![(Graphic courtesy of the L.A. Times) You knew it was coming – the budget problems in Sacramento are now cropping up here in Orange County. “The squeeze on local government […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/43378229.gif "Drop in property tax revenue will result in big budget cuts at the County of Orange")
![Koos is back in Santa Ana and tonight you can enjoy their first concert production, “soundDowntown 2008,” which “is a one-day music festival on Saturday, November 15, featuring a lineup of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/main_image20large.jpg "Don’t miss Sounddowntown 2008 in Santa Ana tonight!")
![The “Usual Suspects” spent the last few weeks trying to destroy Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez, who dared to run against their boy Miguel Pulido. Now they are turning their […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "“Usual Suspects” next target – Sal Tinajero")
![During the recent City Council campaign here in Santa Ana, our Mayor, Miguel Pulido, and his Team of henchmen kept sending out mailers telling voters that Santa Ana is one […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/11738-6.jpg "New “dine and dash” in Santa Ana – eat, then rob the place!")
![When I spoke at the Santa Ana Planning Commission meeting this week, no less than four of the “Usual Suspects” showed up. And not one of them spoke out against […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/julie-stroud-must-go.jpg "Why is Julie Stroud still on a Santa Ana City Commission?"){kind=small}
![Orange County welcomes Senate President pro Tem-elect Darrell Steinberg Join Darrell and his good friend State Senator Lou Correa (District 34 – Primary, 2010) Tuesday, November 18, 2008 5:30 to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/darrell-steinberg.jpg "State Senate President Darrell Steinberg coming to Orange County")
![The Democratic Party of Orange County had a great chance to pick up a seat or two on the Garden Grove City Council. One seat was being vacated by termed […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/dems-blew-it-in-garden-grove.jpg "How did the Democrats blow it in Garden Grove?")
![I just read an interesting column over in the L.A. Times that makes the case that President Elect Barack Obama should send former California Governor Pete Wilson a thank you […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/latino_obama.jpg "Prop. 187’s legacy – a permanent Latino shift to the Democratic Party")
![Valerie Amezcua is hanging on to the last of three open seats on the SAUSD School Board by only 24 votes, as her closest challenger, Roman Reyna, continues to surge […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/reyna-24-votes-away.jpg "Valerie Amezcua hanging on to SAUSD School Board seat by 24 votes")
![The California Libertarian Party picked up a few local victories on Nov. 4. This Saturday the party will be coming together at Tony Bushala’s home in Fullerton to celebrate those […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/libertarian-party.png "Big Libertarian Party event in Fullerton this Saturday")
![The baseball team at Santa Ana’s Godinez High School is raising money by selling advertisements for local businesses on their t-shirts. You can bet that the Orange Juice Blog will […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/godinez-bear.gif "Support Santa Ana baseball players at Godinez High School")
![As O.C. Sheriff Sandra Hutchens struggles with the 2nd Amendment, her counterpart over at the Association of O.C. Deputy Sheriffs, Wayne Quint, was just re-elected President of that group. Here […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/wayne-quint.jpg "Wayne Quint re-elected President of the Assoc. of O.C. Deputy Sheriffs")
![(Picture courtesy of the O.C. Register) Failed Garden Grove City Council candidate T. Linh Ho may be young, but she has figured out why almost all the Vietnamese candidates in […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/janet-wigging-out.jpg "Memo to Janet and Van – we are tired of your political machines!")
![Santa Ana Councilman Carlos Bustamante kept bragging during his recent campaign for re-election about three Fresh and Easy Stores that were coming – but none of them appear to be […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/fresh-and-easy.gif "No Fresh and Easy stores coming to Santa Ana, but Farmer Boys is back")
Today, Umberg's office tells me "The author [Pacheco] has agreed to amend the bill back to how it came out…
I've received more e-mails about this story than usual, thanking me for it. One first amendment activist wanted to alert…
I can't even imagine what this woman thinks is in this for her. She will have no allies and tons…
They don't understand the same part the Rotting Yammites don't understand. Just from a different perspective.
This comment came from the smartest dude I know. "Which part of freedom don't the leftists understand?" Ernest P. Worrell…
Sounds like Blanca has lots of good reasons to hide stuff. Maui? SPAIN? For what, I wonder.
it's bound to incite a legal challenge. I wouldn't worry too much about it. You can certainly hold Sharon Quirk…
Right while I was writing this piece, three more came out, with invaluable info. I'll have to do a new…
Yeah I guess so. I'm gonna shift to fighting this thing. Can it be stopped? Can the Democrats who backed…
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