I expect more available time around the beginning of June. Until then, I'm squeezing things in as and where I…
Came across this classic story... and noticed that the linked documents weren't loading. It's because they were word documents which…
I've long noticed something about people who repeatedly talk about how "smart" they are. Something ironic. See Trump, Amezcua.
Given the fatal bombing of a fertility clinic in Palm Springs today, will Santa Ana Mayor Amezcua call for cooling…
Good stuff, Greg, you should write a piece on post-HB Gates. Sadly, one of his longtime antagonists in HB, the…
The Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights is a familiar name for those watching California politics: former Republican Party Chair…
Folks, I have some bad news for you. She will have a cushier landing spot than the HB City Council…
I think you're whistling in the dark. The woman got elected once. Why not as an incumbent?
It really depends on the big funders, dunnit? If the Air Show guy or the Lincoln Club wants her, she…
2014 elections Archive
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Ten Years Ago on the Orange Juice Blog: FALL 2014!
Posted on November 30, 2024 | 7 CommentsAnd what a turbulent season it was! -
![.. It’s that time of year time for me to say thanks for many things, including acknowledging the many voters across the country that voted for drug policy and sentencing […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/statue-of-liberty-115x115.png "The spectacular, historic victory of Proposition 47")
The spectacular, historic victory of Proposition 47
Posted on November 24, 2014 | 5 Comments.. It’s that time of year time for me to say thanks for many things, including acknowledging the many voters across the country that voted for drug policy and sentencing […] -
![. . . SUMMARY AND LESSONS Democrats lost the Senate. Good luck getting any decent Supreme Court justice in these next two years if one of these septuagenarians croaks. Silver […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/romulan-mining-vessels-115x115.jpg "Orange Juice Blog’s 2014 Midterm Elections Live-Blog! SUMMARY WITH LESSONS.")
Orange Juice Blog’s 2014 Midterm Elections Live-Blog! SUMMARY WITH LESSONS.
Posted on November 5, 2014 | 31 Comments. . . SUMMARY AND LESSONS Democrats lost the Senate. Good luck getting any decent Supreme Court justice in these next two years if one of these septuagenarians croaks. Silver […] -
![. . . 1. SHORT VERSION! (See below for all our thinking behind each recommendation – mostly Greg’s!) Statewide Races: Vote for the Democrat. Sorry, none of the Republicans are […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Electoral-Collage-2014-115x115.jpg "The Orange Juice Blog’s Comprehensive 2014 Voters’ Guide!")
The Orange Juice Blog’s Comprehensive 2014 Voters’ Guide!
Posted on November 1, 2014 | 8 Comments. . . 1. SHORT VERSION! (See below for all our thinking behind each recommendation – mostly Greg’s!) Statewide Races: Vote for the Democrat. Sorry, none of the Republicans are […] -
![. . . Beloved Westminster Councilwoman Diana Lee Carey, protégé of the late great Gus Ayer, and famed for having fought off the OCTA’s 405 Toll Lane dreams years before […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/mansoor-carey-115x115.jpg "Diana Lee Carey: Democrats (and independents) should support MANSOOR for Supervisor!")
Diana Lee Carey: Democrats (and independents) should support MANSOOR for Supervisor!
Posted on October 31, 2014 | 7 Comments. . . Beloved Westminster Councilwoman Diana Lee Carey, protégé of the late great Gus Ayer, and famed for having fought off the OCTA’s 405 Toll Lane dreams years before […] -
![. . . Annals of chutzpah, or annals of cluelessness? You be the judge. Orange County Business Council (OCBC) head flack Lucy Dunn is well-known and well-remembered in my hometown […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/delgleize-oconnell-dunn-115x115.png "Not DUNN with HB yet? Toll Lane Lucy, Bolsa Chica Betrayer, tells us who to vote for.")
Not DUNN with HB yet? Toll Lane Lucy, Bolsa Chica Betrayer, tells us who to vote for.
Posted on October 27, 2014 | 8 Comments. . . Annals of chutzpah, or annals of cluelessness? You be the judge. Orange County Business Council (OCBC) head flack Lucy Dunn is well-known and well-remembered in my hometown […] -
The OJ Blog’s Guide to Your Whole Freaking Ballot!
Posted on October 20, 2014 | 106 Comments. . . 1. SHORT VERSION! (See below for all our thinking behind each recommendation – mostly Greg’s!) Statewide Races: Vote for the Democrat. Sorry, none of the Republicans are […] -
![. . . In recent years, the Anaheim City Council has been dominated by a single narrative: Mayor Tom Tait’s struggle to contain the Council Majority’s out-of-control spending. The city’s […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/n32own-b8813023z.120140326191204000gh1vqr1.30-115x115.jpg "Monuments to Waste: Anaheim’s Summer of Senseless Spending Under the Council Majority")
Monuments to Waste: Anaheim’s Summer of Senseless Spending Under the Council Majority
Posted on July 21, 2014 | 8 Comments. . . In recent years, the Anaheim City Council has been dominated by a single narrative: Mayor Tom Tait’s struggle to contain the Council Majority’s out-of-control spending. The city’s […] -
![Well, this is interesting! Vern, you got your wish, even though it didn’t come from Orly Taitz! Republican Ron Gold, the presumptive challenger to Democratic Attorney General Kamala Harris, wants California to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Kamala-Harris-and-Acapulco-Gold-115x115.jpg "Kamala Harris’s AG Opponent, Ron ‘Acapulco’ Gold, Favors Legalizing and Taxing Cannabis")
Kamala Harris’s AG Opponent, Ron ‘Acapulco’ Gold, Favors Legalizing and Taxing Cannabis
Posted on June 6, 2014 | 33 CommentsWell, this is interesting! Vern, you got your wish, even though it didn’t come from Orly Taitz! Republican Ron Gold, the presumptive challenger to Democratic Attorney General Kamala Harris, wants California to […] -
![We obviously won’t be sure till June 3, but most likely those of you living in the heavily Republican 74th Assembly District, currently represented by Allan Mansoor (Costa Mesa, Newport, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/curry-patrascu-fire-pits-115x115.png "AD 74: Curry stabs Lincoln Club in the back; Patrascu talks smack.")
AD 74: Curry stabs Lincoln Club in the back; Patrascu talks smack.
Posted on May 15, 2014 | 17 CommentsWe obviously won’t be sure till June 3, but most likely those of you living in the heavily Republican 74th Assembly District, currently represented by Allan Mansoor (Costa Mesa, Newport, […] -
![“[T]he move to change the [Anaheim] mayor’s term of office from four years to two years stands out as particularly suspicious.” (emphasis added) Bravo Orange County Register! Our very own […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/no-4536149424_5302d5cf4f_z-115x115.jpg "OC Register Slams Anaheim Council Majority")
OC Register Slams Anaheim Council Majority
Posted on May 14, 2014 | 2 Comments“[T]he move to change the [Anaheim] mayor’s term of office from four years to two years stands out as particularly suspicious.” (emphasis added) Bravo Orange County Register! Our very own […] -
![It was low-stakes drama last week at the OCGOP Central Committee meeting, when presumed frontrunner, Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, failed to secure the county’s prized endorsement for Governor in a less-than-stunning […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/tumblr_static_diamond-115x115.jpg "The Diamond Affair: DPOC’s Loss is OCGOP’s Gain")
The Diamond Affair: DPOC’s Loss is OCGOP’s Gain
Posted on April 28, 2014 | 32 CommentsIt was low-stakes drama last week at the OCGOP Central Committee meeting, when presumed frontrunner, Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, failed to secure the county’s prized endorsement for Governor in a less-than-stunning […] -
![. . . The biggest surprise, interviewing Attorney General candidate and famed Rancho Santa Margarita “birther queen” Orly Taitz at her dentist office Friday, was that she spoke passionately and […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Orly-Vern-exam-115x115.jpg "Orly Taitz: An Examination")
Orly Taitz: An Examination
Posted on March 31, 2014 | 42 Comments. . . The biggest surprise, interviewing Attorney General candidate and famed Rancho Santa Margarita “birther queen” Orly Taitz at her dentist office Friday, was that she spoke passionately and […] -
![It’s a question I keep not getting an answer to, try as I may. I mean, the Republicans I know here in the OC, my Republican friends on this blog […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/huff-mimi-wyland-115x115.png "Huff, Mimi and Wyland block Lou’s “DISCLOSE Act” – Why do Republicans hate transparency?")
Huff, Mimi and Wyland block Lou’s “DISCLOSE Act” – Why do Republicans hate transparency?
Posted on March 20, 2014 | 34 CommentsIt’s a question I keep not getting an answer to, try as I may. I mean, the Republicans I know here in the OC, my Republican friends on this blog […]
This post had some funny comments.