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denis bilodeau Archive
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Important Poseidon Updates – VIDEO of Wednesday meeting and Who’s up for re-election on OCWD?
Posted on July 24, 2018 | 18 CommentsVOTE ANTI-POSEIDON SLATE on your WATER BOARD this FALL! -
$1 Billion Subsidized Desal Plant pushed by Water Board that ignores Cheaper Alternatives.
Posted on March 1, 2018 | 1 CommentWhile Sheldon napped, the Board declined to study any cheaper, better alternatives. -
OCWD blocks study of alternatives to Poseidon, misleading State Lands Commission.
Posted on February 19, 2018 | 4 CommentsYes, that's Denis Bilodeau who should know better, pretending the water board has looked at alternatives to the billion dollar boondoggle. -
![. . . 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 […] -
![. . . [Ed. Note: This post has been redesignated as your Weekend Open Thread. Talk about this, or anything else you’d like, within broad bounds of decorum and discretion.] […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Bilodeau-displeased-115x115.jpg "Weekend Open Thread: Habitually Tardy Bilodeau Feels “Unsafe” at Public Water Board Meetings")
Weekend Open Thread: Habitually Tardy Bilodeau Feels “Unsafe” at Public Water Board Meetings
Posted on March 7, 2015 | 2 Comments. . . [Ed. Note: This post has been redesignated as your Weekend Open Thread. Talk about this, or anything else you’d like, within broad bounds of decorum and discretion.] […] -
![. . . So, cut to the chase you say – what happened Wednesday night at the OCWD meeting on entering into contract negotiations with Poseidon? Fair enough, I’ll tell […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/poseidon-missile-tip-115x115.jpg "Poseidon update: OCWD “just sticks the tip in…”")
Poseidon update: OCWD “just sticks the tip in…”
Posted on January 8, 2015 | 51 Comments. . . So, cut to the chase you say – what happened Wednesday night at the OCWD meeting on entering into contract negotiations with Poseidon? Fair enough, I’ll tell […] -
![. . . Newish OC Water District member (and Fullerton councilwoman) Jan Flory uttered the line that stuck in everybody’s head, at one packed December meeting: “If we are taking […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/far-side-what-kind-of-fools1-e1420613573271.jpg "Surfin’ Sheldon, Little Lost Dina, Righteous Flory, what you’ve been missing at OCWD…")
Surfin’ Sheldon, Little Lost Dina, Righteous Flory, what you’ve been missing at OCWD…
Posted on January 7, 2015 | 42 Comments. . . Newish OC Water District member (and Fullerton councilwoman) Jan Flory uttered the line that stuck in everybody’s head, at one packed December meeting: “If we are taking […] -
![. . . Vern: We (Surf City Voice and the Orange Juice Blog) have been critical of many members of the Orange County Water District for several reasons: their […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dewane-sheldon-115x115.png "Expense Reports for the OC Water District Incumbents! Are they worth this kind of money?")
Expense Reports for the OC Water District Incumbents! Are they worth this kind of money?
Posted on October 31, 2014 | 2 Comments. . . Vern: We (Surf City Voice and the Orange Juice Blog) have been critical of many members of the Orange County Water District for several reasons: their […] -
![. . . by Debbie Cook, July 22, 2014; cross-posted from Surf City Voice. About a dozen members of the public attended the July 16 meeting of the Orange County […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/hiding-face-115x115.jpg "Why do some OC Water District Directors LOATHE being WATCHED?")
Why do some OC Water District Directors LOATHE being WATCHED?
Posted on July 23, 2014 | 29 Comments. . . by Debbie Cook, July 22, 2014; cross-posted from Surf City Voice. About a dozen members of the public attended the July 16 meeting of the Orange County […] -
![By John Earl from Surf City Voice, May 29, 2014 “No comment!” That’s all that Director Stephen Sheldon will say about his participation in a recent Orange County Water District […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sheldon-flory-115x115.png "OCWD’s Stephen Sheldon clams up on Poseidon vote, Flory shakes things up.")
OCWD’s Stephen Sheldon clams up on Poseidon vote, Flory shakes things up.
Posted on June 1, 2014 | 4 CommentsBy John Earl from Surf City Voice, May 29, 2014 “No comment!” That’s all that Director Stephen Sheldon will say about his participation in a recent Orange County Water District […] -
![SHORT VERSION Vern here. Greg obviously put a lot of thought and research into this guide, and on the races I’m familiar with I MOSTLY agree with him. And in […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/votebox-115x115.jpg "The Orange Juice June 2014 Primary Voter’s Guide!")
The Orange Juice June 2014 Primary Voter’s Guide!
Posted on May 19, 2014 | 80 CommentsSHORT VERSION Vern here. Greg obviously put a lot of thought and research into this guide, and on the races I’m familiar with I MOSTLY agree with him. And in […] -
![Do professional individuals who temporarily leave their jobs in order to faithfully serve our nation overseas deserve to re-assume their positions once their tours of duty are over? I assume […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/merino-veterans-115x115.png "Respecting OC’s Veterans: Michael Merino, the Orange Planning Commission, and the Great Park.")
Respecting OC’s Veterans: Michael Merino, the Orange Planning Commission, and the Great Park.
Posted on December 11, 2013 | 12 CommentsDo professional individuals who temporarily leave their jobs in order to faithfully serve our nation overseas deserve to re-assume their positions once their tours of duty are over? I assume […] -
![. . . As I stood about waiting for Wednesday’s marathon Coastal Commission hearing to begin, and beheld our nemesis, Poseidon VP Scott Maloni, stomping about scowling, I resolved to […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/poseidon-entrained-1-115x115.jpg "Poseidon runs headlong into “Infiltration Gallery.”")
Poseidon runs headlong into “Infiltration Gallery.”
Posted on November 18, 2013 | 36 Comments. . . As I stood about waiting for Wednesday’s marathon Coastal Commission hearing to begin, and beheld our nemesis, Poseidon VP Scott Maloni, stomping about scowling, I resolved to […] -
![. . . Found in today’s bulging Orange Juice Inbox (our emphases) : Hi Vern, Sometimes one side goes too far in a political fight. In the City of Orange, […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/bilodeau-and-jerbal-115x115.jpg "“Dirty Politics Crosses the Line.” The latest on the Orange Land Grab, from Orange-Needs-Parks.org")
“Dirty Politics Crosses the Line.” The latest on the Orange Land Grab, from Orange-Needs-Parks.org
Posted on August 5, 2011 | 16 Comments. . . Found in today’s bulging Orange Juice Inbox (our emphases) : Hi Vern, Sometimes one side goes too far in a political fight. In the City of Orange, […]
