I get the sense last night that all the other candidates sensed Becerra was the elephant in the room. Villaragoisa…
I haven't visited this blog in a while but I see you still have the same troll. Tiresome. I hope…
The Haughey guy is director of California RCV Coalition, Inc. https://www.calrcv.org/people
Some background on California RCV Coalition, Inc., an ngo that backed DGI and others lobbying Irvine for rcv at last…
Oh shit. I agree with oh myopic booby one. He is the only path to victory for the Democratic party.
Retired Federal Judge Lynne Riddle has spent years scrutinizing the fiscal stewardship and other practices of the Orange County Board…
Don't touch the Pink Toad. You will get poisoned and it will just keep going on its ignorantly blissful way.
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…
“The OC” Archive
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![. . . In the late 1970’s an attempt was made to rein in the uncontrolled taxation of real estate property in California. This effort became known as Prop 13. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/split-roll-properties-115x115.png "How Proposition 13 began to screw us over the years, and how to fix it!")
How Proposition 13 began to screw us over the years, and how to fix it!
Posted on June 29, 2014 | 36 Comments. . . In the late 1970’s an attempt was made to rein in the uncontrolled taxation of real estate property in California. This effort became known as Prop 13. […] -
![Here’s a horrible story to darken your last weekend of the first half of 2014. (Sorry to do this, but OJB just wants to keep you informed.) Libyan lawyer and human […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Salwa-Bugaighis-115x115.jpeg "Weekend Open Thread: Salwa Bugaighis Assassinated on Eve of Ramadan")
Weekend Open Thread: Salwa Bugaighis Assassinated on Eve of Ramadan
Posted on June 27, 2014 | 27 CommentsHere’s a horrible story to darken your last weekend of the first half of 2014. (Sorry to do this, but OJB just wants to keep you informed.) Libyan lawyer and human […] -
![A vitamin-enhanced super-banana, to be tested on Americans will take place in the US over a six-week period. Researchers aim to start growing the fruit in Uganda by 2020. We […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/banana1-115x115.jpg "WARNING! Bananas Sold in USA are Genetically Modified")
WARNING! Bananas Sold in USA are Genetically Modified
Posted on June 26, 2014 | 14 CommentsA vitamin-enhanced super-banana, to be tested on Americans will take place in the US over a six-week period. Researchers aim to start growing the fruit in Uganda by 2020. We […] -
![Earlier this month, sixty years prior, the Allied Forces succeeded in the largest seaborne invasion in world history. This operation led to the establishment of five Allied beachheads from which […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/freedom-isnt-free-115x115.jpg "Freedom isn’t Free.")
Freedom isn’t Free.
Posted on June 24, 2014 | 3 CommentsEarlier this month, sixty years prior, the Allied Forces succeeded in the largest seaborne invasion in world history. This operation led to the establishment of five Allied beachheads from which […] -
![This is the face of an American hero. Pauline DeWenter is an ordinary woman who chose to do an extraordinary thing. She exposed the Veterans Administration (VA) for doing the unthinkable, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/pauline-dewinter-200x150-115x115.jpg "This is the Face of an American Hero")
This is the Face of an American Hero
Posted on June 24, 2014 | 2 CommentsThis is the face of an American hero. Pauline DeWenter is an ordinary woman who chose to do an extraordinary thing. She exposed the Veterans Administration (VA) for doing the unthinkable, […] -
![[Note: Updates after the U.S.-Portugal game are in maroon.] OK, Ghana tied Germany. You weren’t expecting that. You were living in the world where Germany was already into the knockout […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/FIFA-German-Ghana-115x115.jpg "Figuring Out USA’s World Cup Status Hurting Your Head? Don’t Worry, it’s EASY!!")
Figuring Out USA’s World Cup Status Hurting Your Head? Don’t Worry, it’s EASY!!
Posted on June 21, 2014 | 25 Comments[Note: Updates after the U.S.-Portugal game are in maroon.] OK, Ghana tied Germany. You weren’t expecting that. You were living in the world where Germany was already into the knockout […] -
![Much has been written about the financial health of public sector pension funds these days. The usual theme is that such funds are grossly underfunded, the sky will fall and […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/stethoscope-exam-e1403371651416.jpg "The health of our County Retirement Fund is improving!")
The health of our County Retirement Fund is improving!
Posted on June 21, 2014 | 5 CommentsMuch has been written about the financial health of public sector pension funds these days. The usual theme is that such funds are grossly underfunded, the sky will fall and […] -
![Paul Bulcke, CEO of Nestle, the world’s largest food and beverage company, said that: “It is not business as usual anymore. Pressure is mounting from all sides and angles.” What […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/nestle-guy-e1403374132683.jpg "CEO of Nestle Foods Feeling the Heat From Consumers")
CEO of Nestle Foods Feeling the Heat From Consumers
Posted on June 20, 2014 | 2 CommentsPaul Bulcke, CEO of Nestle, the world’s largest food and beverage company, said that: “It is not business as usual anymore. Pressure is mounting from all sides and angles.” What […] -
![It’s sad that this is “progress,” but it is. Click that link to find an LA Times story with a link to a PDF with the federal court opinion on […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Living-in-a-car-115x115.jpg "Weekend Open Thread: Now You Can Legally Live In Your Car (For Now)")
Weekend Open Thread: Now You Can Legally Live In Your Car (For Now)
Posted on June 20, 2014 | 15 CommentsIt’s sad that this is “progress,” but it is. Click that link to find an LA Times story with a link to a PDF with the federal court opinion on […] -
![Remember that Flag Day event I played piano for on Saturday? I used to think of it as a Democrat, or as THE OC Democrat Flag Day event. I guess […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/alvarez-kelly-oconnell-115x115.png "Scenes from the “Labor” Flag Day: SQS, RINO’s, Teamsters and Toll Lanes!")
Scenes from the “Labor” Flag Day: SQS, RINO’s, Teamsters and Toll Lanes!
Posted on June 17, 2014 | 8 CommentsRemember that Flag Day event I played piano for on Saturday? I used to think of it as a Democrat, or as THE OC Democrat Flag Day event. I guess […] -
![“Federal and local authorities rounded up Mexican immigrants and their families at dance halls, markets, hospitals, theaters and parks, loading them onto vans and trains that dumped them on Mexican […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/541833_10151531896989712_720506023_n-115x115.jpg "Undocumented: the Paranoia of Monsieur B")
Undocumented: the Paranoia of Monsieur B
Posted on June 16, 2014 | 1 Comment“Federal and local authorities rounded up Mexican immigrants and their families at dance halls, markets, hospitals, theaters and parks, loading them onto vans and trains that dumped them on Mexican […] -
![The Mid-June, 2014 Edition of the Fullerton Observer* devotes nearly all of it’s second page of print (available online as a pdf) to asking the Fullerton Police Department about both […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/January-18-van-arrests-115x115.jpg "Fullerton Police Won’t Say Whether or Not Officers Threatened Protesters")
Fullerton Police Won’t Say Whether or Not Officers Threatened Protesters
Posted on June 16, 2014 | 8 CommentsThe Mid-June, 2014 Edition of the Fullerton Observer* devotes nearly all of it’s second page of print (available online as a pdf) to asking the Fullerton Police Department about both […] -
![Starting today and through July 13, millions of soccer fans will be glued to the television sets watching the World Cup games taking place in Brazil. The protests and strikes […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/BrazilWorldCupProtest-115x115.jpg "Brazil’s World Cup : FIFA the IMF of soccer.")
Brazil’s World Cup : FIFA the IMF of soccer.
Posted on June 12, 2014 | 1 CommentStarting today and through July 13, millions of soccer fans will be glued to the television sets watching the World Cup games taking place in Brazil. The protests and strikes […] -
![The battle over genetically modified foods (GMOs) rages on. Mainstream media points the finger at Monsanto and other chemical companies as the culprits, but the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/BoycottGMAmembership-115x115.jpg "Grocery Manufacturers Association Files lawsuit Against Vermont")
Grocery Manufacturers Association Files lawsuit Against Vermont
Posted on June 12, 2014 | 10 CommentsThe battle over genetically modified foods (GMOs) rages on. Mainstream media points the finger at Monsanto and other chemical companies as the culprits, but the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) […]
It's all great to be in favor of alternatives to fossil fuels, less pollution, green energy and the like. Who…