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.…
Matthew Cunningham Archive
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![Diablos de los Angeles? Cunningham and Chmielewski. As one fairly new to the world of local politics and blogging in Orange County, I quickly got the taste of how rough […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/cunningham-chmielewski-115x115.jpg "Chmielewski and Cunningham: Dios los cria y el Diablo los junta.")
Chmielewski and Cunningham: Dios los cria y el Diablo los junta.
Posted on September 10, 2013 | 77 CommentsDiablos de los Angeles? Cunningham and Chmielewski. As one fairly new to the world of local politics and blogging in Orange County, I quickly got the taste of how rough […] -
![Some time in the next couple of months, the Anaheim City Council will vote to pick a new permanent police chief. But it won’t exactly be the Council choosing between […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/montanarella-melee-115x115.jpg "“OVERWHELMING FORCE” – Sgt. Montanarella’s shot across Anaheim’s bow")
“OVERWHELMING FORCE” – Sgt. Montanarella’s shot across Anaheim’s bow
Posted on August 14, 2013 | 30 CommentsSome time in the next couple of months, the Anaheim City Council will vote to pick a new permanent police chief. But it won’t exactly be the Council choosing between […] -
![Admirers of Matt Cunningham’s stunning moral flexibility now have a new morsel to chew on – his successful “consulting” work last year, for “$1000 to $10,000” (probably $5000) to help […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/jerbal-with-strippers-115x115.jpg "How sanctimonious Matt Cunningham worked and fought for Strip Club owners last year!")
How sanctimonious Matt Cunningham worked and fought for Strip Club owners last year!
Posted on August 11, 2013 | 146 CommentsAdmirers of Matt Cunningham’s stunning moral flexibility now have a new morsel to chew on – his successful “consulting” work last year, for “$1000 to $10,000” (probably $5000) to help […] -
![. . . Admirers of Matt Cunningham’s stunning moral flexibility now have a new morsel to chew on – his successful “consulting” work last year, for “$1000 to $10,000” (probably […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/california-girls-marquee-e1376678693651.jpg "How Sanctimonious Matt Cunningham worked and fought for Strip Club owners! (G-rated version)")
How Sanctimonious Matt Cunningham worked and fought for Strip Club owners! (G-rated version)
Posted on August 11, 2013 | No Comments. . . Admirers of Matt Cunningham’s stunning moral flexibility now have a new morsel to chew on – his successful “consulting” work last year, for “$1000 to $10,000” (probably […] -
![. . . 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. […] -
![Last month I expressed my disappointment that our new Democratic assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (pictured above taking on corruption and injustice in Sacramento) had joined forces with Reefer Madness Republicans and […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/SQSasgunfighter-cropped-e1375058597353.jpg "The Dangerous Votes of Sharon Quirk-Silva.")
The Dangerous Votes of Sharon Quirk-Silva.
Posted on July 28, 2013 | 23 CommentsLast month I expressed my disappointment that our new Democratic assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (pictured above taking on corruption and injustice in Sacramento) had joined forces with Reefer Madness Republicans and […] -
![. 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 […] -
![. 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 […] -
![. Save Anaheim‘s Jason had the bombshell scoop this morning, the morning of this evening’s final Citizens’ Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting, where the Council’s appointees will vote on whether to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/kring-edinger-brandman-115x115.jpg "The anti-immigrant nonsense of Amanda Edinger, the Brandman-Kring appointee to Anaheim’s districting commission.")
The anti-immigrant nonsense of Amanda Edinger, the Brandman-Kring appointee to Anaheim’s districting commission.
Posted on May 9, 2013 | 61 Comments. Save Anaheim‘s Jason had the bombshell scoop this morning, the morning of this evening’s final Citizens’ Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting, where the Council’s appointees will vote on whether to […] -
![. My old nemesis Matt Cunningham has penned what he seems to consider a righteous demolition of my first piece on the firing of Cristina Talley, in which the thesaurus-toting […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/jubal-talley-brandman-115x115.jpg "Talley-gate, Race, and the GardenWalk Brown Act violation")
Talley-gate, Race, and the GardenWalk Brown Act violation
Posted on February 8, 2013 | 77 Comments. My old nemesis Matt Cunningham has penned what he seems to consider a righteous demolition of my first piece on the firing of Cristina Talley, in which the thesaurus-toting […] -
![. As probably most of you know, the most famous quote associated with puffed-up, has-been, anti-tax lobbyist Grover Norquist, the snide quip with which he will always be equated, is […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/wickedwitchmelting1-115x115.jpg "Grover Norquist and Wayne LaPierre drown in small bathtub.")
Grover Norquist and Wayne LaPierre drown in small bathtub.
Posted on December 28, 2012 | 18 Comments. As probably most of you know, the most famous quote associated with puffed-up, has-been, anti-tax lobbyist Grover Norquist, the snide quip with which he will always be equated, is […] -
![. It’s been a busy two weeks at the Registrar’s office as Neal Kelley’s staff went through a painstaking task of verifying individual signatures on over a quarter of a […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/LOSER-MAX-X-115x115.jpg "Orange County’s Biggest Losers! Election 2012 edition.")
Orange County’s Biggest Losers! Election 2012 edition.
Posted on November 21, 2012 | 23 Comments. It’s been a busy two weeks at the Registrar’s office as Neal Kelley’s staff went through a painstaking task of verifying individual signatures on over a quarter of a […] -
![A Republican Facebook friend has written to remind me that in late 2006/early 2007, when Tom Umberg was running to fill Lou Correa’s seat on the Board of Supervisors (which […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Umberg-va-Walters-on-Residency-115x115.jpg "Matt Cunningham (from 2007) Supports Steve Young’s Case Against Mimi Walters")
Matt Cunningham (from 2007) Supports Steve Young’s Case Against Mimi Walters
Posted on September 21, 2012 | 6 CommentsA Republican Facebook friend has written to remind me that in late 2006/early 2007, when Tom Umberg was running to fill Lou Correa’s seat on the Board of Supervisors (which […] -
![. I was hearing recently from a friend about a cat that died, an old, sick cat that had led a long and glorious life in the neighborhood playing, fighting, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/hanlon-ward-jerbal-115x115.jpg "A Wake For Red County.")
A Wake For Red County.
Posted on August 5, 2012 | 33 Comments. I was hearing recently from a friend about a cat that died, an old, sick cat that had led a long and glorious life in the neighborhood playing, fighting, […]
So you're gonna write a piece about this audit? Good, folks have been asking us to cover that on this…