I haven't visited this blog in a while but I see you still have the same troll. Tiresome. I hope…
The Haughey guy is director of California RCV Coalition, Inc. https://www.calrcv.org/people
Some background on California RCV Coalition, Inc., an ngo that backed DGI and others lobbying Irvine for rcv at last…
Oh shit. I agree with oh myopic booby one. He is the only path to victory for the Democratic party.
Retired Federal Judge Lynne Riddle has spent years scrutinizing the fiscal stewardship and other practices of the Orange County Board…
Don't touch the Pink Toad. You will get poisoned and it will just keep going on its ignorantly blissful way.
Even Progressive icon Barney Frank knows it. There are folks in the Democratic Party that have taken things too far.…
Queue to 37:37 and 48:35, for dgi members defending Kev over his dismissal as Larry agran’s sustainability commissioner apparently over…
Footage of IRVINE’s rcv agenda item last Tuesday https://irvine.granicus.com/player/clip/7324?view_id=68&redirect=true
Facilities Management West Archive
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![. “ENOUGH ALREADY! This Fair Sale Review Committee has done great work, but we can’t go any farther without subpoena power which we don’t have. I move that we pack […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/berardino-punching-ellis-e1362249006857.jpg "Fairgrounds Sale Struggle ends with whimper and adoption of new policies.")
Fairgrounds Sale Struggle ends with whimper and adoption of new policies.
Posted on March 3, 2013 | 7 Comments. “ENOUGH ALREADY! This Fair Sale Review Committee has done great work, but we can’t go any farther without subpoena power which we don’t have. I move that we pack […] -
![. . . So, good news this week if you hadn’t already heard – the Fourth Appelate District Court, which was but ONE place we were fighting against the sale […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/spiking-football-115x115.jpg "Fairgrounds Swindle defeated in court! YEAH! Gimme ten! SPIKE that football!")
Fairgrounds Swindle defeated in court! YEAH! Gimme ten! SPIKE that football!
Posted on June 8, 2011 | 3 Comments. . . So, good news this week if you hadn’t already heard – the Fourth Appelate District Court, which was but ONE place we were fighting against the sale […] -
![. . . Yeah, maybe you voted for Allan Mansoor over Phu Nguyen because you really believe the OC’s biggest problem is the huge wave of dark-skinned, Spanish-speaking immigrants pouring […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mansoor-ackerman-horizontal-115x115.jpg "Hey you idiots who voted for Allan Mansoor (you know who you are!)")
Hey you idiots who voted for Allan Mansoor (you know who you are!)
Posted on June 4, 2011 | 8 Comments. . . Yeah, maybe you voted for Allan Mansoor over Phu Nguyen because you really believe the OC’s biggest problem is the huge wave of dark-skinned, Spanish-speaking immigrants pouring […] -
![. . . What a wild ride it’s been for poor Gary “Skosh” Monahan – Costa Mesa councilman for 16 of the last 18 years, and mayor more times than […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/monahan-leprechaun.jpg "Further misadventures of Costa Mesa’s inebriated leprechaun Mayor. (and Fairgrounds news)")
Further misadventures of Costa Mesa’s inebriated leprechaun Mayor. (and Fairgrounds news)
Posted on May 19, 2011 | 12 Comments. . . What a wild ride it’s been for poor Gary “Skosh” Monahan – Costa Mesa councilman for 16 of the last 18 years, and mayor more times than […] -
![Given the shitstorm coming down the pike for the various insiders implicated in the attempted Great Swindle of the Orange County Fairgrounds, we figure it’s time to start introducing some […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/dave-ellis-1-155x155.jpg "Who is Dave Ellis? A Portrait of our Fair Board Chairman.")
Who is Dave Ellis? A Portrait of our Fair Board Chairman.
Posted on March 4, 2011 | 84 CommentsGiven the shitstorm coming down the pike for the various insiders implicated in the attempted Great Swindle of the Orange County Fairgrounds, we figure it’s time to start introducing some […] -
![. . . [Report from OJ reader and Fairgrounds activist “Gericault.” Illustration by Gericault, Nov. 2009] The State of af-FAIRs, Jan. 2011 Last years Orange County Fair broke all attendance […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/pigs.jpg "The “State of af-FAIRs” – Gericault’s update on the Great Fairgrounds Swindle.")
The “State of af-FAIRs” – Gericault’s update on the Great Fairgrounds Swindle.
Posted on January 31, 2011 | No Comments. . . [Report from OJ reader and Fairgrounds activist “Gericault.” Illustration by Gericault, Nov. 2009] The State of af-FAIRs, Jan. 2011 Last years Orange County Fair broke all attendance […] -
![. . . The first sign was Mayor Pulido scuttling away from his half-million-dollar finder’s fee – no, wait, let me back up a little… You may recall that, in […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/arnold-shadow-cropped-155x155.jpg "The Cockroaches scatter, as Arnold’s shadow vanishes.")
The Cockroaches scatter, as Arnold’s shadow vanishes.
Posted on January 19, 2011 | 5 Comments. . . The first sign was Mayor Pulido scuttling away from his half-million-dollar finder’s fee – no, wait, let me back up a little… You may recall that, in […] -
![. . . Other blogs have a regular feature where they link to what they think are the best, most interesting stories on other sites that day or week. I […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/links-155x155.jpg "Arnold Caves on Fair; and other nice LINKS for a rainy Wednesday… (and happy birthday Gabriel!)")
Arnold Caves on Fair; and other nice LINKS for a rainy Wednesday… (and happy birthday Gabriel!)
Posted on December 29, 2010 | 8 Comments. . . Other blogs have a regular feature where they link to what they think are the best, most interesting stories on other sites that day or week. I […] -
![. . . Remember this? “I was always dreaming about very powerful people. Dictators and things like that. I was always impressed by people who could be remembered for hundreds […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Arnold-dictator-155x155.jpg "CONTEMPT: Arnold defies Court Orders, pushes ahead with Fairgrounds Sale.")
CONTEMPT: Arnold defies Court Orders, pushes ahead with Fairgrounds Sale.
Posted on December 24, 2010 | 20 Comments. . . Remember this? “I was always dreaming about very powerful people. Dictators and things like that. I was always impressed by people who could be remembered for hundreds […] -
![. . . So, given that yesterday’s hearing on the Great Fairgrounds Swindle went exactly as we hoped, given that the Fourth District Appellate Court agreed to hear the case […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/arguably-fat-lady-singing-155x155.jpg "Fairgrounds Victory: A Lady has sung, but is she the Fat One?")
Fairgrounds Victory: A Lady has sung, but is she the Fat One?
Posted on December 22, 2010 | 2 Comments. . . So, given that yesterday’s hearing on the Great Fairgrounds Swindle went exactly as we hoped, given that the Fourth District Appellate Court agreed to hear the case […] -
![. . . Long story short, the forces fighting against the sale of the Orange County Fairgrounds – in Norberto’s phrase the “activists and vendors” – have been given six […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/wylie-aitken-155x155.jpg "Fairgrounds Update: The Forces of Goodness win Six More Precious Days…")
Fairgrounds Update: The Forces of Goodness win Six More Precious Days…
Posted on December 17, 2010 | 16 Comments. . . Long story short, the forces fighting against the sale of the Orange County Fairgrounds – in Norberto’s phrase the “activists and vendors” – have been given six […] -
![. . . “After following this issue for over a year and continually fighting to keep the Orange County Fairgrounds under public ownership, I could not sit by and watch […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/politicians-against-the-fairgrounds-swindle-155x155.jpg "Derail the Sale hauls out the big guns as Correa, Solorio and Foley join the Fairgrounds Swindle Lawsuit.")
Derail the Sale hauls out the big guns as Correa, Solorio and Foley join the Fairgrounds Swindle Lawsuit.
Posted on December 11, 2010 | 12 Comments. . . “After following this issue for over a year and continually fighting to keep the Orange County Fairgrounds under public ownership, I could not sit by and watch […] -
![. . . . . Well, Dave Padilla – the only Orange County Fair Board member and Schwarzenegger appointee to vociferously oppose the sale of our Fairgrounds from (nearly) the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/oc-fair-board-2-padilla-young-155x155.jpg "That Damn Padilla: Fired Fair Board Member talks to Norberto instead of Vern.")
That Damn Padilla: Fired Fair Board Member talks to Norberto instead of Vern.
Posted on December 8, 2010 | 1 Comment. . . . . Well, Dave Padilla – the only Orange County Fair Board member and Schwarzenegger appointee to vociferously oppose the sale of our Fairgrounds from (nearly) the […] -
![. . . Ken Fait, the Fairgrounds’ presumptive owner presumptuous “owner.” What the hell? Register headlines telling us that “The New Owner” is promising to give all the full-time Fairgrounds […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Fait-2-155x133.png "What the hell is going on with the Fairgrounds now? Lobdell sounds off…")
What the hell is going on with the Fairgrounds now? Lobdell sounds off…
Posted on December 5, 2010 | 8 Comments. . . Ken Fait, the Fairgrounds’ presumptive owner presumptuous “owner.” What the hell? Register headlines telling us that “The New Owner” is promising to give all the full-time Fairgrounds […]
I get the sense last night that all the other candidates sensed Becerra was the elephant in the room. Villaragoisa…