A formal state audit will now examine waste, fraud, and abuse at the OCBE. I intend to discuss what this…
Content being a Pink Toad? I guess it depends on an amphibian's level of sef-awareness. The lower, the happier. In…
If we're talking about Dan C, he has never seemed "happy."
Yes, I know that's the impulse but you gotta know what the Guatemalan hill folk know: you get poisoned and…
If it touches me first, all bets are off.
You're absolutely right that California should adopt it statewide -- and should already have done so. And you're absolutely right…
If I were Fiona ma or Rob Bonta I’d be scared.
RCV should be adopted statewide so cities and counties don’t have to do it piecemeal. It saves money, discourages negative…
My advice to Mr. Moore, who seems like an eminently reasonable man is the same as I always give Vern.…
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![Do a Google search for the word actuary, and a litany of definitions is presented. Here is a definition from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics: Actuaries […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/actuary.jpg "Pension Underfunding – The Actuary Did It")
Pension Underfunding – The Actuary Did It
Posted on April 21, 2010 | 2 CommentsDo a Google search for the word actuary, and a litany of definitions is presented. Here is a definition from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics: Actuaries […] -
![Everyone remembers growing up with their first electric train. That first big black engined “O” Gauge. It came in this huge box and it had sections of track you put […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Finding the Right Track!")
Finding the Right Track!
Posted on April 10, 2010 | 3 CommentsEveryone remembers growing up with their first electric train. That first big black engined “O” Gauge. It came in this huge box and it had sections of track you put […] -
Obama faces the Pitch Forks!
Posted on April 3, 2010 | No CommentsPresident Barack Obama is currently on a roll. Things are going his way in small baby steps. The recent job numbers is an important issue….because it is truly a non-partisan issue. […] -
![[Since it’s such a nice day and I want to get out, I’m just gonna post a recent e-mail from a smart friend of mine, Doug Kortof from Seal Beach, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/inequality.jpg "An End To Oil, and a Return to Manufacturing Jobs")
An End To Oil, and a Return to Manufacturing Jobs
Posted on March 27, 2010 | 15 Comments[Since it’s such a nice day and I want to get out, I’m just gonna post a recent e-mail from a smart friend of mine, Doug Kortof from Seal Beach, […] -
Cooking the Golden Goose!
Posted on March 9, 2010 | 4 CommentsBack in the early 1950’s Banks were our friends. We can remember vividly that our 4th Grade teacher wanted us to go get a Christmas Club Account. We lived in […] -
![Previously in this series: Hedrick Rocks pt 1 (introduction; the “Manifold Failings of Ken Calvert”; introducing Republican primary challenger Chris Riggs; and meeting Bill’s family) Hedrick Rocks pt 2 […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hedric.jpg "Hedrick Rocks! pt 3 – local issues & challenges")
Hedrick Rocks! pt 3 – local issues & challenges
Posted on March 2, 2010 | 2 CommentsPreviously in this series: Hedrick Rocks pt 1 (introduction; the “Manifold Failings of Ken Calvert”; introducing Republican primary challenger Chris Riggs; and meeting Bill’s family) Hedrick Rocks pt 2 […] -
Investment Banks – Make a wish!
Posted on March 1, 2010 | No CommentsEveryone has probably heard about the Euro and the Greek Debt Crisis that eveyone is talking about. This is truly a Global Banking Classic. Here goes the most wonderful story of […] -
![California’s High Speed Rail is coming for sure – just last week we were awarded $2.35 billion for it, from President Obama’s kickass stimulus bill! It’s coming with 130,000 construction […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/calif-high-speed-rail.jpg "The High Speed Rail is Coming, Brother!")
The High Speed Rail is Coming, Brother!
Posted on February 8, 2010 | 13 CommentsCalifornia’s High Speed Rail is coming for sure – just last week we were awarded $2.35 billion for it, from President Obama’s kickass stimulus bill! It’s coming with 130,000 construction […] -
![House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is not very popular in Orange County! (Picture Courtesy of the O.C. Register) “Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave her strongest endorsement yet of a global financial transaction […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Pelosi-Protesters.jpg "Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to impose a new global tax on financial transactions")
Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to impose a new global tax on financial transactions
Posted on December 6, 2009 | 4 CommentsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi is not very popular in Orange County! (Picture Courtesy of the O.C. Register) “Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave her strongest endorsement yet of a global financial transaction […] -
![So,this week, Senator Bernie Sanders (Democratic Socialist – America) put a “hold” on the renomination of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke; as this LA Times story notes, “Sanders’ move … is […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/bernie.jpg "America’s Senator Bernie Sanders puts hold on Fed Chairman’s renomination")
America’s Senator Bernie Sanders puts hold on Fed Chairman’s renomination
Posted on December 3, 2009 | No CommentsSo,this week, Senator Bernie Sanders (Democratic Socialist – America) put a “hold” on the renomination of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke; as this LA Times story notes, “Sanders’ move … is […] -
ObammyCare Doomy or Gloomy?
Posted on November 23, 2009 | 2 CommentsHealth and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelious held a Reporter Conference Call today to announce a State by State Report on Health Insurance Reform. The HHS.gov product is entitled: Health Insurance […] -
![The hole keeps getting bigger… Within the last week it has been reported: • LA Unified School District needs employees to accept another 4 day furlough this fiscal year, and […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/The-hole-keeps-getting-bigger.jpg "State, Local Government Finances Not Recovering")
State, Local Government Finances Not Recovering
Posted on November 18, 2009 | No CommentsThe hole keeps getting bigger… Within the last week it has been reported: • LA Unified School District needs employees to accept another 4 day furlough this fiscal year, and […] -
CIT Group files the latest big bankruptcy
Posted on November 2, 2009 | 1 CommentThere is considerable hype coming from Washington and Wall Street that the worst of the so-called recession is over, and recovery has begun. However, others dispute such views as a […] -
WHAT New Jobs?
Posted on October 30, 2009 | 15 CommentsWHAT Jobs?
So you're gonna write a piece about this audit? Good, folks have been asking us to cover that on this…