Doug Elliot takes credit for expanding the council and district voting in Irvine and admits he is not really an…
Here is the footage of the agenda item. https://irvine.granicus.com/player/clip/7324 Identify one pro speaker that is a resident of Irvine and…
"Something about it just doesn't make me feel experienced and the smartest guy in the room."
If it’s such a great idea how about the city let the voters decide if they want it. The progressives…
Typical Dan C argument: I don't understand it, so it is bad. I refuse to study it in any detail.…
Progressives are afraid of the electorate.
Change is hard, for old farts.
They passed it without knowing how much it will cost. 4-3 vote. Carroll, Mai and Agran voted no. The only…
Wait, it PASSED? Agran joined the other Dems? And it didn't need a vote of the people? I see this:…
The OC Board of Education Audit: An Appeal to Local School Boards
USE this opportunity, OC school boards – fight back against the War on Education!
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I Still Stand for Rand
Posted on February 4, 2016 | 62 Comments. . . Yes, it is very disheartening that Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) decided to pull out of the presidential race and suspend his operations due to a disappointing Iowa […] -
San Diego Dumping Treated Desal Water
Posted on February 3, 2016 | 60 CommentsSan Diego is dumping expensive Poseidon water into Otay reservoir, where it will have to be treated again. -
![. . . (In response to a fundraising letter from Marco Rubio’s wife, printed below…) Dear Mrs. Rubio (may I call you Jeanette?), Thank you for this “special” message sent […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rubios-115x115.jpg "A Special Message back to Marco Rubio’s wife Jeanette…")
A Special Message back to Marco Rubio’s wife Jeanette…
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Homeless garage – plenty of parking but… ummm…
Posted on February 2, 2016 | 10 Comments. . . Predictably, some of the Santa Ana Civic Center homeless will not use the newly opened transit garage for shelter from the ravages of our occasional rain storms, […] -
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CA-46: Correa Brags on 17-15 Vote; but … TO BE CORRECTED, BUT NEW CALCULATIONS BELOW!
Posted on February 1, 2016 | 15 Comments. . . UPDATE 2/2: Sorry, folks — I was in a rush and I blew it. Mea culpa. I’ve been working on an emergency matter in a case involving […] -
![. . . As I type these words I languish in Facebook jail, for a sentence of three days, and not for the first time either. I can log on […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/epting-garofalo-2-115x115.png "Farce or Menace? HB’s Chris Epting hooks up with HB’s Dave Garofalo!")
Farce or Menace? HB’s Chris Epting hooks up with HB’s Dave Garofalo!
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UPDATED 1/30: Persian Dickchopper & Viet Hoodlums re-captured; All Well With World.
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Posted on January 29, 2016 | 49 Comments. . . First off, Greg, Vern and Ricardo all agree that you should read this letter from Flint’s most famous native son: “Do Not Send Us Bottles Of Water. […] -
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Do more legal drivers mean reduced bus ridership?
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BREAKING: Feds okay use of Santa Ana bus terminal for emergency homeless shelter during El Niño!
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The Rodgers Park Victory: A Portrait of Huntington Beach in early 2016.
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Posted on January 22, 2016 | 8 Comments. . . So, the ‘Ships passed this onto us — and who are we to say no? Dear Orange Juice Blog, c/o the Winships: Here is this year’s State […]
Footage of IRVINE’s rcv agenda item last Tuesday https://irvine.granicus.com/player/clip/7324?view_id=68&redirect=true