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.…
first supervisorial district Archive
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UPDATED: Recount Changes 0 Ballots in First 16 Santa Ana Precincts; If Correa’s Not Prepping for a Court Case, He’s Taking a Dive
Posted on February 10, 2015 | 5 CommentsUPDATE: This is what happens when you write a post the night before and set it to go off in the morning. Sometimes things have changed overnight. (Link is to […] -
Chismes of the First District Supervisor Race
Posted on January 15, 2015 | 56 Comments. . . Hark! how the brisk January days are enlivened by exaltation of birdsong. And what chismes are these pajaritos warbling this month? They sing of the Tuesday January […] -
The Triumph of Paul Lucas pt 3: Keystone Kops, Steele Smith, and remembering Danielle.
Posted on March 4, 2014 | 59 CommentsSpoiler Alert Spoiler After we published part two of this blockbuster four-part series detailing the trials, tribulations, and eventual triumph of our friend Paul Lucas, the always-hateful Dan Chmielewski of […] -
The Triumph of Paul Lucas pt 2: Bad Buena Park Cops and Feckless Druggies!
Posted on February 18, 2014 | 63 Comments. . . “…Paul Lucas won’t be the last to have been left drooling and limping pathetically in an erratic loop by one too many encounters with the everlasting car […] -
The Triumph of Paul Lucas over Dirty Cops and Draconian Drug Warriors, pt 1.
Posted on February 16, 2014 | 33 CommentsWe all know Paul Lucas here – those of us who read blogs, and anyone who’s been involved in local politics over the last decade, especially in the Democratic Party. […] -
Deceptive mailer alert: Lorrie Galloway is NOT the Democratic-Endorsed Candidate!
Posted on May 25, 2010 | 1 CommentJust got this this morning from Supervisorial Candidate Rose Espinoza, and it seemed important to share here, before too many Democrats cast their votes in the First Supervisorial race. I […] -
How badly will Jose Solorio beat Janet Nguyen in 2012?
Posted on March 20, 2010 | 6 CommentsIn two years, Supervisor Janet Nguyen, a Republican, is going to have to run for re-election. She only won by three votes, back in 2007. She won a full four year […] -
Graffiti covers a bridge that Supervisor Janet Nguyen promised to keep clean
Posted on February 22, 2010 | 14 CommentsSupervisor Janet Nguyen, who represents the First District (including Santa Ana and much of Little Saigon) bought a sign a few years ago on an overpass on the 22 Freeway, […] -
Assemblyman Jose Solorio versus Supervisor Janet Nguyen?
Posted on December 23, 2008 | 8 CommentsAssemblyman Jose Solorio included the above picture in his latest e-newsletter. I had no idea that he is taller than Supervisor Janet Nguyen! The true irony of this picture is […] -
Will the DPOC take away Hoa Van Tran’s endorsment on Tuesday?
Posted on May 24, 2008 | 6 CommentsI hate it when this happens. I found out awhile ago from a pajarito in the OC Democratic Party that next Tuesday they are holding a special meeting to consider […] -
Solorio staffer loses her mind and joins the Hoa Van Tran campaign
Posted on May 22, 2008 | 14 CommentsTruong “Tomahawk” Diep posted a letter over at the Red County blog purporting to be from a KimChi Nguyen, who apparently worked for Assemblyman Jose Solorio but has now quit […] -
Lucas: The truth is out there
Posted on May 5, 2008 | 2 CommentsOkay, enough already, I hear you! For weeks it’s been, “Vern, will you shut up about the war in Iraq, about the damage the Bush administration has done to the […]
![UPDATED: Recount Changes 0 Ballots in First 16 Santa Ana Precincts; If Correa’s Not Prepping for a Court Case, He’s Taking a Dive UPDATE: This is what happens when you write a post the night before and set it to go off in the morning. Sometimes things have changed overnight. (Link is to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Recount-1st-Supe-Live-Stream-2015-0209-1325-115x115.jpg)
![Chismes of the First District Supervisor Race . . . Hark! how the brisk January days are enlivened by exaltation of birdsong. And what chismes are these pajaritos warbling this month? They sing of the Tuesday January […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/do-correa-phan-115x115.png)
![The Triumph of Paul Lucas pt 3: Keystone Kops, Steele Smith, and remembering Danielle. Spoiler Alert Spoiler After we published part two of this blockbuster four-part series detailing the trials, tribulations, and eventual triumph of our friend Paul Lucas, the always-hateful Dan Chmielewski of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/yak-steele-danielle-115x115.png)
![The Triumph of Paul Lucas pt 2: Bad Buena Park Cops and Feckless Druggies! . . . “…Paul Lucas won’t be the last to have been left drooling and limping pathetically in an erratic loop by one too many encounters with the everlasting car […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/paul-lucas-cannabis-e1392709184983.jpg)
![The Triumph of Paul Lucas over Dirty Cops and Draconian Drug Warriors, pt 1. We all know Paul Lucas here – those of us who read blogs, and anyone who’s been involved in local politics over the last decade, especially in the Democratic Party. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/paul-lucas-pier-cropped1-115x115.jpg)
![Deceptive mailer alert: Lorrie Galloway is NOT the Democratic-Endorsed Candidate! Just got this this morning from Supervisorial Candidate Rose Espinoza, and it seemed important to share here, before too many Democrats cast their votes in the First Supervisorial race. I […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Rose-Espinoza.jpg)
![Graffiti covers a bridge that Supervisor Janet Nguyen promised to keep clean Supervisor Janet Nguyen, who represents the First District (including Santa Ana and much of Little Saigon) bought a sign a few years ago on an overpass on the 22 Freeway, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Overpass-Graffiti.jpg)
![Assemblyman Jose Solorio versus Supervisor Janet Nguyen? Assemblyman Jose Solorio included the above picture in his latest e-newsletter. I had no idea that he is taller than Supervisor Janet Nguyen! The true irony of this picture is […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/solorio-versus-janet.jpg)
So you're gonna write a piece about this audit? Good, folks have been asking us to cover that on this…