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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![URBAN PACIFICATION: A day after “civil unrest” rocked Anaheim City Hall, Faubel Public Affairs, one of Orange County’s most politically-connected public relations firms, quickly approached city officials with a “crisis management proposal” […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Protest-Anaheim-115x115.jpg "PR Firm With Ties To Curt Pringle Courts Anaheim Officials Day After ‘Civil Unrest’ With Plan To Pacify ‘Latinos’")
PR Firm With Ties To Curt Pringle Courts Anaheim Officials Day After ‘Civil Unrest’ With Plan To Pacify ‘Latinos’
Posted on September 28, 2012 | 8 CommentsURBAN PACIFICATION: A day after “civil unrest” rocked Anaheim City Hall, Faubel Public Affairs, one of Orange County’s most politically-connected public relations firms, quickly approached city officials with a “crisis management proposal” […] -
![Today, over a year after the event, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced new charges against former Fullerton Police Officer Joe Wolfe. This brings the total number of individuals […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/joe-wolfe-wanted1-115x115.jpg "Officer Wolfe Finally Charged! [update – legal analysis by Diamond]")
Officer Wolfe Finally Charged! [update – legal analysis by Diamond]
Posted on September 27, 2012 | 7 CommentsToday, over a year after the event, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced new charges against former Fullerton Police Officer Joe Wolfe. This brings the total number of individuals […] -
![. Well, SORRY, to any of you who live in Santa Ana or central Anaheim who kinda wanted to have a choice of who to vote for to represent you […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/daly-x-moreno-115x115.jpg "Daly’s sole opponent, Joe Moreno, hounded out of race. Hatch Act and Prop 14 both suck ass.")
Daly’s sole opponent, Joe Moreno, hounded out of race. Hatch Act and Prop 14 both suck ass.
Posted on September 27, 2012 | 27 Comments. Well, SORRY, to any of you who live in Santa Ana or central Anaheim who kinda wanted to have a choice of who to vote for to represent you […] -
![. I hate to mix politics and religion, but — well, someone is mixing politics and religion. From Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois comes a column entitled “Think and […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Bishop-Paprocki-115x115.jpg "Damned If You Do: Religious Extortion as Political Strategy")
Damned If You Do: Religious Extortion as Political Strategy
Posted on September 27, 2012 | 36 Comments. I hate to mix politics and religion, but — well, someone is mixing politics and religion. From Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois comes a column entitled “Think and […] -
![I’m on Yom Kippur duty today until sundown, but through the magic of advanced scheduling I’ve been able to set this acrid stink-bomb to go off in the middle of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Point-Center-website-graphic-115x115.jpg "South County Voters — Have You READ This SHOCKING Website? (Re. Harkey Trial)")
South County Voters — Have You READ This SHOCKING Website? (Re. Harkey Trial)
Posted on September 26, 2012 | 3 CommentsI’m on Yom Kippur duty today until sundown, but through the magic of advanced scheduling I’ve been able to set this acrid stink-bomb to go off in the middle of […] -
![. Down for the count? No, the 405 Toll Lane Option known as Alternative 3 is not quite “down for the count.” It’s down for the moment, far from the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/history-of-violence-crook-down-115x115.jpg "405 tolls: Campbell flings “Hail Mary Pass,” Moorlach decries “Chinese Water Torture,” Can kicked hard.")
405 tolls: Campbell flings “Hail Mary Pass,” Moorlach decries “Chinese Water Torture,” Can kicked hard.
Posted on September 26, 2012 | 15 Comments. Down for the count? No, the 405 Toll Lane Option known as Alternative 3 is not quite “down for the count.” It’s down for the moment, far from the […] -
![I’m off soon to a political event (a fundraiser for the Democrats of North Orange County, featuring Loretta Sanchez), so I’m going to miss a lot of what’s apparently going […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Spanish-Revolution-resign-115x115.jpg "The Reign in Spain: LOTS of Street Protesters Call for Government to Resign")
The Reign in Spain: LOTS of Street Protesters Call for Government to Resign
Posted on September 25, 2012 | 6 CommentsI’m off soon to a political event (a fundraiser for the Democrats of North Orange County, featuring Loretta Sanchez), so I’m going to miss a lot of what’s apparently going […] -
![. We welcome to the Orange Juice Blog our new tax and finance expert who previously commented under the awkward handle TJLocalSA, but will henceforth write under the handle “BOUTWELL,” […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Romney-Obama-laughing-115x115.jpg "A Tale of Two Tax Worlds: Obama’s and Romney’s.")
A Tale of Two Tax Worlds: Obama’s and Romney’s.
Posted on September 25, 2012 | 7 Comments. We welcome to the Orange Juice Blog our new tax and finance expert who previously commented under the awkward handle TJLocalSA, but will henceforth write under the handle “BOUTWELL,” […] -
![Right now, the biotech and food companies are telling us that, if we want to make sure we aren’t eating GMOs, we should simply buy organic foods. However, a recent […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/imagesCAOU6QXA-115x115.jpg "Faking ‘O’s: USDA Allows Agribusiness to Bend the Rules to be Called ‘Organic’")
Faking ‘O’s: USDA Allows Agribusiness to Bend the Rules to be Called ‘Organic’
Posted on September 25, 2012 | 4 CommentsRight now, the biotech and food companies are telling us that, if we want to make sure we aren’t eating GMOs, we should simply buy organic foods. However, a recent […] -
![In 42 days (or fewer), people from all around the country will experience a rude surprise: they thought that they were registered to vote, but — thanks to voter purges, failures […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Vote-Here-elevator-shaft-115x115.jpg "You THINK That You’re Registered to Vote, but You’re *NOT*: It’s Registration Day!")
You THINK That You’re Registered to Vote, but You’re *NOT*: It’s Registration Day!
Posted on September 24, 2012 | 9 CommentsIn 42 days (or fewer), people from all around the country will experience a rude surprise: they thought that they were registered to vote, but — thanks to voter purges, failures […] -
![Vern and I are having one of our occasional power struggles, in that we both want to write about what happened at today’s OCTA meeting so badly that we’ve had […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/OCTA-meeting-9-24-crop-115x115.jpg "OCTA Board Kicks the Can on “Kick the Can” Proposal; Plus, Problematic Populism")
OCTA Board Kicks the Can on “Kick the Can” Proposal; Plus, Problematic Populism
Posted on September 24, 2012 | 10 CommentsVern and I are having one of our occasional power struggles, in that we both want to write about what happened at today’s OCTA meeting so badly that we’ve had […] -
![Today’s OCTA Vote Line-up: In a little over an hour, the Orange County Transit Authority Board of Directors will vote on which if any proposal (or which hybrid proposal) to adopt […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/OCTA-bus-115x115.jpg "To the Ramparts! Off to Orange for OCTAgeddan! Your scorecard for votes!")
To the Ramparts! Off to Orange for OCTAgeddan! Your scorecard for votes!
Posted on September 24, 2012 | 4 CommentsToday’s OCTA Vote Line-up: In a little over an hour, the Orange County Transit Authority Board of Directors will vote on which if any proposal (or which hybrid proposal) to adopt […] -
![I wonder if there is any mention in Mitt Romney’s resume of him working with Monsanto back in the early 70s as their Spinmeister. A friend of a friend sent me […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/romney-115x115.png "Gods and Monsantsters: How Romney Greenwashed the Cancer Merchants")
Gods and Monsantsters: How Romney Greenwashed the Cancer Merchants
Posted on September 23, 2012 | 3 CommentsI wonder if there is any mention in Mitt Romney’s resume of him working with Monsanto back in the early 70s as their Spinmeister. A friend of a friend sent me […] -
![. The battle over adding toll lanes on the 405 is a classic example of government at its worst. The battle is not between alternatives and the proponents for various […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Kempton-and-swing-votes-115x115.jpg "OCTA 405 Toll Decision This Morning – Will the Board Lead?")
OCTA 405 Toll Decision This Morning – Will the Board Lead?
Posted on September 23, 2012 | 10 Comments. The battle over adding toll lanes on the 405 is a classic example of government at its worst. The battle is not between alternatives and the proponents for various […]
Here’s a challenge: can anyone name a truly successful politician who didn’t hold elective office until after turning 70 —…