A formal state audit will now examine waste, fraud, and abuse at the OCBE. I intend to discuss what this…
Content being a Pink Toad? I guess it depends on an amphibian's level of sef-awareness. The lower, the happier. In…
If we're talking about Dan C, he has never seemed "happy."
Yes, I know that's the impulse but you gotta know what the Guatemalan hill folk know: you get poisoned and…
If it touches me first, all bets are off.
You're absolutely right that California should adopt it statewide -- and should already have done so. And you're absolutely right…
If I were Fiona ma or Rob Bonta I’d be scared.
RCV should be adopted statewide so cities and counties don’t have to do it piecemeal. It saves money, discourages negative…
My advice to Mr. Moore, who seems like an eminently reasonable man is the same as I always give Vern.…
Santa Ana Archive
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![. . . Hark! how the sultry pre-September days are enlivened by exaltation of birdsong. All the larger species are chirping the jolly tune about the Victim Party (the California […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/poop-115x115.jpg "Late August chismes: the new Districts and next year’s Elections!")
Late August chismes: the new Districts and next year’s Elections!
Posted on August 24, 2011 | 39 Comments. . . Hark! how the sultry pre-September days are enlivened by exaltation of birdsong. All the larger species are chirping the jolly tune about the Victim Party (the California […] -
![. . . One of the great traditions of the Orange Juice Blog, since 2006, has been the ongoing “Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) Corruption Thread,” which has blown […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/sausd-trustees.jpg "Santa Ana USD Thread – 2011-12 edition!")
Santa Ana USD Thread – 2011-12 edition!
Posted on August 15, 2011 | 202 Comments. . . One of the great traditions of the Orange Juice Blog, since 2006, has been the ongoing “Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) Corruption Thread,” which has blown […] -
![. . . When I heard from Art that SOMEONE on the Santa Ana City Council would be running for José Solorio’s old Assembly seat, and that Vince Sarmiento’s wife […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Michele-Martinez-playing-basketball1-115x115.jpg "I was wrong – it’s Michele! (for the 69th Assembly District)")
I was wrong – it’s Michele! (for the 69th Assembly District)
Posted on August 8, 2011 | 20 Comments. . . When I heard from Art that SOMEONE on the Santa Ana City Council would be running for José Solorio’s old Assembly seat, and that Vince Sarmiento’s wife […] -
![. . . We’ve got seven Assembly Districts now instead of nine – partly due to the slight loss of population in the OC relative to the state, but mostly […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/voila-waiter1-115x115.jpg "Orange County’s Brand New Assembly Districts!")
Orange County’s Brand New Assembly Districts!
Posted on July 30, 2011 | 22 Comments. . . We’ve got seven Assembly Districts now instead of nine – partly due to the slight loss of population in the OC relative to the state, but mostly […] -
![. . . Last week my wife had the unpleasant task of visiting someone in jail. A cousin has been in trouble with drugs and related matters for some time. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Checkpoint-Charlie1-115x115.jpg "Jailed outside the Jail: OC’s Checkpoint Charlie")
Jailed outside the Jail: OC’s Checkpoint Charlie
Posted on July 25, 2011 | 10 Comments. . . Last week my wife had the unpleasant task of visiting someone in jail. A cousin has been in trouble with drugs and related matters for some time. […] -
![. . . . . El Centro Cultural de México, the community space in downtown Santa Ana that was originally to be vacated from its current location six days from […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/class-115x115.jpg "Santa Ana’s Mexican Cultural Center Gets Sixty-Day Extension")
Santa Ana’s Mexican Cultural Center Gets Sixty-Day Extension
Posted on July 9, 2011 | 7 Comments. . . . . El Centro Cultural de México, the community space in downtown Santa Ana that was originally to be vacated from its current location six days from […] -
![. . . . . . Resistance. Oppression. Acceptance. Intersecting identities. Undocumented, queer and unafraid. These were all commonly overheard phrases at a DeColores Queer Orange County event in Santa […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/lunapic_130941925330395_4-115x115.jpg "DeColores Aims to Empower and Transform")
DeColores Aims to Empower and Transform
Posted on June 30, 2011 | 1 Comment. . . . . . Resistance. Oppression. Acceptance. Intersecting identities. Undocumented, queer and unafraid. These were all commonly overheard phrases at a DeColores Queer Orange County event in Santa […] -
![. . . . . It’s been a hectic week since the Weekly first broke the news that SanTana’s El Centro Cultural de Mexico will soon find itself without a […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/nda2007_yost_signage-115x115.jpg "El Centro: Let’s Cut to the Chase!")
El Centro: Let’s Cut to the Chase!
Posted on June 25, 2011 | 3 Comments. . . . . It’s been a hectic week since the Weekly first broke the news that SanTana’s El Centro Cultural de Mexico will soon find itself without a […] -
![. . . . . El Centro Cultural de Mexico, a long standing non-profit in the city of Santa Ana, faces eviction by mid-July. The award-winning organization has been housed […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/elcentro-115x115.jpg "Santa Ana’s Mexican Cultural Center Faces Eviction")
Santa Ana’s Mexican Cultural Center Faces Eviction
Posted on June 18, 2011 | 7 Comments. . . . . El Centro Cultural de Mexico, a long standing non-profit in the city of Santa Ana, faces eviction by mid-July. The award-winning organization has been housed […] -
![. . . “Like musical chairs, etc.” – people seem fond of that apt Dan Schnur quote from the LA Times, referring to the practical effects of California’s redistricting. It’s […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/stabbed-in-back-115x115.jpg "Like “musical chairs with switchblades” – the latest Redistricting Scuttlebutt")
Like “musical chairs with switchblades” – the latest Redistricting Scuttlebutt
Posted on June 14, 2011 | 5 Comments. . . “Like musical chairs, etc.” – people seem fond of that apt Dan Schnur quote from the LA Times, referring to the practical effects of California’s redistricting. It’s […] -
![. . . . . Concerning my recent news article in the OC Weekly regarding the Mexican Matricula Consular ID and California liquor law there was extensive research and analysis […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/lp_pff29c_jpg_1_400-115x115.jpg "Bullet Points for the ABCs of Matricula IDs")
Bullet Points for the ABCs of Matricula IDs
Posted on June 13, 2011 | 3 Comments. . . . . Concerning my recent news article in the OC Weekly regarding the Mexican Matricula Consular ID and California liquor law there was extensive research and analysis […] -
![. . . Couple of days ago, everybody’s hair was on fire – the Democratic Party of Orange County, Latino groups like LULAC, the office of Loretta – because of this […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/hair-on-fire-115x115.jpg "On tenterhooks: What will redistricting do to our 47th Congressional District today?")
On tenterhooks: What will redistricting do to our 47th Congressional District today?
Posted on June 10, 2011 | 6 Comments. . . Couple of days ago, everybody’s hair was on fire – the Democratic Party of Orange County, Latino groups like LULAC, the office of Loretta – because of this […] -
![. . . Sac Bee Columnist Dan Walters article in today’s Register is a red flag that we all acknowledge. “Big spending cities facing music.” He cites Vallejo, which filed for […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/empty-pockets-115x115.gif "Overview of O.C. city employee pensions")
Overview of O.C. city employee pensions
Posted on June 2, 2011 | 13 Comments. . . Sac Bee Columnist Dan Walters article in today’s Register is a red flag that we all acknowledge. “Big spending cities facing music.” He cites Vallejo, which filed for […] -
![. . . By Mr. Peabody I got hold of a press release from LULAC yesterday regarding their “plan” for County redistricting. LULAC stands for League of United Latin American […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/LULAC-Fail.jpg "Carving Up The Turkey: Ethnicity Über Alles")
Carving Up The Turkey: Ethnicity Über Alles
Posted on May 25, 2011 | No Comments. . . By Mr. Peabody I got hold of a press release from LULAC yesterday regarding their “plan” for County redistricting. LULAC stands for League of United Latin American […]
So you're gonna write a piece about this audit? Good, folks have been asking us to cover that on this…