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- John Earl is the editor of SoCal Water Wars (previously Surf City Voice.) Frequent contributor Debbie Cook, a former Huntington Beach Mayor, is board president of the Post Carbon Institute.
![. . . INTRO BY VERN: Easy-going and honest OCWD Director Phil Anthony, who represents the western one-third of Garden Grove on the water board and who was one of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dina-ugly-cropped-115x115.jpg "Dina Nguyen stands up Garden Grove, skips fascinating Poseidon forum.")
![. . . By Debbie Cook, cross-posted from Surf City Voice On March 11, the San Diego Union-Tribune posted an op-ed, “Desalination makes sense for Orange County,” “written” by Assemblywoman […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/vern-image-115x115.png "Pat Bates Baits us with Bogus Doomsday Drought Scenario.")
![. . . by Debbie Cook; cross-posted from Surf City Voice. Give me a chimpanzee with a dart board and I’ll give you a water demand forecast about as reliable […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/chimp-dartboard-115x115.jpg "OCWD’s forecast for the future: Cloudy with a huge chance of Error.")
![. . . [Ed. Note: This post has been redesignated as your Weekend Open Thread. Talk about this, or anything else you’d like, within broad bounds of decorum and discretion.] […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Bilodeau-displeased-115x115.jpg "Weekend Open Thread: Habitually Tardy Bilodeau Feels “Unsafe” at Public Water Board Meetings")
![. . . By John Earl cross-posted from Surf City Voice Which delusion of grandeur do elected officials suffer from the most? Answer: that they have only our best interests […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sarmiento-e1424248523309-115x115.jpg "OCWD’s Sarmiento: “All of Us Want to be Transparent,” snicker. UPDATE – Vince Rotates Off the Board")
![. . . By John Earl, cross-posted from Surf City Voice. OC Water District Director Steve Sheldon scurries off when caught by the author hobnobbing with Poseidon brass after a […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sheldon-and-poseidon-brass1-e1417460656189.jpg "Steve Sheldon’s Unethical Culture Challenged by Legal Complaint")
![. . . By John Earl, cross-posted from Surf City Voice It’s election time, and so in September Poseidon Resources, Inc. released another push poll claiming widespread public support for […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/probolsky-poseidon-115x115.png "Recent Poseidon-Probolsky Push-Poll Threatens Candidates and Misleads Voters.")
![. . . Vern: We (Surf City Voice and the Orange Juice Blog) have been critical of many members of the Orange County Water District for several reasons: their […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dewane-sheldon-115x115.png "Expense Reports for the OC Water District Incumbents! Are they worth this kind of money?")
![. . . [by John Earl, cross-posted from Surf City Voice, earlier today.] Stephen Sheldon, the Orange County Water District’s elected representative from Irvine, continues to use his government position […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sheldon-daigle-115x115.jpg "Steve Sheldon Watch: the OCWD director Shills for Poseidon once again.")
![. . . by Debbie Cook, first posted in Surf City Voice, Aug. 4, 2014. At a recent (July 3) sub-committee meeting (see video at bottom of story) OC Water […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ocwd-subcommittee-e1407363342563.jpg "Water Board’s Misuse of Committee Meetings gives the finger to OC Ratepayers.")
![. . . by Debbie Cook, July 22, 2014; cross-posted from Surf City Voice. About a dozen members of the public attended the July 16 meeting of the Orange County […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/hiding-face-115x115.jpg "Why do some OC Water District Directors LOATHE being WATCHED?")
![. . . by John Earl, July 16, 2014, cross-posted from the Surf City Voice [Note: The characterization of the Executive Committee meetings as “secret” is the writer’s term and […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/flory-water-board-nonplussed-e1427909501691-115x115.jpg "“Absolutely Infuriating” – Jan Flory will speak out tonight against secret, possibly illegal Water Board meetings!")
![By John Earl, July 9, 2014; cross-posted from Surf City Voice: At the June 18 regular board meeting of the Orange County Water District, Director Jan Flory of Fullerton asked […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/flory-sandwich-115x115.png "“Would You Like a Sandwich?” Snubbing Flory, OC Water District keeps its early meetings & bloated stipends.")
![Who Runs the Orange County Water District? You or Poseidon Inc.? Commentary By John Earl, Surf City Voice. Dear Friends: “A journalist is a good citizen of his or her […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ocwd-115x115.jpg "Who owns the OC Water District, Poseidon or You? YOU DO! Remind them, TONIGHT!")
(Don't know why your comments have been going into trash this past hour, but I got em now)
Re: AD 67. I’m going with Ali Taj. Developers seem to be backing Mark Pullido’s campaign and attack ads against…
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I got a hit piece on Ali Taj yesterday. It accused him of slashing his town's Economic Development Department. That…