jerry brown Archive
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Orange County officially freaks out over Jerry Brown’s draconian balanced budget.
Posted on June 30, 2011 | 44 Comments. . . So, Governor Brown and the Sacramento Democrats, finally giving up on getting ANY co-operation from Sacramento Republicans on the matter of revenue, have come up with an... -
California Über Alles
Posted on June 22, 2011 | 9 Comments. KILL THE POOR: In his first 100 days, Brown, the so-called “lesser of two evils,” has been far more successful at dismantling California’s meager social welfare state than every... -
Governor Brown Vetos Gimmicky State Budget. What next?
Posted on June 16, 2011 | 29 Comments. . . We’re sure between a rock and a hard place, as long as our small Republican contingent won’t consider revenues (and our Dems are arguably overly beholden to... -
Rally Saturday in Laguna to Stop “Deadly Cuts in Seniors’ Day-Services, In-Home Supportive and other Services.”
Posted on May 24, 2011 | 3 Comments. . . The “Grim Reaper,” a traditional personification of death; and State Senator Mimi Walters. The Orange Juice Blog, NOT rally organizers, is responsible for this conjunction of... -
ACLU to Gov. Brown: Felony for possession – Are you high?
Posted on May 5, 2011 | 9 Comments. . . From our friends at the American Civil Liberties Union today: Balance the Budget and Our Priorities. Dear ACLU Friend: Something is out of balance. And I’m not... -
Two Contrasting Parties, and a remarkable Kiwi Girl!
Posted on May 4, 2011 | 6 Comments. . . Hey independents! Just offhand, which of these two major Parties are you more inclined to support? I mean, granted all humans and groups of humans will eventually... -
Looking forward to the Governor’s OC visit – What brave Republican will take him on?
Posted on April 6, 2011 | 17 Comments. . . I was pleased to read over the weekend that Governor Brown, exasperated with the intransigence of Sacramento’s useless Republicans (who have strung him along with faux-negotiations just... -
Cal. Budget 2011, pt 4: The Governor explains it all to you.
Posted on March 22, 2011 | 13 Comments. . . -
Cal Budget 2011, pt 3: Governor Brown offers to let his dog Sutter debate Grover Norquist on budget.
Posted on March 19, 2011 | 25 Comments. . . This question of what kind of state California is going to be, whether democracy will be allowed here, if the citizens will even get to CHOOSE whether... -
Damn Assembly Republicans save Redevelopment. Our Norby only GOP vote to kill it! Profile-in-courage Mansoor doesn’t even vote.
Posted on March 16, 2011 | 39 Comments. . . Chris Norby (Fullerton) – the ONLY Republican Assemblyman to vote to end the waste and abuse of Redevelopment Agencies. Just now, up in Sacramento, Jerry Brown’s proposal... -
Cal Budget 2011, pt 2: the GOP’s anti-Democracy Caucus, vs. the Few Republican Grownups.
Posted on March 11, 2011 | 34 Comments. . . . The Anti-Democracy Caucus In our previous installment we looked at the options that will hopefully be put before us this June: an unthinkable all-cuts budget ($25... -
Cal Budget 2011, pt 1: Our big decision – what kind of state will we be? (with poll!)
Posted on March 9, 2011 | 29 Comments. . . Extremist Irvine Assemblyman Don Wagner and like-minded knuckle-draggers aim to deny you the choice between continued revenue and draconian cuts. Where we stand now Our new Governor... -
Big Week for the State Budget
Posted on March 5, 2011 | 24 Comments. . . The following is from an e-mail report issued by the Orange County Employees Association. It was sent to me by a friend. And, yes, that Association is... -
Who is Dave Ellis? A Portrait of our Fair Board Chairman.
Posted on March 4, 2011 | 75 Comments. . . . Given the shitstorm coming down the pike for the various insiders implicated in the attempted Great Swindle of the Orange County Fairgrounds, we figure it’s time...
