This Adan Ortega creep is bad news. After being removed as Fullerton's MWD appointee he skipped up to San Fernando…
I have never yet met a politician I really had any faith in to do the right thing consistently. There…
Yeah that Muslim Latino collaborative Ada was touting really pushed back against Trump and Ice.
Ah, like I said, there could be many more such paragraphs. Of bad things Ada has done (since 2018 when…
Ada playing tricks. Pray do tell.
I'm quite certain Ada Briceno was in on the fake candidacy of Tony Castro that cost Oscar Valadez the election…
My three litmus tests for what kind of Democrats we need in the assembly and state senate (given that we've…
As of today, ada Briceno has raised 405k and mark pulled has raised 288k.
Last I checked Ada has only out raised Pulido by $100k, 300k to 200k. This must be the same 300k…
Debbie Cook Archive
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Swan Song for Poseidon? Irvine’s Peer Swan unleashes a Blast of Truth at the Connecticut Hedge-Fund Pirates.
Posted on March 17, 2015 | 3 Comments. . . Wishful thinking there, and a pun, in the title. What are the chances really that, no matter how much sense was shared at last week’s desal townhall […] -
OCWD’s forecast for the future: Cloudy with a huge chance of Error.
Posted on March 7, 2015 | 12 Comments. . . 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 […] -
Steve Sheldon’s Unethical Culture Challenged by Legal Complaint
Posted on December 1, 2014 | No Comments. . . 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 […] -
Poseidon’s Water Boy: Matt Harper Quietly Pushes Desal Scam Past Ratepayers.
Posted on May 30, 2014 | 5 CommentsFormer HB Mayor and energy activist Debbie Cook wrote this editorial a couple weeks ago in John Earl’s re-vivified Surf City Voice. As HB Mayor Matt Harper is running for […] -
Poseidon runs headlong into “Infiltration Gallery.”
Posted on November 18, 2013 | 36 CommentsAs I stood about waiting for Wednesday’s marathon Coastal Commission hearing to begin, and beheld our nemesis, Poseidon VP Scott Maloni, stomping about scowling, I resolved to shake his hand. […] -
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 […] -
Tet Parade Post-mortem: What next, and grading the Politicians’ Performances.
Posted on February 26, 2013 | 42 Comments. As promised, I’ve got a lot to say in retrospect about the Tet Parade of two weeks ago which jumped the shark by excluding gays, and how the various […] -
Debbie Cook: Santa Margarita Water District like “Chinatown…”
Posted on July 25, 2012 | 6 Comments. Time for the Cadiz Project to Evaporate – Speak out at tonight’s public hearing! By Debbie Cook Special to the Surf City Voice Things are heating up in the […] -
Secret Poseidon Desal meeting stymied by Brown Act complaint.
Posted on May 15, 2012 | 3 Commentsby John Earl, Surf City Voice General Manager Nixes Secret Desal Talks with Poseidon After Brown Act Complaints Confronted by complaints of illegality, the Municipal Water District of Orange County […] -
Water Boarding: Revered Water Director Didn’t Report Wife’s Income
Posted on February 2, 2012 | 3 CommentsBy John Earl Surf City Voice . . John V. Foley, chairman of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, failed to report over $248,000 of income from his wife, […] -
Debbie’s Statement
Posted on November 6, 2008 | 18 Comments. . . . . “Winning is not the only way to make a difference. Thousands of volunteers working tirelessly throughout the district delivered a message of opportunity, of change, […] -
Famed Maverick ex-GOP Congressman Pete McCloskey writes a letter to Republicans in the 46th CD:
Posted on November 1, 2008 | 12 Comments. . . Pete McCloskey, the maverick Republican Congressman who stood up to Nixon and against the Vietnam War, came down last night to headline a Long Beach fundraiser for […] -
Debbie & Dana & Tom & Ernst, last segment: Gov’t transparency, Education, & Closing statements.
Posted on October 31, 2008 | 1 Comment. . . . . (Part one here) – (Part two here) – (Part three here) Topic 6 of 8: How will you make government more TRANSPARENT? TOM: Publicly funded […]

![Swan Song for Poseidon? Irvine’s Peer Swan unleashes a Blast of Truth at the Connecticut Hedge-Fund Pirates. . . . Wishful thinking there, and a pun, in the title. What are the chances really that, no matter how much sense was shared at last week’s desal townhall […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/peer-swan-115x115.jpg)
![OCWD’s forecast for the future: Cloudy with a huge chance of Error. . . . 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)
![Steve Sheldon’s Unethical Culture Challenged by Legal Complaint . . . 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)
![Poseidon’s Water Boy: Matt Harper Quietly Pushes Desal Scam Past Ratepayers. Former HB Mayor and energy activist Debbie Cook wrote this editorial a couple weeks ago in John Earl’s re-vivified Surf City Voice. As HB Mayor Matt Harper is running for […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/harper-at-desk1-e1401482160815.jpg)
![Poseidon runs headlong into “Infiltration Gallery.” As I stood about waiting for Wednesday’s marathon Coastal Commission hearing to begin, and beheld our nemesis, Poseidon VP Scott Maloni, stomping about scowling, I resolved to shake his hand. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/poseidon-entrained-1-115x115.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)
![Tet Parade Post-mortem: What next, and grading the Politicians’ Performances. . As promised, I’ve got a lot to say in retrospect about the Tet Parade of two weeks ago which jumped the shark by excluding gays, and how the various […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2013-Tet-Toro-5-115x115.jpg)
![Debbie Cook: Santa Margarita Water District like “Chinatown…” . Time for the Cadiz Project to Evaporate – Speak out at tonight’s public hearing! By Debbie Cook Special to the Surf City Voice Things are heating up in the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/chinatown-polanski-slashing-jake-115x115.jpg)
![Secret Poseidon Desal meeting stymied by Brown Act complaint. by John Earl, Surf City Voice General Manager Nixes Secret Desal Talks with Poseidon After Brown Act Complaints Confronted by complaints of illegality, the Municipal Water District of Orange County […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/debbie-cook-and-kevin-hunt-115x115.jpg)
![Water Boarding: Revered Water Director Didn’t Report Wife’s Income By John Earl Surf City Voice . . John V. Foley, chairman of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, failed to report over $248,000 of income from his wife, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Foleys-of-Water-Board-115x115.jpg)
Progressives especially leaders like Ada are so tolerant of disparate viewpoints in the party aren’t they Vern and they never…