Connor Traut is worse than just another establishment Dem. He's been a political climber hack since he was a teenager…
Sounds like Zahra or one of his unterminions.
Fred Jung for OC Supervisor? Sure, if you want the rest of Orange County to have Fullerton's roads and budget…
"This is gonna be weird, Ada coming to the Club she voted to uncharter." Makes me want to go. I…
I had nothing to do with the Pell v. Sagel case--but would have been happy to have had that righteous…
Jose Moreno and SQS are big Taj boosters. Frances Marquez & Derek Tran are big Pulido boosters. They both came…
I got a hit piece on Ali Taj yesterday. It accused him of slashing his town's Economic Development Department. That…
Vern, I'm curious about your "see their candidate statements" note with respect to the judicial elections. What specifically jumps out…
(Don't know why your comments have been going into trash this past hour, but I got em now)
“The OC” Archive
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Tet Parade Post-mortem: What next, and grading the Politicians’ Performances.
Posted on February 26, 2013 | 42 Comments. As promised, I’ve got a lot to say in retrospect about the Tet Parade of two weeks ago which jumped the shark by excluding gays, and how the various […] -
Twelve Comments on that “We Saw Your Boobs” Song from the Oscars
Posted on February 25, 2013 | 17 CommentsLast night at the Oscars, Seth MacFarlane stirred up a hornet’s nest when he sang a song called “We Saw Your Boobs” that was either written for the occasion or […] -
Lou Correa wants to make it illegal for pot smokers to drive.
Posted on February 22, 2013 | 41 Comments. Damn it, that lovable Democratic State Senator of ours, Lou Correa, just always HAS to go and do something to piss us off! NOW, with his eye on the […] -
Democratic Party of OC comes out for districting in Anaheim – what could this mean?
Posted on February 22, 2013 | 51 Comments. Greg just posted this up on the blog last night, and thanks to him, Henry Vandemeir and anyone else who helped make this happen: DPOC Calls On The City […] -
So Domestic Terrorism Isn’t Just for Crazy White People?
Posted on February 21, 2013 | 11 CommentsWe’re lead to believe, either through the media our own prejudice, that America has two kinds of domestic terrorists: Crazy right wingers who are Caucasian, or crazy Islamic radicals. I stumbled […] -
GusAyerWasAwesome.com is Awesome and Will Get Awesomer
Posted on February 20, 2013 | 5 CommentsLet us be among the first to heap praise onto Erin Shawn for her new website honoring former Fountain Valey Mayor and behind-the-scenes force for good in the world Gus […] -
Dana Rohrabacher Wins an Argument and Helps Destroy His Party
Posted on February 20, 2013 | 14 Comments. . . If he weren’t so woefully injurious to the sensibilities of others, I might actually consider it a blessing to have Rep. Dana Rohrabacher around. By “around,” of […] -
Police Review Commission proposals hit the fan in both Anaheim and Fullerton tonight!
Posted on February 19, 2013 | 4 Comments. ANAHEIM, FULLERTON, what do they have in common? CORRECT, if you said they’ve regularly made not only national but international news with the brutality of their police forces. Fullerton, […] -
Early Morning Spree Killing in OC Follows Ladera Ranch Carjacking
Posted on February 19, 2013 | 153 CommentsWe’re making the national news again, multiple murder department. Here’s some excerpts of the AP report via The Huffington Post about a killing spree from 5:30 to 5:55 a.m. this […] -
Mother of all Gus Ayer Tributes.
Posted on February 16, 2013 | 56 CommentsSome men – many powerful men (mostly men) in Orange County must be secretly breathing a sigh of relief right now – I’m talking about corrupt men (and women) in […] -
OJB Contest: What Would Be the WORST Place in OC for Chelyabinsk-Sized Meteor to Hit?
Posted on February 15, 2013 | 13 CommentsA conversation on the Weekend Open Thread has gotten me thinking: what if the meteor of a day ago, the Blast Over the Chelyabinsk Oblast, had instead struck here? Bear […] -
Mesa Water Holds Back the Truth About GM’s Poseidon Desal Obsession
Posted on February 15, 2013 | No CommentsBy Debbie Cook Debbie Cook is a former mayor of Huntington Beach and an advocate for greater transparency in public water management. Her commentary is republished from the Surf City […]
![Tet Parade Post-mortem: What next, and grading the Politicians’ Performances. . As promised, I’ve got a lot to say in retrospect about the Tet Parade of two weeks ago which jumped the shark by excluding gays, and how the various […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2013-Tet-Toro-5-115x115.jpg)
![Twelve Comments on that “We Saw Your Boobs” Song from the Oscars Last night at the Oscars, Seth MacFarlane stirred up a hornet’s nest when he sang a song called “We Saw Your Boobs” that was either written for the occasion or […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Charlize-Theron-115x115.jpg)
![“No Water Deal” – Gus needs YOU to finish his work defeating Poseidon’s desalination scam! . EXECUTIVE SUMMARY from Vern: All of you Orange County residents who drink water should read the following important piece by John Earl, but since I know how DRY (paradoxically) […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/gus-bad-poseidon-115x115.jpg)
![Lou Correa wants to make it illegal for pot smokers to drive. . Damn it, that lovable Democratic State Senator of ours, Lou Correa, just always HAS to go and do something to piss us off! NOW, with his eye on the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/correa-drug-warrior-115x115.jpg)
![Democratic Party of OC comes out for districting in Anaheim – what could this mean? . Greg just posted this up on the blog last night, and thanks to him, Henry Vandemeir and anyone else who helped make this happen: DPOC Calls On The City […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/brandman-tait-kring-115x115.jpg)
![So Domestic Terrorism Isn’t Just for Crazy White People? We’re lead to believe, either through the media our own prejudice, that America has two kinds of domestic terrorists: Crazy right wingers who are Caucasian, or crazy Islamic radicals. I stumbled […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Chicken-sandwich-sad-115x115.jpg)
![GusAyerWasAwesome.com is Awesome and Will Get Awesomer Let us be among the first to heap praise onto Erin Shawn for her new website honoring former Fountain Valey Mayor and behind-the-scenes force for good in the world Gus […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Gus-Ayer-Awesome-115x115.jpg)
![Dana Rohrabacher Wins an Argument and Helps Destroy His Party . . . If he weren’t so woefully injurious to the sensibilities of others, I might actually consider it a blessing to have Rep. Dana Rohrabacher around. By “around,” of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dana-bravo-115x115.jpg)
![Police Review Commission proposals hit the fan in both Anaheim and Fullerton tonight! . ANAHEIM, FULLERTON, what do they have in common? CORRECT, if you said they’ve regularly made not only national but international news with the brutality of their police forces. Fullerton, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/kelly-and-caesar-115x115.jpg)
![Early Morning Spree Killing in OC Follows Ladera Ranch Carjacking We’re making the national news again, multiple murder department. Here’s some excerpts of the AP report via The Huffington Post about a killing spree from 5:30 to 5:55 a.m. this […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Ladera-Ranch-wall-115x115.jpg)
![Mother of all Gus Ayer Tributes. Some men – many powerful men (mostly men) in Orange County must be secretly breathing a sigh of relief right now – I’m talking about corrupt men (and women) in […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_1063-e1360836442870.jpg)
![OJB Contest: What Would Be the WORST Place in OC for Chelyabinsk-Sized Meteor to Hit? A conversation on the Weekend Open Thread has gotten me thinking: what if the meteor of a day ago, the Blast Over the Chelyabinsk Oblast, had instead struck here? Bear […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Meteor-over-Chelyabinsk-as-seen-from-Ekaterinberg-115x115.jpg)
![Mesa Water Holds Back the Truth About GM’s Poseidon Desal Obsession By Debbie Cook Debbie Cook is a former mayor of Huntington Beach and an advocate for greater transparency in public water management. Her commentary is republished from the Surf City […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/shoenberger-e1361771702572.jpg)
![Mayor Quimby’s last piece: Can the Municipal Water District of OC Find A Reason to Exist? . Gus Ayer, the former mayor of Fountain Valley (who wrote on the Orange Juice Blog as “Mayor Quimby”) was probably Orange County’s top progressive political strategist and activist. He […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/gus-at-meeting-115x115.jpg)
All right all right. Sagel it is. Sheth doesn't sound all that ethnic to me, but I guess in Pell's…