True of too many Demorats. But at the County level it's still de facto Republican control for the most part,…
Which goes to show you that Democrat politicians are just as venal and corrupt as Republicans. I've seen it close…
What most people have forgotten is that at the time this all happened Melahat was a sitting director on the…
Yeah I was going to fix that ED thing, it was the only substantive correction Dan offered in his little…
"...the puny pockmarked Jeff Flint" Aw, that's just mean.
"Let’s just pile on." Okay. The crook tried to bribe Irvine councilmembers. She admitted it. She may appear bulky but…
No. Melahat wasn't the Executive Director of the DPOC when this went down. She was a DNC member and California…
Beth Krom must be pretty fucking stupid. Her story is that Rafiei has taken responsibility by pleading guilty. That's nonsense.…
On that note, Melahat got Loretta Sanchez to have me play piano at her wedding and reception. I do remember…
jerry brown Archive
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How Ratepayers got hosed in the search for SoCal’s Mythical Gardens. Pt 1: Barbre’s Greed.
Posted on June 30, 2023 | 3 Comments'They're going to have to pry the hose out of my cold dead fingers' - Brett Barbre, MWDOC -
Gavin Newsom’s ‘Culture of Distrust’ revealed by his former Water Conservation Manager.
Posted on May 19, 2023 | 2 CommentsImportant interview by John Earl of SoCal Water Wars! -
UPDATE SUNDAY: Jerry Brown signed a LOT of GREAT BILLS TODAY!
Posted on September 30, 2018 | 15 CommentsSB 1421! SB 822! AB 2188! AB 748! AB 2327! SB 1412! -
Jesús Aguirre Comes Home!
Posted on January 8, 2018 | 2 CommentsJustice to celebrate - we and many others have been fighting for this for years! -
![. . . by John Earl, cross-posted from Surf City Voice. To the five elected directors of the Mesa Water District, conservation is a Trojan horse, unleashing Cuban-style authoritarianism, drop […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/bockmiller-1-e1479695758190-115x115.png "Mesa Water on Conservation: in Cuba, Maybe, but Not Here.")
Mesa Water on Conservation: in Cuba, Maybe, but Not Here.
Posted on November 20, 2016 | 4 Comments. . . by John Earl, cross-posted from Surf City Voice. To the five elected directors of the Mesa Water District, conservation is a Trojan horse, unleashing Cuban-style authoritarianism, drop […] -
![. . . This week, the Orange Juice Blog is going to ask you a favor – if you value California’s beautiful coastline and want to continue to protect it […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/lester-coast-115x115.png "Weekend Open Thread: Stop Developers’ Coup at the Coastal Commission! (And Deteriorata.)")
Weekend Open Thread: Stop Developers’ Coup at the Coastal Commission! (And Deteriorata.)
Posted on February 5, 2016 | 7 Comments. . . This week, the Orange Juice Blog is going to ask you a favor – if you value California’s beautiful coastline and want to continue to protect it […] -
![The Sacramento Bee reported yesterday that San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, the public face of a proposal to qualify a pension reform initiative for the state ballot, lost a Superior […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/chuck-reed-kamala-harris-115x115.png "Proposed Pension Reform Initiative Dealt Death Blow? UPDATE: Death Blow Dealt.")
Proposed Pension Reform Initiative Dealt Death Blow? UPDATE: Death Blow Dealt.
Posted on March 14, 2014 | 8 CommentsThe Sacramento Bee reported yesterday that San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, the public face of a proposal to qualify a pension reform initiative for the state ballot, lost a Superior […] -
![Governor Jerry Brown officially admitted (in the form of a formal proclamation) that California is in a severe drought — possibly the worst in history. NO KIDDING! I am certainly no […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/cows-115x115.png "DROUGHT!")
DROUGHT!
Posted on January 17, 2014 | 13 CommentsGovernor Jerry Brown officially admitted (in the form of a formal proclamation) that California is in a severe drought — possibly the worst in history. NO KIDDING! I am certainly no […] -
![I’m not in the habit of posting up every little communique I receive from Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-Santa Ana) , or you’d see little else here. But I’d been thinking, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/loretta-hsr-115x115.png "Loretta “affirms her support” of California High Speed Rail! As does the Orange Juice Blog (some of us anyway.)")
Loretta “affirms her support” of California High Speed Rail! As does the Orange Juice Blog (some of us anyway.)
Posted on January 17, 2014 | 42 CommentsI’m not in the habit of posting up every little communique I receive from Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-Santa Ana) , or you’d see little else here. But I’d been thinking, […] -
![This Thanksgiving, The Orange Juice Blog is grateful for several victories great and small the people of Orange County have been fighting for, with this blog at the forefront (in […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Cornucopia-2013-115x115.jpg "Thankful for a Cornucopia of Victories This Year!")
Thankful for a Cornucopia of Victories This Year!
Posted on November 28, 2013 | 15 CommentsThis Thanksgiving, The Orange Juice Blog is grateful for several victories great and small the people of Orange County have been fighting for, with this blog at the forefront (in […] -
![Back in the late 70’s, under then-Governor Jerry Brown, the State of California ran a healthy budget surplus. So healthy in fact that Howard Jarvis, in launching the Proposition 13 […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/jerry-cropped-115x115.jpg "Does Jerry Brown have it right this time?")
Does Jerry Brown have it right this time?
Posted on November 25, 2013 | 6 CommentsBack in the late 70’s, under then-Governor Jerry Brown, the State of California ran a healthy budget surplus. So healthy in fact that Howard Jarvis, in launching the Proposition 13 […] -
![. . . Crazy stuff, crazy stuff, what-all the Republican Party is going through. Out in Washington, having held their breath till their faces turned blue and still failing to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/vern-and-donnelly-115x115.jpg "GOP fault lines: Scott Baugh dice “HOLA,” while Newport Teabaggers fete Minuteman Tim Donnelly.")
GOP fault lines: Scott Baugh dice “HOLA,” while Newport Teabaggers fete Minuteman Tim Donnelly.
Posted on October 27, 2013 | 47 Comments. . . Crazy stuff, crazy stuff, what-all the Republican Party is going through. Out in Washington, having held their breath till their faces turned blue and still failing to […] -
![. If termed out Orange County Supervisor runs for Governor against Jerry Brown, as OC Political quotes him as considering (and read the interesting HuffPo article that they reprint in full […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Hulk-Smash-Moorlach-115x115.jpg "If Moorlach Runs for Governor, I’ll Try to Smash Him — but I’ll Respect Him!")
If Moorlach Runs for Governor, I’ll Try to Smash Him — but I’ll Respect Him!
Posted on March 10, 2013 | 15 Comments. If termed out Orange County Supervisor runs for Governor against Jerry Brown, as OC Political quotes him as considering (and read the interesting HuffPo article that they reprint in full […] -
![Video and transcript below of Governor Brown’s State of the State address for 2013, preceded by what in most cases will be a loud ad. FULL TEXT: The message this […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/perez-brown-steinberg-2013-state-of-the-state-115x115.jpg "Governor Brown’s 2013 State of the State Address. Discuss!")
Governor Brown’s 2013 State of the State Address. Discuss!
Posted on January 24, 2013 | 34 CommentsVideo and transcript below of Governor Brown’s State of the State address for 2013, preceded by what in most cases will be a loud ad. FULL TEXT: The message this […]
She was embedded as an officer of fhr CDP too. She was wearing a wire while an officer of the…