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Weak-Kneed Spendthrift Cop Worshipers, bipartisan edition: Doug Chaffee and Trevor O’Neil.
Posted on March 12, 2020 | 14 CommentsPublic money is no concern to these pols when The Man comes a-knocking. -
AGENTS’ ORANGE pt 2: OC becomes a conservative powerhouse, 1920-80
Posted on November 6, 2019 | 13 CommentsSecond instalment of the unabridged history of OC! -
Vanderbilt withdraws compromise measure! (And other Living Wage desmadre…)
Posted on July 5, 2018 | 13 CommentsJames backs off the sabotage. Building trades are pathetic sellouts. Hotelier threats are empty. And a song. -
Disney $15 Living Wage: Fear of a Fiscal Impact Study!
Posted on May 16, 2018 | 14 CommentsOh. Yeah. Of course that makes sense now. -
Disney/Wincome $15/hour Living Wage Initiative Will INCREASE Anaheim Jobs!
Posted on April 23, 2018 | 27 CommentsLaugh at the desperate lies, sign the initiative! -
![. . . Vern here. I noticed this great (although not entirely completed) interview with Mayor Tait, sitting among Greg’s “drafts” from last September, and thought it was still well worth […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Tait-hardhat-115x115.png "How “Anti-Union” is Anaheim’s Mayor Tom Tait? OJB’s Diamond Asks Him the Hard(hat) Questions")
How “Anti-Union” is Anaheim’s Mayor Tom Tait? OJB’s Diamond Asks Him the Hard(hat) Questions
Posted on February 13, 2017 | 11 Comments. . . Vern here. I noticed this great (although not entirely completed) interview with Mayor Tait, sitting among Greg’s “drafts” from last September, and thought it was still well worth […] -
![. . . First I thought that the glossy Jordan Brandman endorsement in the mail was the usual OC Trade Unions supporting the politicians who make deals that generate mostly […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/brandman-muir-reed-115x115.png "OCEA’s perplexing Brandman Endorsement : the Chuck Reed excuse.")
OCEA’s perplexing Brandman Endorsement : the Chuck Reed excuse.
Posted on August 9, 2016 | 6 Comments. . . First I thought that the glossy Jordan Brandman endorsement in the mail was the usual OC Trade Unions supporting the politicians who make deals that generate mostly […] -
![. . . I’m not on the mailing list for John Moorlach’s State Senate campaign, OF COURSE!, but someone forwarded me his latest hit piece against his opponent Don Wagner. Seriously, […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/wagner-tea-party-115x115.jpg "How DARE Moorlach bring up Wagner’s prison-guards-union-funded Hawaii junket?")
How DARE Moorlach bring up Wagner’s prison-guards-union-funded Hawaii junket?
Posted on January 21, 2015 | 20 Comments. . . I’m not on the mailing list for John Moorlach’s State Senate campaign, OF COURSE!, but someone forwarded me his latest hit piece against his opponent Don Wagner. Seriously, […] -
![. . . 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 […] -
![. . . CROSSPOSTED FROM THE KITCHENMUDGE BLOG: Any good free marketeer can tell you how to make sure your job is well paid: Make it a service that’s very […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/st-josephs-strike-2014-115x115.jpg "St. Joseph Nurses Attend to their own Cuts")
St. Joseph Nurses Attend to their own Cuts
Posted on September 17, 2014 | No Comments. . . CROSSPOSTED FROM THE KITCHENMUDGE BLOG: Any good free marketeer can tell you how to make sure your job is well paid: Make it a service that’s very […] -
![Since being ordered by the Coastal Commission to conduct a serious, credible study on the “feasibility” of using more expensive but less destructive underground “infiltration galleries” in their proposed Huntington […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/rachel-crane-desal-water-115x115.png "Unpacking Poseidon’s latest Propaganda Blitz with Debbie Cook. Part 1: The CNN Puff Piece.")
Unpacking Poseidon’s latest Propaganda Blitz with Debbie Cook. Part 1: The CNN Puff Piece.
Posted on June 21, 2014 | 35 CommentsSince being ordered by the Coastal Commission to conduct a serious, credible study on the “feasibility” of using more expensive but less destructive underground “infiltration galleries” in their proposed Huntington […] -
![. . . Remember that Flag Day event I played piano for on Saturday? I used to think of it as a Democrat, or as THE OC Democrat Flag […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/alvarez-kelly-oconnell-115x115.png "Scenes from the “Labor” Flag Day: SQS, RINO’s, Teamsters and Toll Lanes!")
Scenes from the “Labor” Flag Day: SQS, RINO’s, Teamsters and Toll Lanes!
Posted on June 17, 2014 | 8 Comments. . . Remember that Flag Day event I played piano for on Saturday? I used to think of it as a Democrat, or as THE OC Democrat Flag […] -
![Last minute one-flew-over-the-transom thing, but these DPOC Flag Day events can be historic. Two years ago was where Vern and Greg met Diana Lee Carey, learned about the 405 toll […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/american-flag-with-eagle-115x115.jpg "Democrats’ Flag Day Celebration in Orange, noon to 3 today! Vern will be pounding the piano keys…")
Democrats’ Flag Day Celebration in Orange, noon to 3 today! Vern will be pounding the piano keys…
Posted on June 14, 2014 | 14 CommentsLast minute one-flew-over-the-transom thing, but these DPOC Flag Day events can be historic. Two years ago was where Vern and Greg met Diana Lee Carey, learned about the 405 toll […] -
![When I first heard that popular, termed-out, Costa Mesa Republican councilwoman Wendy Leece was planning to take on entrenched, deeply embarrassing 12-term Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, I thought, “Well, we […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/leece-rohrabacher-115x115.png "Why is Wendy Leece running against Dana Rohrabacher?")
Why is Wendy Leece running against Dana Rohrabacher?
Posted on March 5, 2014 | 49 CommentsWhen I first heard that popular, termed-out, Costa Mesa Republican councilwoman Wendy Leece was planning to take on entrenched, deeply embarrassing 12-term Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, I thought, “Well, we […]
