![. . . . [read pt. 2 of this report here.] Clever ruse. Mission Viejo 2 tier pension reform linked to employee pay increases. Part 1 of 2 Item #21 […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/iceberg.jpg "Clever ruse: Mission Viejo Tier 2 pension reform linked to employee wage increase. (pt 1 of 2-pt series)")
![. . . . . . There are times when we are told to “keep our powder dry.” In this case I refer to exposing those who abuse […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/vera-coking.jpg "Why I would not have supported Donald Trump for president")
![Welcome to the many readers who have discovered this story from 13-1/2 months ago over the past couple of days. Please be sure to read the comments, especially the first […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/obamacare.jpg "Obamacare waivers. Did you make the updated list?")
![. . . . . The following letter, sent to the SVUSD Board last night, raises questions on the pending closure of Aliso Elementary school in Lake Forest. While I can understand […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/svusd-budget-155x155.jpg "Letter to Saddleback Valley USD Board from Lake Forest Parent")
![In Pakistani debriefing of Amal al-ASadah, the Yemeni wife of Osama who was shot in the assault, she claims to have lived in the Abbottabad compound for the past […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Osama-family-155x155.jpg "We want to see Osama’s toddler’s Pakistani birth certificate")
![. . . . As a follow up to my post on CIA Jawbreaker team efforts in Tora Bora, led by CIA’s Gary Berntsen, I have just re-read his on-the-scene accounts […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Jawbreaker1-155x155.jpg "Pakistan… it’s complicated.")
![. . . As we celebrate the successful operation of killing of Osama Bin Laden, aka Geronimo, with “talking heads” referring to earlier efforts in the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Jawbreaker-155x155.jpg "Challenges hunting Osama bin-Laden in Tora Bora: from “Jawbreaker”")
![. . . Perhaps I am spending too much time writing about high-speed rail. Last night a small group of concerned parents were railroaded by the “7/11 Committee” of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/SVUSD.bmp "Travesty at Saddleback Valley USD surplus property public hearing"){kind=small}
![. . . 787 Dreamliner. Leverage. When you are a major government subcontractor and big brother or organized labor can apply pressure that impacts private sector management decisions. Case in […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/787-dreamliner-155x155.jpg "Is it un-American for Boeing to produce aircraft in South Carolina?")
![HSRA and high speed rail advocates fail to be realistic in their quest to ride the rails on the backs of other taxpayers. I’ve made our points on the flaws […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Caltrain-155x155.jpg "Are Caltrain’s budget problems a snapshot of CA HSR?")
![. . . Today’s OC Register raises an interesting point on automobiles. It has been reported that at $.65 per gallon of gasoline California pays the highest state and federal […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/EV-charge-155x155.jpg "Odometer “user fee” for electric vehicles")
![On June 19th of 2007 a group of us, organized by the Institute for Justice, protested a pending eminent domain action against the Community Youth Athletic Center (CYAC) in […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/natl-city-155x155.jpg "Property rights victory in National City")
![. . . . . Finally. We were able to convince big spenders that the piggy bank for high-speed rail funding is empty. when we interviewed Representatives Tom McClintock and […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/HSR.bmp "Thank you Rep. Tom McClintock, Rep Darrell Issa and President Obama for killing HSR funding"){kind=small}
![. . . . . One of the tricks used by redevelopment agencies across this nation is to bypass the Fifth Amendment requirement of “just compensation” by shifting to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/eminent-114x155.jpg "It’s time to spruce up our homes!")
Irvine Republicans Mike Carroll and Anthony Kuo and socialist Democrat Larry Agran voted in favor of awarding almost 10% of…
An update on this story. Tom Craik died suddenly on December 8, two years to the day after the PYLUSD…
1. Nobody ever said he never did anything wrong in his life, maybe he did, maybe he didn’t. It’s the…
Ok Albert Jr. was not on probation at the time but I confirm that he had just been charged on…
Have you recovered from being Tan and Bombed on Christmas, you alcoholic
A Orange Juice Christmas Classic - the true story - accept no substitute! https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2009/12/the-true-story-of-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer/ Also our favorite carol:
I remember Larry McNeely - one of our conservative HB allies in the successful 20-year fight against Poseidon! He seemed…
McNeely’s opinion re similarities between Irvine and HB with which I agree. https://www.facebook.com/groups/HB4UbyHBCF/posts/5374401489324441/
Here is Deidre Harris - head of NAACPOC - apparently held under the auspices of the CORCDC while it was…
Whether he previously did bad things or not is irrelevant since the cops probably didn't know who he was. Even…