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Pat Bates Archive
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The Weird, Wacky and Wonderful: New Filings for OC June races!
Posted on February 27, 2022 | 38 CommentsLotsa new entries... -
“Like a Thief in the Night” – June Election is FOUR MONTHS FROM TODAY!
Posted on February 7, 2022 | 44 CommentsDon't let the June election sneak up on you! -
Pat Bates Recruited for 5th District Supe Race – Buh-Bye, Harkey!
Posted on February 5, 2022 | 26 CommentsAn added challenge for OJ favorite Katrina Foley. -
Agents’ Orange 3: Partisan Political VOLUNTEERS in the OC, 1960-2000
Posted on March 21, 2020 | No CommentsCheck out the birth of everything from the Lincoln Club to the Dem Club of North OC! -
Mohammed Aly: Support AB 448 for Housing Trust Fund to End Local Homelessness.
Posted on June 7, 2018 | 38 CommentsA bill whose time has come, says Mo. -
![. . . Let us now praise State Senator Pat Bates. At least a little. At least provisionally. Pat Bates has done something pretty extraordinary for a California State Legislator: she has […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Pat-Bates-right-50-115x115.jpeg "Holiday Weekend Open Thread: Pat Bates Touches the Third Rail! Why This Isn’t More Shocking.")
Holiday Weekend Open Thread: Pat Bates Touches the Third Rail! Why This Isn’t More Shocking.
Posted on January 15, 2016 | 14 Comments. . . Let us now praise State Senator Pat Bates. At least a little. At least provisionally. Pat Bates has done something pretty extraordinary for a California State Legislator: she has […] -
![. . . By Debbie Cook, cross-posted from Surf City Voice On March 11, the San Diego Union-Tribune posted an op-ed, “Desalination makes sense for Orange County,” “written” by Assemblywoman […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/vern-image-115x115.png "Pat Bates Baits us with Bogus Doomsday Drought Scenario.")
Pat Bates Baits us with Bogus Doomsday Drought Scenario.
Posted on March 17, 2015 | 8 Comments. . . By Debbie Cook, cross-posted from Surf City Voice On March 11, the San Diego Union-Tribune posted an op-ed, “Desalination makes sense for Orange County,” “written” by Assemblywoman […] -
![. . . Some of it has already started, but the next month or so will see turmoil within and about county government accelerate. Currently the race for the vacant First […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/turmoil1-115x115.jpg "Turmoil Continues in County Government!")
Turmoil Continues in County Government!
Posted on January 16, 2015 | 10 Comments. . . Some of it has already started, but the next month or so will see turmoil within and about county government accelerate. Currently the race for the vacant First […] -
![. Keep checking back, this is the day you’ve all been waiting for! The Orange Juice Blog has its crack team of live-bloggers reporting blow-by-blow from the Hall of Administration […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/american-idol-contestants-115x115.jpg "Live! Dirty! Your County Clerk-Recorder Special Coverage. (Update – It’s Hugh!)")
Live! Dirty! Your County Clerk-Recorder Special Coverage. (Update – It’s Hugh!)
Posted on April 2, 2013 | 22 Comments. Keep checking back, this is the day you’ve all been waiting for! The Orange Juice Blog has its crack team of live-bloggers reporting blow-by-blow from the Hall of Administration […] -
![. 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 […] -
![The second public speaker at Monday’s OCTA highway committee meeting (after Fountain Valley Mayor John Collins’ furious, righteous scolding of OCTA staff for dismissing the official opposition of the six […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/ocbc-on-freeway-traffic-115x115.png "OCTA says WE just need some more “education,” LOL. And, introducing the Orange Juice Option!")
OCTA says WE just need some more “education,” LOL. And, introducing the Orange Juice Option!
Posted on September 21, 2012 | 21 CommentsThe second public speaker at Monday’s OCTA highway committee meeting (after Fountain Valley Mayor John Collins’ furious, righteous scolding of OCTA staff for dismissing the official opposition of the six […] -
![. You and I can defeat this 405 Toll Lanes plot! But first off, when talking about OCTA, (the Orange County Tranportation Authority) it’s important for us to distinguish two […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/braveheart-battle-bf863-115x115.jpg "How we can defeat the 405 Toll Lanes! And also… Meet your OCTA Board!")
How we can defeat the 405 Toll Lanes! And also… Meet your OCTA Board!
Posted on July 20, 2012 | 29 Comments. You and I can defeat this 405 Toll Lanes plot! But first off, when talking about OCTA, (the Orange County Tranportation Authority) it’s important for us to distinguish two […] -
![. And also, like, what the fuck? Is this what you voted these guys in for? I sat down to write this piece, having been alerted that three of our […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Nelson-Bates-Moorlach-115x115.jpg "What does it mean for the OC, when three of our Supervisors say “Thanks But No Thanks” to $10 million in Federal Healthcare Money?")
What does it mean for the OC, when three of our Supervisors say “Thanks But No Thanks” to $10 million in Federal Healthcare Money?
Posted on March 14, 2012 | 25 Comments. And also, like, what the fuck? Is this what you voted these guys in for? I sat down to write this piece, having been alerted that three of our […]
Turkish nationalists fundraised for at least one current nmusd director. You know the ones that deny the Armenian Genocide.