![What is up with Fullerton’s Rev. Willie Holmes? The local media went nuts earlier this month when he was allegedly attacked by gang members in Fullerton. “According to Holmes, the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/willie-holmes.jpg "Fullerton pastor who was attacked by gang was on probation for lewd conduct")
![We don’t have to guess what will happen when California voters pass Abel Maldonado’s Open Primary measure. We already approved such a measure a few years ago. And sure enough, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/open-primary.jpg "Open Primary threatens both red and blue hacks")
![Here is your chance to pick up some great books for cheap – and your money will help the Santa Ana Library to purchase new products. The Friends of the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/booksale-logo.jpg "Santa Ana Friends of the Library Book Sale on today!"){kind=logo}
![Day 21 [poll id=”97″] On February 12, O.C. Register editorial writer Steven Greenhut posted an article on the Orange Punch Blog revealing that former State Senator John Lewis, a supposedly […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/jubal-monkey-countdown.jpg "Countdown – When will Jubal tell his readers that John Lewis has endorsed a Democrat?"){kind=small}
![Three people were shot in Santa Ana on Wednesday, in separate incidents, just as the City of Santa Ana announce that the dreaded Renaissance Plan is back. It looks like […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/pulido-fails-again.jpg "Three shootings in one day – in Santa Ana of course")
![[poll id=”98″] “Voting near dawn to end a three-month impasse, the California Senate approved a deal that Democrats and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger reached with a GOP holdout to resolve the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/california-budget-passes.jpg "Gas tax increase canceled as California state budget is approved")
![Take a look at the caption that accompanies the picture above, which appeared in Supervisor Janet Nguyen’s latest newsletter. She actually thinks that the folks who attended this year’s Tet […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/janet-loves-janet.jpg "Janet loves Janet")
![It’s back. Just when you thought that the Santa Ana Renaissance Plan was gone – the City Council is bringing it back. But now they are doing so under a […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/return-of-the-renaissance-plan.jpg "The Return of the dreaded Santa Ana Renaissance Plan")
![It looks like Democratic State Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg will get his way after all. Republican State Senator Abel Maldonado is asking “for ballot measures to create an open primary […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/maldonado-is-in-charge.jpg "GOP State Senator Abel Maldonado makes Democrats another offer for his vote")
![The California Senate Republicans finally dumped their leader, Dave Cogdill, who wanted to raise our taxes. Their new leader, Dennis Hollingsworth, is no slouch. I expect him to go toe […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/dennis-hollingsworth.jpg "California Republicans dump Senate leader and replace him with Dennis Hollingsworth")
![(Video Courtesy of NBC News) Uh oh! Another black eye for the OC GOP has emerged as the husband of Assemblywoman Diane Harkey has been accused of running a Ponzi […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Did Assemblywoman Diane Harkey’s husband run a Ponzi scheme?")
![Everyone is blaming the suddenly brave Republicans for the budget mess in Sacramento, but why won’t the Democrats cut the budget further instead of raising our taxes? Is there really […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/karen-bass-and-darrell-steinberg.jpg "Why won’t the Democrats cut the California budget?")
![[poll id=”93″] Steven Greenhut confirmed the other day that uber right wing “Republican consultant John Lewis will be supporting (although not working for) Clerk/Recorder Tom Daly in his bid for the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/daly-and-lewis.jpg "Uber right wing John Lewis endorses Democrat Tom Daly for the BOS")
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…
It's hard to criticize somebody who's on the right side of an issue.
Today, Umberg's office tells me "The author [Pacheco] has agreed to amend the bill back to how it came out…