You might be surprised what sort of low-lives would crave a quarter mil job with no professional qualifications and no…
That would just spark even more corruption and only allow independently wealthy people to run and win.
SB 249? It got killed via suspense file in assembly appropriations. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billHistoryClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB249
Without commenting on your specific stats, I would say that is an excellent question. Maybe you should be a Supervisor.…
Criticizing past elected trustees of the Orange County Board of Supervisors reflects not only their leadership weaknesses but also flaws…
Can someone explain why there are 1 county worker for every 160+ citizens that doesn’t include state, federal, cities plus…
Given how significant this would be in addressing MAGA misbehavior, one would think that Newsom should sign it. What's the…
I'm leaning toward the concept of making the Board, de facto part time by cutting Supervisor's salaries by two-thirds and…
By the way, on the County Board of Education - they have almost no authority over anything and have been…
Orange Juice Blog Archive
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My Take on the Pastor vs. the Applebee’s Waitress Debacle
Posted on February 1, 2013 | 19 CommentsLets me start by saying ” I am probably going to insult a lot of people!” with this post and I do not apologize for that. I call ’em as […] -
“Brilliant. Scabrous. Irreplaceable” – The Orange Juice’s Top Stories of 2012.
Posted on December 31, 2012 | 6 Comments. First I’ll name the stories that I’m NOT counting, as our most-read of the year, and why. For one thing I don’t believe ten thousand people clicked on MY […] -
How and Why Mitt Romney Wanted to Outsource and Off-shore American Jobs
Posted on December 7, 2012 | 3 CommentsThe Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor says: “Bring us your tired, huddled masses……”. At the dawn of the 20th Century, the United States was a burgeoning manufacturing nation. […] -
“Comment like the Winships” weekend open thread.
Posted on November 30, 2012 | 36 Comments. Happy first weekend of December! In case you didn’t remember, this is the time of the year when, in the spirit of “Talk Like A Pirate Day,” we celebrate […] -
Introducing our newest blogger – Joe Hill!
Posted on November 30, 2012 | 36 Comments. . . So, I don’t remember if I mentioned this here, but a couple weeks ago I got an e-mail from fabled “anonymous” OC blogger Joe Hill. And, at […] -
Guest Post: Anaheim, Identity, Deferred Action and Other Madness from an Undocumented Perspective
Posted on August 24, 2012 | 14 CommentsBy Jesus Cortez After more than twenty years of living in Anaheim and experiencing segregation in schools, police harassment and poverty, the nation has finally seen the reality most of […] -
We Kick Ass, We Take Names — The Orange Juice Runneth Over!
Posted on August 12, 2012 | 24 Comments. (by Vern Nelson, editor, and Greg Diamond, associate editor.) July 2012 was the best month that Orange Juice Blog has had since the 2010 election (and its purchase by Vern […] -
Thunder Road……it seems we have been down this road before!
Posted on August 10, 2012 | 10 CommentsSuperman has replaced Captain Marvel for the Lakers 2013 season. Just days before we find out whether our Olympic Men’s Basketball team can pull out the Gold Medal, the Lakers have […] -
Progressive Orange Juice Blogger Duane Roberts Pulls Papers in Anaheim City Council Race
Posted on August 7, 2012 | 2 CommentsWith officer-involved shootings and angry protests in Anaheim exposing its race and class divisions across national and international headlines, Duane Roberts feels that the timing is right to make a […] -
Orange Juice boss Vern Nelson plays “Best Concert of the Summer,” Sunday July 22 in HB
Posted on July 15, 2012 | 1 Comment. Come one come all! Sunday afternoon at 4! Huntington Beach Central Library – Talbert and Goldenwest. Internationally acclaimed by several friends, prodigiously talented yet oddly unambitious concert pianist and […] -
Predictions and Preferences for TODAY’s primary, from the OJ Rogues’ Gallery!
Posted on June 5, 2012 | 15 CommentsHere are the fearless predictions from Orange Juice Blog staff and prominent commenters for the June election. In four races, our prognosticators have been asked to choose an exact […] -
Defection of Conservative Blogger may be part of Gang Initiation.
Posted on January 15, 2012 | 26 Comments. . . As you know, the local press has been all aflutter the last few days ever since the surprise departure of conservative writer Jeff Wilson from the freewheeling […]
If we want better and more transparent elected representatives we simply need to pay them more. Take a look at…