True of too many Demorats. But at the County level it's still de facto Republican control for the most part,…
Which goes to show you that Democrat politicians are just as venal and corrupt as Republicans. I've seen it close…
What most people have forgotten is that at the time this all happened Melahat was a sitting director on the…
Yeah I was going to fix that ED thing, it was the only substantive correction Dan offered in his little…
"...the puny pockmarked Jeff Flint" Aw, that's just mean.
"Let’s just pile on." Okay. The crook tried to bribe Irvine councilmembers. She admitted it. She may appear bulky but…
No. Melahat wasn't the Executive Director of the DPOC when this went down. She was a DNC member and California…
Beth Krom must be pretty fucking stupid. Her story is that Rafiei has taken responsibility by pleading guilty. That's nonsense.…
On that note, Melahat got Loretta Sanchez to have me play piano at her wedding and reception. I do remember…
Environment Archive
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Against the “More Water Now” Proposition: an Interview with Conner Everts.
Posted on January 29, 2022 | 1 CommentDon't sign that petition! Connor and John will tell you why. -
Cal Enviro Laws – weakened by fluid interpretations, money, and politics
Posted on January 23, 2022 | No CommentsPlease don't sign to get this measure "More Water Now" onto the ballot! -
Climate Change Could Swamp Billion-Dollar Desal Deal
Posted on June 25, 2018 | 10 CommentsThe realities of climate change & sea-level rise will really impact approval of this boondoggle. -
Sharon’s West Coyote Hills Preservation Act Passes the Assembly Floor!
Posted on June 1, 2017 | 4 Comments. . . Vern here. This blog has been in the forefront of the fight to protect Fullerton’s last notable open space of West Coyote Hills from the predations of […] -
Thursday: Years of Living Dangerously in Brea, Newport, Mission Viejo and San Clemente!
Posted on December 1, 2016 | No Comments. . . Mark Tabbert of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby – the guy who debated climate change with Victoria’s cousin at our CATER fundraiser last year – invites us all […] -
Weekend Open Thread: Stop Developers’ Coup at the Coastal Commission! (And Deteriorata.)
Posted on February 5, 2016 | 7 Comments. . . This week, the Orange Juice Blog is going to ask you a favor – if you value California’s beautiful coastline and want to continue to protect it […] -
Weekend Open Thread: Rock Doctor’s Improved Desal Concept wins Acceptance of his Peers
Posted on December 18, 2015 | 35 Comments. . . The Orange Juice Blog proudly congratulates its official singing geologist, Dr. John C. Hoaglund III, otherwise known as “The Rock Doctor” – a friend Greg and I […] -
OC can do Desal better: Use salt to lock up CO2 emissions.
Posted on August 19, 2015 | 16 Comments. . . Vern here. As dissenting OC Water Board member Phil Anthony told us recently, if Orange County decided we really needed a desalination plant, “we could make it […] -
The Fullerton Rail District: Bushala & Zenger’s new paradigm for development.
Posted on May 25, 2015 | 11 Comments. . . I know, let’s start here – let’s start with what USUALLY happens, what generally happens. What generally happens, that is, in contemporary Orange County when a city council […]
She was embedded as an officer of fhr CDP too. She was wearing a wire while an officer of the…