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Julio Pérez Archive
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Paquita La Del Barrio in the OC Women’s March: the Politics Around the Julio Perez Allegations.
Posted on January 21, 2018 | 7 CommentsRicardo Toro's observations of Sunday's march, and the partisanship around it. -
![. . . It’s scary sometimes, being the Whitest Man in Orange County. Especially when you’ve somehow come to represent the brownest assembly district. You require extra layers of protection. […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/daly-hovers-above-protesting-crowd-115x115.png "Perils of Tom Daly: Calling the Cops on Minimum Wage Advocates")
Perils of Tom Daly: Calling the Cops on Minimum Wage Advocates
Posted on March 31, 2016 | 54 Comments. . . It’s scary sometimes, being the Whitest Man in Orange County. Especially when you’ve somehow come to represent the brownest assembly district. You require extra layers of protection. […] -
![No, he’s not smiling because of the election results. Losing by 242 votes is a wrenching experience. Losing to a Republican who didn’t actively campaign, and who surely got at […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Julio-Perez-115x115.jpg "Why I Think That Julio Perez is Smiling Today")
Why I Think That Julio Perez is Smiling Today
Posted on June 15, 2012 | 23 CommentsNo, he’s not smiling because of the election results. Losing by 242 votes is a wrenching experience. Losing to a Republican who didn’t actively campaign, and who surely got at […] -
![Today (Thursday June 14) is probably the last day of the canvass of votes in Orange County’s June 5 primary elections. That doesn’t mean that it’s the end of vote […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Recount-115x115.jpg "Are AD-69 and/or AD-72 headed into recounts?")
Are AD-69 and/or AD-72 headed into recounts?
Posted on June 14, 2012 | 4 CommentsToday (Thursday June 14) is probably the last day of the canvass of votes in Orange County’s June 5 primary elections. That doesn’t mean that it’s the end of vote […] -
![. BREAKING STORY — CONTINUALLY UPDATED (AND OCCASIONALLY CORRECTED) UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Julio Perez started the weekend down by 606 votes to Republican Joe Moreno for the right to enter […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/magnifying-glass-115x115.jpg "69-AD UPDATE: Julio’s margin behind Joe shrinks from 606 to 284; analysis later tonight!")
69-AD UPDATE: Julio’s margin behind Joe shrinks from 606 to 284; analysis later tonight!
Posted on June 13, 2012 | 50 Comments. BREAKING STORY — CONTINUALLY UPDATED (AND OCCASIONALLY CORRECTED) UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Julio Perez started the weekend down by 606 votes to Republican Joe Moreno for the right to enter […] -
![The numbers posted by the Registrar of Voters in the AD-69 and AD-72 vote canvasses today are screwy — something for which I do not blame Neal Kelley and his […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Tire-with-screw-embedded-landscape-crop-115x115.jpg "A Screwy Batch")
A Screwy Batch
Posted on June 12, 2012 | 4 CommentsThe numbers posted by the Registrar of Voters in the AD-69 and AD-72 vote canvasses today are screwy — something for which I do not blame Neal Kelley and his […] -
![So far as I can tell, there are five basic ways to keep your valid ballot from being included in the tally at the end of the day on Election […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Julio-rising-115x115.jpg "Julio Closes Another 40% of His Gap; Provisionals Remain")
Julio Closes Another 40% of His Gap; Provisionals Remain
Posted on June 8, 2012 | 9 CommentsSo far as I can tell, there are five basic ways to keep your valid ballot from being included in the tally at the end of the day on Election […] -
![Julio Perez is convinced that the mountains of provisional ballots — which will overwhelmingly be from Democrats rather than from Republicans — will put him ahead of Joe Moreno and […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Daly-Chevron-too-much-115x115.jpg "How JOBSPAC May Have Screwed Tom Daly")
How JOBSPAC May Have Screwed Tom Daly
Posted on June 7, 2012 | 15 CommentsJulio Perez is convinced that the mountains of provisional ballots — which will overwhelmingly be from Democrats rather than from Republicans — will put him ahead of Joe Moreno and […] -
![The big money in each of today’s big races – Walker, funded against his recallers by 7 to 1; Daly, backed by nearly a million in corporate Independent Expenditures; […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Walker-Daly-Bushala-115x115.jpg "Live-blogging the OC & Wisconsin. Meet your new Fullerton council! Midnite update: Control of WIS. Senate shifts to DEMS!!!")
Live-blogging the OC & Wisconsin. Meet your new Fullerton council! Midnite update: Control of WIS. Senate shifts to DEMS!!!
Posted on June 5, 2012 | 51 CommentsThe big money in each of today’s big races – Walker, funded against his recallers by 7 to 1; Daly, backed by nearly a million in corporate Independent Expenditures; […] -
![As political observers have predicted ever since the Supreme Court spat the Citizens United decision at us in 2010, late independent expenditures — yup, “LIEs” –are the things to watch in […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Daly-Chevron1-115x115.jpg "Damn LIEs: Who is Winning the “Chevron Cup”?")
Damn LIEs: Who is Winning the “Chevron Cup”?
Posted on May 17, 2012 | 3 CommentsAs political observers have predicted ever since the Supreme Court spat the Citizens United decision at us in 2010, late independent expenditures — yup, “LIEs” –are the things to watch in […] -
![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 […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/tom-delay-and-insurance-guy-115x115.jpg "California’s insurance industry secretly drops $13,641 against Julio – watch for the hit pieces!")
California’s insurance industry secretly drops $13,641 against Julio – watch for the hit pieces!
Posted on May 16, 2012 | 11 CommentsI 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 […] -
![Breaking reports are that a political earthquake centered in the Anaheim area will be sending a tsunami of printed paper flyers, electronic ads, and other flotsam directly at the heads […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Daly-on-money-tsunami-115x115.jpg "Take Cover! Daly Cash Tsunami approaching!")
Take Cover! Daly Cash Tsunami approaching!
Posted on May 9, 2012 | 12 CommentsBreaking reports are that a political earthquake centered in the Anaheim area will be sending a tsunami of printed paper flyers, electronic ads, and other flotsam directly at the heads […] -
![This came in late last night – over whatever it is we’ve got where the “transom” used to be – from Jose “Joe” Moreno, the only ACTUAL Republican in the […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/moreno-daly-perez-115x115.jpg "AD-69 Republican candidate Moreno considers Hatch Act, considers Daly, says “Screw it” and stays in race!")
AD-69 Republican candidate Moreno considers Hatch Act, considers Daly, says “Screw it” and stays in race!
Posted on April 22, 2012 | 26 CommentsThis came in late last night – over whatever it is we’ve got where the “transom” used to be – from Jose “Joe” Moreno, the only ACTUAL Republican in the […] -
![In what surely must be a blow to the actual female candidate in the race, the National Organization for Women has endorsed the progressive candidate Julio Pérez for the 69th […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/michele-and-julio-115x115.jpg "Breaking – National Organization for Women (NOW) endorses Julio Pérez.")
Breaking – National Organization for Women (NOW) endorses Julio Pérez.
Posted on April 11, 2012 | No CommentsIn what surely must be a blow to the actual female candidate in the race, the National Organization for Women has endorsed the progressive candidate Julio Pérez for the 69th […]
