The slow count and late progressive turnout are still causing friends of mine to hold out hope, even for AD…
Although I've been saying that Connor, Fred, or even Tim (maybe) are better than Doug Chaffee. OK take it back,…
I hope and pray that the most important job of the California governor over the next four years is to…
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Weekend REVOLUTION Open Thread: Flint, Michael Moore, Robert Reich, Feel the BERN!
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. […] -
Do more legal drivers mean reduced bus ridership?
Posted on January 28, 2016 | 17 Comments. . . A newspaper reports that 650,000 California drivers licenses were issued last year to undocumented persons. This means that we have 650,000 more licensed drivers than a year […] -
BREAKING: Feds okay use of Santa Ana bus terminal for emergency homeless shelter during El Niño!
Posted on January 27, 2016 | 22 Comments. . . This just came from the county, great news for OC’s homeless and those who give a damn. I (Vern) was at the Supervisors’ meeting the other morning, […] -
Flint and Steal: San Onofre is Our Potential Flint-Like Environmental Disaster
Posted on January 25, 2016 | 7 Comments“Holtec UMAX storage system has air vents. Thin-walled canister (green cylinder) can leak radiation into the environment” Neighbors from San Clemente are reminding us of a potential contamination catastrophe that […] -
Don’t Volunteer to Help the Government Get Mileage Out of Your Car’s Mileage
Posted on January 24, 2016 | 32 Comments. . . [Editor’s Note: Meet our new contributor from North Orange County, Sean Cocca! Remember, if you’d like to become one as well, just write Vern or Greg!] In […] -
The Rodgers Park Victory: A Portrait of Huntington Beach in early 2016.
Posted on January 23, 2016 | 7 Comments. . . INJURY. Huntington Beach voters whose memories go back a decade mutter and curse under their breath as they drive past the new Senior Center under construction in […] -
Weekend Open Thread: We Let Jerry Brown Write This One For Us
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 […] -
Hillary’s Hopelessness: All in All It’s Just Another … Plate of Spaghetti Hurled at the Wall
Posted on January 22, 2016 | 17 Comments. . . (“Don’t Tell Me”: Words by Bernie Sanders, Animation by Rodd Perry) Why is Hillary suddenly hemorrhaging supporters in Iowa? Perhaps it is that she does the sort of […] -
A Moment That Should Cost Hillary the Nomination: Blaming Bernie for Her Husband’s Sin
Posted on January 20, 2016 | 11 Comments. . . Journalist and Professor Robert Scheer published a must-read column yesterday that is 100% dead right. It addresses the absolute worst moment of the Democratic Presidential nomination fight so […] -
Ending the reign of the Oil and Narco Cartel States
Posted on January 19, 2016 | 3 Comments. . . A barrel of oil today is selling for about $28 dollars. To put it into perspective, in 1981 Ronald Reagan made a 10 year deal with Pemex […] -
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 […] -
A Letter to Dr. Paul Krugman: Dare to Be Great — or At Least Don’t Get in the Way!
Posted on January 18, 2016 | 3 Comments. . . Let’s quote from the good Professor — and, in between each paragraph, take apart Professor Paul Krugman’s argument from his Monday New York Times column: Health reform is […] -
A Kinder, Gentler Drug War?
Posted on January 18, 2016 | 7 Comments. . . In a recent 60 Minutes segment, Michael Botticelli, America’s new drug czar, stated, “I think we have to base our policy on scientific understanding.” Yet, while discussing […] -
Hillary Blamed Home Buyers for Their Bad Loans — but for a Good Cause! Just Not Good Enough.
Posted on January 16, 2016 | 5 Comments. . . So this just came out from the organization “US Uncut.” (Ignore the group’s odd name; it’s legit, if a little prone to exaggerate, and these videos appear […]
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![Do more legal drivers mean reduced bus ridership? . . . A newspaper reports that 650,000 California drivers licenses were issued last year to undocumented persons. This means that we have 650,000 more licensed drivers than a year […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mexican-driver-115x115.jpg)
![BREAKING: Feds okay use of Santa Ana bus terminal for emergency homeless shelter during El Niño! . . . This just came from the county, great news for OC’s homeless and those who give a damn. I (Vern) was at the Supervisors’ meeting the other morning, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/santa-ana-bus-terminal-115x115.jpg)
![Flint and Steal: San Onofre is Our Potential Flint-Like Environmental Disaster “Holtec UMAX storage system has air vents. Thin-walled canister (green cylinder) can leak radiation into the environment” Neighbors from San Clemente are reminding us of a potential contamination catastrophe that […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/SONGS_aerial1597resize_0edecdb2-ab79-4ac4-be76-13dfac1e1663-prv-115x115.jpg)
![Don’t Volunteer to Help the Government Get Mileage Out of Your Car’s Mileage . . . [Editor’s Note: Meet our new contributor from North Orange County, Sean Cocca! Remember, if you’d like to become one as well, just write Vern or Greg!] In […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Electric-Car-Charging-115x115.jpg)
![The Rodgers Park Victory: A Portrait of Huntington Beach in early 2016. . . . INJURY. Huntington Beach voters whose memories go back a decade mutter and curse under their breath as they drive past the new Senior Center under construction in […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/hb-rodgers-park-controversy-115x115.png)
![Weekend Open Thread: We Let Jerry Brown Write This One For Us . . . 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 […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Jerry-Brown-in-Santa-Ana-155x155.jpg)
![Hillary’s Hopelessness: All in All It’s Just Another … Plate of Spaghetti Hurled at the Wall . . . (“Don’t Tell Me”: Words by Bernie Sanders, Animation by Rodd Perry) Why is Hillary suddenly hemorrhaging supporters in Iowa? Perhaps it is that she does the sort of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Bernie-from-Dont-Tell-Me-115x115.jpg)
![A Moment That Should Cost Hillary the Nomination: Blaming Bernie for Her Husband’s Sin . . . Journalist and Professor Robert Scheer published a must-read column yesterday that is 100% dead right. It addresses the absolute worst moment of the Democratic Presidential nomination fight so […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Hillary-eyes-unfocused.-attacking-Bernie-on-CFMA-no-text-115x115.png)
![Ending the reign of the Oil and Narco Cartel States . . . A barrel of oil today is selling for about $28 dollars. To put it into perspective, in 1981 Ronald Reagan made a 10 year deal with Pemex […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/saudi-chapo-115x115.png)
![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)
![A Letter to Dr. Paul Krugman: Dare to Be Great — or At Least Don’t Get in the Way! . . . Let’s quote from the good Professor — and, in between each paragraph, take apart Professor Paul Krugman’s argument from his Monday New York Times column: Health reform is […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Krugman-sidelong-glance-Bernie-115x115.jpg)
![A Kinder, Gentler Drug War? . . . In a recent 60 Minutes segment, Michael Botticelli, America’s new drug czar, stated, “I think we have to base our policy on scientific understanding.” Yet, while discussing […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/handcuffed-youth-115x115.jpg)
![Hillary Blamed Home Buyers for Their Bad Loans — but for a Good Cause! Just Not Good Enough. . . . So this just came out from the organization “US Uncut.” (Ignore the group’s odd name; it’s legit, if a little prone to exaggerate, and these videos appear […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Hillary-said-cut-it-out-and-Bernie-laughs-115x115.jpg)
For AD 68, Lopez is now within 800 votes of the second-place Republican -- we may be in for five…