Last bulletin from today: I was minding my own business, walking apartments with a friend getting rent control signatures, when…
That's okay, she carpetbagged into Cypress to run for AD 68. And Steve did say she seemed enthusiastic about coming…
UPDATES 5/14, reflected in the story: Assessor race: Turns out the challenger, Janet Keo Conklin, is just as screwed up…
Ada was absent from her oc human relations commission gig this morning where she represents a district she doesn’t even…
P.S. Thanks for that video. That dude has huevos. What cheapjack, low level punk harassment.
I am so everlastingly sick of this bullshit. And nothing will ever be done. They've got the citizenry by the…
This is a typical Endorsement Picks, you always pick the ones that have no 'fucking' chance of winning. Your "feel…
How easily politics is conflated with governance.
Like I answered you at Anaheim Dems last night, there’s always something you can say has never happened until it…
“The OC” Archive
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![Do you remember Brandy Chastain? That’s her at the right. Remember, in 1999? Women’s Soccer finals against China? She nailed the fifth penalty kick to clinch the win, whipped off […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Brandi-Chastain-sports-bra-115x115.jpg "“Man’s Man” Norby Trashes Female Athletics in Front of Soccer Mom")
“Man’s Man” Norby Trashes Female Athletics in Front of Soccer Mom
Posted on May 15, 2012 | 10 CommentsDo you remember Brandy Chastain? That’s her at the right. Remember, in 1999? Women’s Soccer finals against China? She nailed the fifth penalty kick to clinch the win, whipped off […] -
![. . . I think that what Officers Manuel Ramos and Joseph Wolfe did in the first 18 minutes of the Kelly Thomas video was morally and ethically wrong. I […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rodney-king-beating-115x115.jpg "What Officer Ramos did wrong — and why he’ll be acquitted")
What Officer Ramos did wrong — and why he’ll be acquitted
Posted on May 15, 2012 | 18 Comments. . . I think that what Officers Manuel Ramos and Joseph Wolfe did in the first 18 minutes of the Kelly Thomas video was morally and ethically wrong. I […] -
![by John Earl, Surf City Voice General Manager Nixes Secret Desal Talks with Poseidon After Brown Act Complaints Confronted by complaints of illegality, the Municipal Water District of Orange County […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/debbie-cook-and-kevin-hunt-115x115.jpg "Secret Poseidon Desal meeting stymied by Brown Act complaint.")
Secret Poseidon Desal meeting stymied by Brown Act complaint.
Posted on May 15, 2012 | 3 Commentsby John Earl, Surf City Voice General Manager Nixes Secret Desal Talks with Poseidon After Brown Act Complaints Confronted by complaints of illegality, the Municipal Water District of Orange County […] -
![From Stephan and Noele Baxter, liberal Fullerton activists: WHY TWO FORMER CHAFFEE SUPPORTERS ARE VOTING FOR MATT ROWE IN THE RECALL ELECTION As we continue to learn about new […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/baxter-rowe-chaffee-115x115.jpg "“Inglourious Baxter” on Rowe vs. Chaffee")
“Inglourious Baxter” on Rowe vs. Chaffee
Posted on May 15, 2012 | 18 CommentsFrom Stephan and Noele Baxter, liberal Fullerton activists: WHY TWO FORMER CHAFFEE SUPPORTERS ARE VOTING FOR MATT ROWE IN THE RECALL ELECTION As we continue to learn about new […] -
![Hundreds attended Sunday night’s concert to raise funds for victims of the Syrian regime’s brutal crack down on protesters that started fourteen months ago. The concert, held at the Grove […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/asala-115x115.jpg "Syrian Artists for Freedom honored by OC pols")
Syrian Artists for Freedom honored by OC pols
Posted on May 14, 2012 | 5 CommentsHundreds attended Sunday night’s concert to raise funds for victims of the Syrian regime’s brutal crack down on protesters that started fourteen months ago. The concert, held at the Grove […] -
![The media has been reporting key missing documents at San Onofre Nuclear Reactor (SONR) related to safety and failing equipment (*) I am deeply troubled and extremely concerned by this […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/pic-San-Onofre-Reactor-Enformable-115x115.jpg "Missing Safety Documents at San Onofre Reactor – Troubling Consequences. (UPDATE – Found!)")
Missing Safety Documents at San Onofre Reactor – Troubling Consequences. (UPDATE – Found!)
Posted on May 14, 2012 | 6 CommentsThe media has been reporting key missing documents at San Onofre Nuclear Reactor (SONR) related to safety and failing equipment (*) I am deeply troubled and extremely concerned by this […] -
![In the bowels of the OJB archives is a draft article I was composing in a response to this comment from Steve Baxter (which I’ve cleaned up a little for […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Rowe-Ramos-Chaffee-115x115.jpg "Baxter and Diamond on Chaffee and Rowe on Kelly and Ramos")
Baxter and Diamond on Chaffee and Rowe on Kelly and Ramos
Posted on May 14, 2012 | 18 CommentsIn the bowels of the OJB archives is a draft article I was composing in a response to this comment from Steve Baxter (which I’ve cleaned up a little for […] -
![[Warning: don’t read this if you want to be a juror in the trial of the officers accused of killing Kelly Thomas. I’m not kidding. As for the rest of you […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Kelly-Thomas-in-surveillance-footage-115x115.png "A Civil Libertarian Review of the Kelly Thomas Video")
A Civil Libertarian Review of the Kelly Thomas Video
Posted on May 13, 2012 | 67 Comments[Warning: don’t read this if you want to be a juror in the trial of the officers accused of killing Kelly Thomas. I’m not kidding. As for the rest of you […] -
![President Obama, Vice President Biden, Mitt Romney and half the people of the United States are all a Twitter about the “Same Sex Marriage Concept”. The cover of Time magazine […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/gay-judge-roberts-115x115.jpg "Crossing Delancy Street……")
Crossing Delancy Street……
Posted on May 13, 2012 | No CommentsPresident Obama, Vice President Biden, Mitt Romney and half the people of the United States are all a Twitter about the “Same Sex Marriage Concept”. The cover of Time magazine […] -
![The anniversary of President Obama’s taking-out of Osama Bin Laden, as expected, brought more scary news of revenge attempts. Specifically, we learned of more plots from Yemen’s Al Qaeda on […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/underwear-terrorist-and-mormon-115x115.jpg "Underwear! The evil, and the magical.")
Underwear! The evil, and the magical.
Posted on May 12, 2012 | 8 CommentsThe anniversary of President Obama’s taking-out of Osama Bin Laden, as expected, brought more scary news of revenge attempts. Specifically, we learned of more plots from Yemen’s Al Qaeda on […] -
![So I’m looking at Sharon Quirk-Silva’s campaign’s Facebook page last night. I want to get some ideas for my own page, snag some design tips without asking for them, that […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Martha-Norby-endorsement-115x115.jpg "Humor, hacking — or hacked off? OC politics gets even weirder")
Humor, hacking — or hacked off? OC politics gets even weirder
Posted on May 12, 2012 | 2 CommentsSo I’m looking at Sharon Quirk-Silva’s campaign’s Facebook page last night. I want to get some ideas for my own page, snag some design tips without asking for them, that […] -
![Another good letter. If the Council Majority has published one and someone points me to it, I’ll post that here as well. So has anyone solved the mystery of why […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/bruce-whitaker-concerned-115x115.jpg "Councilman Whitaker Addresses the Kelly Thomas Hearing")
Councilman Whitaker Addresses the Kelly Thomas Hearing
Posted on May 11, 2012 | 9 CommentsAnother good letter. If the Council Majority has published one and someone points me to it, I’ll post that here as well. So has anyone solved the mystery of why […] -
![I’m sure that for some people this will not be enough — there’s no condemnation of other Councilmembers here, no howl to slake a thirst for blood and vengeance. There’s […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/quirk-silva-cropped-115x115.jpg "Mayor Quirk-Silva Addresses the Kelly Thomas Hearing")
Mayor Quirk-Silva Addresses the Kelly Thomas Hearing
Posted on May 10, 2012 | 27 CommentsI’m sure that for some people this will not be enough — there’s no condemnation of other Councilmembers here, no howl to slake a thirst for blood and vengeance. There’s […] -
![By The Fullerton Harpoon At the OC Weekly Nick Schou has uncovered an old article about the militarization of the Fullerton Police Department under Pat McKinley. The seminal event of the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fullerton-cover-115x115.jpg "Fullerton Metal Jacket")
Fullerton Metal Jacket
Posted on May 10, 2012 | 12 CommentsBy The Fullerton Harpoon At the OC Weekly Nick Schou has uncovered an old article about the militarization of the Fullerton Police Department under Pat McKinley. The seminal event of the […]
Streisand effect!