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- Stages Theatre, a Mainstay for 28 Years on the Local Theater Scene, Closes Its Doors
- Where Are Coronavirus Outbreaks Happening Across OC? Months Into Pandemic, Residents Still Don’t Know
- False Report Charges Against OC Deputies Prompt Ethics Questions
- Conservationists Split Over Poseidon Desal Project’s Potential to Help Bolsa Chica Wetlands
- Pandemic Forces Another Holiday to Go Virtual: Observing Rosh Hashanah from a Distance
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- A new report concludes the previous OCDA’s prosecutors exhibited misconduct and malpractice on a mass murder case
- The OCTA approves a $1.4 billion balanced budget for FY 2020-21
- Statement from O.C. Sheriff Barnes on a Deputy wearing unauthorized extremist insignia
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![. . . I wish to propose a new feature for Orange Juice blog, called, “Worst government website of 2015.” Then I wish to immediately nominate a website for the […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/computer-frustration-115x115.jpg "Damn! The OC Department of Education’s website really SUCKS!")
Damn! The OC Department of Education’s website really SUCKS!
Posted on January 14, 2015 | 8 Comments. . . I wish to propose a new feature for Orange Juice blog, called, “Worst government website of 2015.” Then I wish to immediately nominate a website for the […] -
![The Sacramento Bee reported yesterday that San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, the public face of a proposal to qualify a pension reform initiative for the state ballot, lost a Superior […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/chuck-reed-kamala-harris-115x115.png "Proposed Pension Reform Initiative Dealt Death Blow? UPDATE: Death Blow Dealt.")
Proposed Pension Reform Initiative Dealt Death Blow? UPDATE: Death Blow Dealt.
Posted on March 14, 2014 | 8 CommentsThe Sacramento Bee reported yesterday that San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, the public face of a proposal to qualify a pension reform initiative for the state ballot, lost a Superior […] -
![Pensions once engendered feelings of promise and security, something for workers to aspire to. Unfortunately those days have long since passed; pensions are now on the verge of extinction, except […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/rose-parade-115x115.jpg "Pensions and Politics, Tales of Doom or Tales of Boom…")
Pensions and Politics, Tales of Doom or Tales of Boom…
Posted on September 24, 2013 | 8 CommentsPensions once engendered feelings of promise and security, something for workers to aspire to. Unfortunately those days have long since passed; pensions are now on the verge of extinction, except […] -
![. Legislation to authorize the establishment of a new private sector retirement plan, known as SB-1234, seems to be moving along in the State Legislature and could soon reach the […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/elderly-insecurity-cropped-115x115.jpg "State Legislature looking at new private sector retirement plan")
State Legislature looking at new private sector retirement plan
Posted on June 2, 2012 | 6 Comments. Legislation to authorize the establishment of a new private sector retirement plan, known as SB-1234, seems to be moving along in the State Legislature and could soon reach the […] -
![. . . Mr. Paul Walters, who now stands astride our county seat of Santa Ana like a colossus as both Police Chief and appointed City Manager, gets a starring role in […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/pay-the-piper-115x115.jpg "Heads up, Santa Ana workers – time to pay the piper!")
Heads up, Santa Ana workers – time to pay the piper!
Posted on November 28, 2011 | 6 Comments. . . Mr. Paul Walters, who now stands astride our county seat of Santa Ana like a colossus as both Police Chief and appointed City Manager, gets a starring role in […] -
![. . . With the budget pressures on government these days there is increasing talk about possibly consolidating some cities, thereby reducing their numbers and the number of high priced […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/aniceplacetolive_carol.jpg "Should Fountain Valley Go?")
Should Fountain Valley Go?
Posted on September 12, 2011 | 4 Comments. . . With the budget pressures on government these days there is increasing talk about possibly consolidating some cities, thereby reducing their numbers and the number of high priced […] -
![. . . Not having a “transom” as Jerbal does, I went ahead and checked my e-mail inbox, and I liked what I found: A new battle-cry from my favorite […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/joe-shaw-115x115.png "Huntington Beach Councilman Joe Shaw calls for “Common Sense, Not Costa Mesa” in HB.")
Huntington Beach Councilman Joe Shaw calls for “Common Sense, Not Costa Mesa” in HB.
Posted on July 25, 2011 | 12 Comments. . . Not having a “transom” as Jerbal does, I went ahead and checked my e-mail inbox, and I liked what I found: A new battle-cry from my favorite […] -
![. . . Since the fervor on the topic of public sector pensions seems to be ongoing, I thought I would add another element to the discussion in pursuit of […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/investments-pg-115x115.jpg "Public Sector Pensions – The Investment Return Conundrum")
Public Sector Pensions – The Investment Return Conundrum
Posted on July 10, 2011 | 5 Comments. . . Since the fervor on the topic of public sector pensions seems to be ongoing, I thought I would add another element to the discussion in pursuit of […] -
![. . . . This just came in from the OCEA: Superior Court Justice Tam Nomoto Schumann has issued a temporary injunction against the Righeimer gang’s planned layoff/outsourcing of half […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/justice1-115x115.jpg "Breaking: Superior Court judge temporarily halts Costa Mesa layoffs.")
Breaking: Superior Court judge temporarily halts Costa Mesa layoffs.
Posted on July 5, 2011 | 11 Comments. . . . This just came in from the OCEA: Superior Court Justice Tam Nomoto Schumann has issued a temporary injunction against the Righeimer gang’s planned layoff/outsourcing of half […] -
![. . . This just in from the OCEA’s Jennifer Muir – the folks who are representing the Costa Mesa workers who are being wiped out and their jobs outsourced […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/huy-memorial.bmp "Costa Mesa’s beleaguered employees fight back in court.")
Costa Mesa’s beleaguered employees fight back in court.
Posted on May 16, 2011 | 3 Comments. . . This just in from the OCEA’s Jennifer Muir – the folks who are representing the Costa Mesa workers who are being wiped out and their jobs outsourced […] -
![. . . [by OC Progressive, cross-posted from Calitics with author’s permission. OC Progressive is Gus Ayer, a former mayor of Fountain Valley.]. Huntington Beach Ideologues Reject Pension Savings, Opt […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/crazy-train-lite-155x155.jpg "Is Huntington Beach, then, going to follow Costa Mesa’s Crazy Train?")
Is Huntington Beach, then, going to follow Costa Mesa’s Crazy Train?
Posted on May 9, 2011 | 15 Comments. . . [by OC Progressive, cross-posted from Calitics with author’s permission. OC Progressive is Gus Ayer, a former mayor of Fountain Valley.]. Huntington Beach Ideologues Reject Pension Savings, Opt […] -
![. . . 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 […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/jerry-cropped-155x155.jpg "Looking forward to the Governor’s OC visit – What brave Republican will take him on?")
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 […] -
![. . . (hit play for soundtrack) The wave of populist, democratic revolutions across the Middle East began in Tunisia, and THAT began with the self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi, the […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/tunisian-young-man-burned-himself-alive-155x155.jpg "Tunisia in Costa Mesa.")
Tunisia in Costa Mesa.
Posted on March 21, 2011 | 25 Comments. . . (hit play for soundtrack) The wave of populist, democratic revolutions across the Middle East began in Tunisia, and THAT began with the self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi, the […] -
![fluff, v.t. = to arouse a pornographic actor for a sexual scene. – Urban Dictionary. How far hath the O.C. Weekly‘s star journalist R. Scott Moxley – bane of B-1 […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/riggy-bloated-155x155.jpg "The Once-Great R. Scott Moxley Fluffs Jim Righeimer.")
The Once-Great R. Scott Moxley Fluffs Jim Righeimer.
Posted on March 17, 2011 | 66 Commentsfluff, v.t. = to arouse a pornographic actor for a sexual scene. – Urban Dictionary. How far hath the O.C. Weekly‘s star journalist R. Scott Moxley – bane of B-1 […]
