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The irreplaceable Voice of OC- Soka University’s Jazz Festival Packs a World into Three Days
- Chance Theater prepares to take us to ‘The Other Place’
- Harbor Blvd. Streetcar is Dead; Costs for Santa Ana-Garden Grove Streetcar Skyrocket
- Santa Ana Adjourns Meeting in Middle of Public Comment After Council Majority Leaves Early
- Orange County Museum of Art Appoints Sarah Jesse as its new Deputy Director
- Orange County School of the Arts Welcomes World-Renowned Guest Artists and Industry Professionals to Campus for 2018-2019 Master Artist Series
- Santana: Training Young Reporters at SAUSD Summer Enrichment Program
- Round 1: Hot Topics at Costa Mesa Feet to the Fire
- Disney Reaches Tentative $15/hour Wage Deal With Hotel Workers
- Costa Mesa Mayoral Candidates Spar At Forum
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- OC Politics by Pedroza and friends
- Why does State Senator Janet Nguyen’s campaign website ignore her stance on all issues?
- Senator Janet Nguyen nailed for corruption and nepotism in a Democratic Party mailer
- The voters have a choice in the 69th A.D. this year even though there is no GOP candidate
- Will a blue surge in November sweep State Senator Janet Nguyen out of office?
- Former Pres. Barack Obama will appear at a rally in Anaheim this Saturday
- Mayor Ed Sachs is running for reelection to the Mission Viejo City Council
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Environment Archive
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Climate Change Could Swamp Billion-Dollar Desal Deal
Posted on June 25, 2018 | 10 CommentsThe realities of climate change & sea-level rise will really impact approval of this boondoggle. -
![. . . The well-known criticisms of Poseidon Resources‘ proposed Huntington Beach desalination plant, from this blog and countless other critics, fall under two categories: FINANCIAL (an unnecessary and subsidized […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/poseidon-hb-plant-115x115.jpg "Meet Poseidon Resources – Video!")
Meet Poseidon Resources – Video!
Posted on September 28, 2017 | 1 Comment. . . The well-known criticisms of Poseidon Resources‘ proposed Huntington Beach desalination plant, from this blog and countless other critics, fall under two categories: FINANCIAL (an unnecessary and subsidized […] -
![. . . Supervisor Spitzer had a cow – you would have too – when he heard, at last month’s TCA (Transportation Corridor Authority) meeting, about the high-handed, authoritarian, anti-democratic […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/high-school-affected-mockup-115x115.jpg "Abuses of TCA: Stopping the 241 Extension is ALL of our Fight!")
Abuses of TCA: Stopping the 241 Extension is ALL of our Fight!
Posted on July 4, 2017 | 13 Comments. . . Supervisor Spitzer had a cow – you would have too – when he heard, at last month’s TCA (Transportation Corridor Authority) meeting, about the high-handed, authoritarian, anti-democratic […] -
![. . . Vern here. This blog has been in the forefront of the fight to protect Fullerton’s last notable open space of West Coyote Hills from the predations of […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sqs-coyote-chaffee-115x115.png "Sharon’s West Coyote Hills Preservation Act Passes the Assembly Floor!")
Sharon’s West Coyote Hills Preservation Act Passes the Assembly Floor!
Posted on June 1, 2017 | 4 Comments. . . Vern here. This blog has been in the forefront of the fight to protect Fullerton’s last notable open space of West Coyote Hills from the predations of […] -
![. . . Damn it! ANOTHER premature, unexpected, fatal heart attack? Yet another local pro-environment, anti-Poseidon, overdevelopment-and-corruption-opposing West County activist felled by a surprise cardiac arrest? Gus Ayer a few […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/knapp-and-king-clem-e1490031332219-115x115.png "RIP “King” Clem Dominguez, HB hero and Poseidon foe.")
RIP “King” Clem Dominguez, HB hero and Poseidon foe.
Posted on March 23, 2017 | 9 Comments. . . Damn it! ANOTHER premature, unexpected, fatal heart attack? Yet another local pro-environment, anti-Poseidon, overdevelopment-and-corruption-opposing West County activist felled by a surprise cardiac arrest? Gus Ayer a few […] -
![. . . Mark Tabbert of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby – the guy who debated climate change with Victoria’s cousin at our CATER fundraiser last year – invites us all […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/years-of-living-dangerously-115x115.jpg "Thursday: Years of Living Dangerously in Brea, Newport, Mission Viejo and San Clemente!")
Thursday: Years of Living Dangerously in Brea, Newport, Mission Viejo and San Clemente!
Posted on December 1, 2016 | No Comments. . . Mark Tabbert of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby – the guy who debated climate change with Victoria’s cousin at our CATER fundraiser last year – invites us all […] -
![. . . 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 […] -
![. . . 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 […] -
![. . . 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 […] -
![. . . Small and wiry, handsome and loquacious, former state Senator Joe Dunn makes no apologies for his liberalism, and hasn’t a worry about his Congressional race for the […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/contemplative-115x115.jpg "Joe Dunn: The Man, the Record, the Interview.")
Joe Dunn: The Man, the Record, the Interview.
Posted on November 30, 2015 | 10 Comments. . . Small and wiry, handsome and loquacious, former state Senator Joe Dunn makes no apologies for his liberalism, and hasn’t a worry about his Congressional race for the […] -
![. . . 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 […] -
![. . . I know, let’s start here – let’s start with what USUALLY happens, what generally happens. What generally happens, that is, in contemporary Orange County when a city council […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/zenger-bushala-flight-e1429857274458-115x115.jpg "The Fullerton Rail District: Bushala & Zenger’s new paradigm for development.")
The Fullerton Rail District: Bushala & Zenger’s new paradigm for development.
Posted on May 25, 2015 | 11 Comments. . . I know, let’s start here – let’s start with what USUALLY happens, what generally happens. What generally happens, that is, in contemporary Orange County when a city council […] -
![. . . We’ve been on the wrong, inhumane and unpatriotic side of this debate, and we vow to reform. Check out the beauty, personality, and amazing life experiences of […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/bahrani-plastic-bag-2-115x115.jpg "Weekend Open Thread: In Praise of Plastic Bags")
Weekend Open Thread: In Praise of Plastic Bags
Posted on February 6, 2015 | 23 Comments. . . We’ve been on the wrong, inhumane and unpatriotic side of this debate, and we vow to reform. Check out the beauty, personality, and amazing life experiences of […] -
![. . . Let’s first, quickly, pro forma, belabor the obvious for a few paragraphs: Anyone who’s walked along the beach in this county, especially anyone who’s tried cleaning it […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/no-styrofoam-logo-115x115.jpg "Introducing the Huntington Beach No-Styrofoam Challenge!")
Introducing the Huntington Beach No-Styrofoam Challenge!
Posted on January 26, 2015 | 10 Comments. . . Let’s first, quickly, pro forma, belabor the obvious for a few paragraphs: Anyone who’s walked along the beach in this county, especially anyone who’s tried cleaning it […]