To cut off one’s nose despite their face.
This well, seemingly, has no bottom.
In BREAKING NEWS, the Mayor Pro Tem of Garden Grove and Emperor of Vietnam had his tires slashed and now…
So Flint was pushing for the gate tax for the APA? I find it hard to believe that anybody would…
He did, he was in Tennessee and Sacramento. But he's back in town, folks say. He was the most clever…
I don't know her well, she had stonewalled me since I supported her Recall (I think that was my offense)…
P.S. I thought that creepy Flint took it on the lam.
Question: is Rubalcava REALLY serious about this or is it just a hall pass so she can get re-elected next…
So. THIS faceplanted. Natalie needed four votes besides herself, and didn't get one. Also, neither of my urgent improvements went…
cronyism Archive
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![“And hast thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy!” As this past Halloween approached, the county’s alternative weekly, the estimable OC Weekly – whose motto LIKE […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/jabberwockandmore-115x115.jpg "O Frabjous Day: Our Alt-Weekly correctly identifies our Scariest People! We elaborate…")
O Frabjous Day: Our Alt-Weekly correctly identifies our Scariest People! We elaborate…
Posted on November 5, 2013 | 26 Comments“And hast thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy!” As this past Halloween approached, the county’s alternative weekly, the estimable OC Weekly – whose motto LIKE […] -
![You may reasonably suppose that an interview of Kris Murray by The Liberal OC’s Dan Chmielewski would be the worst thing that you read from him this week. It isn’t. It’s […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Tongue-Bath-115x115.jpg "Dan (LibO) C’s Tongue Bath Interview of Kris Murray Makes Fact-Checkers Salivate")
Dan (LibO) C’s Tongue Bath Interview of Kris Murray Makes Fact-Checkers Salivate
Posted on October 21, 2013 | 103 CommentsYou may reasonably suppose that an interview of Kris Murray by The Liberal OC’s Dan Chmielewski would be the worst thing that you read from him this week. It isn’t. It’s […] -
![(image from SaveAnaheim.com) Since Anaheim’s Special Council Meeting to strip Mayor Tait of his authority to agendize items for public discussion between council sessions, Kris Murray has engaged in open […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/kris-murray-dictator-cropped-115x115.jpg "Kris Murray is killing the GOP in Orange County.")
Kris Murray is killing the GOP in Orange County.
Posted on October 8, 2013 | 55 Comments(image from SaveAnaheim.com) Since Anaheim’s Special Council Meeting to strip Mayor Tait of his authority to agendize items for public discussion between council sessions, Kris Murray has engaged in open […] -
![Hey, here’s a sign of possible progress in Anaheim! (Maybe not — but even being able to say “maybe” is itself progress given where we’ve been!) The likely weakness in […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/whitewash-with-angels-logo-115x115.jpg "Pringle Ring Backpedals into ‘Citizens Commission’ Bunker: Cleansing Wash or Whitewash?")
Pringle Ring Backpedals into ‘Citizens Commission’ Bunker: Cleansing Wash or Whitewash?
Posted on October 3, 2013 | 9 CommentsHey, here’s a sign of possible progress in Anaheim! (Maybe not — but even being able to say “maybe” is itself progress given where we’ve been!) The likely weakness in […] -
![WHAT YOU MAY MISS THIS MORNING: “Special” Anaheim City Council meeting at 8 a.m., designed to take away the power Mayor Tom Tait — a skeptical minority of one on […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/WYMHMTW-9-30-115x115.jpg "What You (May Have) Missed This Weekend — and May Miss THIS MORNING!")
What You (May Have) Missed This Weekend — and May Miss THIS MORNING!
Posted on September 30, 2013 | 38 CommentsWHAT YOU MAY MISS THIS MORNING: “Special” Anaheim City Council meeting at 8 a.m., designed to take away the power Mayor Tom Tait — a skeptical minority of one on […] -
![Before last Tuesday’s Anaheim City Council meeting, at which Mayor Tom Tait had viciously and with clear prior intent agendized an item that would give the Council a chance to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Keep-the-Angels-rally-at-starting-time-115x115.jpg "‘Keep the Angels’ Rally: Watch for ANY Discussion of How Much This Will Cost")
‘Keep the Angels’ Rally: Watch for ANY Discussion of How Much This Will Cost
Posted on September 29, 2013 | 2 CommentsBefore last Tuesday’s Anaheim City Council meeting, at which Mayor Tom Tait had viciously and with clear prior intent agendized an item that would give the Council a chance to […] -
![All right, class, I hope that you all have already watched this video showing part of a discussion between Mayor Tom Tait and Charlie Black, working “for the City” on […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Jordan-Brandman-puzzles-through-his-own-proposal-zigzag-copy-115x115.jpg "Weekend Open Thread: ‘We are Never Ever Ever Vetting THAT Together’")
Weekend Open Thread: ‘We are Never Ever Ever Vetting THAT Together’
Posted on September 27, 2013 | 58 CommentsAll right, class, I hope that you all have already watched this video showing part of a discussion between Mayor Tom Tait and Charlie Black, working “for the City” on […] -
![1. Tom Tait’s Intuition Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait has long had this feeling that something deeply wrong about the study submitted showing the economic impact of Angels Baseball on the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Anaheim-map-detail-115x115.jpg "Fatal Flaw in Economic Impact Analysis of Angels Baseball Revealed; Murrbot Don’t Give a Damn")
Fatal Flaw in Economic Impact Analysis of Angels Baseball Revealed; Murrbot Don’t Give a Damn
Posted on September 26, 2013 | 60 Comments1. Tom Tait’s Intuition Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait has long had this feeling that something deeply wrong about the study submitted showing the economic impact of Angels Baseball on the […] -
![1. An Introduction to Public Service [Note: if you’re Jordan Brandman or someone who cares about him, you’d best read through all the way to the end.] Yesterday’s Anaheim City […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Anaheim-Council-side-view-spotlights-115x115.jpg "‘Instructing the Negotiators’: Jordan Brandman Really Doesn’t Understand His Job")
‘Instructing the Negotiators’: Jordan Brandman Really Doesn’t Understand His Job
Posted on September 25, 2013 | 42 Comments1. An Introduction to Public Service [Note: if you’re Jordan Brandman or someone who cares about him, you’d best read through all the way to the end.] Yesterday’s Anaheim City […] -
![BREAKING NEWS: Arte Moreno’s Demand for Keeping Angels in Anaheim Includes Curt Pringle’s First Born Child OK, so that didn’t happen. But based on the current MoUs, one can’t but […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Arte-Moreno-Pleasantly-Puzzled-115x115.jpg "Batting Cleanup, Angels’ Arte Moreno Blasts One Deep into Foul Territory")
Batting Cleanup, Angels’ Arte Moreno Blasts One Deep into Foul Territory
Posted on September 24, 2013 | 30 CommentsBREAKING NEWS: Arte Moreno’s Demand for Keeping Angels in Anaheim Includes Curt Pringle’s First Born Child OK, so that didn’t happen. But based on the current MoUs, one can’t but […] -
![[Sad-face emoticon — I see Gus’ old website has died…] Background Almost exactly a year ago, in one of our dozens of pieces following last year’s debate of 405 improvements, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/no405tolls-ad-115x115.jpg "OCTA Board inches closer to giving away our 405 to the Toll Trolls.")
OCTA Board inches closer to giving away our 405 to the Toll Trolls.
Posted on September 23, 2013 | 27 Comments[Sad-face emoticon — I see Gus’ old website has died…] Background Almost exactly a year ago, in one of our dozens of pieces following last year’s debate of 405 improvements, […] -
![I had the pleasure this last week of meeting Wally Courtney, who is a friend of Cynthia Ward, a leading figure in a prominent Realty practice, and about as serious […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Wally-Courtney-speech-115x115.jpg "If the Anaheim City Council Majority Were Serious People, What Would They Have Done?")
If the Anaheim City Council Majority Were Serious People, What Would They Have Done?
Posted on September 14, 2013 | 2 CommentsI had the pleasure this last week of meeting Wally Courtney, who is a friend of Cynthia Ward, a leading figure in a prominent Realty practice, and about as serious […] -
![1. Let’s Go Right to the Video! This morning (while I was busy at a funeral, or you’d see me on this video as well), a series of speakers sponsored […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Take-Back-Anaheim-press-conference-115x115.jpg "Video Highlights: Growing ‘Take Back Anaheim’ Truth Squad Strikes at City Hall!")
Video Highlights: Growing ‘Take Back Anaheim’ Truth Squad Strikes at City Hall!
Posted on September 13, 2013 | 13 Comments1. Let’s Go Right to the Video! This morning (while I was busy at a funeral, or you’d see me on this video as well), a series of speakers sponsored […] -
![All right — if you don’t want to read the first three sections, the latter two of which are a bit fanciful, that’s fine. Do read sections 4 and 5. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Angels-Hell-Pringle-and-Moreno-7-115x115.jpg "Angels’ Hell #7: ‘Good Faith’ Means Nothing to Anaheim Council Majority, or MOUs 101")
Angels’ Hell #7: ‘Good Faith’ Means Nothing to Anaheim Council Majority, or MOUs 101
Posted on September 4, 2013 | 9 CommentsAll right — if you don’t want to read the first three sections, the latter two of which are a bit fanciful, that’s fine. Do read sections 4 and 5. […]
The expression is “to spite your face.” My mom used to use that expression.