Queue to 37:37 and 48:35, for dgi members defending Kev over his dismissal as Larry agran’s sustainability commissioner apparently over…
Footage of IRVINE’s rcv agenda item last Tuesday https://irvine.granicus.com/player/clip/7324?view_id=68&redirect=true
Doug Elliot takes credit for expanding the council and district voting in Irvine and admits he is not really an…
Here is the footage of the agenda item. https://irvine.granicus.com/player/clip/7324 Identify one pro speaker that is a resident of Irvine and…
"Something about it just doesn't make me feel experienced and the smartest guy in the room."
If it’s such a great idea how about the city let the voters decide if they want it. The progressives…
Typical Dan C argument: I don't understand it, so it is bad. I refuse to study it in any detail.…
Progressives are afraid of the electorate.
Change is hard, for old farts.
“The OC” Archive
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Lalloway’s Argument Against the Veterans’ Cemetery Land Swap.
Posted on May 15, 2016 | 10 Comments. . . I’m just putting this out here for discussion – oh, this would be Vern writing as admin. That was SOME fireworks last week, huh, when we had […] -
Jeff Lalloway unloved in Irvine and beyond
Posted on May 11, 2016 | 113 CommentsJeff' Lalloway's conduct makes him unsuitable for the Central Committee -
Hmmm… Why is Rainbow/Republic refusing to fully enclo$$$e?
Posted on May 10, 2016 | 23 Comments. . . Peeking through cracks in the fence, pressing one’s ear to the wall, one can deduce what’s going on in the lawsuit between Rainbow Disposal and Huntington Beach’s […] -
Stop Anti-BDS (Boycott-Divest-Sanctions) Bill in California
Posted on May 10, 2016 | 32 Comments. . . Assemblymember Richard Bloom of Santa Monica introduced the “California Combating the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions of Israel Act” (AB 2844) to the California State Assembly last month. […] -
OJ Blog Early 2016 Primary Recs, pt 6: Last and Least, the Party Central Committees
Posted on May 9, 2016 | 12 Comments. . . Finally, let’s move on to party central committees. Six people from each major party in each of OC’s seven assembly districts are elected to that party’s […] -
OJ Blog Early 2016 Primary Recs, pt 5: The Tempestuous Judicial Office 48 NOW WITH VIDEO
Posted on May 9, 2016 | 5 Comments. . . IN BRIEF: Schatzle. JUDICIAL OFFICE 48 We conclude our review of the judicial offices with the one that we don’t even want to think about. We didn’t […] -
OJ Blog Early 2016 Primary Recs, pt 4: Judges for Seats 3, 40, & 49 (UPDATED, OCBA Recs!)
Posted on May 9, 2016 | 11 Comments. . . IN BRIEF: Stein seat 3; Yellin seat 40; Martin seat 49. See UPDATE in orange at the bottom for the OC Bar Association ratings. JUDGES — OFFICES 3, […] -
OJ Blog Early 2016 Primary Recs, pt 2: U.S. House, County Supes, OCBOE
Posted on May 9, 2016 | 23 Comments. . . IN SHORT: CDs – 38, Sanchez, 39 Not Royce, 45 Raths or Varasteh, … 46 Dunn (or Gaona for Reeps), 47 Lowenthal (or Whallen), … 48 either […] -
OJ Blog Early 2016 Primary Recs, pt 1: President & U.S. Senator
Posted on May 9, 2016 | 13 Comments. . . IN BRIEF: Sanders for President; Vern says Loretta for Senate, Greg says Kamala; our Republicans are unenthused with their choices. These are our Early 2016 Primary Recommendations — […] -
Garbaginati on Rainbow and HB: Sin of the City.
Posted on May 8, 2016 | 1 Comment. . . Cross-posted from Patrick Mahoney’s garbaginati.org, this post gives a lot more background on Huntington Beach’s controversial Rainbow Disposal and its hostile relationship with the Oak View neighborhood […] -
Weekend Open Thread: OC’s Second Annual Anarchist Bookfair!
Posted on May 7, 2016 | 12 Comments. . . How many people that come to these Anarchist Bookfairs, or even how many people who help present them, are actually what we think of as “Anarchists,” as […] -
OC Board of Education’s Teabagging Hammond’s Sodomite Problem.
Posted on May 6, 2016 | 4 CommentsTea partier Bob Hammond apparently wanted to publicly "out" a staff member. -
CA-46: Why I Prefer Joe Dunn for Congress Over the Impressive Bao Nguyen
Posted on May 6, 2016 | 19 Comments. . . The CA-46 primary (to replace Loretta Sanchez in Congress) is the only major one where I feel conflicted this year. Voting will begin within a week, so it’s […]
![Lalloway’s Argument Against the Veterans’ Cemetery Land Swap. . . . I’m just putting this out here for discussion – oh, this would be Vern writing as admin. That was SOME fireworks last week, huh, when we had […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/irvine-city-council-2-115x115.jpg)

![Hmmm… Why is Rainbow/Republic refusing to fully enclo$$$e? . . . Peeking through cracks in the fence, pressing one’s ear to the wall, one can deduce what’s going on in the lawsuit between Rainbow Disposal and Huntington Beach’s […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/scam-115x115.jpg)
![Stop Anti-BDS (Boycott-Divest-Sanctions) Bill in California . . . Assemblymember Richard Bloom of Santa Monica introduced the “California Combating the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions of Israel Act” (AB 2844) to the California State Assembly last month. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/NoOn2844-115x115.jpg)
![OJ Blog Early 2016 Primary Recs, pt 6: Last and Least, the Party Central Committees . . . Finally, let’s move on to party central committees. Six people from each major party in each of OC’s seven assembly districts are elected to that party’s […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/democrat-repubican-115x115.jpg)
![OJ Blog Early 2016 Primary Recs, pt 5: The Tempestuous Judicial Office 48 NOW WITH VIDEO . . . IN BRIEF: Schatzle. JUDICIAL OFFICE 48 We conclude our review of the judicial offices with the one that we don’t even want to think about. We didn’t […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Karen-Schatzle-115x115.png)
![OJ Blog Early 2016 Primary Recs, pt 4: Judges for Seats 3, 40, & 49 (UPDATED, OCBA Recs!) . . . IN BRIEF: Stein seat 3; Yellin seat 40; Martin seat 49. See UPDATE in orange at the bottom for the OC Bar Association ratings. JUDGES — OFFICES 3, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Stein-and-Yellin-115x115.png)
![OJ Blog Early 2016 Primary Recs, pt 3: State Senate & Assembly . . . IN SHORT: State Senate 29 Newman; 37 either one. AD 55 Fritchle. AD 65 Quirk Silva. AD 68 Chuchua. AD 69 Velarde Garcia. AD 72 & 73 […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Chuchua-Newmans-Ofelia-115x115.png)
![OJ Blog Early 2016 Primary Recs, pt 2: U.S. House, County Supes, OCBOE . . . IN SHORT: CDs – 38, Sanchez, 39 Not Royce, 45 Raths or Varasteh, … 46 Dunn (or Gaona for Reeps), 47 Lowenthal (or Whallen), … 48 either […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Dunn-Martinez-Parham-115x115.png)
![OJ Blog Early 2016 Primary Recs, pt 1: President & U.S. Senator . . . IN BRIEF: Sanders for President; Vern says Loretta for Senate, Greg says Kamala; our Republicans are unenthused with their choices. These are our Early 2016 Primary Recommendations — […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/loretta-bernie-kamala-115x115.png)
![Garbaginati on Rainbow and HB: Sin of the City. . . . Cross-posted from Patrick Mahoney’s garbaginati.org, this post gives a lot more background on Huntington Beach’s controversial Rainbow Disposal and its hostile relationship with the Oak View neighborhood […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/jeff-snow-e1462729095517-115x115.jpg)
![Weekend Open Thread: OC’s Second Annual Anarchist Bookfair! . . . How many people that come to these Anarchist Bookfairs, or even how many people who help present them, are actually what we think of as “Anarchists,” as […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/afb1-1-e1462634275377-115x115.jpg)

![CA-46: Why I Prefer Joe Dunn for Congress Over the Impressive Bao Nguyen . . . The CA-46 primary (to replace Loretta Sanchez in Congress) is the only major one where I feel conflicted this year. Voting will begin within a week, so it’s […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Amante-fixed-per-Gustavo-115x115.jpg)
Even Progressive icon Barney Frank knows it. There are folks in the Democratic Party that have taken things too far.…