story from the New York Times, Suicide Rates Rise Sharply in U.S.: Suicide... -
Weekend Open Thread: Cheaters Prosper
Posted on May 3, 2013 | 7 CommentsAs I’ve noted elsewhere, I’ve been in court for the past two weeks, so I’ve pre-loaded this sucker and hope that nothing really interesting happens between now and when it... -
LA Toll Lanes Taking Their Toll: Beautiful Theory Crashing Into Common Sense
Posted on April 28, 2013 | 10 CommentsI got your “throughput” right here, pal: For the next six months, Los Angeles County residents will not be charged a $3 monthly maintenance fee for their transponders —... -
Apologizing for One’s Family, One’s Ethnicity, One’s People
Posted on April 20, 2013 | 64 CommentsAmong the extraordinary things that we saw this past week, this interview with Ruslan Tsarni, uncle of the Tsarnaev brothers, is among the most so. I can barely imagine being... -
Weekend Open Thread: And to Think That Three Weeks Ago We Were Freaking Over Kevin Ware’s Leg
Posted on April 19, 2013 | 5 CommentsLet’s start the Weekend Open Thread early, because this week can’t end early enough. I’m only going to print the top half of this photo, despite that many of you...
