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![[I was poking through our ample file of unpublished drafts looking for something to post today when I came across something from Gus Ayer, our late and lamented “Mayor Quimby.” […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/gusayerschool1-e1372728780738.jpg "Gus Ayer: How & why to wage a losing campaign. UPDATE – School for untouchables in India named for Gus!")
![. Diamond started something along these lines, the night Gus died…but Diamond only scratched the surface. Here’s the wit and wisdom of late Fountain Valley Mayor Gus Ayer (1949-2013) as […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Gus-hippie-in-70s-115x115.jpg "Poor Gus’ Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Mayor Ayer")
![. Gus Ayer, the former mayor of Fountain Valley (who wrote on the Orange Juice Blog as “Mayor Quimby”) was probably Orange County’s top progressive political strategist and activist. He […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/gus-at-meeting-115x115.jpg "Mayor Quimby’s last piece: Can the Municipal Water District of OC Find A Reason to Exist?")
![It’s that time of transitions, when newly elected members of legislative bodies are sworn in. Some transitional meetings are organized so they are just ceremonial, with outgoing members […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/rice-ta-115x115.jpg "Breaking – Margie Rice Returns to Westminster Council, Tri Ta first elected Viet Mayor in US!")
![. It’s been a busy two weeks at the Registrar’s office as Neal Kelley’s staff went through a painstaking task of verifying individual signatures on over a quarter of a […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/LOSER-MAX-X-115x115.jpg "Orange County’s Biggest Losers! Election 2012 edition.")
![. The battle over adding toll lanes on the 405 is a classic example of government at its worst. The battle is not between alternatives and the proponents for various […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Kempton-and-swing-votes-115x115.jpg "OCTA 405 Toll Decision This Morning – Will the Board Lead?")
![In a meeting of the OCTA Highways Committee this morning, toll lane proponents admitted that the votes were not there for their plan to add tolls to the 405. Instead, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/gus-ayer-on-freeway-traffic-115x115.png "OCTA Highway Committee Meeting: “Votes Not There for Toll Lanes”")
![In a peculiarly disjointed editorial, the OC Register took a shot at Stanton on July 18th, How can Stanton avoid bankruptcy? The opinion piece started with a few false premises, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bankrupcyclock-115x115.jpg "OC Register vs Stanton. Which one actually went bankrupt?")
![. (E-mail ALL the OCTA Board Members by clicking HERE.) In a major setback to proponents of adding tolls to the 405 Freeway, the Huntington Beach City Council turned against […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Hansen-stooge-115x115.jpg "405 Tolls – Mayor Hansen Rebuffed by HB City Council. UPDATE – Fountain Valley Piles On! And now, La Palma!")
![. (E-mail ALL the OCTA Board Members by clicking HERE.) If you listen to the highly-paid OCTA staffers defending the idea of converting free car pool lanes to toll lanes, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/scam-alert-2-115x115.jpg "Tolls on the 405 – Cooking the Books with Two Very Different Sets of Numbers")
![. (E-mail ALL the OCTA Board Members by clicking HERE.) If you think the tolls on OC’s existing toll roads are outrageous, you will be scandalized by the projections for […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/toll-glutton-cropped-better-115x115.jpg "405 Toll Projection – $2.95 for Three Miles!")
![. (E-mail ALL the OCTA Board Members by clicking HERE.) At the June 25 OCTA Meeting, Santa Ana Mayor-for-life and OCTA Director Miguel Pulido made a cryptic comment about financing […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/lies-cars-colored-115x115.jpg "OCTA Expects Billions in Revenue from 405 Tolls")
![. (E-mail ALL the OCTA Board Members by clicking HERE.) During a raucous standing-room only meeting in Seal Beach, Vice-Mayor Gary Miller made it clear that the City of Seal […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Kempton-and-Governator-115x115.jpg "Seal Beach and Westminster to join Costa Mesa in opposing Tolls on 405")
![. (E-mail ALL the OCTA Board Members by clicking HERE.) The Voice of OC has published a long and extremely significant Community Editorial by Jack Eidt on the proposed Toll […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Toll-Roads-450-115x115.jpg "405 Toll Lanes: A Taxpayer Bailout for the Failed 73 San Joaquin Hills Toll Road?")
Lou looked a-ok when he was photo-op’ing with Betty franco last month. https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0JFU9NpC2TtyRxQy2ix1NSVitBus3qQTWjm3GSaHiY2HkPyeQesQJ9Gg4X95Sgfrol&id=BettyforIrvine&seo_visit=1 Betty takes money from dhs officers and…
Bao was hell of unstable. Shoulda been Joe Dunn. Could be Moreno or Sarmiento in 28. Not sure Jose running…
Correa is undergoing an unspecified medical procedure that's keeping him away from Congress in Orange County until he's "medically cleared":…
Representative Correa did not even vote to impeach Hegseth today. Bring back Representative Sanchez. Correa has been a real disappointment…
In case you missed it us senate candidate Colom’s choose another protein ad. https://youtube.com/shorts/ozTp2-tou5I?is=y2Z8XmsY-iyyKhO6
It’s very impressive re Kim! I was wrong about her. But I doubt that fundraiser had any effect. There was…
And how about that Jane Kim, Insurance Commissioner, who won statewide against a 5-1 funding advantage and the opposition of…
The copd wants to take credit for Jessie Lopez but too bad so sad they can’t. Further proof that democrat…
"...please leave your contact information so that we can ignore you as quickly as possible." Now that's funny.
Pro Turkish Tony Strickland is unemployed. Good riddance. https://www.instagram.com/p/DKTaxumR1nF/ Republicans are conflicted. All anti al-sayed While in bed with Turks.