Experience.
And where do you derive this special knowledge, Zenger? We should start calling you Z-Anon.
This is what I call a "hall pass." It's when the kleptocracy lets one of their minions stray off the…
Did you just figure out Flint is back? Dude, try to keep up.
There is a tactic used occasionally by elected officials. It involves bringing something forward in order to let it die.…
I love how Ashleigh talks about government not picking winners and losers. 30 years late and the wrong political party!
Well, guess who re-published Ashleigh's anti-gate tax piece? Matt Cunningham's Anaheim Observer (and also his OC Independent.) The Klepto-Blog! Just…
Hey, them books ain't a-gonna burn themselves.
AHhahaha... figured out you're talking about Willie "The Weenie" O'Neill.
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Angels’ Hell #6: The Most Revealing Story Yet on Last Night’s Stadium Lot Giveaway
Posted on September 4, 2013 | 19 CommentsThere are no two ways around it, people: I’m going to be writing about last night’s Stadium Lot Giveaway (that’s the name I’m trying out for it right now) for […] -
Angels’ Hell, #5: Will the Angels Leave Without a Giveaway? Three Answers!
Posted on September 3, 2013 | 26 CommentsThe supposedly overriding reason for approving the Stadium Area Giveaway is the need to keep the Angels in Anaheim. Is this reason legitimate? No. Reasons why below the graphic. (1) […] -
Angel’s Hell #4: A Renter’s Parable
Posted on September 3, 2013 | No CommentsLet’s say you’re a renter. A long term renter. You’ve been in your happy home for a very long time. You and your landlord know each other well, but as […] -
Angels’ Hell, #3: This New Lease is Worse than Even a Cynical Blogger Could Believe!
Posted on September 2, 2013 | 2 Comments[Editor’s note: First, for those of you who haev already read Part 2 of the “Angels’ Hell” series, please go back to it and look at the updates. Here are […] -
Angels’ Hell #2: We’ll Have a LONG TALK TONIGHT with Anaheim’s Council
Posted on September 2, 2013 | 26 CommentsThere’s going to be a big talking-to tomorrow night tonight at the Anaheim City Council meeting. Here’s why. When Anaheim’s Council majority decided to agendize an item for tomorrow’s tonight’s (Tuesday’s) meeting […] -
Angels’ Hell #1: Anaheim Council Plans Giant New ‘Sneak Attack’ Giveaway
Posted on September 1, 2013 | 20 CommentsWhen a new lease of Anaheim’s stadium to Angels’ owner Arte Moreno was being drafted over the past months, nobody appears to have been negotiating on behalf of the City. (Read […] -
Weekend Open Thread: Adam Assesses Anaheim’s Audacious Ament Audit Oddity
Posted on August 30, 2013 | 51 CommentsI’m going to invent a new phrase today — “Anaheim Anguish” (or “Anaheimguish”) — to describe the emotional reaction I have every time I see another story in the Voice of […] -
Did Council Majority Meet Privately to Discuss Public Policy at Anaheim Chamber’s Office? Body Parts and Trash Testify!
Posted on August 21, 2013 | 78 CommentsEditor’s Note: Anaheim has a million stories, most of them untold. This is one of them. This is Cynthia’s story, you understand. I’m just narrating it. In italics. ======================== Picture […] -
Quirk-Silva rescinds Poseidon support, will hold Water Townhall with Debbie Cook!
Posted on August 19, 2013 | 54 CommentsIt’s rare, difficult, and refreshing for a lawmaker to admit making a mistake, and attempt to rectify it. I remember back in 2009 when Assemblyman Solorio realized that he’d made […] -
Anaheim Juice Blog: Council Stuffs Public Money into a Secluded Chamber, Continued
Posted on August 19, 2013 | 12 CommentsFor those of you who missed last week on Orange Juice Blog — and SHAME ON YOU!! if so — we talked a lot about Anaheim again, and that doesn’t […] -
Jordan Brandman Redefines Reckless — and Puts City Staff in a Real Bind
Posted on August 16, 2013 | 30 CommentsFrom his demeanor, Jordan Brandman seemed to be quite proud of his commentary at Tuesday night’s Anaheim City Council meeting about the Chamber of Commerce’s contract to administer a now-cancelled program. (If you […] -
Anaheim Council’s Imperative: Shovel Money into the Chamber of Commerce!
Posted on August 14, 2013 | 15 CommentsThe naked imperatives of local politics don’t get much more naked than what happened last night at the Anaheim City Council meeting. Cancel those civics classes, teachers; this is what […] -
Serious-ass call for investigation of Anaheim’s Giveaway Four. UPDATED with all the good stuff!
Posted on August 12, 2013 | 38 CommentsUPDATE: Here is the 101-PDF consisting of the letter plus more supporting docs than you can shake a stick at! Have at it… Matt Cunningham has bigger problems to deal […] -
Poseidon, the Disney Streetcar, and the Camel’s Nose in the Tent.
Posted on August 12, 2013 | 15 CommentsGuys. And girls. Do we have to talk to our electeds and Board representatives like children? Does this really have to be our job? Because it seems that our generally […]
![Angels’ Hell #6: The Most Revealing Story Yet on Last Night’s Stadium Lot Giveaway There are no two ways around it, people: I’m going to be writing about last night’s Stadium Lot Giveaway (that’s the name I’m trying out for it right now) for […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Angels-Hell-Pringle-and-Moreno-6-115x115.jpg)
![Angels’ Hell, #5: Will the Angels Leave Without a Giveaway? Three Answers! The supposedly overriding reason for approving the Stadium Area Giveaway is the need to keep the Angels in Anaheim. Is this reason legitimate? No. Reasons why below the graphic. (1) […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Angels-Hell-Pringle-and-Moreno-5-115x115.jpg)
![Angel’s Hell #4: A Renter’s Parable Let’s say you’re a renter. A long term renter. You’ve been in your happy home for a very long time. You and your landlord know each other well, but as […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Angels-Hell-Pringle-and-Moreno-4-115x115.jpg)
![Angels’ Hell, #3: This New Lease is Worse than Even a Cynical Blogger Could Believe! [Editor’s note: First, for those of you who haev already read Part 2 of the “Angels’ Hell” series, please go back to it and look at the updates. Here are […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Angels-Hell-Pringle-and-Moreno-3-115x115.jpg)
![Angels’ Hell #2: We’ll Have a LONG TALK TONIGHT with Anaheim’s Council There’s going to be a big talking-to tomorrow night tonight at the Anaheim City Council meeting. Here’s why. When Anaheim’s Council majority decided to agendize an item for tomorrow’s tonight’s (Tuesday’s) meeting […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Angels-Hell-Pringle-and-Moreno-2-115x115.jpg)
![Angels’ Hell #1: Anaheim Council Plans Giant New ‘Sneak Attack’ Giveaway When a new lease of Anaheim’s stadium to Angels’ owner Arte Moreno was being drafted over the past months, nobody appears to have been negotiating on behalf of the City. (Read […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Angels-Hell-Pringle-and-Moreno-115x115.jpg)
![Weekend Open Thread: Adam Assesses Anaheim’s Audacious Ament Audit Oddity I’m going to invent a new phrase today — “Anaheim Anguish” (or “Anaheimguish”) — to describe the emotional reaction I have every time I see another story in the Voice of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Anaheim-Chamber-of-Secrets1-115x115.jpg)
![Did Council Majority Meet Privately to Discuss Public Policy at Anaheim Chamber’s Office? Body Parts and Trash Testify! Editor’s Note: Anaheim has a million stories, most of them untold. This is one of them. This is Cynthia’s story, you understand. I’m just narrating it. In italics. ======================== Picture […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Rossi-mtg-@-ACoC-montage-aug-2013-115x115.jpg)
![Quirk-Silva rescinds Poseidon support, will hold Water Townhall with Debbie Cook! It’s rare, difficult, and refreshing for a lawmaker to admit making a mistake, and attempt to rectify it. I remember back in 2009 when Assemblyman Solorio realized that he’d made […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sqs-debbie-115x115.jpg)
![Anaheim Juice Blog: Council Stuffs Public Money into a Secluded Chamber, Continued For those of you who missed last week on Orange Juice Blog — and SHAME ON YOU!! if so — we talked a lot about Anaheim again, and that doesn’t […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Sherri-Vander-Dussen-with-Soaky-115x115.jpg)
![Jordan Brandman Redefines Reckless — and Puts City Staff in a Real Bind From his demeanor, Jordan Brandman seemed to be quite proud of his commentary at Tuesday night’s Anaheim City Council meeting about the Chamber of Commerce’s contract to administer a now-cancelled program. (If you […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Jordan-Brandman-angry-at-Council-Meeting-115x115.jpg)
![Anaheim Council’s Imperative: Shovel Money into the Chamber of Commerce! The naked imperatives of local politics don’t get much more naked than what happened last night at the Anaheim City Council meeting. Cancel those civics classes, teachers; this is what […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Ament-video-capture-115x115.jpg)
![Serious-ass call for investigation of Anaheim’s Giveaway Four. UPDATED with all the good stuff! UPDATE: Here is the 101-PDF consisting of the letter plus more supporting docs than you can shake a stick at! Have at it… Matt Cunningham has bigger problems to deal […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/4-Anaheim-council-corporatists-115x115.jpg)
![Poseidon, the Disney Streetcar, and the Camel’s Nose in the Tent. Guys. And girls. Do we have to talk to our electeds and Board representatives like children? Does this really have to be our job? Because it seems that our generally […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/camels-nose-in-tent-115x115.jpg)
Experience at what, Z-Anon? Conspiracy theorizing? You're so out-of-touch it's almost funny.