Yeah, I remember being snarky about that when he broke with Tony, asking if he became Jewish once again.
He was a Jew. He changed to appease Rackackaus (?). Way back Wednesday machine https://www.ocweekly.com/todd-spitzer-keeps-digging-6414361/
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Facilities Management West Archive
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![. . . (Not to scale.) Number one, you ARE going to want to go to the OC Marketplace (or “swap meet”) down on the Fairgrounds, today or tomorrow – […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/ice-cream-oc-marketplace-155x155.jpg "Eat ice cream this weekend to help Save Our Fairgrounds. No, seriously, read this.")
Eat ice cream this weekend to help Save Our Fairgrounds. No, seriously, read this.
Posted on November 27, 2010 | 8 Comments. . . (Not to scale.) Number one, you ARE going to want to go to the OC Marketplace (or “swap meet”) down on the Fairgrounds, today or tomorrow – […] -
![. . . . . L.A. Live, which Facilities Management West has mentioned as a model for their envisioned “O.C. Fame.” Very, very few Orange County residents are happy to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/LALive_2009-155x155.jpg "OC Voters: Republicans stole your Fairgrounds. Remember that Tuesday.")
OC Voters: Republicans stole your Fairgrounds. Remember that Tuesday.
Posted on October 31, 2010 | 15 Comments. . . . . L.A. Live, which Facilities Management West has mentioned as a model for their envisioned “O.C. Fame.” Very, very few Orange County residents are happy to […] -
![You probably saw in the news that the Fairgrounds are finally really getting sold. To the same pricks – Facilities Management West – who have been trying to get their […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Fait-2-155x133.png "Solorio vows to fight Arnold’s latest attempt to sell the Fairgrounds, legislatively.")
Solorio vows to fight Arnold’s latest attempt to sell the Fairgrounds, legislatively.
Posted on October 22, 2010 | 3 CommentsYou probably saw in the news that the Fairgrounds are finally really getting sold. To the same pricks – Facilities Management West – who have been trying to get their […] -
![Many of us felt a certain degree of satisfaction in seeing officials from the City of Bell led away in handcuffs, even if the vision of Frank Rizzo in a […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Bell-Rizzo-155x150.jpg "BELLs are ringing in Costa Mesa …")
BELLs are ringing in Costa Mesa …
Posted on September 23, 2010 | 10 CommentsMany of us felt a certain degree of satisfaction in seeing officials from the City of Bell led away in handcuffs, even if the vision of Frank Rizzo in a […] -
![This is a brand new press release from Assemblyman Jose Solorio, but THIS AIN’T THE LIBERAL OC, so you don’t get it without a little context, explanation and commentary first! […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Jose-Villa-cropped-155x131.jpg "Fairgrounds Swindle Bombshell: Jose Solorio Bails on the Sale!")
Fairgrounds Swindle Bombshell: Jose Solorio Bails on the Sale!
Posted on September 7, 2010 | 2 CommentsThis is a brand new press release from Assemblyman Jose Solorio, but THIS AIN’T THE LIBERAL OC, so you don’t get it without a little context, explanation and commentary first! […] -
![La Femme Wonkita has said it before, on public access TV no less: When the public hears the phrase “Public-Private Partnership,” what they need to hear is “Bend over.” Tonight, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Homer_bending_over-155x155.gif "Tonight, a Double-Header of Public-Private Ripoffs! (Costa Mesa / Fairgrounds, Huntington Beach / Poseidon.)")
Tonight, a Double-Header of Public-Private Ripoffs! (Costa Mesa / Fairgrounds, Huntington Beach / Poseidon.)
Posted on September 7, 2010 | 4 CommentsLa Femme Wonkita has said it before, on public access TV no less: When the public hears the phrase “Public-Private Partnership,” what they need to hear is “Bend over.” Tonight, […] -
![There’s a story, possibly apocryphal, that a famous author offered the following as a graduation speech, then walked off the stage: Things are bad. They will not get better. They […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/sad-clown-155x155.jpg "Fairgrounds Swindle: As Good As It Gets.")
Fairgrounds Swindle: As Good As It Gets.
Posted on August 24, 2010 | 12 CommentsThere’s a story, possibly apocryphal, that a famous author offered the following as a graduation speech, then walked off the stage: Things are bad. They will not get better. They […] -
Tuesday afternoon: Your LAST CHANCE to be heard on the OC Fairgrounds Sale for 55 years!
Posted on August 23, 2010 | 7 Comments -
![Was Costa Mesa’s Measure C to protect the Fairgrounds a waste of $100,000? The City of Costa Mesa is poised to buy the Orange County Fairgrounds, then lease it out […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/end-run-155x155.gif "Fairgrounds Swindle: An End Run Around Measure C?")
Fairgrounds Swindle: An End Run Around Measure C?
Posted on August 23, 2010 | 5 CommentsWas Costa Mesa’s Measure C to protect the Fairgrounds a waste of $100,000? The City of Costa Mesa is poised to buy the Orange County Fairgrounds, then lease it out […] -
![The first thing THIS writer has to say about that New-York-Times-Magazine-length essay that the Daily Pilot (Costa Mesa’s weekly paper) published on Allan Mansoor yesterday is: They better do just […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/mansoor-3-155x155.jpg "Thoughts on the Daily Pilot’s Allan Mansoor epic, the Fairgrounds, and Phu")
Thoughts on the Daily Pilot’s Allan Mansoor epic, the Fairgrounds, and Phu
Posted on August 18, 2010 | 16 CommentsThe first thing THIS writer has to say about that New-York-Times-Magazine-length essay that the Daily Pilot (Costa Mesa’s weekly paper) published on Allan Mansoor yesterday is: They better do just […] -
![A spanner in the works for the deal Costa Mesa made with Facilities Management West to finance the sale of and manage the OC Fairgrounds for the next 55 years. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/fair-3.jpg "Fairgrounds Swindle: American Fairs appeals the Facilities Management West deal.")
Fairgrounds Swindle: American Fairs appeals the Facilities Management West deal.
Posted on August 8, 2010 | 27 CommentsA spanner in the works for the deal Costa Mesa made with Facilities Management West to finance the sale of and manage the OC Fairgrounds for the next 55 years. […] -
![. . . First – have you called Solorio and Correa yet, and asked them to stop this rotten deal? Asm. JOSE SOLORIO 714-939-8469, or 916-319-2069 Sen. LOU CORREA 714-558-4400, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/big-explosion-155x155.jpg "The Great Fairgrounds Swindle pt 3: Threats, Bribes, and Videotape.")
The Great Fairgrounds Swindle pt 3: Threats, Bribes, and Videotape.
Posted on August 3, 2010 | 11 Comments. . . First – have you called Solorio and Correa yet, and asked them to stop this rotten deal? Asm. JOSE SOLORIO 714-939-8469, or 916-319-2069 Sen. LOU CORREA 714-558-4400, […] -
![JOSE SOLORIO 714-939-8469, or 916-319-2069 LOU CORREA 714-558-4400, or 916-651-4034. I’ve been writing about what a terrible deal Costa Mesa was snookered into making with Facilities Management West, turning over […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Fait-2-155x133.png "Call Solorio and Correa TODAY: Stop this rotten Fairgrounds deal!")
Call Solorio and Correa TODAY: Stop this rotten Fairgrounds deal!
Posted on July 22, 2010 | 14 CommentsJOSE SOLORIO 714-939-8469, or 916-319-2069 LOU CORREA 714-558-4400, or 916-651-4034. I’ve been writing about what a terrible deal Costa Mesa was snookered into making with Facilities Management West, turning over […] -
![. . . “Facilities Management West was formed by three multi-generational Orange County families with a love and passion for the Fair.” –Guy Lemmon, FMW spokesman, May 10 “I want […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Fait-155x133.png "The Great Fairgrounds Swindle pt 2: Meet the Pirates!")
The Great Fairgrounds Swindle pt 2: Meet the Pirates!
Posted on July 14, 2010 | 45 Comments. . . “Facilities Management West was formed by three multi-generational Orange County families with a love and passion for the Fair.” –Guy Lemmon, FMW spokesman, May 10 “I want […]
Pretty perfect storm for Mamdani honestly. He ran a fantastic campaign but also benefitted from everything that could've gone right…