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Today, Umberg's office tells me "The author [Pacheco] has agreed to amend the bill back to how it came out…
I've received more e-mails about this story than usual, thanking me for it. One first amendment activist wanted to alert…
I can't even imagine what this woman thinks is in this for her. She will have no allies and tons…
They don't understand the same part the Rotting Yammites don't understand. Just from a different perspective.
This comment came from the smartest dude I know. "Which part of freedom don't the leftists understand?" Ernest P. Worrell…
Sounds like Blanca has lots of good reasons to hide stuff. Maui? SPAIN? For what, I wonder.
it's bound to incite a legal challenge. I wouldn't worry too much about it. You can certainly hold Sharon Quirk…
Right while I was writing this piece, three more came out, with invaluable info. I'll have to do a new…
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KA-CHING! Tardy OCWD Directors Rake in the Cash!
Posted on September 11, 2016 | 1 Comment. . . [Cross-posted from John Earl’s Surf City Voice, which you should visit for intelligent discussion on this item] Director Steven Sheldon called me out at the August 24, 2016 meeting […] -
It’s Another Chemerinsky Wednesday in Laguna Woods! Need We Say More?
Posted on September 10, 2016 | 1 Comment. . . UPDATE: If you wanna get in you GOTTA RSVP RIGHT AWAY, THUSLY: Email subject line ‘RSVP for Sept. 14,’ with, in its text, name & contact ph. […] -
Loretta Sanchez endorses Donna Acevedo-Nelson
Posted on September 9, 2016 | 8 Comments. . . Anaheim, Calif. – This week, Congresswoman and US Senate candidate Loretta Sanchez formally endorsed Donna Acevedo-Nelson for Anaheim City Council, District 5. Said Sanchez, “It’s exciting and […] -
Weekend Open Thread: Pringly Wordsmith Displays “Trump vs. RNC” Style Panic Over Kring in Anaheim District 4
Posted on September 4, 2016 | 6 Comments. . . For what she would probably claim to have been a good week, Lucille Kring has actually had a pretty terrible one. Kring at this point has about the […] -
“Democratic” Pringle Puppet attacks progressive, working-class candidate. Will Vandermeir speak up?
Posted on September 2, 2016 | 49 Comments. . . [Ed. Note: Please see my reply to the first comment for some new emergency ground rules for discussion given a conflict that appeared here. (Sorry to horn in […] -
When the Vote for Cleaner Air Was Close, Tom Daly Was There! But He Voted the Wrong Way, and We Lost
Posted on September 1, 2016 | 4 Comments. . . Surely you remember late last year, when Orange County’s mayors voted to replace Miguel Pulido on the South Coast Air Quality Management District with a hand-picked Republican anti-environmentalist Dwight Robinson, […] -
STR Association throws a fundraiser for Lucille Kring! (Also, Gail Eastman and a “Taco Bowl.”)
Posted on August 30, 2016 | 8 Comments. . . It was a big couple of days, these last couple of days, for FURTIVE EVENTS, events that sought to AVOID publicity. I’m thinking, first, of what happened […] -
Jordan Brandman’s Bald-faced Districting Lies
Posted on August 30, 2016 | 38 Comments. . . Anaheim councilman Jordan Brandman has been unusualy friendly to me lately. I’d mentioned a couple times, though you may not remember, that for years he wouldn’t say a […] -
Young “Trump” Kim releases ONE year of taxes, makes matters worse!
Posted on August 28, 2016 | 4 Comments. . . Who ARE these people? Young Kim, who has borrowed Sharon Quirk-Silva‘s assembly seat for a couple years, has several things in common with her Party’s presidential candidate, […] -
Sign This Please: The OC Water District Needs to Livestream its Damn Meetings!
Posted on August 27, 2016 | 9 Comments. . . Short Version: Sign. Isn’t it interesting, and highly worthy of contemplation, that the members (directors, technically) of the Orange County Water District (OCWD) who consistently vote in […] -
Weekend Open Thread: The Machine That Helps Impoverished Students Succeed in School
Posted on August 26, 2016 | 17 Comments. . . This is both a “feel-good” story and a “smack-yourself-in-the-head-for-not-realizing-this first” story about how the solutions to major social problems — like student absenteeism among poorer students — may […] -
Referendum Day Report, Part 2: Disney Plans to Make Tourists Cross As It Walks All Over the Littler Hoteliers
Posted on August 25, 2016 | 3 Comments. . . [Editor’s Note: Alert readers will note a slight change in the tone and style of today’s discussion — but sadly, no reduction in verbosity — as the affable Mrs. […] -
It’s Speedy Delivery Day! UNITE-HERE’s Anti-Hotel Subsidy Referendum Sigs Due. UPDATE: They’re turned in!
Posted on August 25, 2016 | 2 Comments. . . It’s August 25, 2016 — and you know what THAT means! OK, maybe you don’t. The three hotel subsidies — one to Disney, the other to interests […]
![KA-CHING! Tardy OCWD Directors Rake in the Cash! . . . [Cross-posted from John Earl’s Surf City Voice, which you should visit for intelligent discussion on this item] Director Steven Sheldon called me out at the August 24, 2016 meeting […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Steve-Sheldon-at-OCWD-meeting-115x115.jpg)
![It’s Another Chemerinsky Wednesday in Laguna Woods! Need We Say More? . . . UPDATE: If you wanna get in you GOTTA RSVP RIGHT AWAY, THUSLY: Email subject line ‘RSVP for Sept. 14,’ with, in its text, name & contact ph. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/chemerinsky-3-115x115.gif)
![Loretta Sanchez endorses Donna Acevedo-Nelson . . . Anaheim, Calif. – This week, Congresswoman and US Senate candidate Loretta Sanchez formally endorsed Donna Acevedo-Nelson for Anaheim City Council, District 5. Said Sanchez, “It’s exciting and […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/loretta-donna-BETTER-115x115.png)
![Weekend Open Thread: Pringly Wordsmith Displays “Trump vs. RNC” Style Panic Over Kring in Anaheim District 4 . . . For what she would probably claim to have been a good week, Lucille Kring has actually had a pretty terrible one. Kring at this point has about the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Kring-with-Trump-hair-115x115.png)
![“Democratic” Pringle Puppet attacks progressive, working-class candidate. Will Vandermeir speak up? . . . [Ed. Note: Please see my reply to the first comment for some new emergency ground rules for discussion given a conflict that appeared here. (Sorry to horn in […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/chmielewski-mickey-rat-trump-115x115.png)
![When the Vote for Cleaner Air Was Close, Tom Daly Was There! But He Voted the Wrong Way, and We Lost . . . Surely you remember late last year, when Orange County’s mayors voted to replace Miguel Pulido on the South Coast Air Quality Management District with a hand-picked Republican anti-environmentalist Dwight Robinson, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Daly-pretty-fly-for-a-white-guy-115x115.jpg)
![STR Association throws a fundraiser for Lucille Kring! (Also, Gail Eastman and a “Taco Bowl.”) . . . It was a big couple of days, these last couple of days, for FURTIVE EVENTS, events that sought to AVOID publicity. I’m thinking, first, of what happened […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/kring-block-party-115x115.png)
![Jordan Brandman’s Bald-faced Districting Lies . . . Anaheim councilman Jordan Brandman has been unusualy friendly to me lately. I’d mentioned a couple times, though you may not remember, that for years he wouldn’t say a […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/jordan-lying-1-e1626655807277-115x115.png)
![Young “Trump” Kim releases ONE year of taxes, makes matters worse! . . . Who ARE these people? Young Kim, who has borrowed Sharon Quirk-Silva‘s assembly seat for a couple years, has several things in common with her Party’s presidential candidate, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/young-kim-hubby-and-trump-115x115.png)
![Pringle’s Trough: the OC uber-Lobbyist’s (partial) Client List, as assembled by Sean Paden. . . . CURT PRINGLE. The OC’s self-proclaimed Master of the Universe. Former Assembly Speaker (how many Republicans can say that?) – with the help of the infamous racist Poll-Guard […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/PringleFingersinLotsofPies-e1692759725807-115x115.png)
![Sign This Please: The OC Water District Needs to Livestream its Damn Meetings! . . . Short Version: Sign. Isn’t it interesting, and highly worthy of contemplation, that the members (directors, technically) of the Orange County Water District (OCWD) who consistently vote in […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ocwd-fuckfaces-e1472345158735-115x115.jpg)
![Weekend Open Thread: The Machine That Helps Impoverished Students Succeed in School . . . This is both a “feel-good” story and a “smack-yourself-in-the-head-for-not-realizing-this first” story about how the solutions to major social problems — like student absenteeism among poorer students — may […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Larval-Version-of-the-Machine-e1472240299115-115x115.jpg)
![Referendum Day Report, Part 2: Disney Plans to Make Tourists Cross As It Walks All Over the Littler Hoteliers . . . [Editor’s Note: Alert readers will note a slight change in the tone and style of today’s discussion — but sadly, no reduction in verbosity — as the affable Mrs. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Crosswalk-to-Disney-with-Colorful-Paths-115x115.png)
![It’s Speedy Delivery Day! UNITE-HERE’s Anti-Hotel Subsidy Referendum Sigs Due. UPDATE: They’re turned in! . . . It’s August 25, 2016 — and you know what THAT means! OK, maybe you don’t. The three hotel subsidies — one to Disney, the other to interests […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Speedy-Delivery-115x115.jpg)
Fantastic story about an amazing man. Thank you for sharing. Only wish I could have met him!