I look forward to the day where things get back to normal-ish and I too will find a few good…
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Yeah, you’re probably good, the Democrats and the ant-ICE people are backing you. I know Kathy from years ago, we…
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What is their opinion on vegetarians, however?
Rhonda Shader has endorsed the wasteful, extremist, and unqualified trustees on our school board. She is part of the most…
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pensions and retirement Archive
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Gerry Serrano Wanted It All! Tales of Police Union Greed & Hubris
Posted on March 18, 2025 | 11 CommentsHe was STILL out there trying to get a bigger pension... I THINK this is the last we hear of him? -
Whoops! 6 Dem State Lawmakers Wrongly Backed Serrano’s Pension-Hiking Scheme.
Posted on June 17, 2022 | 4 CommentsLooks bad. Didn't work either. -
Fiona Ma may have to testify in Gerry Serrano Lawsuit!
Posted on March 11, 2022 | No CommentsThis could be embarrassing to our "progressive" treasurer... -
Anaheim: The Mishegas and the Desmadre, Oct. 2017 edition.
Posted on October 15, 2017 | 9 Comments. . . The furious forward march of Anaheim mishegas and desmadre waits on no man’s rehab, so let’s assemble and disseminate a little of what we’ve been learning lately: […] -
How “Anti-Union” is Anaheim’s Mayor Tom Tait? OJB’s Diamond Asks Him the Hard(hat) Questions
Posted on February 13, 2017 | 11 Comments. . . Vern here. I noticed this great (although not entirely completed) interview with Mayor Tait, sitting among Greg’s “drafts” from last September, and thought it was still well worth […] -
Art of the Trade and our Global Mushroom Economy!
Posted on December 26, 2016 | 4 Comments. . . “Both Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush want to pass NAFTA! There will be a giant sucking sound as every manufacturing job in America leaves for lower […] -
Time to do the math!
Posted on October 27, 2016 | 1 Comment. . . Like everyone else, we get a lot of e-mails. Normally, with four active web addresses we can delete upwards of 600 a day, without even looking at […] -
‘Pre-Recession Spending’: Economics Under Anaheim’s Council Majority
Posted on July 27, 2014 | 18 Comments“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana in The Life of Reason, 1905. “I do not support new taxes to [hire more […] -
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 […] -
The health of our County Retirement Fund is improving!
Posted on June 21, 2014 | 5 CommentsMuch has been written about the financial health of public sector pension funds these days. The usual theme is that such funds are grossly underfunded, the sky will fall and […] -
Irvine Unified School District & City Council “Punting” The Political Football Over To Saddleback
Posted on April 19, 2014 | No CommentsTake a moment to reflect on a potential decision. Let’s say you’re charged with building a new state-of-the-art high school for one of the top performing school districts in the […] -
Further Misadventures and Malfunctions of the Murrbot™
Posted on April 3, 2014 | 5 CommentsOne of the few areas right and left generally agree on is the primacy of Public Safety as a critical function of government. If taxes do nothing else, keeping us […] -
Proposed Pension Reform Initiative Dealt Death Blow? UPDATE: Death Blow Dealt.
Posted on March 14, 2014 | 8 CommentsThe Sacramento Bee reported yesterday that San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, the public face of a proposal to qualify a pension reform initiative for the state ballot, lost a Superior […]



![Anaheim: The Mishegas and the Desmadre, Oct. 2017 edition. . . . The furious forward march of Anaheim mishegas and desmadre waits on no man’s rehab, so let’s assemble and disseminate a little of what we’ve been learning lately: […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/daron-fire-hero-115x115.jpg)
![How “Anti-Union” is Anaheim’s Mayor Tom Tait? OJB’s Diamond Asks Him the Hard(hat) Questions . . . Vern here. I noticed this great (although not entirely completed) interview with Mayor Tait, sitting among Greg’s “drafts” from last September, and thought it was still well worth […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Tait-hardhat-115x115.png)
![Art of the Trade and our Global Mushroom Economy! . . . “Both Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush want to pass NAFTA! There will be a giant sucking sound as every manufacturing job in America leaves for lower […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/mushroom-world-115x115.jpg)
![Time to do the math! . . . Like everyone else, we get a lot of e-mails. Normally, with four active web addresses we can delete upwards of 600 a day, without even looking at […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/math-115x115.jpg)
![‘Pre-Recession Spending’: Economics Under Anaheim’s Council Majority “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana in The Life of Reason, 1905. “I do not support new taxes to [hire more […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Fundraising-115x115.jpg)
![O C Supervisors get a lesson in retirement math 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)
![The health of our County Retirement Fund is improving! Much has been written about the financial health of public sector pension funds these days. The usual theme is that such funds are grossly underfunded, the sky will fall and […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/stethoscope-exam-e1403371651416.jpg)
![Irvine Unified School District & City Council “Punting” The Political Football Over To Saddleback Take a moment to reflect on a potential decision. Let’s say you’re charged with building a new state-of-the-art high school for one of the top performing school districts in the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/punt1-e1397971130185.jpg)
![Further Misadventures and Malfunctions of the Murrbot™ One of the few areas right and left generally agree on is the primacy of Public Safety as a critical function of government. If taxes do nothing else, keeping us […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/kris-murray-e1396556668700.jpg)
![Proposed Pension Reform Initiative Dealt Death Blow? UPDATE: Death Blow Dealt. The Sacramento Bee reported yesterday that San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, the public face of a proposal to qualify a pension reform initiative for the state ballot, lost a Superior […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/chuck-reed-kamala-harris-115x115.png)
![Weekend Open Thread: Lessons I’ve Learned from 2013, by Over But Not Out Even though I am older than dirt and should have learned a lot in my life, I learned a lot more in 2013. Here are some examples. Republicans and Democrats […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/winship-rooney-115x115.jpg)
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