Yeah because I’m the harsh individual in all of this. Not quite. Why don’t you ask Lauren what happened to…
I believe Greg used that spelling on purpose. It was a good pun.
Course? She basically sprinted out of the event after she saw me.
Pinche Kim. I showed up today and didn't need to. He did get a continuance till Sept 8 and didn't…
Kim's trial is FINALLY happening six years later. And I was GONNA go, but then he SUBPOENA'D me to it.…
Thank you very much for the fine reporting. Thank You for keeping us informed!
I see that you are staying the coarse.
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Water Archive
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Fullerton Reaches its Day of Decision on Poseidon.
Posted on January 17, 2017 | 22 Comments. . . Yes, the Orange County Water District (OCWD) has many other important issues that it deals with besides just opening the door to the Poseidon boondoggle: for example, of particular concern […] -
Victory at Standing Rock!
Posted on December 4, 2016 | 10 Comments. . . . GREG: This has been part of Vern’s beat, so he’ll get to tell the story when and as he pleases. For now, we’re just letting you […] -
OC Water Warriors head to Standing Rock!
Posted on December 1, 2016 | 1 Comment. . . THIS IS WHAT A MEDIA BLACKOUT LOOKS LIKE. Week after week, wall-to-wall speculation on Donald Trump’s cabinet picks on all the major TV networks, and not a […] -
Mesa Water on Conservation: in Cuba, Maybe, but Not Here.
Posted on November 20, 2016 | 4 Comments. . . by John Earl, cross-posted from Surf City Voice. To the five elected directors of the Mesa Water District, conservation is a Trojan horse, unleashing Cuban-style authoritarianism, drop […] -
Sign This Please: The OC Water District Needs to Livestream its Damn Meetings!
Posted on August 27, 2016 | 9 Comments. . . Short Version: Sign. Isn’t it interesting, and highly worthy of contemplation, that the members (directors, technically) of the Orange County Water District (OCWD) who consistently vote in […] -
Poseidon Plays the Race Card, LULAC Dances to Their Tune!
Posted on July 24, 2016 | 31 Comments. . . [Ed. Note: Originally posted July 20, but worth a second look.] We saw this editorial coming, those of us who attend OCWD meetings and have suffered through early […] -
Flint, Michigan, Offers Tragic Example of How ‘Fiscal Responsibility’ Can Lead to Policy Insanity
Posted on January 19, 2016 | 21 Comments. . . The state of emergency declared in Flint, Michigan due to the lead poisoning of its drinking water, highlights the severity of the situation and the policies that precipitated this crisis. The […] -
Weekend Open Thread: Rock Doctor’s Improved Desal Concept wins Acceptance of his Peers
Posted on December 18, 2015 | 35 Comments. . . The Orange Juice Blog proudly congratulates its official singing geologist, Dr. John C. Hoaglund III, otherwise known as “The Rock Doctor” – a friend Greg and I […] -
San Diego Has Too Much Water – But is Paying a Billion Dollars for THEIR Poseidon Plant!
Posted on December 2, 2015 | 2 CommentsSan Diego will be raising water rates to pay for a new Poseidon Desal Plant - even though the already have an excess of water. -
Superfun in the OC North Basin….
Posted on September 27, 2015 | 5 Comments. . . *The great GWRP……Ground Water Reclamation Projects of Orange County are designated as the Poster Boy/Girl for the reason why we don’t need Desalination in our towns and […] -
OC can do Desal better: Use salt to lock up CO2 emissions. (Longer footnoted version.)
Posted on August 16, 2015 | 1 Comment. . . Vern here. As dissenting OC Water Board member Phil Anthony told us recently, if Orange County decided we really needed a desalination plant, “we could make it […]
![Fullerton Reaches its Day of Decision on Poseidon. . . . Yes, the Orange County Water District (OCWD) has many other important issues that it deals with besides just opening the door to the Poseidon boondoggle: for example, of particular concern […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/flory-no-chaffee-whitaker-115x115.png)
![Anaheim’s First 2017 Meeting: Appointments, Agendizing, People’s Homeless Task Force. . . . Well, once again I’ve written a long comment that my colleague Greg insists should be its own post. But bear in mind, this is just a REPORT – […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/vanderbilt-kring-barnes-115x115.png)
![Anaheim 12/20/2016: Faessel Surprises; the Empire Strikes Out! . . . Who was that dapper, bald gentleman at the right end of the dais Tuesday night? It couldn’t have been (could it have?) Steve Faessel, the 5th-district council […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/team-tait-with-faessel-115x115.png)
![Victory at Standing Rock! . . . . GREG: This has been part of Vern’s beat, so he’ll get to tell the story when and as he pleases. For now, we’re just letting you […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/more-victory-115x115.png)
![OC Water Warriors head to Standing Rock! . . . THIS IS WHAT A MEDIA BLACKOUT LOOKS LIKE. Week after week, wall-to-wall speculation on Donald Trump’s cabinet picks on all the major TV networks, and not a […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/big-crowd-115x115.jpg)
![Mesa Water on Conservation: in Cuba, Maybe, but Not Here. . . . by John Earl, cross-posted from Surf City Voice. To the five elected directors of the Mesa Water District, conservation is a Trojan horse, unleashing Cuban-style authoritarianism, drop […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/bockmiller-1-e1479695758190-115x115.png)
![Sign This Please: The OC Water District Needs to Livestream its Damn Meetings! . . . Short Version: Sign. Isn’t it interesting, and highly worthy of contemplation, that the members (directors, technically) of the Orange County Water District (OCWD) who consistently vote in […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ocwd-fuckfaces-e1472345158735-115x115.jpg)
![Poseidon Plays the Race Card, LULAC Dances to Their Tune! . . . [Ed. Note: Originally posted July 20, but worth a second look.] We saw this editorial coming, those of us who attend OCWD meetings and have suffered through early […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/dancing-puppets-e1468686474668-115x115.gif)
![Flint, Michigan, Offers Tragic Example of How ‘Fiscal Responsibility’ Can Lead to Policy Insanity . . . The state of emergency declared in Flint, Michigan due to the lead poisoning of its drinking water, highlights the severity of the situation and the policies that precipitated this crisis. The […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Flint-water-protestors-115x115.jpg)
![The OC prepares for El Niño. . . . 1. Register for AlertOC. Wednesday the Orange Juice Blog took another field trip, this time at the invitation of the County itself, in the person of Communications […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dirty-snow-12-15-226-115x115.jpg)
![Weekend Open Thread: Rock Doctor’s Improved Desal Concept wins Acceptance of his Peers . . . The Orange Juice Blog proudly congratulates its official singing geologist, Dr. John C. Hoaglund III, otherwise known as “The Rock Doctor” – a friend Greg and I […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/rock-doctor-carbon-neutral-115x115.png)

![Superfun in the OC North Basin…. . . . *The great GWRP……Ground Water Reclamation Projects of Orange County are designated as the Poster Boy/Girl for the reason why we don’t need Desalination in our towns and […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Water-115x115.jpg)
![OC can do Desal better: Use salt to lock up CO2 emissions. (Longer footnoted version.) . . . Vern here. As dissenting OC Water Board member Phil Anthony told us recently, if Orange County decided we really needed a desalination plant, “we could make it […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/carbon-neutral1-e1439946234472-115x115.png)
And what a SNOWFLAKE this Kim Sorgente is. After subpoenaing me, ghosting me, and making me show up for no…