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The Voice of OC- A Bubbling Cauldron: Costa Mesa blog
- Fullerton’s Fringer Friends
- The Liberal OC
- Rep. John Campbell Voted Against STOCK Act in Congress
- Saigon Broadcasting Television Network Petitions the White House for Human Rights in Viet Nam
- Rep. John Campbell’s Republican Challenger to Host an Event in OC
- OCYD Selects New Board Officers
- Anaheim Council majority keeps investor benefiting from $158 million tax giveaway secret
Recession Archive
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Of the Aztecs and Marines, the Depressed and Dispossessed
Posted on January 15, 2012 | 41 Comments. . . To many in the Register’s comments sections, the most important thing to know about 23-year-old Itzcoatl Ocampo of the class of 2006 at Esperanza High School — who... -
We Occupy our first Foreclosed Home, in Irvine. Sheriffs back off.
Posted on December 27, 2011 | 34 Comments. . . When I showed up for my first shift two Monday nights ago, to “occupy” and protect the foreclosed condo of Trang Che, the first thing I... -
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... -
A Letter From Governor Jerry Brown
Posted on December 5, 2011 | 25 Comments. . . Just popped into the Orange Juice inbox (we ain’t got no “transom”) : Dear Vern, When I became Governor again — 28 years after my last term... -
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... -
Dave Ellis’ Fair Board pursues political vendetta against Sale Derailers, evicts Jeff Teller’s OC Marketplace
Posted on September 22, 2011 | 9 Comments. . . It’s infuriating that, six months after our celebrated and blistering exposé on the dude, with all its baleful warnings of the legal “shitstorms” supposedly “coming down the... -
Government Pay, Benefits, being pared back.
Posted on September 20, 2011 | No Comments. . . There is growing evidence that unionized government employees are not exempt from the ravages of the current recession as well as the public backlash regarding their pay... -
Boundless White Self-Pity. (With a poll!)
Posted on July 26, 2011 | 54 Comments. . . We kind of knew that a lot of white people felt this way, but I’d thought it was just a whiney, victimy minority of whites. Turns out,... -
Another Public Sector Myth: Are Gov’t Employees insulated from harsh economic realities?
Posted on July 13, 2011 | 17 Comments. . . Myth: “Government Employees are insulated from the reality of the current recession and accompanying job losses.” Fact: There is no insulation. The Orange County Register reported... -
Wisconsin High Court Rejects Union Claims
Posted on June 14, 2011 | 29 Comments. . . Rejecting public union claims of unconstitutionality, the Wisconsin Supreme Court voted 4-3 on Tuesday to uphold a law enacted by the Wisconsin Legislature limiting collective bargaining rights... -
It’s finally here: The COFFEE Party, for fighting our TRUE oppressors!
Posted on April 19, 2011 | 7 Comments. . . I KNEW something new was happening, starting around last February, but I couldn’t put my finger on it – between the series of Arab Spring Rebellions and... -
End of the Welfare State?
Posted on February 19, 2011 | 15 Comments. . . Over the decades many of us have wanted government to take care of us – when we are feeble, when we retire or are poor and unable... -
California’s Public Pension Debt About to Worsen?
Posted on December 11, 2010 | 5 Comments. . . Forecasts of the future cost of public pension programs offered by states, cities, counties, school districts and other government entities have for the last few years been... -
New Huntington Beach Councilman Joe Shaw: Gay, but not “The Gay Councilman.”
Posted on December 11, 2010 | 9 Comments. . . . . By John Earl, Surf City Voice After being sworn in last Monday for his first term on the Huntington Beach City Council, Joe Shaw, who...
