PAID AD WE LIKE!
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The irreplaceable Voice of OC- Warrier: Connecting the Dots
- Desalination deal draws criticism from groups concerned about water affordability
- Rent Control For Santa Ana? (English and Español)
- At Least 150 OC Jail Inmates on Hunger Strike to Protest Conditions and Treatment
- Anaheim to Begin Enforcing Parking Ban on RVs and Oversized Vehicles
- Orange County Water District Approves Water Purchase Agreement Term Sheet with Poseidon Water
- Santa Ana Puts Sales Tax Increase on November Ballot; Would Be Highest in OC
- Anaheim Appoints Chris Zapata As New City Manager
- Voice of OC Awarded Highest Rating of Platinum on Guidestar
- OC Animal Care Hires New Director
For the 48th Congressional District:
- OC Politics by Pedroza and friends
- The OC Supervisors will now oversee their own internal audits
- The OC Sheriff’s Department responds to the OC Grand Jury report on jail deaths
- OC Supervisor Do’s plan to restore independent oversight and accountability at the County of Orange
- California’s huge budget surplus shows that the Legislature’s tax hikes are misguided
- A look at the results of the 2018 O.C. Primary Election
- The OC GOP has censured State Assembly candidate Greg Haskin
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Poseidon Desal Archive
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![. . . Short Version: Sign. Isn’t it interesting, and highly worthy of contemplation, that the members (directors, technically) of the Orange County Water District (OCWD) who consistently vote in […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ocwd-fuckfaces-e1472345158735-115x115.jpg "Sign This Please: The OC Water District Needs to Livestream its Damn Meetings!")
Sign This Please: The OC Water District Needs to Livestream its Damn Meetings!
Posted on August 27, 2016 | 9 Comments. . . Short Version: Sign. Isn’t it interesting, and highly worthy of contemplation, that the members (directors, technically) of the Orange County Water District (OCWD) who consistently vote in […] -
![. . . [Ed. Note: Originally posted July 20, but worth a second look.] We saw this editorial coming, those of us who attend OCWD meetings and have suffered through early […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/dancing-puppets-e1468686474668-115x115.gif "Poseidon Plays the Race Card, LULAC Dances to Their Tune! (and Weekend Open Thread)")
Poseidon Plays the Race Card, LULAC Dances to Their Tune! (and Weekend Open Thread)
Posted on July 24, 2016 | 31 Comments. . . [Ed. Note: Originally posted July 20, but worth a second look.] We saw this editorial coming, those of us who attend OCWD meetings and have suffered through early […] -
![. . . Vern here – I didn’t get around to writing up a report on the last OCWD meeting, with the election coming right up and everything, but it WAS […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/green-soaky-dewane-115x115.png "Dispatches from the Battle Against Poseidon, summer 2016")
Dispatches from the Battle Against Poseidon, summer 2016
Posted on July 5, 2016 | 9 Comments. . . Vern here – I didn’t get around to writing up a report on the last OCWD meeting, with the election coming right up and everything, but it WAS […] -
![. . . As I was leaving the May 3 desal townhall, the townhall meeting mostly on the subject of Poseidon’s proposed Huntington Beach desalination plant, I walked past Dave […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/poseidon-entrained-1-115x115.jpg "Poseidon in denial over the obstacles ahead… and more!")
Poseidon in denial over the obstacles ahead… and more!
Posted on May 24, 2016 | 12 Comments. . . As I was leaving the May 3 desal townhall, the townhall meeting mostly on the subject of Poseidon’s proposed Huntington Beach desalination plant, I walked past Dave […] -
![. . . Is it still possible for the people to stop this horror? Vern is going, and hopes you will too. Dear Neighbor: Why is […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/poseidon-god-115x115.jpg "Crucial Poseidon event tonight!")
Crucial Poseidon event tonight!
Posted on May 3, 2016 | 2 Comments. . . Is it still possible for the people to stop this horror? Vern is going, and hopes you will too. Dear Neighbor: Why is […] -
Why the Coastal Commission will Approve Poseidon
Posted on April 26, 2016 | 11 CommentsPoseidon has already "bought" the Coastal Commission. Meet the Broker. -
![. . . Our transom is all a-twitter this weekend with missives and broadsides relevant to our week’s biggest stories. Here are three of ’em: 1. Joe Dunn backs California’s […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dunn-correa-company-they-keep-115x115.png "Weekend Open Thread: Dunn backs Fair Wage; Anaheim cop union backs Lou; Coastal Commission Under Water.")
Weekend Open Thread: Dunn backs Fair Wage; Anaheim cop union backs Lou; Coastal Commission Under Water.
Posted on February 19, 2016 | 36 Comments. . . Our transom is all a-twitter this weekend with missives and broadsides relevant to our week’s biggest stories. Here are three of ’em: 1. Joe Dunn backs California’s […] -
![. . . Talk about dripping incrementalization. At the last OCWD meeting Feb. 3, long-suffering hardworking staff did as they were instructed to by the politicians on their Board, coming […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/soaky-no-legs-115x115.png "Poseidon progress report: Eight ways to screw the public!")
Poseidon progress report: Eight ways to screw the public!
Posted on February 15, 2016 | 46 Comments. . . Talk about dripping incrementalization. At the last OCWD meeting Feb. 3, long-suffering hardworking staff did as they were instructed to by the politicians on their Board, coming […] -
![. . . This week, the Orange Juice Blog is going to ask you a favor – if you value California’s beautiful coastline and want to continue to protect it […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/lester-coast-115x115.png "Weekend Open Thread: Stop Developers’ Coup at the Coastal Commission! (And Deteriorata.)")
Weekend Open Thread: Stop Developers’ Coup at the Coastal Commission! (And Deteriorata.)
Posted on February 5, 2016 | 7 Comments. . . This week, the Orange Juice Blog is going to ask you a favor – if you value California’s beautiful coastline and want to continue to protect it […] -
San Diego Dumping Treated Desal Water
Posted on February 3, 2016 | 60 CommentsSan Diego is dumping expensive Poseidon water into Otay reservoir, where it will have to be treated again. -
![. . . The Orange Juice Blog proudly congratulates its official singing geologist, Dr. John C. Hoaglund III, otherwise known as “The Rock Doctor” – a friend Greg and I […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/rock-doctor-carbon-neutral-115x115.png "Weekend Open Thread: Rock Doctor’s Improved Desal Concept wins Acceptance of his Peers")
Weekend Open Thread: Rock Doctor’s Improved Desal Concept wins Acceptance of his Peers
Posted on December 18, 2015 | 35 Comments. . . The Orange Juice Blog proudly congratulates its official singing geologist, Dr. John C. Hoaglund III, otherwise known as “The Rock Doctor” – a friend Greg and I […] -
San Diego Has Too Much Water – But is Paying a Billion Dollars for THEIR Poseidon Plant!
Posted on December 2, 2015 | 2 CommentsSan Diego will be raising water rates to pay for a new Poseidon Desal Plant - even though the already have an excess of water. -
![. . . Vern here. As dissenting OC Water Board member Phil Anthony told us recently, if Orange County decided we really needed a desalination plant, “we could make it […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/baking-soda-115x115.jpg "OC can do Desal better: Use salt to lock up CO2 emissions.")
OC can do Desal better: Use salt to lock up CO2 emissions.
Posted on August 19, 2015 | 16 Comments. . . Vern here. As dissenting OC Water Board member Phil Anthony told us recently, if Orange County decided we really needed a desalination plant, “we could make it […] -
![. . . Vern here. As dissenting OC Water Board member Phil Anthony told us recently, if Orange County decided we really needed a desalination plant, “we could make it […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/carbon-neutral1-e1439946234472-115x115.png "OC can do Desal better: Use salt to lock up CO2 emissions. (Longer footnoted version.)")
OC can do Desal better: Use salt to lock up CO2 emissions. (Longer footnoted version.)
Posted on August 16, 2015 | 1 Comment. . . Vern here. As dissenting OC Water Board member Phil Anthony told us recently, if Orange County decided we really needed a desalination plant, “we could make it […]
