Paying Janet Nguyen more is ludicrous.
If we want better and more transparent elected representatives we simply need to pay them more. Take a look at…
You might be surprised what sort of low-lives would crave a quarter mil job with no professional qualifications and no…
That would just spark even more corruption and only allow independently wealthy people to run and win.
SB 249? It got killed via suspense file in assembly appropriations. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billHistoryClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB249
Without commenting on your specific stats, I would say that is an excellent question. Maybe you should be a Supervisor.…
Criticizing past elected trustees of the Orange County Board of Supervisors reflects not only their leadership weaknesses but also flaws…
Can someone explain why there are 1 county worker for every 160+ citizens that doesn’t include state, federal, cities plus…
Given how significant this would be in addressing MAGA misbehavior, one would think that Newsom should sign it. What's the…
ken maddox Archive
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![What’s next for this Bouncing Ball of an Elected Office? Will whatever the Board of Supervisors decides this morning change the minds of the four candidates (two payasos, two Friends […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/rocco-maddox-alpay-callahan-115x115.png "Public Administrator Follies. UPDATE – PA now folded into DA!!")
Public Administrator Follies. UPDATE – PA now folded into DA!!
Posted on January 28, 2014 | 4 CommentsWhat’s next for this Bouncing Ball of an Elected Office? Will whatever the Board of Supervisors decides this morning change the minds of the four candidates (two payasos, two Friends […] -
![. ¡Jajajajaja! Visions of Ken Lopez-Maddox-Lopez dance in my head. Remember him? The termed-out OC Republican assemblyman, sometimes rightwing, sometimes union tool, who tried to soften his image among Latinos […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/brandman-lodge-cropped-115x115.jpg "Steve “Chavez” Lodge, council candidate and Sudden Mexican, sued by Cynthia Ward.")
Steve “Chavez” Lodge, council candidate and Sudden Mexican, sued by Cynthia Ward.
Posted on August 22, 2012 | 36 Comments. ¡Jajajajaja! Visions of Ken Lopez-Maddox-Lopez dance in my head. Remember him? The termed-out OC Republican assemblyman, sometimes rightwing, sometimes union tool, who tried to soften his image among Latinos […] -
![. . . You’d think from the look of things, wouldn’t you, that Orange County’s Vietnamese-American community, selflessly consenting to sabotage themselves in the one place where redistricting seemed to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/3-viets-in-72-115x115.jpg "Brilliant, just brilliant: THREE Viets line up against Matt Harper in the 72nd AD.")
Brilliant, just brilliant: THREE Viets line up against Matt Harper in the 72nd AD.
Posted on November 8, 2011 | 16 Comments. . . You’d think from the look of things, wouldn’t you, that Orange County’s Vietnamese-American community, selflessly consenting to sabotage themselves in the one place where redistricting seemed to […] -
![. . . Hark! how the sultry pre-September days are enlivened by exaltation of birdsong. All the larger species are chirping the jolly tune about the Victim Party (the California […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/poop-115x115.jpg "Late August chismes: the new Districts and next year’s Elections!")
Late August chismes: the new Districts and next year’s Elections!
Posted on August 24, 2011 | 39 Comments. . . Hark! how the sultry pre-September days are enlivened by exaltation of birdsong. All the larger species are chirping the jolly tune about the Victim Party (the California […] -
![Did beleaguered Capo Trustee Ken “Lopez-Maddox” go hat in hand, with his colleague Mike Winsten, to solicit support from his old allies at the Teamsters Local 952? A top official […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/winsten-maddox1-155x155.jpg "Capo Recall: Are Maddox and Winsten the Union-Endorsed Candidates?")
Capo Recall: Are Maddox and Winsten the Union-Endorsed Candidates?
Posted on October 13, 2010 | No CommentsDid beleaguered Capo Trustee Ken “Lopez-Maddox” go hat in hand, with his colleague Mike Winsten, to solicit support from his old allies at the Teamsters Local 952? A top official […] -
![First, a press release from my friends at Capistrano Unified Children First, the group behind the recall of wasteful incompetent trustees Ken “Lopez-Maddox” and Mike Winsten. This is pretty spectacular, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/winsten-maddox-155x155.jpg "Capo Recall gets over $90 grand of local grassroots contributions. And latest Maddox-Winsten goofiness.")
Capo Recall gets over $90 grand of local grassroots contributions. And latest Maddox-Winsten goofiness.
Posted on October 11, 2010 | 27 CommentsFirst, a press release from my friends at Capistrano Unified Children First, the group behind the recall of wasteful incompetent trustees Ken “Lopez-Maddox” and Mike Winsten. This is pretty spectacular, […] -
For your edification: Iconographic Pop Culture Images pressed into service to elucidate the personalities and issues at play in the CAPO RECALL kerfuffle.
Posted on September 10, 2010 | 5 Comments -
![Can I get a big “Ruh-Roh?” I’ve just stumbled across a bulky complaint filed today with the Registrar of Voters, against the candidate statements of all five of the beleaguered […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/breaking-bad-155x155.jpg "Breaking Bad News for the clowns on the Capo School Board.")
Breaking Bad News for the clowns on the Capo School Board.
Posted on August 17, 2010 | 8 CommentsCan I get a big “Ruh-Roh?” I’ve just stumbled across a bulky complaint filed today with the Registrar of Voters, against the candidate statements of all five of the beleaguered […] -
![This great mass movement I described here – drawing conservatives and liberals together in defense of their cherished public education system – now has letters to remember: Measure H will […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/caporecallbannersyes1-155x155.jpg "Capo Recall News: Measure H is by-area voting! And we have all five candidates.")
Capo Recall News: Measure H is by-area voting! And we have all five candidates.
Posted on August 15, 2010 | 8 CommentsThis great mass movement I described here – drawing conservatives and liberals together in defense of their cherished public education system – now has letters to remember: Measure H will […] -
![. . . . . The upcoming recall of two key members of the current Board of Trustees of the Capistrano Unified School District (Maddox and Winsten) as well as […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/capo-board-155x155.jpg "A Capo Recall Primer.")
A Capo Recall Primer.
Posted on July 27, 2010 | 27 Comments. . . . . The upcoming recall of two key members of the current Board of Trustees of the Capistrano Unified School District (Maddox and Winsten) as well as […] -
![Here is your latest news from Ground Zero in the War on Education, aka the Capistrano (Capo) Unified School District: Capo Unified Children First candidates Gary Pritchard, John Alpay. On […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/pritchard-alpay-155x155.jpg "Capo Unified Throwdown: Alpay & Pritchard take on extremists Maddox & Winsten")
Capo Unified Throwdown: Alpay & Pritchard take on extremists Maddox & Winsten
Posted on July 21, 2010 | 111 CommentsHere is your latest news from Ground Zero in the War on Education, aka the Capistrano (Capo) Unified School District: Capo Unified Children First candidates Gary Pritchard, John Alpay. On […] -
![UPDATE 5/4/10 – New, fairer poll: [poll id=”282″] [poll id=”250″] Can’t get over that poll – since January, over 400 of you have taken it, and 84% want to see […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/winsten-maddox.jpg "Capo recall gets way too many signatures, in way too little time.")
Capo recall gets way too many signatures, in way too little time.
Posted on May 3, 2010 | 9 CommentsUPDATE 5/4/10 – New, fairer poll: [poll id=”282″] [poll id=”250″] Can’t get over that poll – since January, over 400 of you have taken it, and 84% want to see […] -
![[poll id=”250″] “Parents for Local Control, a newly formed coalition of parents and community leaders that opposes Capistrano’s “reform”-minded school board, presented trustees Ken Lopez-Maddox and Mike Winsten with recall […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Ken-Lopez-Maddox-and-Mike-Winsten.jpg "Should CAPO Trustees Lopez-Maddox and Winsten be recalled?")
Should CAPO Trustees Lopez-Maddox and Winsten be recalled?
Posted on January 14, 2010 | 11 Comments[poll id=”250″] “Parents for Local Control, a newly formed coalition of parents and community leaders that opposes Capistrano’s “reform”-minded school board, presented trustees Ken Lopez-Maddox and Mike Winsten with recall […] -
![The Union thugs won’t be happy about this! The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted today to ban union-only Project Labor Agreements, which are called PLAs. I imagine that […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Union-thugs-in-orange-county.jpg "O.C. Supervisors vote 5-0 to ban Project Labor Agreements!")
O.C. Supervisors vote 5-0 to ban Project Labor Agreements!
Posted on October 27, 2009 | 5 CommentsThe Union thugs won’t be happy about this! The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted today to ban union-only Project Labor Agreements, which are called PLAs. I imagine that […]
Do you have any idea how much a campaign for the 360,000 district would be? The distinction from a 640,000…