Even Progressive icon Barney Frank knows it. There are folks in the Democratic Party that have taken things too far.…
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.
“The OC” Archive
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![. . . As I type these words I languish in Facebook jail, for a sentence of three days, and not for the first time either. I can log on […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/epting-garofalo-2-115x115.png "Farce or Menace? HB’s Chris Epting hooks up with HB’s Dave Garofalo!")
Farce or Menace? HB’s Chris Epting hooks up with HB’s Dave Garofalo!
Posted on February 1, 2016 | 24 Comments. . . As I type these words I languish in Facebook jail, for a sentence of three days, and not for the first time either. I can log on […] -
![. . . Well, this is an unhappy turn of events. More on this story of an apparent escape from the OC Central Men’s Jail in Santa Ana as it […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/3-escapees-1-115x115.jpg "UPDATED 1/30: Persian Dickchopper & Viet Hoodlums re-captured; All Well With World.")
UPDATED 1/30: Persian Dickchopper & Viet Hoodlums re-captured; All Well With World.
Posted on January 30, 2016 | 65 Comments. . . Well, this is an unhappy turn of events. More on this story of an apparent escape from the OC Central Men’s Jail in Santa Ana as it […] -
![. . . First off, Greg, Vern and Ricardo all agree that you should read this letter from Flint’s most famous native son: “Do Not Send Us Bottles Of Water. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/washington-crossing-delaware-115x115.jpg "Weekend REVOLUTION Open Thread: Flint, Michael Moore, Robert Reich, Feel the BERN!")
Weekend REVOLUTION Open Thread: Flint, Michael Moore, Robert Reich, Feel the BERN!
Posted on January 29, 2016 | 49 Comments. . . First off, Greg, Vern and Ricardo all agree that you should read this letter from Flint’s most famous native son: “Do Not Send Us Bottles Of Water. […] -
![. . . A newspaper reports that 650,000 California drivers licenses were issued last year to undocumented persons. This means that we have 650,000 more licensed drivers than a year […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mexican-driver-115x115.jpg "Do more legal drivers mean reduced bus ridership?")
Do more legal drivers mean reduced bus ridership?
Posted on January 28, 2016 | 17 Comments. . . A newspaper reports that 650,000 California drivers licenses were issued last year to undocumented persons. This means that we have 650,000 more licensed drivers than a year […] -
![. . . This just came from the county, great news for OC’s homeless and those who give a damn. I (Vern) was at the Supervisors’ meeting the other morning, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/santa-ana-bus-terminal-115x115.jpg "BREAKING: Feds okay use of Santa Ana bus terminal for emergency homeless shelter during El Niño!")
BREAKING: Feds okay use of Santa Ana bus terminal for emergency homeless shelter during El Niño!
Posted on January 27, 2016 | 22 Comments. . . This just came from the county, great news for OC’s homeless and those who give a damn. I (Vern) was at the Supervisors’ meeting the other morning, […] -
![“Holtec UMAX storage system has air vents. Thin-walled canister (green cylinder) can leak radiation into the environment” Neighbors from San Clemente are reminding us of a potential contamination catastrophe that […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/SONGS_aerial1597resize_0edecdb2-ab79-4ac4-be76-13dfac1e1663-prv-115x115.jpg "Flint and Steal: San Onofre is Our Potential Flint-Like Environmental Disaster")
Flint and Steal: San Onofre is Our Potential Flint-Like Environmental Disaster
Posted on January 25, 2016 | 7 Comments“Holtec UMAX storage system has air vents. Thin-walled canister (green cylinder) can leak radiation into the environment” Neighbors from San Clemente are reminding us of a potential contamination catastrophe that […] -
![. . . [Editor’s Note: Meet our new contributor from North Orange County, Sean Cocca! Remember, if you’d like to become one as well, just write Vern or Greg!] In […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Electric-Car-Charging-115x115.jpg "Don’t Volunteer to Help the Government Get Mileage Out of Your Car’s Mileage")
Don’t Volunteer to Help the Government Get Mileage Out of Your Car’s Mileage
Posted on January 24, 2016 | 32 Comments. . . [Editor’s Note: Meet our new contributor from North Orange County, Sean Cocca! Remember, if you’d like to become one as well, just write Vern or Greg!] In […] -
![. . . INJURY. Huntington Beach voters whose memories go back a decade mutter and curse under their breath as they drive past the new Senior Center under construction in […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/hb-rodgers-park-controversy-115x115.png "The Rodgers Park Victory: A Portrait of Huntington Beach in early 2016.")
The Rodgers Park Victory: A Portrait of Huntington Beach in early 2016.
Posted on January 23, 2016 | 7 Comments. . . INJURY. Huntington Beach voters whose memories go back a decade mutter and curse under their breath as they drive past the new Senior Center under construction in […] -
![. . . So, the ‘Ships passed this onto us — and who are we to say no? Dear Orange Juice Blog, c/o the Winships: Here is this year’s State […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Jerry-Brown-in-Santa-Ana-155x155.jpg "Weekend Open Thread: We Let Jerry Brown Write This One For Us")
Weekend Open Thread: We Let Jerry Brown Write This One For Us
Posted on January 22, 2016 | 8 Comments. . . So, the ‘Ships passed this onto us — and who are we to say no? Dear Orange Juice Blog, c/o the Winships: Here is this year’s State […] -
![. . . (“Don’t Tell Me”: Words by Bernie Sanders, Animation by Rodd Perry) Why is Hillary suddenly hemorrhaging supporters in Iowa? Perhaps it is that she does the sort of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Bernie-from-Dont-Tell-Me-115x115.jpg "Hillary’s Hopelessness: All in All It’s Just Another … Plate of Spaghetti Hurled at the Wall")
Hillary’s Hopelessness: All in All It’s Just Another … Plate of Spaghetti Hurled at the Wall
Posted on January 22, 2016 | 17 Comments. . . (“Don’t Tell Me”: Words by Bernie Sanders, Animation by Rodd Perry) Why is Hillary suddenly hemorrhaging supporters in Iowa? Perhaps it is that she does the sort of […] -
![. . . Journalist and Professor Robert Scheer published a must-read column yesterday that is 100% dead right. It addresses the absolute worst moment of the Democratic Presidential nomination fight so […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Hillary-eyes-unfocused.-attacking-Bernie-on-CFMA-no-text-115x115.png "A Moment That Should Cost Hillary the Nomination: Blaming Bernie for Her Husband’s Sin")
A Moment That Should Cost Hillary the Nomination: Blaming Bernie for Her Husband’s Sin
Posted on January 20, 2016 | 11 Comments. . . Journalist and Professor Robert Scheer published a must-read column yesterday that is 100% dead right. It addresses the absolute worst moment of the Democratic Presidential nomination fight so […] -
![. . . A barrel of oil today is selling for about $28 dollars. To put it into perspective, in 1981 Ronald Reagan made a 10 year deal with Pemex […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/saudi-chapo-115x115.png "Ending the reign of the Oil and Narco Cartel States")
Ending the reign of the Oil and Narco Cartel States
Posted on January 19, 2016 | 3 Comments. . . A barrel of oil today is selling for about $28 dollars. To put it into perspective, in 1981 Ronald Reagan made a 10 year deal with Pemex […] -
![. . . The state of emergency declared in Flint, Michigan due to the lead poisoning of its drinking water, highlights the severity of the situation and the policies that precipitated this crisis. The […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Flint-water-protestors-115x115.jpg "Flint, Michigan, Offers Tragic Example of How ‘Fiscal Responsibility’ Can Lead to Policy Insanity")
Flint, Michigan, Offers Tragic Example of How ‘Fiscal Responsibility’ Can Lead to Policy Insanity
Posted on January 19, 2016 | 21 Comments. . . The state of emergency declared in Flint, Michigan due to the lead poisoning of its drinking water, highlights the severity of the situation and the policies that precipitated this crisis. The […] -
![. . . Let’s quote from the good Professor — and, in between each paragraph, take apart Professor Paul Krugman’s argument from his Monday New York Times column: Health reform is […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Krugman-sidelong-glance-Bernie-115x115.jpg "A Letter to Dr. Paul Krugman: Dare to Be Great — or At Least Don’t Get in the Way!")
A Letter to Dr. Paul Krugman: Dare to Be Great — or At Least Don’t Get in the Way!
Posted on January 18, 2016 | 3 Comments. . . Let’s quote from the good Professor — and, in between each paragraph, take apart Professor Paul Krugman’s argument from his Monday New York Times column: Health reform is […]
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