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- Millions in Health Grants Face Uncertainty After No-Bid Contracts Proposed to Forfeited and Unregistered Firms
- Panoringan: Where Have All the Fancy Food Trucks Gone?
- Officials From Two OC Coastal Cities Join Growing Calls to Ban Offshore Oil Drilling
- Newport Beach Voters Could Get to Directly Elect Their Mayor, Power Grab Concerns Surface
- OC’s Second Largest School District Moves to Reshape Voter Representation
- OC Congressional Democrats Question Why Taxpayers Float Unprofitable Oil Rigs
- Placentia-Yorba Linda School Board May Ban Critical Race Theory After State Mandates Ethnic Studies
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- Pedroza’s New Santa Ana
- Lane reductions on Civic Center Drive and Broadway to start on Oct. 26 through April
- The SAPD arrested a gangbanger suspected in a recent fatal shooting
- Why do Costa Mesa police officers ticket and arrest criminal vagrants while the SAPD ignores them?
- Unpermitted event in honor of Brandon Lopez set for Oct. 23 in Santa Ana
- Major Santa Ana street closures and traffic delays coming this Saturday, Oct. 23
- Anti-masker Trumper convicted of trespassing at a Mother’s Market in Costa Mesa
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Agents’ Orange 4: NON-PARTISAN Volunteers in the OC, 1960-2000
Posted on November 30, 2020 | 8 CommentsWow, there are some stories here you gotta read... -
![According to The Voice of OC, in a story headlined “OC Supervisors Split on Sheriff Deputy Pay Package,” at least two members of the five person Orange County Board of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/math-teacher-115x115.jpg "O C Supervisors get a lesson in retirement math")
O C Supervisors get a lesson in retirement math
Posted on July 13, 2014 | 1 CommentAccording to The Voice of OC, in a story headlined “OC Supervisors Split on Sheriff Deputy Pay Package,” at least two members of the five person Orange County Board of […] -
![Brazil will be hosting the World Cup and also the Olympics. But this is a bittersweet event for many marginalized Brazilians. The recent events in Brazil, where hundreds of thousands […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/pic-Memorial-2012-115x115.jpg "What’s Better and Greater, Honor and Duty to each other, or Self-Interest?")
What’s Better and Greater, Honor and Duty to each other, or Self-Interest?
Posted on June 21, 2013 | 5 CommentsBrazil will be hosting the World Cup and also the Olympics. But this is a bittersweet event for many marginalized Brazilians. The recent events in Brazil, where hundreds of thousands […] -
![Greg Smith worked for Goldman-Sachs. He turned on his former employer and in fact the whole Wall Street Industry in order to let folks know the “ins and outs” of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bull-bear-115x115.jpg "How to fix Global Banking….101")
How to fix Global Banking….101
Posted on April 6, 2013 | 5 CommentsGreg Smith worked for Goldman-Sachs. He turned on his former employer and in fact the whole Wall Street Industry in order to let folks know the “ins and outs” of […] -
![We’ve known for more than 25 years that the government employee Pension crisis would be a disaster because of the various gimmicks built into it, and through all of the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/economy-burning-as-paper-plane.jpg "Billions in UnFunded Pension Liabilities must now be reported by Local Governments – per the Great GASB! (Gov’t Acctg Standards Board)")
Billions in UnFunded Pension Liabilities must now be reported by Local Governments – per the Great GASB! (Gov’t Acctg Standards Board)
Posted on June 28, 2012 | 27 CommentsWe’ve known for more than 25 years that the government employee Pension crisis would be a disaster because of the various gimmicks built into it, and through all of the […] -
![. . . According to a new study released by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average public sector employee earns $40.40 per hour while their private sector […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/greedy-government-115x115.jpg "Public Employees Make 44% More Than Private Sector Counterparts")
Public Employees Make 44% More Than Private Sector Counterparts
Posted on September 30, 2011 | 79 Comments. . . According to a new study released by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average public sector employee earns $40.40 per hour while their private sector […] -
![. . . As the finance manager for the Orange County Great Park, Kurt Mowery had a pretty sweet gig pulling in $209,761 (as a total package including benefits) as a City […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/no_double_dipping-155x155.jpg "Great Park Mowry “Retires” – Almost Doubles Pay")
Great Park Mowry “Retires” – Almost Doubles Pay
Posted on May 6, 2011 | 14 Comments. . . As the finance manager for the Orange County Great Park, Kurt Mowery had a pretty sweet gig pulling in $209,761 (as a total package including benefits) as a City […] -
![Here’s a fun match up between pension watchdog Steven Greenhut and the head of the OCEA public employees’ union, Nick Berardino. The subject of yesterday’s debate was “Can pensions be reformed co-operatively?” […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Berardino-Greenhut-Debate-155x155.jpg "The Great Pension Debate: Greenhut vs. Berardino")
The Great Pension Debate: Greenhut vs. Berardino
Posted on April 27, 2011 | 10 CommentsHere’s a fun match up between pension watchdog Steven Greenhut and the head of the OCEA public employees’ union, Nick Berardino. The subject of yesterday’s debate was “Can pensions be reformed co-operatively?” […] -
![Tuesday night, the hapless City Council in Costa Mesa got a huge bucket of cold water thrown on their outsourcing plans. It came from the CalPERs actuary, who […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/shipwreck-pirates-155x155.jpg "Ship of Fools in Costa Mesa Crashes Into Pension Facts")
Ship of Fools in Costa Mesa Crashes Into Pension Facts
Posted on April 27, 2011 | 6 CommentsTuesday night, the hapless City Council in Costa Mesa got a huge bucket of cold water thrown on their outsourcing plans. It came from the CalPERs actuary, who […] -
![. . . Some days I have to chuckle as I imagine what’s happening at the headquarters of the Orange County Register. And it’s not an April Fool’s joke. Early […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/exploding1-155x155.jpg "Are they April Fools? Where, oh Where, is the OC Register on Brown’s Pension Reform?")
Are they April Fools? Where, oh Where, is the OC Register on Brown’s Pension Reform?
Posted on April 1, 2011 | 2 Comments. . . Some days I have to chuckle as I imagine what’s happening at the headquarters of the Orange County Register. And it’s not an April Fool’s joke. Early […] -
![The other day someone remarked that Don Bankhead has never accepted the blame for any of the bad votes he’s made since the beginning of his 23 year reign on the city […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/bankhead-dinosaur-155x155.jpg "Who Does Don Bankhead Blame for Fullerton’s Pension Crisis?")
Who Does Don Bankhead Blame for Fullerton’s Pension Crisis?
Posted on March 31, 2011 | No CommentsThe other day someone remarked that Don Bankhead has never accepted the blame for any of the bad votes he’s made since the beginning of his 23 year reign on the city […] -
![It’s almost April. Our wise and courageous city council is already wading through wage negotiations with the city employee unions for the upcoming budget year. How did we get this […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Las_Vegas_Sign-155x155.jpg "Some Fullerton Numbers")
Some Fullerton Numbers
Posted on March 30, 2011 | No CommentsIt’s almost April. Our wise and courageous city council is already wading through wage negotiations with the city employee unions for the upcoming budget year. How did we get this […] -
![The Stanford University research team that shocked Sacramento this year by declaring that the state’s three pension systems are more than $400 billion underfunded has struck again, saying local government pension systems […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/OC-Unfunded-Liabilities-155x155.jpg "Stanford report finds that local government pension systems are $200 billion short")
Stanford report finds that local government pension systems are $200 billion short
Posted on November 18, 2010 | 6 CommentsThe Stanford University research team that shocked Sacramento this year by declaring that the state’s three pension systems are more than $400 billion underfunded has struck again, saying local government pension systems […] -
![A homeowner in El Segundo posted the salaries of the overpaid cops in his town, on his blog – and the next thing he knew he was being harassed at […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/El-Segundo-cop-salaries-155x150.jpg "Blogger harassed at work by overpaid El Segundo police captain")
Blogger harassed at work by overpaid El Segundo police captain
Posted on November 15, 2010 | 6 CommentsA homeowner in El Segundo posted the salaries of the overpaid cops in his town, on his blog – and the next thing he knew he was being harassed at […]
