Fantastic story about an amazing man. Thank you for sharing. Only wish I could have met him!
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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…
“The OC” Archive
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![. . . 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 […] -
![. . . In a recent 60 Minutes segment, Michael Botticelli, America’s new drug czar, stated, “I think we have to base our policy on scientific understanding.” Yet, while discussing […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/handcuffed-youth-115x115.jpg "A Kinder, Gentler Drug War?")
A Kinder, Gentler Drug War?
Posted on January 18, 2016 | 7 Comments. . . In a recent 60 Minutes segment, Michael Botticelli, America’s new drug czar, stated, “I think we have to base our policy on scientific understanding.” Yet, while discussing […] -
![. . . So this just came out from the organization “US Uncut.” (Ignore the group’s odd name; it’s legit, if a little prone to exaggerate, and these videos appear […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Hillary-said-cut-it-out-and-Bernie-laughs-115x115.jpg "Hillary Blamed Home Buyers for Their Bad Loans — but for a Good Cause! Just Not Good Enough.")
Hillary Blamed Home Buyers for Their Bad Loans — but for a Good Cause! Just Not Good Enough.
Posted on January 16, 2016 | 5 Comments. . . So this just came out from the organization “US Uncut.” (Ignore the group’s odd name; it’s legit, if a little prone to exaggerate, and these videos appear […] -
![. . . Let us now praise State Senator Pat Bates. At least a little. At least provisionally. Pat Bates has done something pretty extraordinary for a California State Legislator: she has […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Pat-Bates-right-50-115x115.jpeg "Holiday Weekend Open Thread: Pat Bates Touches the Third Rail! Why This Isn’t More Shocking.")
Holiday Weekend Open Thread: Pat Bates Touches the Third Rail! Why This Isn’t More Shocking.
Posted on January 15, 2016 | 14 Comments. . . Let us now praise State Senator Pat Bates. At least a little. At least provisionally. Pat Bates has done something pretty extraordinary for a California State Legislator: she has […] -
![. . . Yes, I thought I was dreaming too. Actually I WAS dreaming, when I was woken up by this text from Mark “Dark Maniels” Daniels, letting me know […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/peoples-map-115x115.jpg "BREAKING: Anaheim’s “People’s Map” Wins! More Details to come…")
BREAKING: Anaheim’s “People’s Map” Wins! More Details to come…
Posted on January 13, 2016 | 64 Comments. . . Yes, I thought I was dreaming too. Actually I WAS dreaming, when I was woken up by this text from Mark “Dark Maniels” Daniels, letting me know […]
More recently, Greenhut thoroughly takes this Pacheco lady to the woodshed. And opines that the legislature should reject even the…