A formal state audit will now examine waste, fraud, and abuse at the OCBE. I intend to discuss what this…
Content being a Pink Toad? I guess it depends on an amphibian's level of sef-awareness. The lower, the happier. In…
If we're talking about Dan C, he has never seemed "happy."
Yes, I know that's the impulse but you gotta know what the Guatemalan hill folk know: you get poisoned and…
If it touches me first, all bets are off.
You're absolutely right that California should adopt it statewide -- and should already have done so. And you're absolutely right…
If I were Fiona ma or Rob Bonta I’d be scared.
RCV should be adopted statewide so cities and counties don’t have to do it piecemeal. It saves money, discourages negative…
My advice to Mr. Moore, who seems like an eminently reasonable man is the same as I always give Vern.…
bankruptcy Archive
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30 Years Since the OC Bankruptcy – a Special Edition of “Agents’ Orange”
Posted on December 5, 2024 | 9 CommentsRemember your history! Featuring the OC Business Council as usual... -
The Galloway Origin Myth, with gaps filled in.
Posted on August 26, 2022 | 15 CommentsJust trying to be helpful here... -
William Denis Fitzgerald, Champion of the Underdog.
Posted on August 5, 2022 | 10 CommentsBeginning with an apology, which all the haters will overlook... -
LET ANAHEIM’S PEOPLE VOTE… on a 2% “Gate Tax” already!
Posted on July 18, 2022 | 19 CommentsWill Council let Anaheim's people vote on WHETHER TO TAX TOURISTS?? -
Bad as Covid: Sidhu Council won’t LET ANAHEIM VOTE on a GATE TAX to prevent Bankruptcy!
Posted on July 7, 2020 | 5 CommentsWhen the "leaders" refuse to lead... it's REVOLT TIME! -
![. . . In a victory for democracy and Westminster itself, a victory against the fear-mongering and mendacious propaganda put out by the OC Tax Association, the Council voted 4-1 […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/westminster-lion-115x115.jpg "Victory in Westminster – so far!")
Victory in Westminster – so far!
Posted on June 24, 2016 | 9 Comments. . . In a victory for democracy and Westminster itself, a victory against the fear-mongering and mendacious propaganda put out by the OC Tax Association, the Council voted 4-1 […] -
![I have been assured that California’s Board of Equalization does SOMETHING or other, even though some of the smartest political observers of the state seem at a loss to understand, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/harkeys1-115x115.png "The Harkey Files: South County’s Rabid Wolverine encounters some setbacks.")
The Harkey Files: South County’s Rabid Wolverine encounters some setbacks.
Posted on December 8, 2013 | 27 CommentsI have been assured that California’s Board of Equalization does SOMETHING or other, even though some of the smartest political observers of the state seem at a loss to understand, […] -
![Damn, this county has been run badly these last few years. I mean, hell’s bells. Who’s been in charge? Are they asleep at the switch? That would be our County […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/mauk-cropped-115x115.jpg "A complete MAUK-ery: The Misrule of Orange County’s CEO.")
A complete MAUK-ery: The Misrule of Orange County’s CEO.
Posted on April 17, 2012 | 31 CommentsDamn, this county has been run badly these last few years. I mean, hell’s bells. Who’s been in charge? Are they asleep at the switch? That would be our County […] -
![, , , Imagine that you are sitting on the Board of Directors of a large corporation, making policy decisions for the CEO and staff to carry out. Your organization […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/moorlach-2.bmp "Moorlach Should be Embarrassed, Censured")
Moorlach Should be Embarrassed, Censured
Posted on September 8, 2011 | 3 Comments, , , Imagine that you are sitting on the Board of Directors of a large corporation, making policy decisions for the CEO and staff to carry out. Your organization […] -
![Given the shitstorm coming down the pike for the various insiders implicated in the attempted Great Swindle of the Orange County Fairgrounds, we figure it’s time to start introducing some […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/dave-ellis-1-155x155.jpg "Who is Dave Ellis? A Portrait of our Fair Board Chairman.")
Who is Dave Ellis? A Portrait of our Fair Board Chairman.
Posted on March 4, 2011 | 84 CommentsGiven the shitstorm coming down the pike for the various insiders implicated in the attempted Great Swindle of the Orange County Fairgrounds, we figure it’s time to start introducing some […] -
![. As you may remember, last we left our heroine Costa Mesa Councilwoman Wendy Leece, she was still undecided on how she would vote Tuesday night – whether to accept […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/atlas-pac-155x155.jpg "Wendy Leece defies OC GOP Stalinism. Also, Atlas PAC? Hypocritical douchebags. Oh, the layers of irony.")
Wendy Leece defies OC GOP Stalinism. Also, Atlas PAC? Hypocritical douchebags. Oh, the layers of irony.
Posted on October 31, 2010 | 21 Comments. As you may remember, last we left our heroine Costa Mesa Councilwoman Wendy Leece, she was still undecided on how she would vote Tuesday night – whether to accept […] -
![Two current examples come to mind that may telegraph corporate liability so massive that questions are being asked about whether the corporations in question can survive. First there is BP. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/disaster.jpg "Can Corporations Survive Their Own Malfeasance?")
Can Corporations Survive Their Own Malfeasance?
Posted on May 3, 2010 | 4 CommentsTwo current examples come to mind that may telegraph corporate liability so massive that questions are being asked about whether the corporations in question can survive. First there is BP. […] -
![Posts on this blog have previously reported that Freedom Communications, the parent company of the Orange County Register and numerous newspapers and television stations around the country, had filed for […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Register owner reaches deal with creditors in bankruptcy")
Register owner reaches deal with creditors in bankruptcy
Posted on January 23, 2010 | 2 CommentsPosts on this blog have previously reported that Freedom Communications, the parent company of the Orange County Register and numerous newspapers and television stations around the country, had filed for […] -
![Willie Brown is calling for an "honest dialogue" on California's public employee unions. Brown, the former San Francisco mayor and longtime Speaker of the California Assembly, has pointed out the obvious - that our civil servants now "[run] the show" in California. They have "job security for life" and "pushed by our friends in labor, gradually expanded pay and benefits to private-sector levels while keeping the job protections and layering on incredibly generous retirement packages that pay ex-workers almost as much as current workers". Standing against them, says Brown, is "politically unpopular and potentially even career suicide for most officeholders".](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Willie-Brown-rethinks-unions.jpg "Willie Brown: State of the Unions")
Willie Brown: State of the Unions
Posted on January 5, 2010 | 12 CommentsWillie Brown is calling for an "honest dialogue" on California's public employee unions. Brown, the former San Francisco mayor and longtime Speaker of the California Assembly, has pointed out the obvious - that our civil servants now "[run] the show" in California. They have "job security for life" and "pushed by our friends in labor, gradually expanded pay and benefits to private-sector levels while keeping the job protections and layering on incredibly generous retirement packages that pay ex-workers almost as much as current workers". Standing against them, says Brown, is "politically unpopular and potentially even career suicide for most officeholders".
So you're gonna write a piece about this audit? Good, folks have been asking us to cover that on this…