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The Essential Voice of OC- Passenger Trains on South OC’s Coastal Railway Stopped by Another Landslide
- Where in the World Are SoCal’s Air Quality Regulators?
- Who’s on the Hook for Angel Stadium Repairs?
- Irvine Considers Creating New Housing Agency, Questions if Old One Worked
- Turning The Page on Low Literacy Rates in Orange County
- Orange County Tallied 722 Total Homeless Kids Last Year, Real Number May Be 30,000
- Nearly 200,000 Orange County Residents Could Lose Public Health Coverage
- Orange County’s Hotel Workers Consider Striking Over Pay Raises
- Head of OC Animal Care Steps Down as Activists Fight for Open Shelter Policies
- Drowning Out the Noise: Orange’s Crackdown on Leaf Blowers Fizzles Out For Now
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- Conservative and pro-LBGTQ sides ready for Glendale school board battle
- Irvine woman killed in Tustin crash after speeding driver runs red light
- NCAA softball: Oklahoma, Florida State into WCWS championship series
- Tech-ing Over
- Michael Block falls short in bid to qualify for U.S. Open
- Second flight loaded with Texas migrants lands in Sacramento
- San Juan Hills High Graduation 2023: Our best photos of the ceremony
- Lawyer: Santos will go to jail rather than reveal donors
- Brea Olinda High Graduation 2023: Our best photos of the ceremony
OC Gallery of MAGA Goofballs and Terrorists!
- Pedroza’s New Santa Ana
- Fountain Valley police are investigating a possible suicide involving a burn victim
- OCTA unveils a $57B transportation plan for the next 20 years
- O.C. rail service in south county closed again due to a landslide in San Clemente
- A man was arrested after setting fire to a trash can at an Irvine bus stop
- Santa Ana native ordained as a priest by Cardinal Tobin
- Nonprofit offering free pet care in the O.C. to vulnerable pets
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![. . . [L-R: John Herceg, powerhouse Croatian-American baritone Janelle Barrera, flutist extraordinaire Vern Pat Nelson, your humble blogger, composer and pianist Loghman Adhami, Persian-American violinist The “Rock Doctor” John […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/vern-and-friends-7-10-15-115x115.png "Weekend Open Thread: Vern & Friends’ Best Concert Ever! Plus: Ron Thomas Remembers")
Weekend Open Thread: Vern & Friends’ Best Concert Ever! Plus: Ron Thomas Remembers
Posted on July 10, 2015 | 19 Comments. . . [L-R: John Herceg, powerhouse Croatian-American baritone Janelle Barrera, flutist extraordinaire Vern Pat Nelson, your humble blogger, composer and pianist Loghman Adhami, Persian-American violinist The “Rock Doctor” John […] -
Weekend Open Thread: Housing the Homeless, Zenger Art Show, and RIP BB King!
Posted on May 15, 2015 | 47 Commentssaving money while addressing homelessness -
![. . . Orange County picked up 50% of the ribbons and had four of the 15 finalists in the FAME Show Choir National Championship in Waukegan, Illinois this weekend, with the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Los-Alamitos-Show-Choir-2-115x115.jpg "Los Alamitos Sweeps the Gold, Brea Picks Up a Bronze, in Show Choir National Championship")
Los Alamitos Sweeps the Gold, Brea Picks Up a Bronze, in Show Choir National Championship
Posted on April 25, 2015 | No Comments. . . Orange County picked up 50% of the ribbons and had four of the 15 finalists in the FAME Show Choir National Championship in Waukegan, Illinois this weekend, with the […] -
![. . . Hey, I don’t think I put this up on the blog yet, but recently the LA Flute Guild asked me to arrange Chick Correa’s popular latin-jazz classic “Spain” […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tpp-flutes-matt-thai-girls-115x115.png "Weekend Open Thread: Spain of Flutes, how Cunningham pays his bills, and TPP Protest Sunday on HB Pier!")
Weekend Open Thread: Spain of Flutes, how Cunningham pays his bills, and TPP Protest Sunday on HB Pier!
Posted on April 10, 2015 | 46 Comments. . . Hey, I don’t think I put this up on the blog yet, but recently the LA Flute Guild asked me to arrange Chick Correa’s popular latin-jazz classic “Spain” […] -
![. . . Look – another weekend rolls around, and hey we need an open thread for you all to discuss whatever and whomever with your characteristic decorum and f-bombs. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/vern-on-styrofoam-beach-115x115.png "Weekend Open Thread: Beach Cleanup today, Vern Concert today, and Upcoming Stories!")
Weekend Open Thread: Beach Cleanup today, Vern Concert today, and Upcoming Stories!
Posted on February 21, 2015 | 10 Comments. . . Look – another weekend rolls around, and hey we need an open thread for you all to discuss whatever and whomever with your characteristic decorum and f-bombs. […] -
![. . . First things first: Ricardo suggested a week or two ago that we should begin our next Weekend Open Thread with populist former Labor Secretary Robert Reich’s inspirational […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pelerinage-a-cythere-115x115.jpg "Weekend Open Thread: Robert Reich, Wilhelm Reich, the Island of Pleasure, and David Brooks’ Farts.")
Weekend Open Thread: Robert Reich, Wilhelm Reich, the Island of Pleasure, and David Brooks’ Farts.
Posted on January 23, 2015 | 41 Comments. . . First things first: Ricardo suggested a week or two ago that we should begin our next Weekend Open Thread with populist former Labor Secretary Robert Reich’s inspirational […] -
![. . . I know that a lot of us, for reasons ranging from legitimate and urgent to far-fetched and wacky, have had problems with Attorney General Eric Holder — […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Eric-Holder-Pledges-to-Continue-the-Witch-Hunt-against-Marijuana-155x155.jpg "WOT – Good Stuff – Holder eviscerates Civil Forefeiture, and a Debussy Prelude!")
WOT – Good Stuff – Holder eviscerates Civil Forefeiture, and a Debussy Prelude!
Posted on January 16, 2015 | 22 Comments. . . I know that a lot of us, for reasons ranging from legitimate and urgent to far-fetched and wacky, have had problems with Attorney General Eric Holder — […] -
![Here’s something that probably won’t surprise you: [T]hat racist intent is difficult to prove does not mean that discrimination does not exist. According to a study conducted on behalf of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Raisin-in-the-Sun-still-115x115.jpg "Thanksgiving Weekend Open Thread: Housing Discrimination and a Chopin Ballade!")
Thanksgiving Weekend Open Thread: Housing Discrimination and a Chopin Ballade!
Posted on November 26, 2014 | 68 CommentsHere’s something that probably won’t surprise you: [T]hat racist intent is difficult to prove does not mean that discrimination does not exist. According to a study conducted on behalf of […] -
![. . . First, check out my new video of the great dissonant 20th-century Hungarian composer Bela Bartok‘s early composition, Rumanian Dance #1 (1910.) It’s good for you! It’ll put […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/bartok1-e1416005631973.jpg "Weekend Open Thread: Bartok, Bar talk, and Covered California Open Enrollment Season!")
Weekend Open Thread: Bartok, Bar talk, and Covered California Open Enrollment Season!
Posted on November 14, 2014 | 5 Comments. . . First, check out my new video of the great dissonant 20th-century Hungarian composer Bela Bartok‘s early composition, Rumanian Dance #1 (1910.) It’s good for you! It’ll put […] -
![You are incited! Two days after Independence Day, Sunday July 6, 4:30 to 6:30 pm, at the Huntington Beach Central Library, our Editor in chief Vern Nelson is performing a […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/all-american-concert-e1404584574256.jpg "Sunday, 4:30 – Vern’s Astounding All-American Concert!")
Sunday, 4:30 – Vern’s Astounding All-American Concert!
Posted on July 5, 2014 | 16 CommentsYou are incited! Two days after Independence Day, Sunday July 6, 4:30 to 6:30 pm, at the Huntington Beach Central Library, our Editor in chief Vern Nelson is performing a […] -
![“… he slipped into the first shadows trying to hide a shame which was in the public domain and which everyone commented upon on the street, it gave birth to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/gabriel-garcia-marquez-115x115.jpg "One Hundred Years of Weekend Open Thread … and Bumblebee Boogie.")
One Hundred Years of Weekend Open Thread … and Bumblebee Boogie.
Posted on April 18, 2014 | 15 Comments“… he slipped into the first shadows trying to hide a shame which was in the public domain and which everyone commented upon on the street, it gave birth to […] -
![First, Ricardo wants to remind us all that it’s Cesar Chavez’ birthday Sunday, and in order to have a proper birthday fiesta for the beloved civil rights icon, he thinks […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/cesar-impeach-115x115.png "Weekend Open Thread: Cesar Chavez’ Birthday, Impeach Obama Rally, and Hallelujah!")
Weekend Open Thread: Cesar Chavez’ Birthday, Impeach Obama Rally, and Hallelujah!
Posted on March 29, 2014 | 70 CommentsFirst, Ricardo wants to remind us all that it’s Cesar Chavez’ birthday Sunday, and in order to have a proper birthday fiesta for the beloved civil rights icon, he thinks […] -
![Diamond: I previously covered the Irvine Council’s vote on that city’s hosting a veterans cemetery. Now let’s review the glorious details at our weekend leisure. Here’s how. Go to this page hosted […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/irvine-vern-devil-115x115.png "Weekend Open Thread: Veterans Cemetery Debate, and the Devil Went Down to Georgia!")
Weekend Open Thread: Veterans Cemetery Debate, and the Devil Went Down to Georgia!
Posted on March 14, 2014 | 15 CommentsDiamond: I previously covered the Irvine Council’s vote on that city’s hosting a veterans cemetery. Now let’s review the glorious details at our weekend leisure. Here’s how. Go to this page hosted […] -
![Vern sez: I’d thought we were fine for nearly a decade without a “weekend open thread,” but now that Brother Diamond (who gestated in the womb of the Daily Kos) […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/HB-Leather-Tramp-2-e1394302488901.jpg "Welcome to Hernando’s Weekend Open Thread – HB Peace, and Leather Tramp!")
Welcome to Hernando’s Weekend Open Thread – HB Peace, and Leather Tramp!
Posted on March 8, 2014 | 16 CommentsVern sez: I’d thought we were fine for nearly a decade without a “weekend open thread,” but now that Brother Diamond (who gestated in the womb of the Daily Kos) […]
