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.…
dana point Archive
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![. It’s been a tradition at the Orange Juice Blog, at least since I became editor, to honor the young men of Orange County (all men so far) who have […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/San-Nicolas-Holtz-115x115.jpg "Memorial Day 2012: Remembering OC heroes Christian San Nicolas and Tyler Holtz.")
Memorial Day 2012: Remembering OC heroes Christian San Nicolas and Tyler Holtz.
Posted on May 28, 2012 | 1 Comment. It’s been a tradition at the Orange Juice Blog, at least since I became editor, to honor the young men of Orange County (all men so far) who have […] -
![. . . By John Earl Surf City Voice Water Boarding: Has Ocean Desalination’s Swan Song Been Sung in Orange County? An Irvine water official recently let members of the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/desal-testing-lab-115x115.jpg "OC Ocean Desalination’s Swan Song? by John Earl")
OC Ocean Desalination’s Swan Song? by John Earl
Posted on December 24, 2011 | 18 Comments. . . By John Earl Surf City Voice Water Boarding: Has Ocean Desalination’s Swan Song Been Sung in Orange County? An Irvine water official recently let members of the […] -
![Heads on sticks! Heads on sticks! We wanna see those rapacious corporations, and the Republican and DINO politicians who live to serve them and imprison us, with their heads atop […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/dont_tread_on_me-155x155.jpg "“John and Ken’s” 2010 Election Guide – updated with new OC cities!")
“John and Ken’s” 2010 Election Guide – updated with new OC cities!
Posted on October 31, 2010 | 38 CommentsHeads on sticks! Heads on sticks! We wanna see those rapacious corporations, and the Republican and DINO politicians who live to serve them and imprison us, with their heads atop […] -
![Get to know three of your five great Capistrano Children First candidates here! And where are the other two, John Alpay and Martha McNicholas, you may ask? Well if you […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Lynn-Hatton-155x155.jpg "A video message from CAPO candidates Pritchard, Hatton & Alikhani")
A video message from CAPO candidates Pritchard, Hatton & Alikhani
Posted on October 21, 2010 | 9 CommentsGet to know three of your five great Capistrano Children First candidates here! And where are the other two, John Alpay and Martha McNicholas, you may ask? Well if you […] -
![Recognize that ad, the famous “Gathering Storm” ad from a couple years ago – famous both for being so filled with bad acting and for fitting so many utter lies […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/ugly-reptile-155x155.jpg "Swarm of foul black-hearted reptiles slithering across our county to steal the souls of OC Latinos and seduce them into a perverse lifestyle of hatred and intolerance. Oct 2-4.")
Swarm of foul black-hearted reptiles slithering across our county to steal the souls of OC Latinos and seduce them into a perverse lifestyle of hatred and intolerance. Oct 2-4.
Posted on October 1, 2010 | 4 CommentsRecognize that ad, the famous “Gathering Storm” ad from a couple years ago – famous both for being so filled with bad acting and for fitting so many utter lies […] -
For your edification: Iconographic Pop Culture Images pressed into service to elucidate the personalities and issues at play in the CAPO RECALL kerfuffle.
Posted on September 10, 2010 | 5 Comments -
![Can I get a big “Ruh-Roh?” I’ve just stumbled across a bulky complaint filed today with the Registrar of Voters, against the candidate statements of all five of the beleaguered […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/breaking-bad-155x155.jpg "Breaking Bad News for the clowns on the Capo School Board.")
Breaking Bad News for the clowns on the Capo School Board.
Posted on August 17, 2010 | 8 CommentsCan I get a big “Ruh-Roh?” I’ve just stumbled across a bulky complaint filed today with the Registrar of Voters, against the candidate statements of all five of the beleaguered […] -
![This great mass movement I described here – drawing conservatives and liberals together in defense of their cherished public education system – now has letters to remember: Measure H will […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/caporecallbannersyes1-155x155.jpg "Capo Recall News: Measure H is by-area voting! And we have all five candidates.")
Capo Recall News: Measure H is by-area voting! And we have all five candidates.
Posted on August 15, 2010 | 8 CommentsThis great mass movement I described here – drawing conservatives and liberals together in defense of their cherished public education system – now has letters to remember: Measure H will […] -
![Saam I Aam. I love this anecdote: At Saam Alakhani’s final Board meeting as the “student trustee,” after months of unproductively but stubbornly communicating the interests of students, parents, and […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Saam-horizontal-155x155.jpg "Saam Alikhani – the latest Capo Children First 2010 Candidate.")
Saam Alikhani – the latest Capo Children First 2010 Candidate.
Posted on July 27, 2010 | 13 CommentsSaam I Aam. I love this anecdote: At Saam Alakhani’s final Board meeting as the “student trustee,” after months of unproductively but stubbornly communicating the interests of students, parents, and […] -
![. . . . . The upcoming recall of two key members of the current Board of Trustees of the Capistrano Unified School District (Maddox and Winsten) as well as […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/capo-board-155x155.jpg "A Capo Recall Primer.")
A Capo Recall Primer.
Posted on July 27, 2010 | 27 Comments. . . . . The upcoming recall of two key members of the current Board of Trustees of the Capistrano Unified School District (Maddox and Winsten) as well as […] -
![We are coming down to the wire as it relates to the pending 10 year exclusive contract for rubbish removal in Mission Viejo. As I prepare this final bidder report […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/hybrid-garbage-truck.jpg "Review of CR&R 4 MV Integrated Solid Waste Disposal Agreement")
Review of CR&R 4 MV Integrated Solid Waste Disposal Agreement
Posted on June 5, 2010 | 21 CommentsWe are coming down to the wire as it relates to the pending 10 year exclusive contract for rubbish removal in Mission Viejo. As I prepare this final bidder report […] -
![[poll id=”250″] “Parents for Local Control, a newly formed coalition of parents and community leaders that opposes Capistrano’s “reform”-minded school board, presented trustees Ken Lopez-Maddox and Mike Winsten with recall […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Ken-Lopez-Maddox-and-Mike-Winsten.jpg "Should CAPO Trustees Lopez-Maddox and Winsten be recalled?")
Should CAPO Trustees Lopez-Maddox and Winsten be recalled?
Posted on January 14, 2010 | 11 Comments[poll id=”250″] “Parents for Local Control, a newly formed coalition of parents and community leaders that opposes Capistrano’s “reform”-minded school board, presented trustees Ken Lopez-Maddox and Mike Winsten with recall […] -
![Citigroup foreclosed on the St. Regis Hotel already – how many more will close due to higher taxes in Dana Point? Our friend Jim Lacy has written a very interesting […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/St.-Regis-Hotel-foreclosed-on.jpg "Republicans on the Dana Point City Council vote to raise taxes yet again")
Republicans on the Dana Point City Council vote to raise taxes yet again
Posted on December 27, 2009 | No CommentsCitigroup foreclosed on the St. Regis Hotel already – how many more will close due to higher taxes in Dana Point? Our friend Jim Lacy has written a very interesting […] -
![Attorney Jim Lacy has stepped up to defend the Orange Juice against the bullying attack by the Jones Day law firm Last week the fourth biggest law firm in the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Jim-Lacy.jpg "The Orange Juice blog fights back against the bullies at the Jones Day law firm")
The Orange Juice blog fights back against the bullies at the Jones Day law firm
Posted on October 26, 2009 | 22 CommentsAttorney Jim Lacy has stepped up to defend the Orange Juice against the bullying attack by the Jones Day law firm Last week the fourth biggest law firm in the […]
So you're gonna write a piece about this audit? Good, folks have been asking us to cover that on this…