![Picture Courtesy of the O.C. Register “Authorities seized more than a dozen rifles and handguns during an early-morning raid Thursday that spanned Orange and Riverside counties and targeted a small […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/santa-ana-gangs-well-armed.jpg "Small Santa Ana gang was armed to the teeth!")
![UPDATE: One of our readers has launched a new O.C. lobbyist database. Click here to check it out. Lobbyists have had the run of Orange County for far too long. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/lobbyist-register.jpg "Why don’t lobbyists have to register with the County of Orange?")
![Renowned conservative Fullerton Councilman Shawn Nelson is having his campaign kick off party this Saturday, May 2. Shawn will be announcing his campaign for the 4th Supervisorial District, to replace […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/shawn-nelson-for-supervisor.jpg "The Shawn Nelson Supervisorial campaign launches this Saturday!")
![[poll id=”145″]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Who should be the next Santa Ana Educators’ Association President?")
![Would ANY Orange County legislator be stupid enough to support Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Propositions 1A-1F? Well, the answer is yes. A pajarito reported that one of Assemblyman Jose Solorio’s […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/jose-solorio-supports-1a-through-1f.jpg "Jose Solorio pimped for Propositions 1A-1F before Democrat state convention")
![Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez will be joining with Orange County housing, business and academic leaders to report on the federal stimulus programs and state of county’s economy, this Friday, May 1, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/loretta-sanchez-employee-free-choice-act.jpg "Loretta Sanchez working overtime this Friday")
![This is sure to drive the O.C. Republicans nuts! State Senator Gil Cedillo is coming to Orange County, specifically to Santa Ana, to raise money for his Congressional campaign. Cedillo […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/gil-cedillo-in-santa-ana.jpg "Congressional candidate Gil Cedillo coming to Santa Ana on Sunday")
![“Orange County supervisors voted Tuesday to reinstate a health education contract with Planned Parenthood that they had suspended last month after a debate over abortion,” according to the O.C. Register. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/oc-talibani-supervisors.jpg "O.C. Supervisors suck it up and restore funding to Planned Parenthood")
![The SAUSD’s “2,700-member teachers union ratified a contract today that strips five years’ worth of retirement health insurance coverage from teachers with less than 10 years of Santa Ana Unified […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/saea-sucks.jpg "SAUSD teacher’s union screws younger teachers out of five years of benefits")
![The final results of our poll are in – and our readers selected the O.C. Weekly’s Gustavo Arellano as the “Most Influential Political Blogger in Orange County.” Congratulations Gustavo! Some […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/the-most-influential-blogger-in-orange-county.jpg "The number one O.C. political blogger is Gustavo Arellano!"){kind=small}
![“Former Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona was sentenced today to 5 ½ years in federal prison by a judge who said his crime had brought shame to the county and […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/mike-carona-goes-to-jail.jpg "Mike Carona gets five a half years in the hole…")
![(Picture Courtesy of the AP) “An earthquake shook Mexico’s capital early Monday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The USGS said the epicenter was in Guerrero state, where the coastal […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/mexico-city-quake-and-swine-flu.jpg "Mexico City hit by 5.9 Earthquake")
![UPDATE: “Federal officials today declared a public health emergency involving human swine flu, warning Americans to prepare for widespread outbreaks now or in the future, yet urging them not to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/swine-flu-outbreak.jpg "Do we need to be worried about the Swine Flu outbreak?")
![Abel Maldonado just might come out on top after all. According to the San Jose Mercury News, Maldonado just might end up getting appointed to replace John Garamendi as our […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/lt-governor-abel-maldonado.jpg "Lt. Governor Abel Maldonado?")
Hi Vern, Thanks for all of your efforts in helping us outsiders make rational, ethical choices in local elections. As…
It's about time! I've been calling for a Nascar David P for weeks - someone at CHISPA finally made one.…
It's about time! I've been calling for a Nascar David P for weeks - someone at CHISPA finally made one.…
I don't know why Greg woulda done that, longtime commenter who was most recently "Phil de Basquette" (and before that,…
Just happened to run across some possibly useful info ; observations on Garden Grove situation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1sJgGwbcHU but lets see how…
Becerra is just more of the same milquetoast Dems that got us into where we are today. California needs real…
Thank you, Greg!
Thank you, Vern and Greg!
It's about the struggle against the rich and powerful; against oppression; the struggle for justice .
Icymi carpetbagging Ada canvassing with Zahra. Hahahaha. She is shameless. https://www.instagram.com/p/DYQrltGB7gQ/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DY6O0GBkUfX/