Change is hard, for old farts.
They passed it without knowing how much it will cost. 4-3 vote. Carroll, Mai and Agran voted no. The only…
Wait, it PASSED? Agran joined the other Dems? And it didn't need a vote of the people? I see this:…
Ironic that the council members who passed rcv this week in Irvine refused to let the voters decide if they…
It’s real simple Joshy. The new oak creek proposal if not placed to a vote of the people violates state…
The Republican Party doesn't even pretend to be conservative anymore. The "leaders" have completely capitulated the their worst voters. It's…
This article about this poll will make you feel better about the OC, although the headline is deceptive (and I…
I like Vanity Fair, I even subscribed to them in the 80’s, but they put out a really irritating little…
Why are you throttling my response with the case law cite, Vern???
“The OC” Archive
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![. . . The 2nd quarter donations for our Congressional races were due last Friday. Scott Lay did the hard work (possibly not very hard) of posting them on his […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Money-Makes-the-World-Go-Round-115x115.jpg "Second Quarter Fundraising Report in Congressional Races is OUT — and There’s a Surprise or Two")
Second Quarter Fundraising Report in Congressional Races is OUT — and There’s a Surprise or Two
Posted on July 18, 2016 | 4 Comments. . . The 2nd quarter donations for our Congressional races were due last Friday. Scott Lay did the hard work (possibly not very hard) of posting them on his […] -
![. . . From the very moment it saw the new logo of the Trumppence campaign, Orange Juice Blog obsessively spent ALL OF FRIDAY AND SATURDAY doing research on its guide to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Trumpence-breaking-mattress-115x115.png "Weekend Open Thread: GOP Convention Preview; Pokémon Go Study Materials; and Whoa, Cop-Killing Doesn’t Work!")
Weekend Open Thread: GOP Convention Preview; Pokémon Go Study Materials; and Whoa, Cop-Killing Doesn’t Work!
Posted on July 17, 2016 | 7 Comments. . . From the very moment it saw the new logo of the Trumppence campaign, Orange Juice Blog obsessively spent ALL OF FRIDAY AND SATURDAY doing research on its guide to […] -
![. . . It is now – let’s see – 5 or 6 hours until the Anaheim City Council vote on whether to give away $550 million of future Anaheim income […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/anaheim-kleptos-2016-115x115.png "The Great 2016 Half-Billion-Dollar HEIST of Anaheim’s Future!")
The Great 2016 Half-Billion-Dollar HEIST of Anaheim’s Future!
Posted on July 12, 2016 | 51 Comments. . . It is now – let’s see – 5 or 6 hours until the Anaheim City Council vote on whether to give away $550 million of future Anaheim income […] -
![. . . First off, KUDOS to former journalist Chris Epting for being the first to notice, at my friends’ Friday night HB Pier candlelight vigil against police killings, that […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/epting-and-son-assholes-at-vigil-115x115.jpg "Chris Epting saves Huntington Beach from Cop-Killers! ***SNARK***")
Chris Epting saves Huntington Beach from Cop-Killers! ***SNARK***
Posted on July 11, 2016 | 175 Comments. . . First off, KUDOS to former journalist Chris Epting for being the first to notice, at my friends’ Friday night HB Pier candlelight vigil against police killings, that […] -
![. . . We’re remiss, man. It’s been a long time since we’ve written about any of the good bills going through the California legislature; as the body reaches its July break […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bill-from-schoolhouse-rock-115x115.jpg "Bills we’re rooting for in Sacramento… and Bills that Died!")
Bills we’re rooting for in Sacramento… and Bills that Died!
Posted on July 10, 2016 | 7 Comments. . . We’re remiss, man. It’s been a long time since we’ve written about any of the good bills going through the California legislature; as the body reaches its July break […] -
![. . . I feel terrible for the victims of the coordinated sniper attacks in Dallas — as I do for Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, this year’s other victims of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Philando-Castile-killing-image-from-phone-of-Diamond-Reynolds-115x115.jpg "Days of Rage, Days of Reconciliation")
Days of Rage, Days of Reconciliation
Posted on July 8, 2016 | 38 Comments. . . I feel terrible for the victims of the coordinated sniper attacks in Dallas — as I do for Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, this year’s other victims of […] -
![. . . [Ed. Note: We had a massive number of good comments on this week’s still-active “Holiday Weekend Open Thread,” which focused on the proposal that the City Council will […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Build-Communities-Not-Hotels-115x115.png "Counting 7 DAYS to $500,000,000 Hotel Subsidy Vote: Don’t Incentivize Construction Without Requiring Higher Room Rates")
Counting 7 DAYS to $500,000,000 Hotel Subsidy Vote: Don’t Incentivize Construction Without Requiring Higher Room Rates
Posted on July 5, 2016 | 3 Comments. . . [Ed. Note: We had a massive number of good comments on this week’s still-active “Holiday Weekend Open Thread,” which focused on the proposal that the City Council will […] -
![. . . This is part of a series that is (mostly) just for election tabulation nerds who enjoy the minutiae of a statewide vote count. This particular one will introduce […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Crumbs-115x115.jpg "Cleaning Up the Crumbs: Election Results Roundup Four Days Before Every County’s Final Totals are Due")
Cleaning Up the Crumbs: Election Results Roundup Four Days Before Every County’s Final Totals are Due
Posted on July 4, 2016 | 6 Comments. . . This is part of a series that is (mostly) just for election tabulation nerds who enjoy the minutiae of a statewide vote count. This particular one will introduce […] -
![. . . Here’s a simplified explanation of how government incentives to private interests are supposed to work — to the extent they work at all — if, like Jordan […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Moreno-video-on-half-bil-hotel-subsidy-115x115.jpg "Holiday Weekend Open Thread: Anaheim is 11 Days Away from a Half-Billion-Dollar Giveaway; Will You Help Stop It?")
Holiday Weekend Open Thread: Anaheim is 11 Days Away from a Half-Billion-Dollar Giveaway; Will You Help Stop It?
Posted on July 1, 2016 | 34 Comments. . . Here’s a simplified explanation of how government incentives to private interests are supposed to work — to the extent they work at all — if, like Jordan […] -
![. . . Brea Outsider here! Anaheim’s STR vote happened late last night — and it was good. Let’s start with a couple of posts from OCCORD’s Facebook page, bracketing […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/STRaight-outta-Anaheim-e1467274211164-115x115.jpg "STRs STRaight Outta Anaheim! Council Votes 3-2 to Ban Future STRs, Give Existing Ones 18-month Phase-Out")
STRs STRaight Outta Anaheim! Council Votes 3-2 to Ban Future STRs, Give Existing Ones 18-month Phase-Out
Posted on June 29, 2016 | 29 Comments. . . Brea Outsider here! Anaheim’s STR vote happened late last night — and it was good. Let’s start with a couple of posts from OCCORD’s Facebook page, bracketing […] -
![. . . At the July 12, 2016 City Council Meeting, the Anaheim City Council is getting ready to do something that you don’t see every day: giving away $500,000,000.00 […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/SOAR-Loser-Gloria-Maae-e1467162808545-115x115.jpg "SOAR Losers: ‘STOP DISNEY’ Strikes Back at Voracious Mouse’s “GIMME YOUR MONEY!” Propaganda")
SOAR Losers: ‘STOP DISNEY’ Strikes Back at Voracious Mouse’s “GIMME YOUR MONEY!” Propaganda
Posted on June 28, 2016 | 6 Comments. . . At the July 12, 2016 City Council Meeting, the Anaheim City Council is getting ready to do something that you don’t see every day: giving away $500,000,000.00 […] -
![. . . In a victory for democracy and Westminster itself, a victory against the fear-mongering and mendacious propaganda put out by the OC Tax Association, the Council voted 4-1 […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/westminster-lion-115x115.jpg "Victory in Westminster – so far!")
Victory in Westminster – so far!
Posted on June 24, 2016 | 9 Comments. . . In a victory for democracy and Westminster itself, a victory against the fear-mongering and mendacious propaganda put out by the OC Tax Association, the Council voted 4-1 […] -
![. . . The one thing from 2016 that will definitely be in the history books (if such still exist) 100 years from now just happened: the United Kingdom has just […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/British-Joker-imitating-Trump-115x115.png "Weekend Open Thread: In ‘Brexit,’ Brea Votes to Secede from OC. Wait — No, Uh … the United Kingdom Did WHAT???")
Weekend Open Thread: In ‘Brexit,’ Brea Votes to Secede from OC. Wait — No, Uh … the United Kingdom Did WHAT???
Posted on June 24, 2016 | 45 Comments. . . The one thing from 2016 that will definitely be in the history books (if such still exist) 100 years from now just happened: the United Kingdom has just […] -
![. . . December 6 of this year will be the 50th anniversary of the recording of the all-time greatest protest-song-that-wasn’t-actually-a-protest-song. As Democratic politicians have taken over the House of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Sit-In-in-House-NO-BILL-NO-BREAK-115x115.jpg "Floor Leaders: Democratic ‘No Bill, No Break’ Gun Control Sit-In on House Floor Will Echo for Decades, Probably Badly")
Floor Leaders: Democratic ‘No Bill, No Break’ Gun Control Sit-In on House Floor Will Echo for Decades, Probably Badly
Posted on June 22, 2016 | 2 Comments. . . December 6 of this year will be the 50th anniversary of the recording of the all-time greatest protest-song-that-wasn’t-actually-a-protest-song. As Democratic politicians have taken over the House of […]
Progressives are afraid of the electorate.