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- Hodgins: Ticket Givebacks are a Vital Lifeline for Arts Groups During the Coronavirus Pandemic
- Westminster Could Have Its First Vietnamese American City Manager, But He Comes With Controversy
- Newsom Restores Funding To OC Veterans Cemetery In Final Budget, Next Steps Unclear
- Santa Ana Unified School District Adopts Plan For Reopening Schools in The Fall
- Hospital Workers Ring Alarm Bells, Say Fountain Valley Hospital Could be Coronavirus Hotspot
- Voice of OC Reporter Spencer Custodio Named a Top Online Journalist in Southern California
- OC Hospitals Preparing for ‘Crisis Care Strategies’ as Coronavirus Patients Rise Sharply
- Hunger Strike Grips OC Jails Over Holiday Break Due to Lack of Visitations And Hot Meals
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- OC Politics by Pedroza and friends
- 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
- Michelle Steel condemns riots, looting and attacks on law enforcement in O.C. during the Floyd protests
- U.S. Senator Kamala Harris endorses Josh Newman for the State Senate
- CA GOP Senate Republican Leader issues a statement on the violent protests
- Anti COVID-19 lockdown protest in San Clemente results in eight arrests
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What Went Wrong With the 2020 Westminster Recall?
Posted on May 14, 2020 | 7 CommentsLotta factors, all infuriating... -
![Final Results (pretty much) Wednesday morning: The best news: Judge Joanne Motoike (right) won by a lot! Board of Education incumbent David Boyd beat his tea-party challenger whatsisname by a […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/terrified-3-e1401803109970.gif "Your June 2014 Primary Election OCD Live-blogging Thread! (Last update Thursday)")
Your June 2014 Primary Election OCD Live-blogging Thread! (Last update Thursday)
Posted on June 3, 2014 | 12 CommentsFinal Results (pretty much) Wednesday morning: The best news: Judge Joanne Motoike (right) won by a lot! Board of Education incumbent David Boyd beat his tea-party challenger whatsisname by a […] -
![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 […] -
![. . . Spoiler Alert Spoiler After we published part two of this blockbuster four-part series detailing the trials, tribulations, and eventual triumph of our friend Paul Lucas, the always-hateful […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/yak-steele-danielle-115x115.png "The Triumph of Paul Lucas pt 3: Keystone Kops, Steele Smith, and remembering Danielle.")
The Triumph of Paul Lucas pt 3: Keystone Kops, Steele Smith, and remembering Danielle.
Posted on March 4, 2014 | 50 Comments. . . Spoiler Alert Spoiler After we published part two of this blockbuster four-part series detailing the trials, tribulations, and eventual triumph of our friend Paul Lucas, the always-hateful […] -
![. . . “…Paul Lucas won’t be the last to have been left drooling and limping pathetically in an erratic loop by one too many encounters with the everlasting car […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/paul-lucas-cannabis-e1392709184983.jpg "The Triumph of Paul Lucas pt 2: Bad Buena Park Cops and Feckless Druggies!")
The Triumph of Paul Lucas pt 2: Bad Buena Park Cops and Feckless Druggies!
Posted on February 18, 2014 | 63 Comments. . . “…Paul Lucas won’t be the last to have been left drooling and limping pathetically in an erratic loop by one too many encounters with the everlasting car […] -
![We all know Paul Lucas here – those of us who read blogs, and anyone who’s been involved in local politics over the last decade, especially in the Democratic Party. […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/paul-lucas-pier-cropped1-115x115.jpg "The Triumph of Paul Lucas over Dirty Cops and Draconian Drug Warriors, pt 1.")
The Triumph of Paul Lucas over Dirty Cops and Draconian Drug Warriors, pt 1.
Posted on February 16, 2014 | 33 CommentsWe all know Paul Lucas here – those of us who read blogs, and anyone who’s been involved in local politics over the last decade, especially in the Democratic Party. […] -
![. It’s been a busy two weeks at the Registrar’s office as Neal Kelley’s staff went through a painstaking task of verifying individual signatures on over a quarter of a […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/LOSER-MAX-X-115x115.jpg "Orange County’s Biggest Losers! Election 2012 edition.")
Orange County’s Biggest Losers! Election 2012 edition.
Posted on November 21, 2012 | 23 Comments. It’s been a busy two weeks at the Registrar’s office as Neal Kelley’s staff went through a painstaking task of verifying individual signatures on over a quarter of a […] -
![When I say that I didn’t believe that this would ever happen, I’m not playing some cheap political game. I had a lot of respect for Michele Martinez before she […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/trannie-tran-115x115.jpg "The Tran’s Formation is Complete: Michele Embraces Hispanophobe Van Tran.")
The Tran’s Formation is Complete: Michele Embraces Hispanophobe Van Tran.
Posted on April 15, 2012 | 24 CommentsWhen I say that I didn’t believe that this would ever happen, I’m not playing some cheap political game. I had a lot of respect for Michele Martinez before she […] -
![. . . You’d think from the look of things, wouldn’t you, that Orange County’s Vietnamese-American community, selflessly consenting to sabotage themselves in the one place where redistricting seemed to […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/3-viets-in-72-115x115.jpg "Brilliant, just brilliant: THREE Viets line up against Matt Harper in the 72nd AD.")
Brilliant, just brilliant: THREE Viets line up against Matt Harper in the 72nd AD.
Posted on November 8, 2011 | 16 Comments. . . You’d think from the look of things, wouldn’t you, that Orange County’s Vietnamese-American community, selflessly consenting to sabotage themselves in the one place where redistricting seemed to […] -
![. . . Hark! how the sultry pre-September days are enlivened by exaltation of birdsong. All the larger species are chirping the jolly tune about the Victim Party (the California […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/poop-115x115.jpg "Late August chismes: the new Districts and next year’s Elections!")
Late August chismes: the new Districts and next year’s Elections!
Posted on August 24, 2011 | 39 Comments. . . Hark! how the sultry pre-September days are enlivened by exaltation of birdsong. All the larger species are chirping the jolly tune about the Victim Party (the California […] -
![. . . Orange County’s four newly redrawn State Senate districts are not quite as exciting as our new Congressional Districts (with one probable Dem pickup and a Repug cage-match) […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/voila-oven-115x115.jpg "…and lastly, our new State Senate Districts.")
…and lastly, our new State Senate Districts.
Posted on August 3, 2011 | 19 Comments. . . Orange County’s four newly redrawn State Senate districts are not quite as exciting as our new Congressional Districts (with one probable Dem pickup and a Repug cage-match) […] -
![. . . These new districts seem pretty fair. The Commission did a fine job, and it’s unlikely any judge is going to overturn these after all the work, all […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/voila-115x115.jpg "OC’s new Congressional Districts! (UPDATED with new analysis, chismes, and wisecracks.)")
OC’s new Congressional Districts! (UPDATED with new analysis, chismes, and wisecracks.)
Posted on July 29, 2011 | 9 Comments. . . These new districts seem pretty fair. The Commission did a fine job, and it’s unlikely any judge is going to overturn these after all the work, all […] -
![. . . “Like musical chairs, etc.” – people seem fond of that apt Dan Schnur quote from the LA Times, referring to the practical effects of California’s redistricting. It’s […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/stabbed-in-back-115x115.jpg "Like “musical chairs with switchblades” – the latest Redistricting Scuttlebutt")
Like “musical chairs with switchblades” – the latest Redistricting Scuttlebutt
Posted on June 14, 2011 | 5 Comments. . . “Like musical chairs, etc.” – people seem fond of that apt Dan Schnur quote from the LA Times, referring to the practical effects of California’s redistricting. It’s […] -
![. . . “After following this issue for over a year and continually fighting to keep the Orange County Fairgrounds under public ownership, I could not sit by and watch […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/politicians-against-the-fairgrounds-swindle-155x155.jpg "Derail the Sale hauls out the big guns as Correa, Solorio and Foley join the Fairgrounds Swindle Lawsuit.")
Derail the Sale hauls out the big guns as Correa, Solorio and Foley join the Fairgrounds Swindle Lawsuit.
Posted on December 11, 2010 | 12 Comments. . . “After following this issue for over a year and continually fighting to keep the Orange County Fairgrounds under public ownership, I could not sit by and watch […]
