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.…
Don Barnes Archive
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Expand the OC Board of Supervisors to NINE members.
Posted on October 2, 2025 | 24 CommentsSam Myovich's response to a recent Norberto Santana piece. -
Why we need Senator Umberg’s SB 249, for OC Board of Ed Elections in November!
Posted on April 5, 2025 | 2 CommentsAnother magisterial Myovich masterpiece on the rightwing War on Education. -
The Weird, Wacky and Wonderful: New Filings for OC June races!
Posted on February 27, 2022 | 38 CommentsLotsa new entries... -
“Like a Thief in the Night” – June Election is FOUR MONTHS FROM TODAY!
Posted on February 7, 2022 | 44 CommentsDon't let the June election sneak up on you! -
OC GOP releases Twits’ Gallery of Re-election Endorsements.
Posted on November 26, 2021 | 26 CommentsWow, what a lot of ... bad candidates! -
Insane Coup Posse – OC’s Gallery of MAGA Goofballs & Terrorists!
Posted on February 28, 2021 | 31 CommentsA "crowd-sourced" resource which will be in progress for some time. -
Tito’s Credo pt 3: A Dive into the Deep State (and the Boating Hit-and-Run!)
Posted on January 30, 2021 | 6 CommentsSometimes seems like the politicians who decry "the swamp" get very comfy in it, just saying... -
Meet Orange County’s New Terrorists.
Posted on June 21, 2020 | 12 CommentsIt's becoming an accurate description of our county's notorious anti-maskers. -
CoVid-19 in the OC Jails: We need a BIG early release!
Posted on April 1, 2020 | 7 CommentsTime is of the essence - reduce the inmate population! -
Stop Shackling OC Jail Inmates: Rally at noon! UPDATES: Sheriff Appeal/Stay, Rally Chants!
Posted on November 24, 2019 | No CommentsJudge has ordered practice to stop by Monday. Sheriff has now appealed... and won a stay. -
Teaching Constitutional Law 101 to Supervisor Andrew Do.
Posted on November 4, 2019 | No CommentsBoard of Supervisors oversees the Sheriffs Dept AND decides funding priorities, DUH. -
Moorlach only Republican (so far) to back AB 1185 for Sheriff Oversight
Posted on July 7, 2019 | 5 CommentsLet's get this law passed, and then get some Sheriff Oversight up in this County! -
Correa Stays Schizo on Immigration, urges Comprehensive Reform.
Posted on December 5, 2018 | 14 CommentsLou needs to make up his mind whose side he's on! -
Songs of the 2018 Blue Surge Election (a Weekend Open Thread)
Posted on November 23, 2018 | 9 CommentsGil on the Hill! Goodbye Kris Murray! And Lou Correa to the tune of De Colores!
So you're gonna write a piece about this audit? Good, folks have been asking us to cover that on this…