california Archive
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“It could all come down to California” — and *then* what?
Posted on January 24, 2012 | 6 Comments. . . Those words! Those beautiful words! “It could all come down to California.” Say those words out loud and they might wend their way into the ears... -
San Diego man alleges CHP brutality in OC
Posted on December 27, 2011 | 22 Comments. . . . . . Malik King never thought he would be facing seven years in prison. As a vocational nurse since the age of 19 and a registered... -
Occupy the INITIATIVE Process – Three Great Propositions Next Year for the 99%
Posted on December 20, 2011 | 71 Comments. . . Yes, my proposal is now “staffed,” which will be the first question I get asked when I propose at the next General Assembly that we at Occupy... -
Daily Show’s John Oliver on California’s dysfunctional Initiative Process
Posted on December 6, 2011 | 4 Comments. . . < This was too great last night, seeing the California Democratic Party’s foul-mouthed leader John Burton and the Inland Empire’s wild-eyed immigrant-bashing Assemblyman Tim Donnelly on the... -
Feet, Do Your Thing!
Posted on December 1, 2011 | 14 Comments. . . According to a recent report from the U.S. Census Bureau, that is just what many Californians are saying and doing – they are leaving California. According to... -
Court rules Against State First Five Money Grab
Posted on November 30, 2011 | 11 Comments. . . In 1998 California voters approved Proposition 10 that imposed a tax on tobacco products, with the proceeds to be used for school readiness and other child development... -
Defying the Feds, the Orange Juice Blog offers free advertisement for OC medical marijuana dispensaries.
Posted on October 25, 2011 | 18 Comments. . . We watch, in distress, confusion, and resentment, the Obama Justice Department’s redoubled war on California’s Medical Marijuana laws and industry. We recall clearly that this President and... -
Clap and Fade?
Posted on October 21, 2011 | 2 Comments. . . Yesterday was historic. The California Air Resources Board passed comprehensive Cap & Trade Regulations. Without trying to be too dramatic, it is guaranteed to kill thousands and... -
Steve Jobs: A “Free Market Capitalist” Who Got Rich Selling Computers to Taxpayer-Subsidized K-12 Public Schools
Posted on October 10, 2011 | 12 Comments. . . THE NANNY STATE CAN MAKE YOU FILTHY RICH: It is documented that Apple Computer might have gone belly up in the 1980s if it wasn’t for... -
Henceforth, California’s initiatives will only be on November general election ballots. Ooh. Hurts, huh? Dirty pool. I know.
Posted on October 10, 2011 | 19 Comments. . . I’ll tell you this much, Governor Brown had to think long and hard, and weigh several heavy pro’s and con’s, before finally giving in and signing Loni... -
California DREAM Act Becomes Reality
Posted on October 9, 2011 | 89 Comments. . . . . Over the weekend, California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 131 into law. The legislation joins AB 130, which was signed earlier this year. Together,... -
Will Bank of America be Receiving Unemployment Benefits?
Posted on October 7, 2011 | 15 Comments. . . ITEM: Unemployment benefits from the state of California shall no longer be paid to recipients by check, but through a debit card provided by Bank of America.... -
A California Trilogy: Poor DiFi “Wiped Out” by KinDur; Dems’ Shameless Initiative Power Play; Will Brown Expel Huff’s Rectal Valium?
Posted on September 14, 2011 | 11 Comments. . . Poor Little DiFi “Wiped Out” by KinDur Would we Californian Americans really be better off with an actual Republican in the Senate in place of octogenarian DINO... -
Some Initiative Petitions to NOT sign in the parking lot. (1st in a series)
Posted on September 10, 2011 | 10 Comments. . . First, apologies to all those folks who are just trying to make a living out there collecting signatures for initiatives to go on November’s ballot. I know...
