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.…
great park Archive
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The Real Tammy Kim Scandal.
Posted on February 9, 2025 | 12 CommentsThis had nothing to do with her residency, but with LiveNation Republicans wanting to shut her up. -
Quirk-Silva Makes the Right Move on the Vets Cemetery
Posted on August 16, 2019 | 4 CommentsMaking it the centerpiece of the Great Park! -
The Irvine Veterans Cemetery Moves
Posted on September 29, 2017 | 7 CommentsIrvine approves a land swap that (hopefully) brings the OC Veterans cemetery closer to reality. -
![. . . For – jeez, decades actually – Larry Agran ruled the world of Irvine Democrats with an iron fist, brooking no dissent. During that time, as Mayor and Councilman, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/batman-slap-115x115.jpg "DPOC and Melissa deliver well-earned bitch slap to the Agran Machine.")
DPOC and Melissa deliver well-earned bitch slap to the Agran Machine.
Posted on June 21, 2017 | 34 Comments. . . For – jeez, decades actually – Larry Agran ruled the world of Irvine Democrats with an iron fist, brooking no dissent. During that time, as Mayor and Councilman, […] -
Irvine Has to Choose: the Bigger & More Visible Vets Cemetery Site, or the One That Punishes FivePoint More
Posted on April 4, 2017 | 4 Comments. . . (1) The Players in Tonight’s Veterans Cemetery Drama in Irvine After a year of scant progress, Irvine’s City Council will today take up the questions of where […] -
More Truth about Gafcon and the Great Park
Posted on November 17, 2014 | 2 CommentsGafcon complains that the Great Park Audit is harming their reputation. Here's proof. -
![. . . The Voice of OC has made available the depositions of Wally Kreutzen, Great Park CEO from 2005 to 2007, and his CFO Colleen Clark, as taken by Judge Nancy Wieben […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/three-fingers-115x115.jpg "“Just Pay For It, We Have the Three Votes”")
“Just Pay For It, We Have the Three Votes”
Posted on July 23, 2014 | 3 Comments. . . The Voice of OC has made available the depositions of Wally Kreutzen, Great Park CEO from 2005 to 2007, and his CFO Colleen Clark, as taken by Judge Nancy Wieben […] -
Breaking: OC VETERANS WIN! Huge Turnout in Irvine, unanimous vote for Great Park Cemetery!
Posted on July 22, 2014 | 28 CommentsLarge Veteran's turnout for tonight's City Council meeting discussing putting a Veteran's Cemetery at the Great Park. -
![. . . Before we discuss tomorrow’s Irvine City Council vote about a Veterans Cemetery in the Great Park — a vote that, as predicted long ago here and elsewhere, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Chinese-Flag-Great-Park-Balloon1-115x115.jpg "Why Speculators from Communist China are Snapping Up U.S. Real Estate")
Why Speculators from Communist China are Snapping Up U.S. Real Estate
Posted on July 21, 2014 | 17 Comments. . . Before we discuss tomorrow’s Irvine City Council vote about a Veterans Cemetery in the Great Park — a vote that, as predicted long ago here and elsewhere, […] -
The (first) worm turns: Where Mike Ellzey fits into the Great Park scandal.
Posted on July 21, 2014 | 9 CommentsThe CEOi approving Great Park contracts since 2008 has turned against Larry Agran -
![Is there anything sadder than these final desperate flailings of former Republican Senate Minority Leader Dick Ackerman, these flailings for relevance in the twilight of his career? (Sadly, the answer […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/irvine-cares-ackerman-115x115.png "Irvine Cares, OC GOP Chairmanship … Dick Ackerman’s final sad flails for relevance.")
Irvine Cares, OC GOP Chairmanship … Dick Ackerman’s final sad flails for relevance.
Posted on July 19, 2014 | 37 CommentsIs there anything sadder than these final desperate flailings of former Republican Senate Minority Leader Dick Ackerman, these flailings for relevance in the twilight of his career? (Sadly, the answer […] -
![Larry Agran ran Irvine for more than a decade. His disastrous tenure was marked by divisive schemes, bullying, and rampant corruption. We are just beginning to learn what his reign […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/wf-wht-rainbow-flag-115x115.jpg "Don’t Let Larry Agran Escape Justice By Exploiting Minorities")
Don’t Let Larry Agran Escape Justice By Exploiting Minorities
Posted on July 9, 2014 | 24 CommentsLarry Agran ran Irvine for more than a decade. His disastrous tenure was marked by divisive schemes, bullying, and rampant corruption. We are just beginning to learn what his reign […] -
![Take a moment to reflect on a potential decision. Let’s say you’re charged with building a new state-of-the-art high school for one of the top performing school districts in the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/punt1-e1397971130185.jpg "Irvine Unified School District & City Council “Punting” The Political Football Over To Saddleback")
Irvine Unified School District & City Council “Punting” The Political Football Over To Saddleback
Posted on April 19, 2014 | No CommentsTake a moment to reflect on a potential decision. Let’s say you’re charged with building a new state-of-the-art high school for one of the top performing school districts in the […] -
![With a proposed November ballot initiative originating in Orange County to reestablish redevelopment agencies gaining steam, it is important to consider the widespread political failures and mismanagement that led to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/popped-orange-balloon-115x115.jpg "Another Major Financial Blow to The City of Irvine")
Another Major Financial Blow to The City of Irvine
Posted on April 9, 2014 | 4 CommentsWith a proposed November ballot initiative originating in Orange County to reestablish redevelopment agencies gaining steam, it is important to consider the widespread political failures and mismanagement that led to […]
So you're gonna write a piece about this audit? Good, folks have been asking us to cover that on this…