I'm talking about (musta been the apex of my influence) Moorlach, Spitzer and Nelson ALL asked me whom I thought…
Vern, you may recall that Huge Win ran as the incumbent when he got elected. He was appointed Clerk-Recorder in…
Foley really seems lost. Especially on that Prima Deschecha mess. I don't think her staff is doing anything except photo…
Foley needs to stop voting for wasteful freeway-widening projects and adding insult to that injury by proudly posing for publicity…
I disagree with plenty, but Charles Pell is a bridge too far. Isn't enough that he sued Judge Sagel to…
I only have a good impression of Solis, nothing more. Everyone in North OC I've worked with for the last…
Really, though, Sam, I don't know. I just recognized Hilda's name, she's been US Labor Secretary, seemed like the most…
Thanks, Vern!
Hilda Solis v. Monica Sanchez?
Desalination Archive
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![This Thanksgiving, The Orange Juice Blog is grateful for several victories great and small the people of Orange County have been fighting for, with this blog at the forefront (in […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Cornucopia-2013-115x115.jpg "Thankful for a Cornucopia of Victories This Year!")
Thankful for a Cornucopia of Victories This Year!
Posted on November 28, 2013 | 15 CommentsThis Thanksgiving, The Orange Juice Blog is grateful for several victories great and small the people of Orange County have been fighting for, with this blog at the forefront (in […] -
![As I stood about waiting for Wednesday’s marathon Coastal Commission hearing to begin, and beheld our nemesis, Poseidon VP Scott Maloni, stomping about scowling, I resolved to shake his hand. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/poseidon-entrained-1-115x115.jpg "Poseidon runs headlong into “Infiltration Gallery.”")
Poseidon runs headlong into “Infiltration Gallery.”
Posted on November 18, 2013 | 36 CommentsAs I stood about waiting for Wednesday’s marathon Coastal Commission hearing to begin, and beheld our nemesis, Poseidon VP Scott Maloni, stomping about scowling, I resolved to shake his hand. […] -
![It’s rare, difficult, and refreshing for a lawmaker to admit making a mistake, and attempt to rectify it. I remember back in 2009 when Assemblyman Solorio realized that he’d made […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sqs-debbie-115x115.jpg "Quirk-Silva rescinds Poseidon support, will hold Water Townhall with Debbie Cook!")
Quirk-Silva rescinds Poseidon support, will hold Water Townhall with Debbie Cook!
Posted on August 19, 2013 | 54 CommentsIt’s rare, difficult, and refreshing for a lawmaker to admit making a mistake, and attempt to rectify it. I remember back in 2009 when Assemblyman Solorio realized that he’d made […] -
![Guys. And girls. Do we have to talk to our electeds and Board representatives like children? Does this really have to be our job? Because it seems that our generally […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/camels-nose-in-tent-115x115.jpg "Poseidon, the Disney Streetcar, and the Camel’s Nose in the Tent.")
Poseidon, the Disney Streetcar, and the Camel’s Nose in the Tent.
Posted on August 12, 2013 | 15 CommentsGuys. And girls. Do we have to talk to our electeds and Board representatives like children? Does this really have to be our job? Because it seems that our generally […] -
![. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY from Vern: All of you Orange County residents who drink water should read the following important piece by John Earl, but since I know how DRY (paradoxically) […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/gus-bad-poseidon-115x115.jpg "“No Water Deal” – Gus needs YOU to finish his work defeating Poseidon’s desalination scam!")
“No Water Deal” – Gus needs YOU to finish his work defeating Poseidon’s desalination scam!
Posted on February 24, 2013 | 2 Comments. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY from Vern: All of you Orange County residents who drink water should read the following important piece by John Earl, but since I know how DRY (paradoxically) […] -
![. Gus Ayer, the former mayor of Fountain Valley (who wrote on the Orange Juice Blog as “Mayor Quimby”) was probably Orange County’s top progressive political strategist and activist. He […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/gus-at-meeting-115x115.jpg "Mayor Quimby’s last piece: Can the Municipal Water District of OC Find A Reason to Exist?")
Mayor Quimby’s last piece: Can the Municipal Water District of OC Find A Reason to Exist?
Posted on February 15, 2013 | 1 Comment. Gus Ayer, the former mayor of Fountain Valley (who wrote on the Orange Juice Blog as “Mayor Quimby”) was probably Orange County’s top progressive political strategist and activist. He […] -
![by John Earl, Surf City Voice General Manager Nixes Secret Desal Talks with Poseidon After Brown Act Complaints Confronted by complaints of illegality, the Municipal Water District of Orange County […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/debbie-cook-and-kevin-hunt-115x115.jpg "Secret Poseidon Desal meeting stymied by Brown Act complaint.")
Secret Poseidon Desal meeting stymied by Brown Act complaint.
Posted on May 15, 2012 | 3 Commentsby John Earl, Surf City Voice General Manager Nixes Secret Desal Talks with Poseidon After Brown Act Complaints Confronted by complaints of illegality, the Municipal Water District of Orange County […] -
![By John Earl Surf City Voice . . John V. Foley, chairman of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, failed to report over $248,000 of income from his wife, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Foleys-of-Water-Board-115x115.jpg "Water Boarding: Revered Water Director Didn’t Report Wife’s Income")
Water Boarding: Revered Water Director Didn’t Report Wife’s Income
Posted on February 2, 2012 | 3 CommentsBy John Earl Surf City Voice . . John V. Foley, chairman of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, failed to report over $248,000 of income from his wife, […] -
![. . . 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 […] -
![Other companies have had success in other parts of the world, using the technique of sea-water desalination to provide water for the public in an environmentally and economically sound way, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/garbage_barge-155x155.jpg "Poseidon: The Garbage Barge of the Desalination Industry.")
Poseidon: The Garbage Barge of the Desalination Industry.
Posted on September 7, 2010 | 12 CommentsOther companies have had success in other parts of the world, using the technique of sea-water desalination to provide water for the public in an environmentally and economically sound way, […]
Sounds like you're describing a case that you WON and are still mad about. Was that established, that Sheth sounds…