The slow count and late progressive turnout are still causing friends of mine to hold out hope, even for AD…
Although I've been saying that Connor, Fred, or even Tim (maybe) are better than Doug Chaffee. OK take it back,…
I hope and pray that the most important job of the California governor over the next four years is to…
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That time I called Rabbi Dicky a genocide denier - at his last meeting of the OC Human Relations Commission…
“The OC” Archive
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![1. The News Vans Showed Up in Anaheim This Tuesday and It Wasn’t Obvious Why Channel 4 and Channel 52 were in attendance at Tuesday’s Anaheim City Council meeting, so […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Own-Goal-Hands-on-Head-115x115.jpg "On Deportation Resolution, Why Did Jordan Brandman Kick the Ball into His Own Goal?")
On Deportation Resolution, Why Did Jordan Brandman Kick the Ball into His Own Goal?
Posted on January 31, 2014 | 11 Comments1. The News Vans Showed Up in Anaheim This Tuesday and It Wasn’t Obvious Why Channel 4 and Channel 52 were in attendance at Tuesday’s Anaheim City Council meeting, so […] -
![One of the best things that can be said about Anaheim City Manager Marcie Edwards is that she did not want to be City Manager of Anaheim. She was appointed […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Marcie-Edwards-with-Garcetti-LADWP-115x115.jpg "Marcie Edwards Gets Her Dream Job — In Two Respects")
Marcie Edwards Gets Her Dream Job — In Two Respects
Posted on January 30, 2014 | 3 CommentsOne of the best things that can be said about Anaheim City Manager Marcie Edwards is that she did not want to be City Manager of Anaheim. She was appointed […] -
![As feared, the whitewashing of the mural in the basement of Santa Ana’s Santora Building, on which we reported a month ago, was a prelude to something even worse. Word […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Santora-whitewash-115x115.jpg "Santora Whitewash Proceeds: Landlord Jakowsky Evicting Those Disgusting ‘Basement Artists’")
Santora Whitewash Proceeds: Landlord Jakowsky Evicting Those Disgusting ‘Basement Artists’
Posted on January 30, 2014 | 23 CommentsAs feared, the whitewashing of the mural in the basement of Santa Ana’s Santora Building, on which we reported a month ago, was a prelude to something even worse. Word […] -
![Most of us have done something like this: We’ve taken a large group of friends or colleagues out for a nice celebratory meal. We’ve hosted grandly over the table as […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/costa-mesa-kickoff-115x115.jpg "Costa Mesa’s 60th “Kick-Off” Celebration, and the 7-month Hangover.")
Costa Mesa’s 60th “Kick-Off” Celebration, and the 7-month Hangover.
Posted on January 29, 2014 | 32 CommentsMost of us have done something like this: We’ve taken a large group of friends or colleagues out for a nice celebratory meal. We’ve hosted grandly over the table as […] -
![My first wife’s family lived in Laguna Beach. Her parents had retired there, and her father died without ever being able to return to Puerto Nuevo in Rosarito and eat […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/seeger-3-115x115.jpg "Remembering Pete Seeger in Laguna Beach…")
Remembering Pete Seeger in Laguna Beach…
Posted on January 29, 2014 | 26 CommentsMy first wife’s family lived in Laguna Beach. Her parents had retired there, and her father died without ever being able to return to Puerto Nuevo in Rosarito and eat […] -
![One of the big local political stories coming out yesterday was the disclosure of Rancho Santa Margarita City Councilman Jesse Petrilla’s criminal history. From Martin Henderson in the Rancho Santa […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Petrilla-Gorilla-and-Bear-ic-115x115.jpg "AD-73 Petrilla Gorilla Rips Open His Violent Past; Will Baric Come Out of Hibernation?")
AD-73 Petrilla Gorilla Rips Open His Violent Past; Will Baric Come Out of Hibernation?
Posted on January 29, 2014 | 18 CommentsOne of the big local political stories coming out yesterday was the disclosure of Rancho Santa Margarita City Councilman Jesse Petrilla’s criminal history. From Martin Henderson in the Rancho Santa […] -
![Anaheim is about to have a big election year. You guys are looking at: Charter Revisions District Elections Angel Lease Negotiations Two Council positions And a heated three-way race for […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/gal-tait-kring-chmiew-115x115.png "Galloway Launches Campaign for Anaheim Mayor Amidst Fanfare and Foofaraw!")
Galloway Launches Campaign for Anaheim Mayor Amidst Fanfare and Foofaraw!
Posted on January 29, 2014 | 44 CommentsAnaheim is about to have a big election year. You guys are looking at: Charter Revisions District Elections Angel Lease Negotiations Two Council positions And a heated three-way race for […] -
![What’s next for this Bouncing Ball of an Elected Office? Will whatever the Board of Supervisors decides this morning change the minds of the four candidates (two payasos, two Friends […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/rocco-maddox-alpay-callahan-115x115.png "Public Administrator Follies. UPDATE – PA now folded into DA!!")
Public Administrator Follies. UPDATE – PA now folded into DA!!
Posted on January 28, 2014 | 4 CommentsWhat’s next for this Bouncing Ball of an Elected Office? Will whatever the Board of Supervisors decides this morning change the minds of the four candidates (two payasos, two Friends […] -
![We’re about a month and a half away from the deadline to file papers to run in the June primary election, so let’s take a look at the PDF of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/OC-Elections-unopposed-incumbents-115x115.jpg "A Day at the Races: Checking in on Who’s Taking Steps to Run for What, as of Jan. 26")
A Day at the Races: Checking in on Who’s Taking Steps to Run for What, as of Jan. 26
Posted on January 27, 2014 | 10 CommentsWe’re about a month and a half away from the deadline to file papers to run in the June primary election, so let’s take a look at the PDF of […] -
![This article in today’s Boston Herald the author portrays the glee of the National Sheriff’s Association (NSA) over the statements made by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) head Michelle Leonhart, statements […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/reefer-maddness-leonhart-115x115.png "The DEA’s Leadership is Obsolete.")
The DEA’s Leadership is Obsolete.
Posted on January 25, 2014 | 19 CommentsThis article in today’s Boston Herald the author portrays the glee of the National Sheriff’s Association (NSA) over the statements made by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) head Michelle Leonhart, statements […] -
![Here’s what Rep. Ed Royce wants you to know about paying for college, in an e-mail that just went out today under the title “Royce Paying for College Event“: Dear […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Royce-flipped-features-e1606611513605-115x115.jpg "Miserly Ed Royce’s Obscene ‘Paying for College’ Event Tomorrow: ‘Let Them Raise Cattle’")
Miserly Ed Royce’s Obscene ‘Paying for College’ Event Tomorrow: ‘Let Them Raise Cattle’
Posted on January 24, 2014 | 4 CommentsHere’s what Rep. Ed Royce wants you to know about paying for college, in an e-mail that just went out today under the title “Royce Paying for College Event“: Dear […] -
![As Jesus perceptively explained, “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” (Matthew 6:21.) In Anaheim we see that value system reflected in spending policies, as the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ali-baba-e1390594484236.png "“…For Where Your Treasure Is…” (Anaheim Chamber finds new digs.)")
“…For Where Your Treasure Is…” (Anaheim Chamber finds new digs.)
Posted on January 24, 2014 | 17 CommentsAs Jesus perceptively explained, “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” (Matthew 6:21.) In Anaheim we see that value system reflected in spending policies, as the […] -
![A young woman is beaten unconscious outside a nightclub in downtown Santa Ana. She dies two days later from her injuries. A senior citizen in Orange falls in the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/self-115x115.jpg "Are We Becoming Too Self Absorbed?")
Are We Becoming Too Self Absorbed?
Posted on January 23, 2014 | 13 CommentsA young woman is beaten unconscious outside a nightclub in downtown Santa Ana. She dies two days later from her injuries. A senior citizen in Orange falls in the […] -
![Between sitting through the City of Anaheim’s presentations by staff at WAND (West Anaheim Neighborhood Development ) and the Convention Center “workshop” last week, and the song-and-dance show put on […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/angels-cheap-seats1-e1390443578979.jpg "A Taxpayer’s Guide to the Angels Baseball Negotiations, As Seen from the Cheap Seats.")
A Taxpayer’s Guide to the Angels Baseball Negotiations, As Seen from the Cheap Seats.
Posted on January 22, 2014 | 8 CommentsBetween sitting through the City of Anaheim’s presentations by staff at WAND (West Anaheim Neighborhood Development ) and the Convention Center “workshop” last week, and the song-and-dance show put on […]
For AD 68, Lopez is now within 800 votes of the second-place Republican -- we may be in for five…