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.…
costa mesa Archive
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![.. . . A bitter political fight has been raging hard in the town of Costa Mesa for over six long years. If one fact can be gleaned from the recent elections, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/fairview-park-biker-bigger-115x115.jpg "A New Dawn for Costa Mesa")
A New Dawn for Costa Mesa
Posted on December 9, 2016 | 14 Comments.. . . A bitter political fight has been raging hard in the town of Costa Mesa for over six long years. If one fact can be gleaned from the recent elections, […] -
![. . . I was recently hoodwinked by Ed Lopez into taking his place as Vice President of the Anaheim Democratic Club. One of the more enjoyable tasks that comes […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/democrat-donkey-cool-e1479951483272-115x115.jpg "Thanksgiving Letter to Anaheim Democrats")
Thanksgiving Letter to Anaheim Democrats
Posted on November 24, 2016 | 40 Comments. . . I was recently hoodwinked by Ed Lopez into taking his place as Vice President of the Anaheim Democratic Club. One of the more enjoyable tasks that comes […] -
![. . . by John Earl, cross-posted from Surf City Voice. To the five elected directors of the Mesa Water District, conservation is a Trojan horse, unleashing Cuban-style authoritarianism, drop […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/bockmiller-1-e1479695758190-115x115.png "Mesa Water on Conservation: in Cuba, Maybe, but Not Here.")
Mesa Water on Conservation: in Cuba, Maybe, but Not Here.
Posted on November 20, 2016 | 4 Comments. . . by John Earl, cross-posted from Surf City Voice. To the five elected directors of the Mesa Water District, conservation is a Trojan horse, unleashing Cuban-style authoritarianism, drop […] -
![. . . Yeah. Um… So. Long story short, 14-term Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Newport, etc.) who came to office in the late 80’s on an […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dana-beer-skosh-115x115.jpg "Mega-Chismes: Dana’s 2016 retirement.")
Mega-Chismes: Dana’s 2016 retirement.
Posted on April 18, 2016 | 4 Comments. . . Yeah. Um… So. Long story short, 14-term Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Newport, etc.) who came to office in the late 80’s on an […] -
![. . . The District Voting wave has hit the shores of Costa Mesa. In addition to the OC cities of Anaheim, Fullerton, and Garden Grove all falling into District […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/url-8-115x115.jpeg "District Voting in Costa Mesa?")
District Voting in Costa Mesa?
Posted on April 15, 2016 | 19 Comments. . . The District Voting wave has hit the shores of Costa Mesa. In addition to the OC cities of Anaheim, Fullerton, and Garden Grove all falling into District […] -
![. . . There was a popular saying after the attacks of Sept 11, 2001, and that saying was “Oceans no longer protect us.” Well, similarly, on a local (and […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/banning-urban-village-1-115x115.png "An “Urban Village” on Banning Ranch? Oh, HELL no. All hands on deck Wednesday!")
An “Urban Village” on Banning Ranch? Oh, HELL no. All hands on deck Wednesday!
Posted on October 5, 2015 | 12 Comments. . . There was a popular saying after the attacks of Sept 11, 2001, and that saying was “Oceans no longer protect us.” Well, similarly, on a local (and […] -
![‘ ‘ ‘ by John Earl, crossposted from Surf City Voice. Orange County taxpayers may have to pay a lot more for a $1 billion Huntington Beach ocean desalination plant […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sulnick-jokes-11-e1436742307760-115x115.png "Watch Poseidon Joke over proposed Property Tax Increase to finance their “privately funded” Desal project.")
Watch Poseidon Joke over proposed Property Tax Increase to finance their “privately funded” Desal project.
Posted on July 12, 2015 | 11 Comments‘ ‘ ‘ by John Earl, crossposted from Surf City Voice. Orange County taxpayers may have to pay a lot more for a $1 billion Huntington Beach ocean desalination plant […] -
![. . . “Credit where due” is like, my middle name. So when my old nemesis, my Congressman-for-life, whose cheerleading for the 2003 Iraq invasion was probably the main thing that inspired […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dana-weird-hat-e1433705750645-115x115.jpg "Rohrabacher Does us Proud on Pot and TPP")
Rohrabacher Does us Proud on Pot and TPP
Posted on June 7, 2015 | 14 Comments. . . “Credit where due” is like, my middle name. So when my old nemesis, my Congressman-for-life, whose cheerleading for the 2003 Iraq invasion was probably the main thing that inspired […] -
![. . . . The news comes to us from former OC Treasurer and Supervisor and Orange Juice friend John “The Moorlach” Moorlach, whom we agree with nearly half the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/wagner-moorlach-e1588272265960-115x115.png "37th Senate District election date announced; and The Moorlach Jumps In Feet First!")
37th Senate District election date announced; and The Moorlach Jumps In Feet First!
Posted on January 14, 2015 | 16 Comments. . . . The news comes to us from former OC Treasurer and Supervisor and Orange Juice friend John “The Moorlach” Moorlach, whom we agree with nearly half the […] -
![. . . 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 […] -
![. . . Trolls, monsters, scary pranksters … dark tales whispered. Villagers nervously huddled together, while screams and curses bellow out through the late night hours…it must be… just another […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/righeimer-2014-115x115.jpg "How Jim Righeimer’s Legal Wars are Draining Costa Mesa Dry.")
How Jim Righeimer’s Legal Wars are Draining Costa Mesa Dry.
Posted on October 14, 2014 | 25 Comments. . . Trolls, monsters, scary pranksters … dark tales whispered. Villagers nervously huddled together, while screams and curses bellow out through the late night hours…it must be… just another […] -
![. . . Lucy Dunn is the President, CEO, and ubiquitous spokeswoman of the Orange County Business Council (OCBC.) Masterminded by tireless and insatiable lobbyist Curt Pringle (former Speaker of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dunn-allen-115x115.png "OCBC’s Fatuous Lucy Dunn celebrates imposition of 405 Toll Lanes; and is Travis Allen a Toll Troll?")
OCBC’s Fatuous Lucy Dunn celebrates imposition of 405 Toll Lanes; and is Travis Allen a Toll Troll?
Posted on August 20, 2014 | 15 Comments. . . Lucy Dunn is the President, CEO, and ubiquitous spokeswoman of the Orange County Business Council (OCBC.) Masterminded by tireless and insatiable lobbyist Curt Pringle (former Speaker of […] -
![Late last night, the Costa Mesa City Council voted to give the Mayor unilateral authority to charge disruptive speakers at council meetings with a criminal misdemeanor, as oppose to a […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/riggy-censor-115x115.jpg "Costa Mesa’s Epic Free Speech Fail")
Costa Mesa’s Epic Free Speech Fail
Posted on July 2, 2014 | 27 CommentsLate last night, the Costa Mesa City Council voted to give the Mayor unilateral authority to charge disruptive speakers at council meetings with a criminal misdemeanor, as oppose to a […] -
![Ah, Rolling Hills, California. The exclusive gated community nestled in the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Such a breathtakingly beautiful place with its view of the Pacific and its “ranch-style equestrian environment.” […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/steel-moreno-rolling-hills-115x115.png "Where the Heart is: Michelle Steel just can’t quit Palos Verdes.")
Where the Heart is: Michelle Steel just can’t quit Palos Verdes.
Posted on June 2, 2014 | 22 CommentsAh, Rolling Hills, California. The exclusive gated community nestled in the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Such a breathtakingly beautiful place with its view of the Pacific and its “ranch-style equestrian environment.” […]
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