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- Anaheim resident for several decades. In addition to political blogging, another area of interest is providing habitats for the Monarch butterfly. http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2013/12/caterpillars-crossing-in-a-city-at-a-crossroads/
![“Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear-drenched communities, and in […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/MLK-Day-2014-115x115.jpg "Dr King’s Challenges — and Today’s")
![A sign in my front yard warns visitors to look where they step, as the yard is a habitat for several creatures. One of them is a type of caterpillar. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/caterpillar-115x115.jpg "Caterpillars Crossing in a City at a Crossroads…")
![Polarized politics has ugly manifestations, and Anaheim is no exception. The most visible expression these days are the city council meetings, both by council members and the public. The loss […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/basta-e1382436007473.jpg "Basta de chingaderas: Anaheim is not Selma!")
![“The City of Anaheim has formally opened the recruitment process for a permanent Chief of Police. The first step is to hear from the community on the qualities they would […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Andy-Griffith-with-rifle-115x115.jpeg "‘Tell Us What Qualifications you want in a Chief of Police!’ TOO LATE! – ???")
![September 11th evokes grieving memories and reflecting thoughts on tragic events. The attack on the WTC and on the Pentagon changed the world. Another tragic event took place on a […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Chile-after-40-Charlie-Frank-Victor-Jara-115x115.jpg "Forty Years Later, Still Missing Charlie and Frank")
![Diablos de los Angeles? Cunningham and Chmielewski. As one fairly new to the world of local politics and blogging in Orange County, I quickly got the taste of how rough […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/cunningham-chmielewski-115x115.jpg "Chmielewski and Cunningham: Dios los cria y el Diablo los junta.")
![When celebrities like Jay Leno sign a letter supporting the California’s prisoners hunger strike, it calls into question the general public’s lack of sympathy for people behind bars. Although some […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Prisoner-hunger-strike-supporters-115x115.jpg "Solitary Men: “Jesus and the Prisoners Hunger Strike”")
![“A movie director told me, ‘You can be the next Cantinflas,’ ” he said, referring to Mario Moreno, a revered Mexican comic actor who died in 1993. “I just said […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cantinflas-gustavo-115x115.jpg "Gustavo Arellano, Cantinflas and the Babosos Blogueros")
![The absence of Latinos in the City’s Charter Review Committee is surprising, as we have been eloquently complaining about our exclusion from adequate representation. Not even our good Mayor appointed […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/jordan-with-framed-pringle-pic-115x115.jpg "Just Forget Everything You Know About Him: ‘Pringle is a Good Guy’!")
![. Many Americans still seem to consider soccer a boring sport. I know the feeling that some sports can be boring for some people, as I fell asleep the few […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Villafana-115x115.jpg "Americans: Wake up and dig the SOCCER!")
![. One of the positive functions of local blogs is to identify the urgency of certain issues in our immediate community, and try to promote a constructive debate on how […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/rusty-kennedy-mural-115x115.jpg "Has the OC Human Relations’ Police Cultural Awareness Program been effective in Anaheim?")
![. “Violeta Went to Heaven.” This is the title of a movie from Chile, my native country. It received a prestigious 2012 Sundance Film Festival Prize. As a little-known […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/violeta_parra-cropped-115x115.jpg "Violeta Went to Heaven.")
![. The International Women’s Day (yesterday) did not get much attention in our local circles. Recognizing and celebrating women’s roles and issues, especially only one day of the year, could […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/yesenia-115x115.jpg "International Women’s Day, and Anaheim’s Civic Leaders")
![. “This week’s revelations of deliberate efforts by [Los Angeles Cardinal] Mahony and others to shield abusers from law enforcement authorities are deplorable yet entirely unsurprising. It all fits the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/cardinal-mahony-115x115.jpg "Cardinal Mahony Should Stand Trial.")
Springsteen releases protest song. https://youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?si=Dt8Bt5_uI1yNMyn3
Dr. Oz doubles down on Armenian xenophobia. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZThyj9Q3T/ https://abc7.com/amp/post/gov-newsom-reviewing-dr-oz-video-appears-target-van-nuys-bakery-owner-reports-business-drop/18497419/ I blame Oprah!!!
He may have had a point. https://youtu.be/LT3cERVRoQo
Yeah, Mardahl, I haven't forgotten about you. The Mardahl story is still on my short to-do list.
I feel like the elephant in the room is the often overlooked, underreported role the mayors Father (and VOC INSIDER)…
Jewish Zionists are losing their sh*t over the uci student government’s modification of the definition of anti-semitism. Of course the…
Oh, Vern. You need police approval if you want to get a Conditional Use Permit. The coming and going of…
Or, third possibility, there are just so many weird aspects to the story that I found it fascinating. Like I…
Boy either you REALLY HATE COPS or rent is due so I suppose a few hundred words penned as Bushala's…
Compare and contrast Alex Pretti and Kyle Rittenhouse.