![. . . You may have missed it, or forgotten about it, as it happened nack during the Paleolithic Era of early March. as Covid-19 was just showing up in […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Westwell-stink-bomb-2020-10-19-080023-600x250.png "Ocean View School District to Vote on Censuring Trustee Westwell — Again")
![. . . (Originally published Sept. 28) PREFACE: LINKS TO OTHER POSTS: INFO, NEWS, FACT-CHECKS & ENDORSEMENTS This part is not the introduction. The introduction comes after the links, […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Santa-Ana-Mayor-Anaheim-Council-spray-paint-600x250.png "2020 OC VOTE INFO #1: Index/Links, Introduction, & Calendar")
![. . . We already had a Weekend Open Thread posted, but then Trump came along and hijacked it by coming to OC to raise “campaign” money for his post-election life in […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Trump-Out-of-OC-Ad-Lido-Rally-640x250.jpg "Weekend Open Thread: ‘Trump Out of OC’ Rally at Lido Isle!")
![John Earl had a good idea on Facebook, in light of the unfolding unofficial “Official” Republican Ballot Drop Box saga, to link to the OC Registrar of Voters’ Page with […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Ballot-Box-in-Scare-Quotes-600x250.png "Here are the REAL Ballot Drop Off Locations! Accept No Substitutes!")
![. . . (If you want more in-depth discussion of races, visit our main endorsements page!) NOTE: 8 a.m., Oct. 10: This will be finished, including Council races, by early […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Buster-Keaton-listing-to-his-left-384x250.png "OC ENDORSEMENTS #3: Fast-Loading LIST of JUST Our PICKS!")
![. . . Have you been wondering how the race for the Presidency really stands in a world where we still have the Electoral College; rampant vote suppression; and a Justice […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-EV-map-10-08-from-270toWin-640x250.png "2020 COMMENTARY #2: Arizona is Pennsylvania Insurance")
![. . . Thanks to the Santa Ana Clerk of Council’s Independent Expenditure Report we’re learning a few things. On Thursday October 1, the Santa Ana Police Officers Association Independent Expenditure […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-Santana-Solorio-McLoughlin-Money-600x250.png "OC 2020 NEWS: Santa Ana Police Pushing Solorio for Mayor")
![. . . OK, these aren’t that all that complicated. Let’s dive in! (Key to this chart: “CI” is a “Citizens Initiative”; “LR” is a “Legislative Referendum”; “CA” is […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/California-Propositions-Fall-2020-with-s-600x250.png "2020 OC ENDORSEMENTS #2: 12 Statewide Propositions")
![. . . It’s pretty rare that I agree with my assemblyman Tom Daly on anything, but when he’s right he’s right, and this letter is for the ages: Sept. […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Dalys-Big-A-Letter-457x250.jpg "Weekend Open Thread: Tom Daly Gets It Right, Can Do More")
![. . . I am not saying that the President and First Lady don’t have CoVid-19. I am simply saying that journalistic skepticism requires that we limit our statements and […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Trumps-October-Triple-Bill-600x250.png "Hey, Journalists! Trump Only ALLEGEDLY Has Covid-19!")
![. . . We’ll list offices and names and ballot measures here, and link to endorsements elsewhere. See the link just below.) This post is essentially your scorecard for who’s […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Racing-Form-640x250.jpg "2020 VOTE #3: A Complete List of Candidates and Measures")
![. . . Welcome to our liveblog of the dreaded first Presidential Debate! My comments will be in italics. I don’t have video, just audio, made available by NPR. Questions […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020-Presidential-Debate-1-600x250.png "Liveblog of 2020’s First Presidential Debate! (With Some Commentary)")
![. . . If you’re looking for certain races on your ballot, you won’t find them — because too few candidates filed to force an election. All but one of […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020-Vote-Already-Won-600x250.png "2020 Vote #2: You Can’t Vote for These Candidates (They Won Unopposed)")
![. . . As the Register reports, Disneyland is petitioning to reopen its park as COVID-19 deaths within the U.S. speed towards a quarter-million. The argument quoted in the headline is […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Mickey-and-Minnie-SARS-600x250.png "Weekend Open Thread: It’s a SARS World After All!")
![. . . Adapted (into a stunningly beautiful array) from a Facebook announcement by (OJB-endorsed!) OC Bernie DNC convention Delegate Sudi Farokhnia, who is quoted below: During the past two […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Bernie-Delegate-Endorsements-2020-600x250.png "2020 Endorsements: Bernie Delegates Pick Local Candidates")
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![. . . [Editor’s Note: With two weeks left until Election Day, we can’t devote enough of our limited space (limited in part, of course, by our readers collective attention […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Danett-and-Misty-600x250.png "The Grassroots is Thrilled with These Two Female First-Time Candidates")
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![. . . Welcome to our liveblog of the dreaded first Presidential Debate! My comments will be in italics. I don’t have video, just audio, made available by NPR. Questions […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020-Presidential-Debate-1-115x115.png "Liveblog of 2020’s First Presidential Debate! (With Some Commentary)")
Liveblog of 2020’s First Presidential Debate! (With Some Commentary)
Posted on September 29, 2020 | 7 Comments. . . Welcome to our liveblog of the dreaded first Presidential Debate! My comments will be in italics. I don’t have video, just audio, made available by NPR. Questions […] -
![. . . If you’re looking for certain races on your ballot, you won’t find them — because too few candidates filed to force an election. All but one of […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020-Vote-Already-Won-115x115.png "2020 Vote #2: You Can’t Vote for These Candidates (They Won Unopposed)")
2020 Vote #2: You Can’t Vote for These Candidates (They Won Unopposed)
Posted on September 29, 2020 | No Comments. . . If you’re looking for certain races on your ballot, you won’t find them — because too few candidates filed to force an election. All but one of […] -
![. . . As the Register reports, Disneyland is petitioning to reopen its park as COVID-19 deaths within the U.S. speed towards a quarter-million. The argument quoted in the headline is […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Mickey-and-Minnie-SARS-115x115.png "Weekend Open Thread: It’s a SARS World After All!")
Weekend Open Thread: It’s a SARS World After All!
Posted on September 25, 2020 | 4 Comments. . . As the Register reports, Disneyland is petitioning to reopen its park as COVID-19 deaths within the U.S. speed towards a quarter-million. The argument quoted in the headline is […] -
![. . . Adapted (into a stunningly beautiful array) from a Facebook announcement by (OJB-endorsed!) OC Bernie DNC convention Delegate Sudi Farokhnia, who is quoted below: During the past two […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Bernie-Delegate-Endorsements-2020-115x115.png "2020 Endorsements: Bernie Delegates Pick Local Candidates")
2020 Endorsements: Bernie Delegates Pick Local Candidates
Posted on September 20, 2020 | No Comments. . . Adapted (into a stunningly beautiful array) from a Facebook announcement by (OJB-endorsed!) OC Bernie DNC convention Delegate Sudi Farokhnia, who is quoted below: During the past two […] -
![. . . Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, died today, Friday Sept. 18, on (depending on the hour) either the last day […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Ginsburg-Young.-Mid-Life-Old-115x115.png "Weekend Open Thread: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Died")
Weekend Open Thread: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Died
Posted on September 18, 2020 | 1 Comment. . . Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, died today, Friday Sept. 18, on (depending on the hour) either the last day […] -
![. . . I don’t want to make enemies of OC candidates (any more than is necessary and inevitable), but DPOC and its clubs are doing something right this year […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020-Electoral-Vote-Prediction-from-Larry-Sabato-09-14-115x115.png "DPOC Does Something Right! (It Doesn’t Involve OC)")
DPOC Does Something Right! (It Doesn’t Involve OC)
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Breaking: People’s Homeless Task Force prevails against Stadium Heist (so far)
Posted on September 14, 2020 | 2 CommentsWell on our way to knocking this thing down... -
![. . . This week, Impeached Liar President Trump told his North Carolina supporters that they should vote for him twice, so as to make sure that one of the votes […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Double-Dipping-Trump-115x115.png "Trump’s North Carolina ‘Double-Dip’ Voting Advice")
Trump’s North Carolina ‘Double-Dip’ Voting Advice
Posted on September 14, 2020 | No Comments. . . This week, Impeached Liar President Trump told his North Carolina supporters that they should vote for him twice, so as to make sure that one of the votes […] -
Dust-Ups Continue Over Radioactive Waste Storage at San Onofre
Posted on September 11, 2020 | 1 CommentYes, the troubles with our old nuke are never over... -
![. . . Watergate journalist Bob Woodward, having waited until after Labor Day, has released a book called Rage which includes transcripts of tapes of Trump telling him back in early February (and […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Trumg-rage-115x115.png "The Most Shocking Aspects of Trump’s Big Lie on Covid-19")
The Most Shocking Aspects of Trump’s Big Lie on Covid-19
Posted on September 9, 2020 | No Comments. . . Watergate journalist Bob Woodward, having waited until after Labor Day, has released a book called Rage which includes transcripts of tapes of Trump telling him back in early February (and […] -
![. . . Roughly speaking — and my descriptions below reflect my experiences in Orange County, and I hear that things are better (and some worse) elsewhere — this U.S. […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Labor-Movement-Victories-Woodcut-600px-115x115.png "Labor Day Weekend Open Thread: The Four Labor Movements")
Labor Day Weekend Open Thread: The Four Labor Movements
Posted on September 7, 2020 | 15 Comments. . . Roughly speaking — and my descriptions below reflect my experiences in Orange County, and I hear that things are better (and some worse) elsewhere — this U.S. […] -
![. . . From Stephanie the Bernie Delegate comes this announcement; I am sharing it here but am holding back the link to the Google Doc form, which you must […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Bernie-cropped-and-happy-115x115.jpg "UPDATED! Orange County Bernie Delegates Endorse WEDNESDAY! Candidates, Apply now!")
UPDATED! Orange County Bernie Delegates Endorse WEDNESDAY! Candidates, Apply now!
Posted on September 1, 2020 | 3 Comments. . . From Stephanie the Bernie Delegate comes this announcement; I am sharing it here but am holding back the link to the Google Doc form, which you must […] -
![. . . Fox News needs better ratings, especially as it loses advertisers now that overt racism has gone out of style. So it has apparently decided to throw […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Kenosha-Kylem-the-Murderer-tries-to-surrender-115x115.png "Fox News Supports Murdering Peaceful Protesters; Do OC’s Candidates?")
Fox News Supports Murdering Peaceful Protesters; Do OC’s Candidates?
Posted on August 27, 2020 | 5 Comments. . . Fox News needs better ratings, especially as it loses advertisers now that overt racism has gone out of style. So it has apparently decided to throw […] -
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Anti-Mask School Board Candidate Lushy Kring Inflames Dentists and Media
Posted on August 25, 2020 | 21 Comments. . . This story from two weeks ago slipped through the cracks during the mad dash to finish coverage of filings for the fall elections; as it’s now an […]
