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- Irvine Valkyrie is Katherine Daigle, the once and future Irvine mayoral candidate, an independent-minded Republican who is aligned with neither of the two dominant Irvine political cliques.
![Many Californians continue to struggle through the incredibly-slow economic recovery… wages in many areas are stagnant, employment opportunities are difficult to find and November tax hikes and Obamacare stand as […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/scrooge-mcduck-thanks-for-money-115x115.jpg "California’s Lawmakers thank YOU, the Taxpayer!")
![Citizens of Irvine have been looking forward to the development of the Great Park for quite a while now, but yet again, progress has stalled. Is this due to a […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/lalloway-v-shea-115x115.jpg "The Great Park’s Great Facebook Divide")
![Every once in a while a local story comes around that makes one wonder about the lengths some lawyers and politicians will go to, thinking they’re above the law. If […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/detective-with-flashlight-115x115.jpg "Costa Mesa’s “Watergate” – Grisham or Keystone Kops?")
![“Why does government cost so much?” is a question taxpayers often ask themselves. There are many answers to that but in the case of Metrolink the response is a simple […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Money-Train-e1383971103277.jpg "Metrolink: Lies, Big Money, Ridiculous Corruption.")
![Immigration reform is an issue that has been discussed and debated about for years now yet no national consensus has been reached. Unfortunately, like many other important issues facing the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/immigration-115x115.png "Immigration Reform, back to the front of the line!")
![Finally, here’s some good news for you… something to cheer about! The city of Irvine is scheduled to receive $134.5 million dollars over the next 17 years. This is the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/other-peoples-money-e1382582929671.png "Irvine gets to play with “other people’s money.”")
![For the second time in less than twenty years, the United States government has been shut down. Is this the work of some enemy foreign government? A terrorist group? Some […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/images-2-115x115.jpg "The World’s Superpower, Governed by Stubborn Children")
![Homelessness is a nationwide problem that our city government representatives seem to be overlooking. We ship hundreds of millions of dollars to relieve other countries’ crises and disasters but we […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/entrance-115x115.jpg "A Village of Hope, OUTSIDE of Irvine")
![Pensions once engendered feelings of promise and security, something for workers to aspire to. Unfortunately those days have long since passed; pensions are now on the verge of extinction, except […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/rose-parade-115x115.jpg "Pensions and Politics, Tales of Doom or Tales of Boom…")
![Let’s pretend for a moment we’re in charge of building a school for our city and there are a couple of different options as far as location goes. Site A […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/great-park-musick-jail-115x115.jpg "Should Irvine’s new highschool be built near the Great Park or a Prison – you’re seriously asking?")
![It’s becoming increasingly clear that the Assad government of Syria is now using chemical weapons on its own people. During a recent escalation of its attacks on allegedly rebel areas (the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/paul-revere-ride-2-e1377651016828.jpg "The British Are Coming (to Syria.) Where Is The United States?")
![In 2002, Orange County voters approved the building of a grand metropolitan park consisting of approximately 1300 acres of land, formerly occupied by a Marine base. A lovely idea, right? […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/mjlzxf-b781077679z.120130313101206000grl1cui6m.2-115x115.jpg "OC’s “Great Park” still essentially an abandoned Marine Base!")
![An ever-present and growing problem in today’s recession economy has been the acquisitive public employee unions and related organizations. The city of Irvine is no stranger to this, particularly when […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/fire-tax-115x115.jpg "No such thing as a Good Tax: Irvine and the OC Fire Authority")
![According to a fairly intelligent man named Albert Einstein, “Insanity” is defined as doing something over and over again and expecting different results; I’m not certain what inspired Albert Einstein […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/letter-on-floor-115x115.jpg "Lalloway’s “Memo to File”")
Experience.
And where do you derive this special knowledge, Zenger? We should start calling you Z-Anon.
This is what I call a "hall pass." It's when the kleptocracy lets one of their minions stray off the…
Did you just figure out Flint is back? Dude, try to keep up.
There is a tactic used occasionally by elected officials. It involves bringing something forward in order to let it die.…
I love how Ashleigh talks about government not picking winners and losers. 30 years late and the wrong political party!
Well, guess who re-published Ashleigh's anti-gate tax piece? Matt Cunningham's Anaheim Observer (and also his OC Independent.) The Klepto-Blog! Just…
Hey, them books ain't a-gonna burn themselves.
AHhahaha... figured out you're talking about Willie "The Weenie" O'Neill.
Experience at what, Z-Anon? Conspiracy theorizing? You're so out-of-touch it's almost funny.