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:…
Ironic that the council members who passed rcv this week in Irvine refused to let the voters decide if they…
It’s real simple Joshy. The new oak creek proposal if not placed to a vote of the people violates state…
The Republican Party doesn't even pretend to be conservative anymore. The "leaders" have completely capitulated the their worst voters. It's…
This article about this poll will make you feel better about the OC, although the headline is deceptive (and I…
I like Vanity Fair, I even subscribed to them in the 80’s, but they put out a really irritating little…
Why are you throttling my response with the case law cite, Vern???
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Why Didn’t Chumley Accept My Invitation to Fight for the Judges’ “Recommended Plan”?
Posted on September 22, 2015 | 18 Comments. . . This post is in two parts. Only the most curious or masochistic among you will feel any need to read the second one; it’s only here because […] -
Is Mimi Walters Abandoning Our Veterans?
Posted on September 21, 2015 | 7 CommentsMimi is not publicly supporting the cemetery in her latest mailer. -
Some Cool Events for a Hot Weekend (API Fest and Hedges’s Call for ‘Revolt’)
Posted on September 19, 2015 | 36 Comments. . . Today is hot. Tomorrow is supposed to edge into triple digits. You are sick of summer and want someplace to go. Here are some suggestions. (1) Head […] -
Weekend Open Thread: CRP is All Over Anaheim Its State Convention
Posted on September 18, 2015 | 15 Comments. . . OJB has been monitoring its underground communications all week and we have no indication of any protests at the Anaheim Marriott. Repeat, no indications of any protests. We can’t […] -
Chumley’s Misguided Views on Sticking Arms Up Other People’s Asses to Make Them Talk
Posted on September 17, 2015 | 40 Comments. . . Anaheim map-maker Oscar Reyes, whose submitted map is now the official recommendation of the panel of judges, has a post up on Chumley’s painful blog; I’m […] -
‘Reyes to the Top’ UPDATED: Anaheim’s Districting Committee Makes Its Pick; Will the Council Accept It?
Posted on September 16, 2015 | 9 Comments. . . [Author’s Note: if you want to jump down to what map Brian and I actually favor, it’s down in Part 4C!] [UPDATE: Here’s a table of the […] -
UPDATED – NOW ALSO FRI @ 9 IN OC! ‘Homeless to Housing: Successful Models for Change’ Event, Wed. at 7pm
Posted on September 16, 2015 | 7 Comments. . . Homeless to Housing: Successful Model for Change is Friday at 9:00 AM Organized by 2-1-1 Orange County Questions about this event? Contact the organizer at kwilliams@211oc.org About […] -
Brea to Ponder Which Funds to Plunder for $12.6MM Parking Structure Giveaway
Posted on September 14, 2015 | 11 Comments. . . Brea’s City Council has already settled on its plan — not coincidentally, it’s the plan supported by the Downtown Owners’ Group (“DOG”) which wants the City to […] -
Taboo Jubal: Does Cunningham have a new Strip Club client? (Also, Pauly, homeless shelters & property rights!)
Posted on September 13, 2015 | 21 CommentsWho can forget the cognitive dissonance this whole county felt a couple years ago when it was revealed that Matt “Jubal” Cunningham, the righteous “Christian conservative” defender of “traditional marriage” […] -
Shayan Mazroei: Rally for Justice Saturday night in Laguna Niguel; Funeral Sunday Morning
Posted on September 12, 2015 | 4 Comments. . . On the evening of Sept 7th 2015, 22-year old student Shayan Mazroei was fatally stabbed in a racially-motivated attack outside a Laguna Niguel, CA bar by Craig […] -
Weekend Open Thread: Branding Legislators, NASCAR-Style, in Sacto
Posted on September 11, 2015 | 14 Comments. . . Today’s WOT features a group that really knows how to put on a great political stunt. I don’t particularly support the group “Neighborhood Legislature” — which wants […] -
Bill against Civil Forfeiture dies in Assembly; only Harper, Moorlach & Brough vote for liberty.
Posted on September 9, 2015 | 12 Comments. . . Officer Goldstein passes this along, from the Drug Policy Alliance. At the bottom we’ll provide the contact info for the OC’s assemblycritters, who need to hear from […] -
What’s on Tap for Tonight’s Anaheim Districting Meeting? More Maps — and Maybe a Fight with LULAC
Posted on September 8, 2015 | 8 Comments. . . Two of the three maps that are still officially in consideration for the retired judges’ Advisory Committee on Electoral Districts — the Gagne 1 and Reyes 2 […] -
The Last Days of Stephen Colbert?
Posted on September 8, 2015 | 3 Comments. . . *OK, the launch of any societal icon only happens once – and you are either there or you are not. Luckily today, the days of TIVO are […]
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![Some Cool Events for a Hot Weekend (API Fest and Hedges’s Call for ‘Revolt’) . . . Today is hot. Tomorrow is supposed to edge into triple digits. You are sick of summer and want someplace to go. Here are some suggestions. (1) Head […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/hula-hedges-115x115.png)
![Weekend Open Thread: CRP is All Over Anaheim Its State Convention . . . OJB has been monitoring its underground communications all week and we have no indication of any protests at the Anaheim Marriott. Repeat, no indications of any protests. We can’t […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Nixon-in-1952-red-115x115.jpg)
![Chumley’s Misguided Views on Sticking Arms Up Other People’s Asses to Make Them Talk . . . Anaheim map-maker Oscar Reyes, whose submitted map is now the official recommendation of the panel of judges, has a post up on Chumley’s painful blog; I’m […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Chuchua-and-Chumley-115x115.jpg)
![‘Reyes to the Top’ UPDATED: Anaheim’s Districting Committee Makes Its Pick; Will the Council Accept It? . . . [Author’s Note: if you want to jump down to what map Brian and I actually favor, it’s down in Part 4C!] [UPDATE: Here’s a table of the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Reyes-Map-2-with-Names-115x115.png)
![UPDATED – NOW ALSO FRI @ 9 IN OC! ‘Homeless to Housing: Successful Models for Change’ Event, Wed. at 7pm . . . Homeless to Housing: Successful Model for Change is Friday at 9:00 AM Organized by 2-1-1 Orange County Questions about this event? Contact the organizer at kwilliams@211oc.org About […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Homeless-Mobile-Showers-Bus-115x115.jpg)
![Brea to Ponder Which Funds to Plunder for $12.6MM Parking Structure Giveaway . . . Brea’s City Council has already settled on its plan — not coincidentally, it’s the plan supported by the Downtown Owners’ Group (“DOG”) which wants the City to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Brea-Taxpayer-Alert-Part-2-115x115.jpg)
![Taboo Jubal: Does Cunningham have a new Strip Club client? (Also, Pauly, homeless shelters & property rights!) Who can forget the cognitive dissonance this whole county felt a couple years ago when it was revealed that Matt “Jubal” Cunningham, the righteous “Christian conservative” defender of “traditional marriage” […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/taboo-jubal-115x115.png)
![Shayan Mazroei: Rally for Justice Saturday night in Laguna Niguel; Funeral Sunday Morning . . . On the evening of Sept 7th 2015, 22-year old student Shayan Mazroei was fatally stabbed in a racially-motivated attack outside a Laguna Niguel, CA bar by Craig […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/shayan-e1442110600585-115x115.jpg)
![Weekend Open Thread: Branding Legislators, NASCAR-Style, in Sacto . . . Today’s WOT features a group that really knows how to put on a great political stunt. I don’t particularly support the group “Neighborhood Legislature” — which wants […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/NASCAR-badges-protest-wide-115x115.jpg)
![Bill against Civil Forfeiture dies in Assembly; only Harper, Moorlach & Brough vote for liberty. . . . Officer Goldstein passes this along, from the Drug Policy Alliance. At the bottom we’ll provide the contact info for the OC’s assemblycritters, who need to hear from […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/asset-forfeiture-1-115x115.jpg)
![What’s on Tap for Tonight’s Anaheim Districting Meeting? More Maps — and Maybe a Fight with LULAC . . . Two of the three maps that are still officially in consideration for the retired judges’ Advisory Committee on Electoral Districts — the Gagne 1 and Reyes 2 […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Chuchua-Map-9-snip-115x115.png)
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Progressives are afraid of the electorate.