Fullerton’s decrepit streets pre-date Fred Jung. Only so much can be paved at a time.
Yeah but Pell does seem worse than Sheth-Sagel.
An endorsement by Barnes IS bad news.
All right all right. Sagel it is. Sheth doesn't sound all that "ethnic" to me, but I guess in Pell's…
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…
“The OC” Archive
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Seems You Can’t Talk about Racist Politics in OC without Mentioning Dave Gilliard
Posted on October 27, 2012 | 10 CommentsOrange Juice Blog, I have failed you this time — but now I’m going to try to undo some of the damage. Former Assembly candidate John MacMurray of La Habra […] -
Desperate Ed Royce, Already a Shameless Liar, Now Goes FULL-BORE RACIST
Posted on October 27, 2012 | 4 CommentsDesperate Ed Royce has a new mailer out — and in it, he’s going full-bore racist against his opponent Jay Chen. Read through the description of the mailer, but don’t […] -
Where You Stand and Where You Sleep: Registration Complete, a Look at 2012 OC Political Geography
Posted on October 26, 2012 | 7 CommentsIt ended Monday night. As of midnight, the final playing field within the county, when it came to voter registration, was set. There may be few surprises on the map. […] -
Fullerton Council Candidates, Coyote Hills, and Chevron
Posted on October 26, 2012 | 7 CommentsHere’s a list of candidates running for city council in Fullerton who have endorsed measure W– the ballot measure that allows Chevron to build homes on its oil patch in […] -
OCTA’s Big Lie – How Kempton destroyed Alternative Two (temporarily!)
Posted on October 25, 2012 | 5 Comments. I put this up near the end of my last story, with some questions. I couldn’t believe I was seeing what I was seeing, and that nobody else had […] -
Gary DeLong Claims Credit for Another Man’s Record of Cleaning the Environment
Posted on October 24, 2012 | 2 CommentsThe 47th Congressional district race between Sen. Alan Lowenthal and Long Beach City Councilman Gary DeLong is now spinning into new heights of craziness. According to today’s OC Weekly: “A […] -
OCCCO’s Anaheim Council Forum, and the Four Viable Candidates.
Posted on October 24, 2012 | 11 Comments. Again, since none of us were able to attend last night’s Anaheim Council Candidates Forum, we reprint commentary from our frequent Anaheim commenter Ricardo Toro. I should make him […] -
If You Believe In Equality, Romney Is Not Your Man
Posted on October 24, 2012 | 2 Comments. As a child I was a big fan of the Republican Party, sort of in the way that people root for a sports team like the Dodgers. And that’s […] -
Disney wants even MORE Anaheim taxpayer money!
Posted on October 23, 2012 | 7 Comments. [cross-posted from the award-winning Save Anaheim / No Jordan Brandman blog] Disney wants more Anaheim tax $$$$$ It isn’t enough that Disney and their minions at SOAR, OCTAX, OCBC, […] -
Big Dog Comes to Irvine: Clinton to Endorse Alan Lowenthal, 4 Others, for Congress
Posted on October 23, 2012 | 9 CommentsPresident Bill Clinton to Endorse Southern California Democratic Candidates For Congress at UC Irvine ~Keynote “California’s Voice” Rally~ Irvine, CA — On Tuesday October 23, President Bill Clinton will attend a “California’s Voice” rally at UC […] -
405 Toll Lanes Killed! (for this year at any rate…)
Posted on October 22, 2012 | 9 Comments. Smells like…. VICTORY. (temporary victory.) In another grueling OCTA session, the Toll Lane Alternative 3 was not able to muster more than six of the required nine votes to […] -
OCTA Board’s 405 Toll Road Arguments: A Review and Refresher Course
Posted on October 22, 2012 | 5 CommentsVern and I were each going to do our separate stories before today’s either climactic or anti-climactic OCTA Board meeting. His is out; here’s mine, scheduled for 5 a.m. What […] -
“The Year of Liking Dangerously”: Costa Mesa Charterites Outsource Astroturfing to Indonesia
Posted on October 22, 2012 | 12 CommentsThis is incredible. From (with some reformatting) a Facebook post Costa Mesa’s valiant anti-Charter fighter Greg Ridge: I wonder if these people from outside Costa Mesa know they are being […]
![Seems You Can’t Talk about Racist Politics in OC without Mentioning Dave Gilliard Orange Juice Blog, I have failed you this time — but now I’m going to try to undo some of the damage. Former Assembly candidate John MacMurray of La Habra […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Gilliard-Gallery-115x115.jpg)
![Desperate Ed Royce, Already a Shameless Liar, Now Goes FULL-BORE RACIST Desperate Ed Royce has a new mailer out — and in it, he’s going full-bore racist against his opponent Jay Chen. Read through the description of the mailer, but don’t […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Royce-anti-Shaw-mailer-full-inside-600px-115x115.jpg)
![Where You Stand and Where You Sleep: Registration Complete, a Look at 2012 OC Political Geography It ended Monday night. As of midnight, the final playing field within the county, when it came to voter registration, was set. There may be few surprises on the map. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Orange-County-Map-Political-Geography-115x115.png)
![Fullerton Council Candidates, Coyote Hills, and Chevron Here’s a list of candidates running for city council in Fullerton who have endorsed measure W– the ballot measure that allows Chevron to build homes on its oil patch in […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Coyote-on-money-115x115.jpg)
![OCTA’s Big Lie – How Kempton destroyed Alternative Two (temporarily!) . I put this up near the end of my last story, with some questions. I couldn’t believe I was seeing what I was seeing, and that nobody else had […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/kempton-pinocchio-115x115.jpg)
![The Orange Juice Oracle reads America’s Horoscope for Election Day! . Chairman Vern here. I ran into the Orange Juice Oracle at the recent International Convention of Political Astrologers down in Laguna, and asked him: “You’ve done the charts for […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/obama-trance-cropped-115x115.jpg)
![Gary DeLong Claims Credit for Another Man’s Record of Cleaning the Environment The 47th Congressional district race between Sen. Alan Lowenthal and Long Beach City Councilman Gary DeLong is now spinning into new heights of craziness. According to today’s OC Weekly: “A […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/DeLong-as-Chimney-Sweep-115x115.jpg)
![OCCCO’s Anaheim Council Forum, and the Four Viable Candidates. . Again, since none of us were able to attend last night’s Anaheim Council Candidates Forum, we reprint commentary from our frequent Anaheim commenter Ricardo Toro. I should make him […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ricardo-toro-cropped-115x115.jpg)
![If You Believe In Equality, Romney Is Not Your Man . As a child I was a big fan of the Republican Party, sort of in the way that people root for a sports team like the Dodgers. And that’s […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/romney-gay-115x115.jpg)
![Disney wants even MORE Anaheim taxpayer money! . [cross-posted from the award-winning Save Anaheim / No Jordan Brandman blog] Disney wants more Anaheim tax $$$$$ It isn’t enough that Disney and their minions at SOAR, OCTAX, OCBC, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mickey-rat-money-115x115.jpg)
![Big Dog Comes to Irvine: Clinton to Endorse Alan Lowenthal, 4 Others, for Congress President Bill Clinton to Endorse Southern California Democratic Candidates For Congress at UC Irvine ~Keynote “California’s Voice” Rally~ Irvine, CA — On Tuesday October 23, President Bill Clinton will attend a “California’s Voice” rally at UC […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Lowenthal-Clinton-115x115.jpg)
![405 Toll Lanes Killed! (for this year at any rate…) . Smells like…. VICTORY. (temporary victory.) In another grueling OCTA session, the Toll Lane Alternative 3 was not able to muster more than six of the required nine votes to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/91-toll-lanes-xd-out-115x115.jpg)
![OCTA Board’s 405 Toll Road Arguments: A Review and Refresher Course Vern and I were each going to do our separate stories before today’s either climactic or anti-climactic OCTA Board meeting. His is out; here’s mine, scheduled for 5 a.m. What […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/OCTA-meeting-9-24-crop-600px-115x115.jpg)
![“The Year of Liking Dangerously”: Costa Mesa Charterites Outsource Astroturfing to Indonesia This is incredible. From (with some reformatting) a Facebook post Costa Mesa’s valiant anti-Charter fighter Greg Ridge: I wonder if these people from outside Costa Mesa know they are being […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Indonesian-kids-on-Internet-115x115.jpg)
Here’s a challenge: can anyone name a truly successful politician who didn’t hold elective office until after turning 70 —…