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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Tan Nguyen Going to Prison – My friend participated in investigation of this & other Unethical Campaigning
Posted on February 15, 2011 | 8 Comments. . . “In October 2006, members of the California Department of Justice confiscated computers in the Garden Grove Campaign office of Tan D. Nguyen. Congressional candidate Nguyen was suspected […] -
A Day in the Life of the Dear Leader of OceAna: from the Diaries of “Baghdad Art” (parody)
Posted on February 14, 2011 | No Comments. . . Dear Readers of OceAna, it is my hope that after you read this and familiarize yourself with our Dear Leader’s schedule you will appreciate what a great […] -
Letter to CA State Controller to Audit Santa Ana’s Redevelopment Agency
Posted on February 3, 2011 | 1 Comment. . . Letter to CA State Controller to Audit Santa Ana’s Redevelopment Agency by Santa Ana Coalition for Better Government. COALITION FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT SANTA ANA PO BOX 4086, […] -
The Mexican O.C. Thursday night in Fullerton!
Posted on January 25, 2011 | 18 Comments. . . . . The Fullerton Public Library and the Cal State Fullerton Chicano Studies Department have allowed OC Weekly Managing Editor Gustavo Arellano to create a “lecture series” […] -
KOCE-TV & “Inside OC” Segments on Request for Grand Jury Investigation of Top Santa Ana Officials – NEW TV UPDATE
Posted on January 19, 2011 | 11 Comments. . . Last night (January 13) KOCE-TV Reporter David Nazar aired a segment highlighting our concerns that we brought to the Orange County Grand Jury asking for an Investigation […] -
Willard Update – Dawn Miller responds, and teachers arm themselves against Cole with small recording devices.
Posted on January 13, 2011 | 59 Comments. . . . So, your humble OJ correspondent finally got a call back on the Willard Intermediate controversy last week, after nearly a month of trying – not from […] -
Yost Documentary Re-emerges in Irony
Posted on January 11, 2011 | No Comments. . . . . A rare documentary about the history of the Yost Theater in Santa Ana has reemerged online as current management of the renovated venue looks to […] -
Art’s Poll – Disdain of Citizen Concerns & Press Reports on Call for Investigation by OC Grand Jury
Posted on January 7, 2011 | 9 CommentsArt Pedroza has a poll over at the New Santa Ana where he tries to indirectly portray as political moves, the call by at least 6 Latino organizations to have […] -
Santa Ana City Council Give Away May Violate Constitution
Posted on January 5, 2011 | 6 Comments. . . In an action that may well violate the California Constitution, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana gave former City Attorney Joseph Fletcher more than $330,000 from […] -
OC Latino Organizations Call for Grand Jury Investigation of Santa Ana Officials and Mayor Miguel Pulido!
Posted on January 4, 2011 | 26 Comments. . . Seven Latino organizations will host a press conference Wednesday January 5th at 9:00 AM as they ask the Orange County Grand Jury to investigate top Santa Ana […] -
South Central LA Denounces Checkpoints, Should Santa Ana Follow Suit?
Posted on December 23, 2010 | 12 Comments. . . . . The South Central Neighborhood Council has adopted a critical resolution calling for an end to car confiscations at sobriety check points in their communities. Unanimously […] -
Will OC Finally Get a Real Anti-Mall?
Posted on December 19, 2010 | No Comments. . . . . Every year before Christmas, the Los Angeles Chicano All-Stars come together for a community event known as the “Anti-Mall.” Rejecting the big-box store consumerism of […] -
Lawmakers Fail the DREAM Act
Posted on December 18, 2010 | 47 Comments. . . . . In corporate news mediums, it is being reported that the DREAM Act has failed in today’s session of the Senate. The legislation that would have […]
![Tan Nguyen Going to Prison – My friend participated in investigation of this & other Unethical Campaigning . . . “In October 2006, members of the California Department of Justice confiscated computers in the Garden Grove Campaign office of Tan D. Nguyen. Congressional candidate Nguyen was suspected […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CA-Special-Agent-155x155.jpg)
![A Day in the Life of the Dear Leader of OceAna: from the Diaries of “Baghdad Art” (parody) . . . Dear Readers of OceAna, it is my hope that after you read this and familiarize yourself with our Dear Leader’s schedule you will appreciate what a great […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/bagdad_bob_large-155x155.gif)
![Letter to CA State Controller to Audit Santa Ana’s Redevelopment Agency . . . Letter to CA State Controller to Audit Santa Ana’s Redevelopment Agency by Santa Ana Coalition for Better Government. COALITION FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT SANTA ANA PO BOX 4086, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/logo-Santa-Ana-Coalition-155x137.jpg)
![The Mexican O.C. Thursday night in Fullerton! . . . . . The Fullerton Public Library and the Cal State Fullerton Chicano Studies Department have allowed OC Weekly Managing Editor Gustavo Arellano to create a “lecture series” […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/The-Mexican-OC-logo-155x155.jpg)
![KOCE-TV & “Inside OC” Segments on Request for Grand Jury Investigation of Top Santa Ana Officials – NEW TV UPDATE . . . Last night (January 13) KOCE-TV Reporter David Nazar aired a segment highlighting our concerns that we brought to the Orange County Grand Jury asking for an Investigation […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/we_the_people-155x140.jpg)
![Willard Update – Dawn Miller responds, and teachers arm themselves against Cole with small recording devices. . . . . So, your humble OJ correspondent finally got a call back on the Willard Intermediate controversy last week, after nearly a month of trying – not from […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/tape-recorder-155x155.jpg)
![Yost Documentary Re-emerges in Irony . . . . . A rare documentary about the history of the Yost Theater in Santa Ana has reemerged online as current management of the renovated venue looks to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/barrio-night-155x155.jpg)
![Art’s Poll – Disdain of Citizen Concerns & Press Reports on Call for Investigation by OC Grand Jury Art Pedroza has a poll over at the New Santa Ana where he tries to indirectly portray as political moves, the call by at least 6 Latino organizations to have […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Police-Kick-your-Ass-155x155.jpg)
![Santa Ana City Council Give Away May Violate Constitution . . . In an action that may well violate the California Constitution, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana gave former City Attorney Joseph Fletcher more than $330,000 from […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/billion-dollar-it-waste-and-mismanagement-at-census-bureau1-155x155.jpg)
![OC Latino Organizations Call for Grand Jury Investigation of Santa Ana Officials and Mayor Miguel Pulido! . . . Seven Latino organizations will host a press conference Wednesday January 5th at 9:00 AM as they ask the Orange County Grand Jury to investigate top Santa Ana […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/100_3591-155x155.jpg)
![Informing the masses with a daily drink of Orange Juice Seven years ago Art Pedroza created the Orange Juice blog, considered by many as “the first political blog in Orange County.” It took almost five years for OC Register management […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/social-networks-155x155.jpg)
![South Central LA Denounces Checkpoints, Should Santa Ana Follow Suit? . . . . . The South Central Neighborhood Council has adopted a critical resolution calling for an end to car confiscations at sobriety check points in their communities. Unanimously […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/5783045_checkpoint16wlc_400-155x155.jpg)
![Will OC Finally Get a Real Anti-Mall? . . . . . Every year before Christmas, the Los Angeles Chicano All-Stars come together for a community event known as the “Anti-Mall.” Rejecting the big-box store consumerism of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/anti-amll-155x155.jpg)
![Lawmakers Fail the DREAM Act . . . . . In corporate news mediums, it is being reported that the DREAM Act has failed in today’s session of the Senate. The legislation that would have […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/dreamact-620x465-155x155.jpg)
So you're gonna write a piece about this audit? Good, folks have been asking us to cover that on this…