That's okay, she carpetbagged into Cypress to run for AD 68. And Steve did say she seemed enthusiastic about coming…
UPDATES 5/14, reflected in the story: Assessor race: Turns out the challenger, Janet Keo Conklin, is just as screwed up…
Ada was absent from her oc human relations commission gig this morning where she represents a district she doesn’t even…
P.S. Thanks for that video. That dude has huevos. What cheapjack, low level punk harassment.
I am so everlastingly sick of this bullshit. And nothing will ever be done. They've got the citizenry by the…
This is a typical Endorsement Picks, you always pick the ones that have no 'fucking' chance of winning. Your "feel…
How easily politics is conflated with governance.
Like I answered you at Anaheim Dems last night, there’s always something you can say has never happened until it…
Here’s a challenge: can anyone name a truly successful politician who didn’t hold elective office until after turning 70 —…
2012 elections Archive
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![. . . So last week, termed-out assemblyman Jose Solorio took me aside, offered me a drink, and tried to bend my ear as to why I should start supporting […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/brandman-goofy-e1428021809804-115x115.jpg "The Contortions of Jordan Brandman.")
The Contortions of Jordan Brandman.
Posted on October 17, 2012 | 43 Comments. . . So last week, termed-out assemblyman Jose Solorio took me aside, offered me a drink, and tried to bend my ear as to why I should start supporting […] -
![. WAND Anaheim City Council Forum from Save Anaheim on Vimeo. Thanks to Save Anaheim for filming this Sept. 26 candidate forum (against the wishes of the sponsors) and to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/anaheim-authoritarians-2012-115x115.jpg "The brewing authoritarianism in Anaheim. Update – Anna Drive Forum TONITE!")
The brewing authoritarianism in Anaheim. Update – Anna Drive Forum TONITE!
Posted on October 16, 2012 | 8 Comments. WAND Anaheim City Council Forum from Save Anaheim on Vimeo. Thanks to Save Anaheim for filming this Sept. 26 candidate forum (against the wishes of the sponsors) and to […] -
![. Big Pharma and the food processing conglomerates are conducting a campaign of lies against Proposition 37 in California. Why? They don’t want us to know what they are putting […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/secret-115x115.jpg "They Don’t Want Us To Know!")
They Don’t Want Us To Know!
Posted on October 7, 2012 | 9 Comments. Big Pharma and the food processing conglomerates are conducting a campaign of lies against Proposition 37 in California. Why? They don’t want us to know what they are putting […] -
![. Just think what reformist Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait could accomplish in the next two years, if he had two allies on council he could work with – if, instead […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/kring-tait-leos-115x115.jpg "Mayor Tait chooses his Reform Team: KRING AND LEOS. [Update – Oct 10 forum CANCELLED.]")
Mayor Tait chooses his Reform Team: KRING AND LEOS. [Update – Oct 10 forum CANCELLED.]
Posted on October 4, 2012 | 19 Comments. Just think what reformist Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait could accomplish in the next two years, if he had two allies on council he could work with – if, instead […] -
![. The Mishegas and the Desmadre: Anaheim Bulletin issue 1 This issue: The Pérez Family WINS, the war against illegal Anaheim foreclosures continues! Celebration tonight! Council Candidates John Leos and […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/leos-duane-rufina-115x115.jpg "The Mishegas and the Desmadre: Eye-popping news as Anaheim Simmers! (Bulletin 1)")
The Mishegas and the Desmadre: Eye-popping news as Anaheim Simmers! (Bulletin 1)
Posted on September 23, 2012 | 19 Comments. The Mishegas and the Desmadre: Anaheim Bulletin issue 1 This issue: The Pérez Family WINS, the war against illegal Anaheim foreclosures continues! Celebration tonight! Council Candidates John Leos and […] -
![. Just out, from Save Anaheim.Com: AUHSD board member asks for INVESTIGATION into Brandman At last night’s AUHSD board meeting, trustee Katherine Smith asked that the board “start an independent […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/smith-brandman-david-115x115.jpg "Investigation called for into charges of Jordan Brandman’s misuse of School Board resources.")
Investigation called for into charges of Jordan Brandman’s misuse of School Board resources.
Posted on September 21, 2012 | 35 Comments. Just out, from Save Anaheim.Com: AUHSD board member asks for INVESTIGATION into Brandman At last night’s AUHSD board meeting, trustee Katherine Smith asked that the board “start an independent […] -
![. . Fun stuff, fun stuff. This Murietta carpetbagger and Sudden Mexican, this Disney-Pringle candidate for Anaheim City Council, this Steven Albert “Chavez” Lodge, has decided to spend the twelve […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/lodge-ward-cropped-115x115.jpg "It just gets better: Steve “Chavez” Lodge vs. Cynthia Ward showdown!")
It just gets better: Steve “Chavez” Lodge vs. Cynthia Ward showdown!
Posted on September 2, 2012 | 28 Comments. . Fun stuff, fun stuff. This Murietta carpetbagger and Sudden Mexican, this Disney-Pringle candidate for Anaheim City Council, this Steven Albert “Chavez” Lodge, has decided to spend the twelve […] -
![. ¡Jajajajaja! Visions of Ken Lopez-Maddox-Lopez dance in my head. Remember him? The termed-out OC Republican assemblyman, sometimes rightwing, sometimes union tool, who tried to soften his image among Latinos […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/brandman-lodge-cropped-115x115.jpg "Steve “Chavez” Lodge, council candidate and Sudden Mexican, sued by Cynthia Ward.")
Steve “Chavez” Lodge, council candidate and Sudden Mexican, sued by Cynthia Ward.
Posted on August 22, 2012 | 36 Comments. ¡Jajajajaja! Visions of Ken Lopez-Maddox-Lopez dance in my head. Remember him? The termed-out OC Republican assemblyman, sometimes rightwing, sometimes union tool, who tried to soften his image among Latinos […] -
![. Latest statement from Juice friend, Iraq vet and former Fullerton candidate Matt Rowe. I (Vern) agree that Jane is head-and-shoulders better than all the status-quo mediocrities running from both […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/rowe-rands-cropped-115x115.jpg "Fullerton’s Matt Rowe endorses Jane Rands and saving Coyote Hills.")
Fullerton’s Matt Rowe endorses Jane Rands and saving Coyote Hills.
Posted on August 17, 2012 | 12 Comments. Latest statement from Juice friend, Iraq vet and former Fullerton candidate Matt Rowe. I (Vern) agree that Jane is head-and-shoulders better than all the status-quo mediocrities running from both […] -
![. This past Monday night, Congressman Ed Royce was to have appeared at a forum hosted by the Rowland Heights Community Coordinating Council (the unincorporated neighborhood’s equivalent of a City Council) […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Royce-Chicken-Ed-Runs-Away-115x115.jpg "Chicken Ed Royce Lies Low, Squawks, and Flies Away from Health Care Forum")
Chicken Ed Royce Lies Low, Squawks, and Flies Away from Health Care Forum
Posted on August 15, 2012 | 2 Comments. This past Monday night, Congressman Ed Royce was to have appeared at a forum hosted by the Rowland Heights Community Coordinating Council (the unincorporated neighborhood’s equivalent of a City Council) […] -
![. I don’t know whether this is more hilarious or pathetic, because it is just so much of both. The news came out earlier this week that Rep. Ed Royce […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Royce-Chicken-a-la-Orange-County-115x115.jpg "Chicken a l’Orange County: Royce Clucks & Ducks Jay Chen at Health Care Forum")
Chicken a l’Orange County: Royce Clucks & Ducks Jay Chen at Health Care Forum
Posted on August 10, 2012 | 26 Comments. I don’t know whether this is more hilarious or pathetic, because it is just so much of both. The news came out earlier this week that Rep. Ed Royce […] -
![. Good friend of the blog, former Costa Mesa council candidate, champion of medicinal marijuana and terror of Costa Mesa’s tweeker bike thieves, Sue Lester just called to let me […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/lester-genis-stephens-115x115.jpg "Juice friend Sue Lester withdraws from Costa Mesa council race, backs Genis and Stephens!")
Juice friend Sue Lester withdraws from Costa Mesa council race, backs Genis and Stephens!
Posted on August 9, 2012 | 4 Comments. Good friend of the blog, former Costa Mesa council candidate, champion of medicinal marijuana and terror of Costa Mesa’s tweeker bike thieves, Sue Lester just called to let me […] -
![. The Orange Juice Blog is happy to break the news that… Termed-out Councilwoman Lorri Galloway’s husband Mike has decided to jump into the Anaheim Council race! A retired electrician, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Mike-Galloway-Craig-Hunter-115x115.jpg "Mike Galloway jumps into Council race! What is Craig Hunter’s role in APD’s abuses? And other dispatches from the Happeningest Place on Earth…")
Mike Galloway jumps into Council race! What is Craig Hunter’s role in APD’s abuses? And other dispatches from the Happeningest Place on Earth…
Posted on July 31, 2012 | 30 Comments. The Orange Juice Blog is happy to break the news that… Termed-out Councilwoman Lorri Galloway’s husband Mike has decided to jump into the Anaheim Council race! A retired electrician, […] -
![We have eleven mostly interesting ballot propositions in store in November. The first poll on the whole batch, so far as I am aware, just came out — and it […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Hiram-Johnson-red-tie-115x115.jpg "The First Big Poll is out on the Newly Numbered Props")
The First Big Poll is out on the Newly Numbered Props
Posted on July 20, 2012 | 1 CommentWe have eleven mostly interesting ballot propositions in store in November. The first poll on the whole batch, so far as I am aware, just came out — and it […]
Last bulletin from today: I was minding my own business, walking apartments with a friend getting rent control signatures, when…