For AD 68, Lopez is now within 800 votes of the second-place Republican -- we may be in for five…
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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![. . . Maybe some people think that it’s funny to give poor old John Moorlach a fainting spell by printing an ad for a Dec. 16 holiday fundraiser for Anaheim […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/tait-murray-mistakes-115x115.png "The Tom Tait Congressional Trial Balloon that Wasn’t — but What If It Had Been?")
The Tom Tait Congressional Trial Balloon that Wasn’t — but What If It Had Been?
Posted on December 5, 2013 | 18 Comments. . . Maybe some people think that it’s funny to give poor old John Moorlach a fainting spell by printing an ad for a Dec. 16 holiday fundraiser for Anaheim […] -
![Nelson Mandela died this evening, South African time. So much can be said about him that, at this moment, we will just refer you to the words of some of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Nelson-Mandela-115x115.jpg "Nelson Mandela, Prisoner #46664, Dies an Exalted and Free Man at Age 95")
Nelson Mandela, Prisoner #46664, Dies an Exalted and Free Man at Age 95
Posted on December 5, 2013 | 4 CommentsNelson Mandela died this evening, South African time. So much can be said about him that, at this moment, we will just refer you to the words of some of […] -
![Many Californians continue to struggle through the incredibly-slow economic recovery… wages in many areas are stagnant, employment opportunities are difficult to find and November tax hikes and Obamacare stand as […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/scrooge-mcduck-thanks-for-money-115x115.jpg "California’s Lawmakers thank YOU, the Taxpayer!")
California’s Lawmakers thank YOU, the Taxpayer!
Posted on December 5, 2013 | 1 CommentMany Californians continue to struggle through the incredibly-slow economic recovery… wages in many areas are stagnant, employment opportunities are difficult to find and November tax hikes and Obamacare stand as […] -
![I give Californian Republicans some credit for what they did yesterday. They revised the website they had used to trick people looking for Covered California health care exchanges into going […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Covered-California-disinformation-site-115x115.jpg "Seriously, Can ANY Republicans Out There Defend This?")
Seriously, Can ANY Republicans Out There Defend This?
Posted on December 4, 2013 | 5 CommentsI give Californian Republicans some credit for what they did yesterday. They revised the website they had used to trick people looking for Covered California health care exchanges into going […] -
![. [The Tony Rackauckas Faceplant photoshop, conceived by Vern and executed by Greg. How many more times will we have to use this painful image, and how many more millions […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/t-rackfaceplant-115x115.jpg "T-Rack’s $4 Million gang injunction faceplant drives enraged Orange Cops to punish neighborhood for their own defeat, as Chapman swoops in!")
T-Rack’s $4 Million gang injunction faceplant drives enraged Orange Cops to punish neighborhood for their own defeat, as Chapman swoops in!
Posted on December 2, 2013 | 47 Comments. [The Tony Rackauckas Faceplant photoshop, conceived by Vern and executed by Greg. How many more times will we have to use this painful image, and how many more millions […] -
![It isn’t easy to capture the emotion behind anticipation. I helped my kids set up Christmas today. We got a tree, we hung up lights, we read stories and watched […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Kelly-Thomas-Ramos-Cicinelli-115x115.jpg "December Anticipation: Kelly Thomas Trial Begins")
December Anticipation: Kelly Thomas Trial Begins
Posted on December 2, 2013 | 17 CommentsIt isn’t easy to capture the emotion behind anticipation. I helped my kids set up Christmas today. We got a tree, we hung up lights, we read stories and watched […] -
![(Vern here) I was glad that Orange County’s CAIR – the Council on Islamic-American Relations – rebuffed Jordan Brandman‘s request for an endorsement, but the reason sure sucked – as […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/glennzilla-2-115x115.jpg "Glennzilla comes to Anaheim’s Little Arabia … but only virtually!")
Glennzilla comes to Anaheim’s Little Arabia … but only virtually!
Posted on November 30, 2013 | 6 Comments(Vern here) I was glad that Orange County’s CAIR – the Council on Islamic-American Relations – rebuffed Jordan Brandman‘s request for an endorsement, but the reason sure sucked – as […] -
![This Thanksgiving, The Orange Juice Blog is grateful for several victories great and small the people of Orange County have been fighting for, with this blog at the forefront (in […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Cornucopia-2013-115x115.jpg "Thankful for a Cornucopia of Victories This Year!")
Thankful for a Cornucopia of Victories This Year!
Posted on November 28, 2013 | 15 CommentsThis Thanksgiving, The Orange Juice Blog is grateful for several victories great and small the people of Orange County have been fighting for, with this blog at the forefront (in […] -
![An (unknowing) Orange Juice Blog correspondent (who can claim authorship of the dispatches below for the asking) documented last night’s goings-on. I’ve cleaned up some of the spelling and grammar, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Lalloway-and-Choi-brick-texture-115x115.jpg "Dispatches from Irvine’s (Until 2 a.m.) City Council Meeting Approving Great Park Construction")
Dispatches from Irvine’s (Until 2 a.m.) City Council Meeting Approving Great Park Construction
Posted on November 27, 2013 | 10 CommentsAn (unknowing) Orange Juice Blog correspondent (who can claim authorship of the dispatches below for the asking) documented last night’s goings-on. I’ve cleaned up some of the spelling and grammar, […] -
![That question is rhetorical: of course there are politically ambitious leading Democratic attorneys in Orange County. But that question gives rise to a second one: why aren’t any of them apparently thinking […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Spitzer-Donkey-Rackauckas-115x115.jpg "Are There NO Politically Ambitious Leading Democratic Prosecuting Attorneys in Orange County?")
Are There NO Politically Ambitious Leading Democratic Prosecuting Attorneys in Orange County?
Posted on November 26, 2013 | 37 CommentsThat question is rhetorical: of course there are politically ambitious leading Democratic attorneys in Orange County. But that question gives rise to a second one: why aren’t any of them apparently thinking […] -
![1. The Master Plan is Not Looking So Well Today I and many others haven’t really focused too much on alternative possibilities for the Great Park because the initial plan […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Great-Park-Location1-115x115.jpg "If the Master Plan’s Gone, a Better Use for the Great Park would be Service for Veterans")
If the Master Plan’s Gone, a Better Use for the Great Park would be Service for Veterans
Posted on November 25, 2013 | 7 Comments1. The Master Plan is Not Looking So Well Today I and many others haven’t really focused too much on alternative possibilities for the Great Park because the initial plan […] -
![Many, many people writing in Orange County know more about the Great Park than I do. But I think that I do know when it’s time to write a story […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Great-Park-Balloon-Pop-115x115.jpg "Up and Away: Irvine’s Bucolic Great Park Plans Become 9,500 Homes and a 188-Acre Golf Course")
Up and Away: Irvine’s Bucolic Great Park Plans Become 9,500 Homes and a 188-Acre Golf Course
Posted on November 25, 2013 | 5 CommentsMany, many people writing in Orange County know more about the Great Park than I do. But I think that I do know when it’s time to write a story […] -
![Back in the late 70’s, under then-Governor Jerry Brown, the State of California ran a healthy budget surplus. So healthy in fact that Howard Jarvis, in launching the Proposition 13 […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/jerry-cropped-115x115.jpg "Does Jerry Brown have it right this time?")
Does Jerry Brown have it right this time?
Posted on November 25, 2013 | 6 CommentsBack in the late 70’s, under then-Governor Jerry Brown, the State of California ran a healthy budget surplus. So healthy in fact that Howard Jarvis, in launching the Proposition 13 […] -
![Against what may have seemed to be enormous odds for a man made of less stern stuff, on Friday Rep. Ed Royce DID successfully complete an entire work week of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Pastors-Fasters-Unionists-and-Activists-prepare-to-address-the-crowd1-115x115.jpg "Royce ALREADY in Campaign Mode: No Meeting Protesters and ‘No Photo or Video Allowed’ in His Office!")
Royce ALREADY in Campaign Mode: No Meeting Protesters and ‘No Photo or Video Allowed’ in His Office!
Posted on November 24, 2013 | 3 CommentsAgainst what may have seemed to be enormous odds for a man made of less stern stuff, on Friday Rep. Ed Royce DID successfully complete an entire work week of […]
Was Pulido the one who spoke at the Anaheim D*ms Cl*b meeting last year? The one who had ties to…