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.…
Kris Murray Archive
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![. . . On the heels of Cynthia Ward’s latest Voice of OC Disney-streetcar bombshell, and bearing in mind the identity of Disney’s trusty transportation “consultant,” the question asks itself. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/pringle-associates-115x115.jpg "POLL: Which Pringle crony will wear a wire for the Feds?")
POLL: Which Pringle crony will wear a wire for the Feds?
Posted on August 7, 2013 | 63 Comments. . . On the heels of Cynthia Ward’s latest Voice of OC Disney-streetcar bombshell, and bearing in mind the identity of Disney’s trusty transportation “consultant,” the question asks itself. […] -
![A few comments on yesterday evening’s Anaheim City Council Meeting. (1) Veruca Salt Insists On Having Her Way Jason Young offers this video editing together the highlights of Anaheim Mayor […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Kris-Murray-as-Veruca-Salt-115x115.jpg "VIDEO: Tom Tait Tries to Explain to Balky Kris Murray What a ‘Legal Definition’ Means")
VIDEO: Tom Tait Tries to Explain to Balky Kris Murray What a ‘Legal Definition’ Means
Posted on July 24, 2013 | 7 CommentsA few comments on yesterday evening’s Anaheim City Council Meeting. (1) Veruca Salt Insists On Having Her Way Jason Young offers this video editing together the highlights of Anaheim Mayor […] -
![First — and tangentially — I’ve now been waiting for the video from the July 2 Anaheim City Council meeting for two weeks including holidays. (I already downloaded the MP3, but […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Anaheim-videos-of-council-meetings-115x115.jpg "The Moreno-Murray Radio Interview (Because I Can’t Access the July 2 Meeting Video)")
The Moreno-Murray Radio Interview (Because I Can’t Access the July 2 Meeting Video)
Posted on July 18, 2013 | 4 CommentsFirst — and tangentially — I’ve now been waiting for the video from the July 2 Anaheim City Council meeting for two weeks including holidays. (I already downloaded the MP3, but […] -
![After months of foot-dragging, city officials decided to outsource their police oversight committee to the Office of Independent Review, already a paid contractor for the Anaheim Police Department. As the Anaheim Investigator reported […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/three-dollar-bill-115x115.jpg "Phony As A Three Dollar Bill: How The City Of Anaheim Will Create A Fake Police Oversight Committee")
Phony As A Three Dollar Bill: How The City Of Anaheim Will Create A Fake Police Oversight Committee
Posted on July 15, 2013 | 2 CommentsAfter months of foot-dragging, city officials decided to outsource their police oversight committee to the Office of Independent Review, already a paid contractor for the Anaheim Police Department. As the Anaheim Investigator reported […] -
![. Yeah, what WAS that all about, back in May and June? (The kerfuffle is beginning to simmer down now.) Dr. Roberto Baeza, popular and successful principal of Anaheim’s Benito […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/baeza-murray-moreno-115x115.jpg "What was the big deal about some principal getting transferred from one Anaheim school to another?")
What was the big deal about some principal getting transferred from one Anaheim school to another?
Posted on July 13, 2013 | 195 Comments. Yeah, what WAS that all about, back in May and June? (The kerfuffle is beginning to simmer down now.) Dr. Roberto Baeza, popular and successful principal of Anaheim’s Benito […] -
![[UPDATE: rough interview transcripts now included, down at the end.] This saying may not be catchy, but it’s true: “she who lives by the demographer dies by the demographer.” So: […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Demographer-Peter-Morrison-600px-115x115.jpg "Anaheim’s Murrjority Report, Part 1: Introduction to the Demographer’s Tale – UPDATED")
Anaheim’s Murrjority Report, Part 1: Introduction to the Demographer’s Tale – UPDATED
Posted on July 6, 2013 | 8 Comments[UPDATE: rough interview transcripts now included, down at the end.] This saying may not be catchy, but it’s true: “she who lives by the demographer dies by the demographer.” So: […] -
![. There is a fine line between conceit and arrogance. Conceit assumes that you know better than all others, that your way is best. Arrogance presumes not only that your […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/up-yours-wooden-figure-115x115.jpg "Anaheim Council Majority Tells the People: “Up Yours!”")
Anaheim Council Majority Tells the People: “Up Yours!”
Posted on July 2, 2013 | 4 Comments. There is a fine line between conceit and arrogance. Conceit assumes that you know better than all others, that your way is best. Arrogance presumes not only that your […] -
![. Streetcars by Disneyland? What could be wrong with that? Last year, an Anaheim City Council majority approved a $318 million publicly-funded streetcar running about 3 miles from the ARTIC […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thrown-under-bus-disney-115x115.jpg "Disney Streetcar throws Taxpayers under the bus!")
Disney Streetcar throws Taxpayers under the bus!
Posted on June 28, 2013 | 11 Comments. Streetcars by Disneyland? What could be wrong with that? Last year, an Anaheim City Council majority approved a $318 million publicly-funded streetcar running about 3 miles from the ARTIC […] -
![. Anaheim’s Corporatist Council Majority. From top left clockwise: Kris Murray, Lucille Kring, Gail Eastman, Jordan Brandman. (hat-tip to young Jayson Acevedo for noting the Kring-Incredibles resemblance!) Okay. So. This […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/4-Anaheim-council-corporatists-115x115.jpg "Sirloin or Dog Food? Council prepares to foist Santa Ana-style faux-districting on Anaheim tonight.")
Sirloin or Dog Food? Council prepares to foist Santa Ana-style faux-districting on Anaheim tonight.
Posted on June 11, 2013 | 33 Comments. Anaheim’s Corporatist Council Majority. From top left clockwise: Kris Murray, Lucille Kring, Gail Eastman, Jordan Brandman. (hat-tip to young Jayson Acevedo for noting the Kring-Incredibles resemblance!) Okay. So. This […] -
![. BAM! BAM! BAM! That’s the sound of my head pounding repeatedly against the brick wall of futility and frustration. BAM! BAM! BAM! Following many months of public protest, following […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/woman-shouting-in-megaphone-115x115.jpg "Yo. Anaheim Council. CAN YOU HEAR US NOW!?!?!?")
Yo. Anaheim Council. CAN YOU HEAR US NOW!?!?!?
Posted on May 24, 2013 | 54 Comments. BAM! BAM! BAM! That’s the sound of my head pounding repeatedly against the brick wall of futility and frustration. BAM! BAM! BAM! Following many months of public protest, following […] -
![. SHHH – Can you keep a secret? You’re not supposed to know this. I’M not supposed to know this. But I really think you should know this, if you […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Throwing-money-away-115x115.jpg "It’s just the tip of the iceberg – Anaheim Council majority gives away even MORE taxpayer money, in secret!")
It’s just the tip of the iceberg – Anaheim Council majority gives away even MORE taxpayer money, in secret!
Posted on May 14, 2013 | 14 Comments. SHHH – Can you keep a secret? You’re not supposed to know this. I’M not supposed to know this. But I really think you should know this, if you […] -
![. Anaheim residents! When you show up early at 4:30 tomorrow to Anaheim City Hall, to speak out against the $158 million “Gardenwalk Giveaway” of THAT MUCH TAX MONEY to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/bill-oconnell-115x115.jpg "Handy FAQ Sheet for speaking out against tomorrow’s Gardenwalk Giveaway")
Handy FAQ Sheet for speaking out against tomorrow’s Gardenwalk Giveaway
Posted on May 13, 2013 | 1 Comment. Anaheim residents! When you show up early at 4:30 tomorrow to Anaheim City Hall, to speak out against the $158 million “Gardenwalk Giveaway” of THAT MUCH TAX MONEY to […] -
![. Other blogs have already covered last night’s Anaheim City Council meeting and Mayor Tait’s unforgettable demolition of Kris Murray’s mendacious Register editorial during closing Council Communications, so I need […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/jedi-luke-115x115.jpg "Return of Anaheim’s Jedi: Tom Tait’s Splendid Tirade.")
Return of Anaheim’s Jedi: Tom Tait’s Splendid Tirade.
Posted on May 3, 2013 | 4 Comments. Other blogs have already covered last night’s Anaheim City Council meeting and Mayor Tait’s unforgettable demolition of Kris Murray’s mendacious Register editorial during closing Council Communications, so I need […] -
![. Maybe I was a weird kid, but I never liked or trusted Disney. Hated Disneyland and the gigantic, grinning, overbearing anthropomorphic animals, and didn’t like Disney’s films or cartoons. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/mickey-mouse-and-rat-115x115.jpg "The Two Faces of Disney: word vs. deed on Anaheim Districting.")
The Two Faces of Disney: word vs. deed on Anaheim Districting.
Posted on March 19, 2013 | 59 Comments. Maybe I was a weird kid, but I never liked or trusted Disney. Hated Disneyland and the gigantic, grinning, overbearing anthropomorphic animals, and didn’t like Disney’s films or cartoons. […]
So you're gonna write a piece about this audit? Good, folks have been asking us to cover that on this…