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- A retired Orange County employee, and moderate Republican. The editor seriously does not know OBNO's identity as did not the former editor, but his point of view is obviously interesting and valued.
![Uh-oh. After decades of quietly refusing to apply for available grant funds to boost social programs to serve the homeless and other groups of the needy, it looks like federal […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/judge-carter-2-115x115.jpg "Federal Judge uncovers Orange County’s funding priorities")
![. . . Predictably, some of the Santa Ana Civic Center homeless will not use the newly opened transit garage for shelter from the ravages of our occasional rain storms, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/angry-homeless-1-115x115.jpg "Homeless garage – plenty of parking but… ummm…")
![. . . A newspaper reports that 650,000 California drivers licenses were issued last year to undocumented persons. This means that we have 650,000 more licensed drivers than a year […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mexican-driver-115x115.jpg "Do more legal drivers mean reduced bus ridership?")
![. . . Bloomberg news is reporting that doctors in a Cape Town, South Africa hospital have successfully completed the world’s first penis transplant. The article reports that it […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/david-115x115.jpg "Penis Transplant Successful!")
![. . . The media is reporting that this weekend in Orange County volunteers are out and about to count the homeless. This in fulfillment of a federal requirement in […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/attacked-from-behind1-e1422258210780.jpg "Count the homeless… but watch your back!")
![. . . Some of it has already started, but the next month or so will see turmoil within and about county government accelerate. Currently the race for the vacant First […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/turmoil1-115x115.jpg "Turmoil Continues in County Government!")
![. . . For the second time in two years the Orange County Board of Supervisors thought it found a piece of property that could be converted to a homeless […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/old-hitchhiker1-e1416501292194.jpg "Taxpayer dollars to shelter Homeless Snowbirds?")
![. . . Much has been written here by me and others in the last week about the collapse of home delivery services for subscribers to the Orange County Register. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/scam-115x115.jpg "Is a Register home delivery scam in play?")
![. . . Back in October of 2009 I wrote here about the Register deciding to do away with its own home delivery workforce and instead contract with the Los […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Newspaper-Delivery-Boy-115x115.gif "Register Home Delivery Redux")
![. . . “Safest city in America!” “Crime at lowest level since the 1950’s!” Such headlines periodically appear in our media. Some skeptics like me have pointed out that these […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/crime-115x115.gif "Believe Crime Statistics at Your Own Peril")
![According to The Voice of OC, in a story headlined “OC Supervisors Split on Sheriff Deputy Pay Package,” at least two members of the five person Orange County Board of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/math-teacher-115x115.jpg "O C Supervisors get a lesson in retirement math")
![Much has been written about the financial health of public sector pension funds these days. The usual theme is that such funds are grossly underfunded, the sky will fall and […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/stethoscope-exam-e1403371651416.jpg "The health of our County Retirement Fund is improving!")
![Do you know what kind of militaristic organization your police or Sherif’s Department is turning into? The New York Times, in a story headlined “War Gear Flows to Police Departments,” […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/robocop-20142-115x115.jpg "Arming Law Enforcement – How Far is Too Far?")
![In spite of a lot of fanfare about last week’s election the headlines from around the state about the abysmal turnout of people who care enough to vote was the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/shrug-2-115x115.jpg "June 3 Election – 80% of Voters Don’t Give a Hoot")
The COPD is in shambles since Ada left which is a good sign of whether Ada is in this for…
Awkward, immigrant, staunch Republican politician (and, former Irvine mayor) celebrates “exposed” Turkish foreign agent on behalf of California. https://www.instagram.com/p/DSGRwlTgcLK/?img_index=1 https://tcusapac.org/a-legacy-of-community-and-generosity-the-2025-kirlikovali-holiday-party-brings-turkish-americans-together-in-california/
You should watch footage of Ma. Franco during council meetings. She is a clown that took money from Farrah Khan…
The Blie Square Super Bowl ad proves that Jews are just as racist as the rest of society. https://www.jta.org/2026/02/13/ideas/debate-over-the-blue-square-super-bowl-ad-is-fading-the-racist-responses-from-my-fellow-jews-will-be-felt-longer
There's an awful lot to digest here. Good thing I'm not hungry.
What are your sources for the publicly available information about Karina?
Betty “I’m apparently Eric's guilty secret fantasy love object” Franco [that was edited] dares the US government to try and…
OC Rag reports on OCPA v. County of Orange. https://www.ocregister.com/2026/02/12/orange-county-power-authority-seeks-nearly-1-million-from-county-in-breach-of-contract-lawsuit/ “The OC Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday, Feb. 10,…
I'm still not going to Substack sites because I've heard some unsettling things about the organization and am waiting for…
Greg, Don’t be silly. The DPOC doesn’t have any money let alone money to throw at the likes of Joe…