![While the bulk of our Orange Juice posts are to focus on Orange County politics, there surely is politics in professional sports. Furthermore the NBA’s LA Clippers have played pre […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/basketball.jpg "OC Register shows no respect to LA Clippers")
![As the city of Mission Viejo has already wasted over $100,000 designing a dog park, where those drawings were trashed due to a change of venue, I thought it time […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/P1020295-155x155.jpg "Stealth dog park exists in Mission Viejo")
![Press release from Assembly Member Diane Harkey follows: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gino Folchi January 4, 2011 949.347.7301 Harkey Bill to Curb High-Speed Spending SACRAMENTO – In an effort […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/harkey-D-155x155.jpg "Assembly Member Harkey introduces AB 76 to curb High Speed Spending")
![In today’s Wall Street Journal John Fund wrote a brief story entitled “Sheriff Dupnik Misfires.” Mr. Lund’s opening sentence says it all. “Sheriff Clarence Dupnik’s department was well aware of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Sheriff-Dupnik-155x155.jpg "Pima County sheriff’s inaction may have led to this tragedy")
![While we are bombarded by pundits making predictions and statements about the pro’s and con’s of the proposed high-speed rail lets look in the rear view mirror before heading any […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tracks-155x155.jpg "IS CA HSR compliant with Prop 1 A and AB 3034?")
![The Republic of China, America’s banker, is positioning to take over the CA HSR. Yesterday’s Fresno Bee acknowledges their having an interest in this project. As we continue to borrow […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/china-HSR-155x155.jpg "All aboard. Republic of China owned CA HSR")
![As another blogger’s post of California job losses is off the Juice radar I am posting the following Jan 6th story sent to me by Joe Holtzman,one of our […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Stion.jpg "Actual example of CA losing green related jobs")
![. . . . . . In addition to annually selecting the mayor and vice mayor in General Law cities, we also select council member city commissioners and appoint representatives […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/scam-155x155.jpg "While it’s a New Year in MV, Frank Ury’s hatred hasn’t stopped")
![Seven years ago Art Pedroza created the Orange Juice blog, considered by many as “the first political blog in Orange County.” It took almost five years for OC Register management […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/social-networks-155x155.jpg "Informing the masses with a daily drink of Orange Juice")
![. . . . . Mission Viejo Tennis Courts. For the past few years there has been an effort by “special interests” to add a single tennis court to the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/MV-tennis-courts-155x103.jpg "Solution for Mission Viejo team tennis facility expansion")
![. . . I commend John M. Nachbar, Culver City City Manager, for this effort to reassure his stakeholders that safety and transparency are paramount. CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE CITY OF […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/bell-155x155.jpg "Based on Bell, if your city uses Mayer Hoffman McCann, should you audit their work?")
![Yesterdays high speed rail article by Manteca Bulletin editor Dennis Wyatt provides current insight by someone working in the central valley of our state that warrants consideration. I say that […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/HSRV1-155x155.jpg "We must apply the brakes to CA HSR")
![. . . Technology can be a double edged sword. Are readers aware of “smart meters?” I would urge all of us to contact our state representatives to support CA […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/smart-meter.bmp "Support AB 37. Opt-out of smart meters"){kind=small}
![. . . . . Americans For Prosperity has just released a four minute video in which Joe Vranich lists the “ten top reasons” why California companies are calling moving companies. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/adios-CA2.bmp "AFP/Joe Vranich Top 10 reasons co’s leaving CA"){kind=small}
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