I'm talking about (musta been the apex of my influence) Moorlach, Spitzer and Nelson ALL asked me whom I thought…
Vern, you may recall that Huge Win ran as the incumbent when he got elected. He was appointed Clerk-Recorder in…
Foley really seems lost. Especially on that Prima Deschecha mess. I don't think her staff is doing anything except photo…
Foley needs to stop voting for wasteful freeway-widening projects and adding insult to that injury by proudly posing for publicity…
I disagree with plenty, but Charles Pell is a bridge too far. Isn't enough that he sued Judge Sagel to…
I only have a good impression of Solis, nothing more. Everyone in North OC I've worked with for the last…
Really, though, Sam, I don't know. I just recognized Hilda's name, she's been US Labor Secretary, seemed like the most…
Thanks, Vern!
Hilda Solis v. Monica Sanchez?
desalination Archive
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Poseidon Desal: Will OCWD be Shipwrecked by Mermaids?
Posted on June 10, 2015 | 40 Comments. . . by John Earl, cross-posted from Surf City Voice. Centuries ago, explorers sailed Poseidon’s Seven Seas looking for beautiful mermaids and lands full of golden treasures. Although some […] -
Weekend Open Thread: Prop 218 and Tiered Water Rates
Posted on June 6, 2015 | 6 CommentsTiered Rates are fine. Obfuscation isn't. -
Dina Nguyen stands up Garden Grove, skips fascinating Poseidon forum.
Posted on May 20, 2015 | 27 Comments. . . INTRO BY VERN: Easy-going and honest OCWD Director Phil Anthony, who represents the western one-third of Garden Grove on the water board and who was one of […] -
The Poseidon Adventure Sails On!
Posted on May 14, 2015 | 29 CommentsOCWD voted 7-3 to have North County rate payers subsidize South County development. -
Showdown at the OCWD Corral nears; R4RD fires volley at Poseidon Term Sheet.
Posted on May 12, 2015 | 28 Comments. . . Vern here. I’ve been guilty of thinking, and communicating, that each new development in the OCWD/Poseidon courtship is the final and irreversible one, which could lead to […] -
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 […] -
Pat Bates Baits us with Bogus Doomsday Drought Scenario.
Posted on March 17, 2015 | 8 Comments. . . By Debbie Cook, cross-posted from Surf City Voice On March 11, the San Diego Union-Tribune posted an op-ed, “Desalination makes sense for Orange County,” “written” by Assemblywoman […] -
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 […] -
The Iceman (Waterman) Cometh!
Posted on September 4, 2014 | 22 CommentsGoing in depth on any subject usually comes about because the things discussed are complex. People are complex. Problems are complex. You start to read an article on […] -
OCWD’s Stephen Sheldon clams up on Poseidon vote, Flory shakes things up.
Posted on June 1, 2014 | 4 CommentsBy John Earl from Surf City Voice, May 29, 2014 “No comment!” That’s all that Director Stephen Sheldon will say about his participation in a recent Orange County Water District […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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. […]
![Poseidon Desal: Will OCWD be Shipwrecked by Mermaids? . . . by John Earl, cross-posted from Surf City Voice. Centuries ago, explorers sailed Poseidon’s Seven Seas looking for beautiful mermaids and lands full of golden treasures. Although some […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/mermaloni1-e1433960352161-115x115.jpg)

![Dina Nguyen stands up Garden Grove, skips fascinating Poseidon forum. . . . INTRO BY VERN: Easy-going and honest OCWD Director Phil Anthony, who represents the western one-third of Garden Grove on the water board and who was one of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dina-ugly-cropped-115x115.jpg)
![Showdown at the OCWD Corral nears; R4RD fires volley at Poseidon Term Sheet. . . . Vern here. I’ve been guilty of thinking, and communicating, that each new development in the OCWD/Poseidon courtship is the final and irreversible one, which could lead to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/OK-corral-115x115.jpg)
![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)
![Pat Bates Baits us with Bogus Doomsday Drought Scenario. . . . By Debbie Cook, cross-posted from Surf City Voice On March 11, the San Diego Union-Tribune posted an op-ed, “Desalination makes sense for Orange County,” “written” by Assemblywoman […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/vern-image-115x115.png)
![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)
![Recent Poseidon-Probolsky Push-Poll Threatens Candidates and Misleads Voters. . . . By John Earl, cross-posted from Surf City Voice It’s election time, and so in September Poseidon Resources, Inc. released another push poll claiming widespread public support for […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/probolsky-poseidon-115x115.png)
![The Iceman (Waterman) Cometh! Going in depth on any subject usually comes about because the things discussed are complex. People are complex. Problems are complex. You start to read an article on […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Iceman-X-Men-115x115.jpg)
![OCWD’s Stephen Sheldon clams up on Poseidon vote, Flory shakes things up. By John Earl from Surf City Voice, May 29, 2014 “No comment!” That’s all that Director Stephen Sheldon will say about his participation in a recent Orange County Water District […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sheldon-flory-115x115.png)
![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)
![Thankful for a Cornucopia of Victories This Year! 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)
![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)
Sounds like you're describing a case that you WON and are still mad about. Was that established, that Sheth sounds…