I don’t very much care for your sympathies. I don’t need it. I suggest you look at your own life…
Yeah, you love talking about lawsuits. But this fact remains until you are convicted, you are not guilty but of…
Oh, Sam. You don't know anything about local politics and elections or local governance. I do. I'll leave it at…
The cost to the registrar or the cost to run the campaigns? The cost to the registrar would not be…
Do you have any idea how much a campaign for the 360,000 district would be? The distinction from a 640,000…
Paying Janet Nguyen more is ludicrous.
If we want better and more transparent elected representatives we simply need to pay them more. Take a look at…
You might be surprised what sort of low-lives would crave a quarter mil job with no professional qualifications and no…
That would just spark even more corruption and only allow independently wealthy people to run and win.
Recession Archive
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![With the longest and slowest economic recovery since The Great Depression, unemployment numbers are still high, and the number of people receiving food stamp assistance is at a record high. Millions […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Monterey_Shale-115x115.jpg "A Fracking Earthquake in California?")
A Fracking Earthquake in California?
Posted on March 26, 2014 | 12 CommentsWith the longest and slowest economic recovery since The Great Depression, unemployment numbers are still high, and the number of people receiving food stamp assistance is at a record high. Millions […] -
![I’m not in the habit of posting up every little communique I receive from Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-Santa Ana) , or you’d see little else here. But I’d been thinking, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/loretta-hsr-115x115.png "Loretta “affirms her support” of California High Speed Rail! As does the Orange Juice Blog (some of us anyway.)")
Loretta “affirms her support” of California High Speed Rail! As does the Orange Juice Blog (some of us anyway.)
Posted on January 17, 2014 | 42 CommentsI’m not in the habit of posting up every little communique I receive from Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-Santa Ana) , or you’d see little else here. But I’d been thinking, […] -
![Many Californians continue to struggle through the incredibly-slow economic recovery… wages in many areas are stagnant, employment opportunities are difficult to find and November tax hikes and Obamacare stand as […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/scrooge-mcduck-thanks-for-money-115x115.jpg "California’s Lawmakers thank YOU, the Taxpayer!")
California’s Lawmakers thank YOU, the Taxpayer!
Posted on December 5, 2013 | 1 CommentMany Californians continue to struggle through the incredibly-slow economic recovery… wages in many areas are stagnant, employment opportunities are difficult to find and November tax hikes and Obamacare stand as […] -
![Over at the Huffington Post, there was an article indicating how many people are just one emergency away from facing financial disaster (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/30/financial-emergency-report_n_2576326.html?utm_hp_ref=business). I was recently asked what my take […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Financial_Disaster-300x207-115x115.jpg "Boutwell’s take on…Financial Disaster.")
Boutwell’s take on…Financial Disaster.
Posted on January 30, 2013 | 102 CommentsOver at the Huffington Post, there was an article indicating how many people are just one emergency away from facing financial disaster (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/30/financial-emergency-report_n_2576326.html?utm_hp_ref=business). I was recently asked what my take […] -
![. He was a 40-something MBA with a good 6 figure job that allowed him to work out of his home a great deal of time, giving him flexibility to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/imaginary-cushy-job-115x115.jpg "Welcome to a “Cushy Government Job!”")
Welcome to a “Cushy Government Job!”
Posted on June 27, 2012 | 13 Comments. He was a 40-something MBA with a good 6 figure job that allowed him to work out of his home a great deal of time, giving him flexibility to […] -
![. . . I’ve thought, and I think even written, that predictions that the only thing that would matter to Obama’s re-election was whether unemployment was above or below 8% […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Senate-filibusters-115x115.jpg "Republicans Were Right: a Good Economy Helps Obama, hurts them.")
Republicans Were Right: a Good Economy Helps Obama, hurts them.
Posted on February 15, 2012 | 3 Comments. . . I’ve thought, and I think even written, that predictions that the only thing that would matter to Obama’s re-election was whether unemployment was above or below 8% […] -
![. . . To many in the Register’s comments sections, the most important thing to know about 23-year-old Itzcoatl Ocampo of the class of 2006 at Esperanza High School — who […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Itzcoatl-copy-115x115.jpg "Of the Aztecs and Marines, the Depressed and Dispossessed")
Of the Aztecs and Marines, the Depressed and Dispossessed
Posted on January 15, 2012 | 41 Comments. . . To many in the Register’s comments sections, the most important thing to know about 23-year-old Itzcoatl Ocampo of the class of 2006 at Esperanza High School — who […] -
![When I showed up for my first shift two Monday nights ago, to “occupy” and protect the foreclosed condo of Trang Che, the first thing I saw was a menacing-looking […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Sean-and-Vern-standing-guard-115x115.jpg "We Occupy our first Foreclosed Home, in Irvine. Sheriffs back off.")
We Occupy our first Foreclosed Home, in Irvine. Sheriffs back off.
Posted on December 27, 2011 | 35 CommentsWhen I showed up for my first shift two Monday nights ago, to “occupy” and protect the foreclosed condo of Trang Che, the first thing I saw was a menacing-looking […] -
![. . . Yes, my proposal is now “staffed,” which will be the first question I get asked when I propose at the next General Assembly that we at Occupy […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Occupy-Irvine-staring-down-LAPD2-115x115.jpg "Occupy the INITIATIVE Process – Three Great Propositions Next Year for the 99%")
Occupy the INITIATIVE Process – Three Great Propositions Next Year for the 99%
Posted on December 20, 2011 | 71 Comments. . . Yes, my proposal is now “staffed,” which will be the first question I get asked when I propose at the next General Assembly that we at Occupy […] -
![. . . Just popped into the Orange Juice inbox (we ain’t got no “transom”) : Dear Vern, When I became Governor again — 28 years after my last term […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/jerry-cropped-115x115.jpg "A Letter From Governor Jerry Brown")
A Letter From Governor Jerry Brown
Posted on December 5, 2011 | 25 Comments. . . Just popped into the Orange Juice inbox (we ain’t got no “transom”) : Dear Vern, When I became Governor again — 28 years after my last term […] -
![. . . Yesterday was historic. The California Air Resources Board passed comprehensive Cap & Trade Regulations. Without trying to be too dramatic, it is guaranteed to kill thousands and […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/cap-and-trade-115x115.jpg "Clap and Fade?")
Clap and Fade?
Posted on October 21, 2011 | 2 Comments. . . Yesterday was historic. The California Air Resources Board passed comprehensive Cap & Trade Regulations. Without trying to be too dramatic, it is guaranteed to kill thousands and […] -
![. . . It’s infuriating that, six months after our celebrated and blistering exposé on the dude, with all its baleful warnings of the legal “shitstorms” supposedly “coming down the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/dave-ellis-profile-115x115.jpg "Dave Ellis’ Fair Board pursues political vendetta against Sale Derailers, evicts Jeff Teller’s OC Marketplace")
Dave Ellis’ Fair Board pursues political vendetta against Sale Derailers, evicts Jeff Teller’s OC Marketplace
Posted on September 22, 2011 | 9 Comments. . . It’s infuriating that, six months after our celebrated and blistering exposé on the dude, with all its baleful warnings of the legal “shitstorms” supposedly “coming down the […] -
![. . . There is growing evidence that unionized government employees are not exempt from the ravages of the current recession as well as the public backlash regarding their pay […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/paring-apple-115x115.jpg "Government Pay, Benefits, being pared back.")
Government Pay, Benefits, being pared back.
Posted on September 20, 2011 | No Comments. . . There is growing evidence that unionized government employees are not exempt from the ravages of the current recession as well as the public backlash regarding their pay […] -
![. . . We kind of knew that a lot of white people felt this way, but I’d thought it was just a whiney, victimy minority of whites. Turns out, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/white-man-crying.jpg "Boundless White Self-Pity. (With a poll!)")
Boundless White Self-Pity. (With a poll!)
Posted on July 26, 2011 | 54 Comments. . . We kind of knew that a lot of white people felt this way, but I’d thought it was just a whiney, victimy minority of whites. Turns out, […]
I can draw all the attention I want. It doesn’t bother me. I don’t know why people like to put…