![. . . Damien Carroll Explains the Propositions Weekend Open Thread Haikus of CA State Propositions This November 8th Seventeen propositions Are on the ballot: Proposition 51 Nine billion dollars […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/OJB-haiku-cultural-appropriation-640x250.png "Weekend Open Thread: LA Democrat Damien Carroll Haiku-splains All 17 Statewide Propositions For You")
![. . . When we last left the “Bills We’re Rooting For in Sacramento,” some of them had passed (Citizens United Repeal), some had been killed (Open Police Records, More Funds […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Schoolhouse-Rock-Bill-600x250.jpg "Update on Three Good Bills, and Talks with The Moorlach!")
![. . . The Mexican singer who had already been recognized as a cultural icon when he died on Sunday August 28th, is still being mourned and celebrated in the Latino community. A […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Juan-Gabriel-640x250.jpg "Juan Gabriel, famous singer and a former homeless person, broke cultural and political barriers.")
![M. . . UPDATE: The revised headline pretty much speaks for itself. At Monday night’s DPOC meeting, Ben Vasquez showed up and gave a nice speech, aided by other DPOC […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Pulido-and-Alvarez-angled-strokes-600x250.jpg "UPDATE! Process Still Sucks, But DPOC Endorses Ben Vasquez Over (Absent) Pulido for Santana Mayor, 23-1-4!")
![. . . I published an earlier version of this story on July 29, just as the party conventions closed. A friend of mine soon afterwards published a (better-written, I’m sure) […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-Electoral-College-Map-0728-600x250.png "With the Presidential Race Tightening, Let’s Look at That “Tie in the Electoral College” Scenario Again — and Stare at Nevada!")
![. . . “In my experience, that’s unique,” said Jeffrey Neslund, a lawyer who negotiated the $5 million settlement between the city of Chicago and the family of Laquan McDonald, […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Ron-Thomas-intervew1-e1474046465633-600x250.jpg "Weekend Open Thread: Sandra Bland’s Mother Will Tentatively Get What Kelly Thomas’s Father Sought in Court")
![. . . The cost of healthcare nationally, is on the way to double next year. From State to State the rates for Employer Provided Healthcare will go up from […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Orange-County-Obamacare-protest-at-John-Campbells-office.jpg "Obama Care and State Health Care Systems")
![. . . Victor Valladares blasted out a message yesterday on the Oak View ComUNIDAD Foro on Facebook encouraging Oak View residents to come and speak before city of Huntington Beach representatives […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Oak-View-Chinelos-Banner-605x250.jpg "At 4 p.m. Today Oak View Community Gets Its Chance to Speak to HB City Task Force — or Probably Be Ignored")
![. . . Monday Night Football has never been the same since Dandy Don Meredith, Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell and “Mongo” Alex Karras left the room. Having said that; watching […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/lamb-chops.jpg "Lamb Chops, Lamb Shanks and the St. Louis Blues!")
![. . . [Cross-posted from John Earl’s Surf City Voice, which you should visit for intelligent discussion on this item] Director Steven Sheldon called me out at the August 24, 2016 meeting […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Steve-Sheldon-at-OCWD-meeting.jpg "KA-CHING! Tardy OCWD Directors Rake in the Cash!")
![. . . UPDATE: If you wanna get in you GOTTA RSVP RIGHT AWAY, THUSLY: Email subject line ‘RSVP for Sept. 14,’ with, in its text, name & contact ph. […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/chemerinsky-3.gif "It’s Another Chemerinsky Wednesday in Laguna Woods! Need We Say More?")
![. . . Anaheim, Calif. – This week, Congresswoman and US Senate candidate Loretta Sanchez formally endorsed Donna Acevedo-Nelson for Anaheim City Council, District 5. Said Sanchez, “It’s exciting and […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/loretta-donna-BETTER.png "Loretta Sanchez endorses Donna Acevedo-Nelson")
![. . . For what she would probably claim to have been a good week, Lucille Kring has actually had a pretty terrible one. Kring at this point has about the […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Kring-with-Trump-hair-388x250.png "Weekend Open Thread: Pringly Wordsmith Displays “Trump vs. RNC” Style Panic Over Kring in Anaheim District 4")
![. . . [Ed. Note: Please see my reply to the first comment for some new emergency ground rules for discussion given a conflict that appeared here. (Sorry to horn in […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/chmielewski-mickey-rat-trump.png "“Democratic” Pringle Puppet attacks progressive, working-class candidate. Will Vandermeir speak up?")
![. . . Surely you remember late last year, when Orange County’s mayors voted to replace Miguel Pulido on the South Coast Air Quality Management District with a hand-picked Republican anti-environmentalist Dwight Robinson, […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Daly-pretty-fly-for-a-white-guy.jpg "When the Vote for Cleaner Air Was Close, Tom Daly Was There! But He Voted the Wrong Way, and We Lost")
![. . . It was a big couple of days, these last couple of days, for FURTIVE EVENTS, events that sought to AVOID publicity. I’m thinking, first, of what happened […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/kring-block-party-621x250.png "STR Association throws a fundraiser for Lucille Kring! (Also, Gail Eastman and a “Taco Bowl.”)")
![. . . Anaheim councilman Jordan Brandman has been unusualy friendly to me lately. I’d mentioned a couple times, though you may not remember, that for years he wouldn’t say a […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/jordan-lying-1.png "Jordan Brandman’s Bald-faced Districting Lies")
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The irreplaceable Voice of OC- Wozniak Sentenced to Death for Double Murder
- CalOptima Rated Top Medi-Cal Plan in California
- Mayor Bao Nguyen Issues Debate Challenge to Lou Correa
- Correa Blasts Nguyen for Hiring Scandal-Plagued Private Jail Operator
- State Senators Rally Around Josh Newman’s Campaign for State Senate
- Another Dana Point Referendum to Rescind Short Term Rental Ordinances
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- Supervisor Spitzer says that Prop. 66 gives finality to crime victims
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- The O.C. Young Democrats announce their Primary Election endorsements
- New CA poll shows that voters favor measures regarding marijuana, cigarette taxes, and high earnings
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“For the Shirthood of a Lifetime…”
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- Valley HS Students Chant Down Santa Ana School Board Member Ceci Iglesias at Football Game!
- DEATH! for Daniel Patrick Wozniak
- Coach: "Multitude" of Corona del Mar High Students "Laying in their Own Vomit" at Football Game
- Christ Cathedral? More Like House-of-Mirrors Cathedral [<i>OC Weekly</i> Editorial Cartoon]
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![. . . “I opened the gate and they stopped, turning. I was trying to say, and I caught her, trying to say, and she screamed and I was trying […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/knapp-suicide-bomber-531x250.png "Chris Epting sends Suicide Bomber into Vern Concert.")
Chris Epting sends Suicide Bomber into Vern Concert.
. . . “I opened the gate and they stopped, turning. I was trying to say, and I caught her, trying to say, and she screamed and I was trying […]
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![. . . [Ed. Note: Please see my reply to the first comment for some new emergency ground rules for discussion given a conflict that appeared here. (Sorry to horn in […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/chmielewski-mickey-rat-trump-115x115.png "“Democratic” Pringle Puppet attacks progressive, working-class candidate. Will Vandermeir speak up?")
“Democratic” Pringle Puppet attacks progressive, working-class candidate. Will Vandermeir speak up?
Posted on September 2, 2016 | 49 Comments. . . [Ed. Note: Please see my reply to the first comment for some new emergency ground rules for discussion given a conflict that appeared here. (Sorry to horn in […] -
![. . . Surely you remember late last year, when Orange County’s mayors voted to replace Miguel Pulido on the South Coast Air Quality Management District with a hand-picked Republican anti-environmentalist Dwight Robinson, […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Daly-pretty-fly-for-a-white-guy-115x115.jpg "When the Vote for Cleaner Air Was Close, Tom Daly Was There! But He Voted the Wrong Way, and We Lost")
When the Vote for Cleaner Air Was Close, Tom Daly Was There! But He Voted the Wrong Way, and We Lost
Posted on September 1, 2016 | 4 Comments. . . Surely you remember late last year, when Orange County’s mayors voted to replace Miguel Pulido on the South Coast Air Quality Management District with a hand-picked Republican anti-environmentalist Dwight Robinson, […] -
![. . . It was a big couple of days, these last couple of days, for FURTIVE EVENTS, events that sought to AVOID publicity. I’m thinking, first, of what happened […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/kring-block-party-115x115.png "STR Association throws a fundraiser for Lucille Kring! (Also, Gail Eastman and a “Taco Bowl.”)")
STR Association throws a fundraiser for Lucille Kring! (Also, Gail Eastman and a “Taco Bowl.”)
Posted on August 30, 2016 | 8 Comments. . . It was a big couple of days, these last couple of days, for FURTIVE EVENTS, events that sought to AVOID publicity. I’m thinking, first, of what happened […] -
![. . . Anaheim councilman Jordan Brandman has been unusualy friendly to me lately. I’d mentioned a couple times, though you may not remember, that for years he wouldn’t say a […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/jordan-lying-1-115x115.png "Jordan Brandman’s Bald-faced Districting Lies")
Jordan Brandman’s Bald-faced Districting Lies
Posted on August 30, 2016 | 22 Comments. . . Anaheim councilman Jordan Brandman has been unusualy friendly to me lately. I’d mentioned a couple times, though you may not remember, that for years he wouldn’t say a […] -
![. . . Who ARE these people? Young Kim, who has borrowed Sharon Quirk-Silva‘s assembly seat for a couple years, has several things in common with her Party’s presidential candidate, […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/young-kim-hubby-and-trump-115x115.png "Young “Trump” Kim releases ONE year of taxes, makes matters worse!")
Young “Trump” Kim releases ONE year of taxes, makes matters worse!
Posted on August 28, 2016 | 2 Comments. . . Who ARE these people? Young Kim, who has borrowed Sharon Quirk-Silva‘s assembly seat for a couple years, has several things in common with her Party’s presidential candidate, […] -
![. . . CURT PRINGLE. The OC’s self-proclaimed Master of the Universe. Former Assembly Speaker (how many Republicans can say that?) – with the help of the infamous racist Poll-Guard […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/PringleFingersinLotsofPies-115x115.png "Pringle’s Trough: the OC uber-Lobbyist’s (partial) Client List, as assembled by Sean Paden.")
Pringle’s Trough: the OC uber-Lobbyist’s (partial) Client List, as assembled by Sean Paden.
Posted on August 27, 2016 | 6 Comments. . . CURT PRINGLE. The OC’s self-proclaimed Master of the Universe. Former Assembly Speaker (how many Republicans can say that?) – with the help of the infamous racist Poll-Guard […] -
![. . . 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 […] -
![. . . In the midst of high-tension discussions about race relations and police brutality, the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) has once again betrayed America and its people’s trust with a […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/blm-115x115.jpg "Baltimore PD’s Failures: Secret Surveillance, Damage to the Public, and Needed Reforms")
Baltimore PD’s Failures: Secret Surveillance, Damage to the Public, and Needed Reforms
Posted on August 27, 2016 | 2 Comments. . . In the midst of high-tension discussions about race relations and police brutality, the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) has once again betrayed America and its people’s trust with a […] -
![. . . This is both a “feel-good” story and a “smack-yourself-in-the-head-for-not-realizing-this first” story about how the solutions to major social problems — like student absenteeism among poorer students — may […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Larval-Version-of-the-Machine-e1472240299115-115x115.jpg "Weekend Open Thread: The Machine That Helps Impoverished Students Succeed in School")
Weekend Open Thread: The Machine That Helps Impoverished Students Succeed in School
Posted on August 26, 2016 | 17 Comments. . . This is both a “feel-good” story and a “smack-yourself-in-the-head-for-not-realizing-this first” story about how the solutions to major social problems — like student absenteeism among poorer students — may […] -
![. . . [Editor’s Note: Alert readers will note a slight change in the tone and style of today’s discussion — but sadly, no reduction in verbosity — as the affable Mrs. […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Crosswalk-to-Disney-with-Colorful-Paths-115x115.png "Referendum Day Report, Part 2: Disney Plans to Make Tourists Cross As It Walks All Over the Littler Hoteliers")
Referendum Day Report, Part 2: Disney Plans to Make Tourists Cross As It Walks All Over the Littler Hoteliers
Posted on August 25, 2016 | 2 Comments. . . [Editor’s Note: Alert readers will note a slight change in the tone and style of today’s discussion — but sadly, no reduction in verbosity — as the affable Mrs. […] -
![. . . It’s August 25, 2016 — and you know what THAT means! OK, maybe you don’t. The three hotel subsidies — one to Disney, the other to interests […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Speedy-Delivery-115x115.jpg "It’s Speedy Delivery Day! UNITE-HERE’s Anti-Hotel Subsidy Referendum Sigs Due. UPDATE: They’re turned in!")
It’s Speedy Delivery Day! UNITE-HERE’s Anti-Hotel Subsidy Referendum Sigs Due. UPDATE: They’re turned in!
Posted on August 25, 2016 | 2 Comments. . . It’s August 25, 2016 — and you know what THAT means! OK, maybe you don’t. The three hotel subsidies — one to Disney, the other to interests […] -
![. . . Bill Cook , Chair of the Orange County Veterans Memorial Park Foundation — (“OCVMP,” or maybe “OCVMPF” by now) and a group with which I have been, sometimes am, […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Farrah-Khan-with-OCVMP-115x115.jpg "Veterans Group Speaks Out on the Cemetery Swap — Which Petty Political Bickering Can’t Be Allowed to Block")
Veterans Group Speaks Out on the Cemetery Swap — Which Petty Political Bickering Can’t Be Allowed to Block
Posted on August 24, 2016 | 3 Comments. . . Bill Cook , Chair of the Orange County Veterans Memorial Park Foundation — (“OCVMP,” or maybe “OCVMPF” by now) and a group with which I have been, sometimes am, […] -
![. . . “The past isn’t dead. It isn’t even past.” Faulkner You’re right, it’s been less than a year since Santa Ana lawyer/profiteer Robert Coldren descended on the senior El […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Coldren-Vulture-115x115.png "Coldren Again?? The Vulture returns to El Nido.")
Coldren Again?? The Vulture returns to El Nido.
Posted on August 23, 2016 | 6 Comments. . . “The past isn’t dead. It isn’t even past.” Faulkner You’re right, it’s been less than a year since Santa Ana lawyer/profiteer Robert Coldren descended on the senior El […] -
![. . . Endorsements in local races are one of the main events of every political cycle. Helping one’s favored candidates get into a position to win is one of […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Democrats-at-August-2016-Endorsement-Meeting-115x115.jpg "Big DPOC Endorsements Winners Include Dr. Moreno, Montoya, Lahtinen, Fox, Khan; Big Loser was Fair Process")
Big DPOC Endorsements Winners Include Dr. Moreno, Montoya, Lahtinen, Fox, Khan; Big Loser was Fair Process
Posted on August 23, 2016 | 10 Comments. . . Endorsements in local races are one of the main events of every political cycle. Helping one’s favored candidates get into a position to win is one of […]
