"This is gonna be weird, Ada coming to the Club she voted to uncharter." Makes me want to go. I…
I had nothing to do with the Pell v. Sagel case--but would have been happy to have had that righteous…
Jose Moreno and SQS are big Taj boosters. Frances Marquez & Derek Tran are big Pulido boosters. They both came…
I got a hit piece on Ali Taj yesterday. It accused him of slashing his town's Economic Development Department. That…
Vern, I'm curious about your "see their candidate statements" note with respect to the judicial elections. What specifically jumps out…
(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…
Nguyen is a likeable fellow but he's never been a technocrat. The building at 433 CCD? Enough time has passed…
I have gone back and forth on this one. Pell’s website is a mess and, at least as presented there,…
corporate welfare Archive
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![. . . For those that have been watching Boardwalk Empire on HBO…the prevailing wisdom might be as former Speaker of the House of Representatives Tip O’Neill once stated: “All […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/boss-tweed-155x155.gif "Who is Boss Tweed in the OC?")
Who is Boss Tweed in the OC?
Posted on December 2, 2010 | No Comments. . . For those that have been watching Boardwalk Empire on HBO…the prevailing wisdom might be as former Speaker of the House of Representatives Tip O’Neill once stated: “All […] -
![For those who do not have HBO…..our suggestion is: Get it! Yes, we know that “Inside the NFL” is now on Showtime…..but one of the most important works of art […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Boardwalk-Empire-155x155.jpg "Boardwalk Empire…after the election!")
Boardwalk Empire…after the election!
Posted on November 8, 2010 | 4 CommentsFor those who do not have HBO…..our suggestion is: Get it! Yes, we know that “Inside the NFL” is now on Showtime…..but one of the most important works of art […] -
![Many of you have been receiving lots of mail from your credit card providers recently. It all started several months ago, when the many changes to the Credit Reform Reporting laws were […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/dazed-155x155.jpg "Free Credit Daze is over")
Free Credit Daze is over
Posted on October 14, 2010 | 2 CommentsMany of you have been receiving lots of mail from your credit card providers recently. It all started several months ago, when the many changes to the Credit Reform Reporting laws were […] -
![Perhaps the most anti-consumer organization in the United States is the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. This organization spends millions each election cycle to promote the interests of big corporations—irrespective of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/foreign-money-155x155.jpg "It’s “Business as Usual” at the US Chamber of Commerce")
It’s “Business as Usual” at the US Chamber of Commerce
Posted on October 12, 2010 | No CommentsPerhaps the most anti-consumer organization in the United States is the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. This organization spends millions each election cycle to promote the interests of big corporations—irrespective of […] -
![October 12th is the traditional Columbus Day. It is the day that an Italian Navigator landed on the islands of the Caribbean. Christopher Columbus was funded by Spanish King Ferdinand […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/columbus-day-155x155.jpg "Columbus sailed the ocean blue…")
Columbus sailed the ocean blue…
Posted on October 11, 2010 | 3 CommentsOctober 12th is the traditional Columbus Day. It is the day that an Italian Navigator landed on the islands of the Caribbean. Christopher Columbus was funded by Spanish King Ferdinand […] -
![Other companies have had success in other parts of the world, using the technique of sea-water desalination to provide water for the public in an environmentally and economically sound way, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/garbage_barge-155x155.jpg "Poseidon: The Garbage Barge of the Desalination Industry.")
Poseidon: The Garbage Barge of the Desalination Industry.
Posted on September 7, 2010 | 12 CommentsOther companies have had success in other parts of the world, using the technique of sea-water desalination to provide water for the public in an environmentally and economically sound way, […] -
![La Femme Wonkita has said it before, on public access TV no less: When the public hears the phrase “Public-Private Partnership,” what they need to hear is “Bend over.” Tonight, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Homer_bending_over-155x155.gif "Tonight, a Double-Header of Public-Private Ripoffs! (Costa Mesa / Fairgrounds, Huntington Beach / Poseidon.)")
Tonight, a Double-Header of Public-Private Ripoffs! (Costa Mesa / Fairgrounds, Huntington Beach / Poseidon.)
Posted on September 7, 2010 | 4 CommentsLa Femme Wonkita has said it before, on public access TV no less: When the public hears the phrase “Public-Private Partnership,” what they need to hear is “Bend over.” Tonight, […] -
![On account of I read the invaluable Calitics website, I know the numbers of ten of the upcoming initiatives before my rightwing nemesis Brother Larry does. And so I share: […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/snail-number-counting-3d-puzzle-155x155.jpg "November’s Ballot Initiatives numbered! YIPPEE!!")
November’s Ballot Initiatives numbered! YIPPEE!!
Posted on July 2, 2010 | 10 CommentsOn account of I read the invaluable Calitics website, I know the numbers of ten of the upcoming initiatives before my rightwing nemesis Brother Larry does. And so I share: […] -
![One of the caricatures made of us progressives is that WE have a caricature of the Vast, Evil Corporation. And it is easy to fall into thinking and talking that […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/deadbeat.jpg "Don’t you think Exxon should pay at least SOME taxes?")
Don’t you think Exxon should pay at least SOME taxes?
Posted on April 17, 2010 | 13 CommentsOne of the caricatures made of us progressives is that WE have a caricature of the Vast, Evil Corporation. And it is easy to fall into thinking and talking that […] -
![The moral-authority-free Marty Wisckol shared this nugget today: the highly-regarded California Budget Project has just released a study showing that: The lowest 20% of Californians in family income pay 11.1% […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/widows-mite.jpg "The working poor pay most, while corporations skate, in California.")
The working poor pay most, while corporations skate, in California.
Posted on April 13, 2010 | 49 CommentsThe moral-authority-free Marty Wisckol shared this nugget today: the highly-regarded California Budget Project has just released a study showing that: The lowest 20% of Californians in family income pay 11.1% […] -
![President Barack Obama is currently on a roll. Things are going his way in small baby steps. The recent job numbers is an important issue….because it is truly a non-partisan issue. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Obama faces the Pitch Forks!")
Obama faces the Pitch Forks!
Posted on April 3, 2010 | No CommentsPresident Barack Obama is currently on a roll. Things are going his way in small baby steps. The recent job numbers is an important issue….because it is truly a non-partisan issue. […] -
![This just came “over the transom” from ReclaimDemocracy.org, and it sounds like an idea whose time has come, a worthy standard for patriotic citizens from left right & center to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/constitution.jpg "New Campaign to ‘Legalize Democracy!’")
New Campaign to ‘Legalize Democracy!’
Posted on December 27, 2009 | 7 CommentsThis just came “over the transom” from ReclaimDemocracy.org, and it sounds like an idea whose time has come, a worthy standard for patriotic citizens from left right & center to […] -
Cap & Trade…nah….Cap & Gown!
Posted on October 3, 2009 | 1 CommentSaving the Environment is a big job, but someone has got to do it. Whether its the President of the United States, Governor Arnold or some whacko from Denmark…..there must […] -
A New Day in Fullerton: Friends Sue the Redevelopment Agency
Posted on October 1, 2009 | 2 CommentsWell, Friends, today it happened. Friends for Fullerton’s Future brought suit in the Superior Court against the phony Redevelopment expansion, and against the County’s disbursement of any property tax increment. This […]
Fred Jung for OC Supervisor? Sure, if you want the rest of Orange County to have Fullerton's roads and budget…