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- Somewhat verbose attorney, semi-disabled and semi-retired, residing in northwest Brea. Occasionally ran for office against jerks who otherwise would have gonr unopposed. Got 45% of the vote against Bob Huff for State Senate in 2012; Josh Newman then won the seat in 2016. In 2014 became the first attorney to challenge OCDA Tony Rackauckas since 2002; Todd Spitzer then won that seat in 2018. Every time he's run against some rotten incumbent, the *next* person to challenge them wins! He's OK with that. Corrupt party hacks hate him. He's OK with that too. He does advise some local campaigns informally and (so far) without compensation. (If that last bit changes, he will declare the interest.) His daughter is a professional campaign treasurer. He doesn't usually know whom she and her firm represent. Whether they do so never influences his endorsements or coverage. (He does have his own strong opinions.) But when he does check campaign finance forms, he is often happily surprised to learn that good candidates he respects often DO hire her firm. (Maybe bad ones are scared off by his relationship with her, but they needn't be.)
![. . . The Cunningblog’s transom has been defiled by yet another “legally, it’s NOT a bribe!” fundraiser announcement. But this one’s sort of special. It comes from Todd Ament on behalf […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Kring-cowl-neck-115x115.png "Anaheim Chamber, @ 5:30 Tues., Holds “It’s NOT a Bribe!” Fundraiser to Pay Off Kring’s $40K Loan to Herself")
![. . . UPDATE, 10:00 p.m.: The DPOC Central Committee unanimously condemned Brandman’s vote on Monday night and urged him to reverse his stance and support a 2016 election for […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Conspirators-Against-Central-Anaheim-Voting-in-2016-115x115.png "Brandman’s Betrayal of Anaheim Latinos in 2016, Part 2: ‘Disenfranchised Latinos’ — or Whites? UPDATE: DPOC Condemns!")
![. . . It may be that the general condemnation of Jordan Brandman for voting to keep Central Anaheim, the most Latino portion of the city, from voting on its own […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Strep-Throat-115x115.jpg "Weekend Open Thread: Did the Decision to Stall Latino Representation Result from a Medical Malady?")
![. . . Pressure has apparently been building on Anaheim Councilman Jordan Brandman to reverse his vote on which of Anaheim’s newly created election districts will come up for election in […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Brave-Sir-Jordan-Ran-Away-115x115.jpg "Jordan Brandman, Facing Democratic Protests, Will Reportedly Skip Truman Dinner")
![. . . The City Council’s meeting videos has been down this morning — “We are experiencing technical issues and are currently working on this issue.” That’s too bad — […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Anaheim-Recommended-Map-Not-So-Fast-There-115x115.jpg "Betraying Latinos, Brandman Shuts Central Anaheim Out of 2016 Election, Part 1")
![. . . OJB has learned (as of 11:40 a.m.) that former Assessor Webster Guillory has been found guilty of two counts in his election fraud case. The case arose […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Guillory-and-the-Fateful-Forms-115x115.png "BREAKING: Guillory Guilty on Two Counts in Election Fraud Case")
![. . . An essay has come out by the ironically surnamed Reihan Salam of Slate that everyone who cares about U.S. economic policy and global foreign policy needs to read. It’s […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Boot-on-the-neck-115x115.jpg "Weekend Open Thread: A Breathtaking Manifesto for American Hegemony")
![. . . The photo above shows a few over the Great Park shortly before sunset today. We will be following this story as additional reports come through on Facebook. More […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Fire-in-Great-Park-e1447032372942-115x115.jpg "Report of Smoke and Fire in Great Park")
![. . . At the first Democratic debate, Hillary Clinton went after Bernie Sanders on the issue of gun control, a rare issue on which she is to his left. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Clinton-Sanders-Rural-Furor-115x115.png "The Sexist Hexes, the Rural Furor, and Who Really Cares About Guns")
![. . . This came across someone else’s — OK, Scott Lay’s, at Around the Capitol — transom: There is an opening for Disneyland Resort Manager, Government Relations based in […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Nocella-Murray-Brandman1-115x115.jpg "Jobs, Jobs, Job!")
![. . . The TPP is out — and, amazingly, not buried on a Friday afternoon. (Maybe that would have been too obvious.) We might as well get a jump […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Se7en-whats-in-the-box-e1446767699295-115x115.jpg "(Early) Weekend Open Thread: Open the Box, Read the TPP Text, and Weep")
![. . . Gustavo Arellano, the libertarian-ish useful tool of opponents of rival OC Latino activists whom I’ve come to call “Buquer Ti Oashington” for his “up by your bootstraps” advice […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Brandman-Lodge-sign-defaced-115x115.jpg "Let’s Check Out Gustavo’s (Chickenshit) Anaheim Council Endorsements from 2012")
![. . . Earlier this week, I wanted to find out what the smartest and most interesting English-language writers around thought about the World Series. I went to Grantland.com; it […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Grantland-15-Biggest-Plays-in-MLB-History-115x115.jpg "Weekend Open Thread: HBO Should Buy and Publish Grantland.com!")
![. . . Well, this was on Facebook, and I expect that Geoff West of A Bubbling Cauldron is going to cover it, having already touched on the controversy in […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Costa-Mesa-Motel-Refugees-1-e1445572759741-115x115.jpg "Costa Mesans Stage Heartfelt Protest Against Eradication of Affordable Housing")
You are such a pushover Vern.