Let’s not even talk about this fucked-up year. But we do have this tradition on this blog, where we at least list (and celebrate?) our stories that got the most readers each year. So let’s get on with that…

#1. ICE’s Field Day in Anaheim (8-16-2025) – 14,000+ readers

Figures, the biggest one would be about Trump’s stormtroopers tearing apart our communities. On this day I just happened to be out with the young rebels who help defend this town from ICE, when the masked assholes came and kidnapped a bunch of day laborers from the Brookhurst Home Depot. Then, guessing correctly, the rebels got word to the Euclid Carwash which is wear ICE was heading next so the workers there got away. But meanwhile black Fullerton citizen Isaac Dominguez stood up to them, got tackled and arrested. And finally, frustrated at not catching any immigrants there, the Nazis set off a bunch of tear gas canisters for no reason. Lotsa pics and videos in the story. Sadly there have been many similar days since then and will be many more to come.

The fact the story got over 14k views so quickly is probably attributable to it being posted on the Drudge Report. If you guessed that means most of the folks who read it were racist anti-American morons from all over the country who just wanted to watch Anaheim getting tear-gassed, you’d be right, and you can see the ignorant anonymous pricks in the comments section where we had fun swatting them around!

#2. Albert Arzola, 19, Killed by Anaheim Police Last Night (Dec, 6500+)

Yeah, a horrific local tragedy will get a lot of readers too, especially when we were the only ones covering it – until like yesterday, when the Arzola family’s lawyer put on a really effective press conference! But up till then, all the press reports were bland stenography of what police spokesmen dictated; ONLY the Orange Juice Blog was questioning, talking to witnesses, and pointing out contradictions! You are welcome. JUSTICE FOR ALBERT!

#3. FOUR running in next month’s Special Senate Election (Jan., 4600+)

I guess 4600 people found this useful, but I was hoping the VERY corrupt carpetbagging MAGAt Tony Strickland would be kept under 50% in the primary so there’d be time for people to learn how dirty he is. No such luck though, he whupped these three pretty handily in February. I wonder if it would be so easy now, after the public experiencing a Year of Trump II. Still, Democrats need good candidates in OC, where are they?

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The Year of Living Myovichly

Stories #4-7 were all by our new friend Sam Myovich!

(And they’re mostly about the Placentia – Yorba Linda USD,
which was recovered from the nutjobs in the 2024 election.)

#4. The Axe Begins to Fall at PYLUSD – and so quickly!

(3800 this year; 7883 since late Dec. 2024!)

#5. CHARTER MADNESS and PYLUSD (Jan., 2800+)

#6. Jurupa Transgender Athlete AB Hernandez Inspires Placentia & Yorba Linda!
(April, 2800+)

#7. The Waste, Fraud & Abuse of the PYLUSD Extremists: 3 Lawsuits
(August, 2200+)

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And, Geez. This is an Old One of Mine…

#8. Embracing Gracey (2050 this year; 6917 since I wrote it in 2018.)

I guess each time crazy Gracey Van Der Mark runs for a new office, people pass this old chestnut around and read it. And now she’s running for assembly, against Republican Matt Harper, fascist Nick Taurus, and great Democrat Chris Kluwe! (Our endorsement post for Kluwe, by Myovich, will be coming out at the beginning of the year.)

#9. Twelve – Count ’em – TWELVE Lawsuits Against Newport “businesswoman” Andrea McElroy (May, 1951)

This was a nice fun scoop, but still this ditzy education saboteur got elected. Shame on that part of Newport.

#10. Memories of Mater Dei’s Father Michael Harris
(Over 2000 since late Dec. ’24)

Having attended Mater Dei High School while this serial sex predator was principal, I felt qualified to give an interesting perspective. . .

Will finish this tonight or tomorrow, gotta go play a buncha gigs – HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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THE BEST STORIES (that shoulda got more readers)

What the Hell is Happening with Todd Ament? (With Receipts) December

Gate Tax Fever Breaks, and Jeff Flint Attempts a Comeback (November)

Peter Grant, Sultan of Cypress (September)

St. Melahat Who Slew the Cabal Dragon! (August) – and Greg’s story on Melahat

Aliso Viejo’s Pride Flag Survives Mike Munzing (April)

A Harsher Sentence For Harish Sidhu and Sidhu Gets Two Months (March) – and my Register piece

West OC Councilwoman Crime Docket: Introducing Seal Beach’s Lisa Landau! (February)

Transparency Backslide in Anaheim: The Public Calendars (January)

Why We Need a Tenants United Anaheim (October)

other great Myovich stories

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