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.…
infrastructure Archive
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![. . . First, the good news: Tuesday November 3, the Anaheim City Council approved spending $3,841,969.48 for street and sidewalk repair, in 5 of the 7 neighborhoods identified in […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/front-lines-115x115.jpg "Anaheim: Dispatch from the Fiscal Front Lines.")
Anaheim: Dispatch from the Fiscal Front Lines.
Posted on November 5, 2015 | No Comments. . . First, the good news: Tuesday November 3, the Anaheim City Council approved spending $3,841,969.48 for street and sidewalk repair, in 5 of the 7 neighborhoods identified in […] -
![. Reprinted with kind permission of the LA Progressive. A while back, 1863, actually, in San Jose, California, citizens and business people got together to build a railroad from San […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/san-jose-train-115x115.gif "John MacMurray: “Look, Boss, the Train!”")
John MacMurray: “Look, Boss, the Train!”
Posted on July 12, 2012 | No Comments. Reprinted with kind permission of the LA Progressive. A while back, 1863, actually, in San Jose, California, citizens and business people got together to build a railroad from San […] -
![. A lot of us OC progressives – a lot of us who had become pretty accustomed to being disappointed with the votes of our one Democratic State Senator, Lou […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/correa-train-115x115.jpg "Senator Correa explains his splendid High Speed Rail vote to the Orange Juice Blog!")
Senator Correa explains his splendid High Speed Rail vote to the Orange Juice Blog!
Posted on July 12, 2012 | 6 Comments. A lot of us OC progressives – a lot of us who had become pretty accustomed to being disappointed with the votes of our one Democratic State Senator, Lou […] -
![Do you hear those wedding bells? Everyone who cared about them – and there are so many of us – knew that they would be a hundred times better and […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/wedding-couple-cropped-115x115.jpg "Jerry Brown marries Millionaires; no stopping them now!")
Jerry Brown marries Millionaires; no stopping them now!
Posted on March 16, 2012 | 58 CommentsDo you hear those wedding bells? Everyone who cared about them – and there are so many of us – knew that they would be a hundred times better and […] -
![. . . THE DITZY CHICKS: Self-professed “Tea Party” Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minn) with Orly Taitz, the California-based lawyer who has filed numerous lawsuits in federal court claiming that Democratic President Barack Obama was […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/The-Ditzy-Chicks-115x115.jpg "Self-Professed “Tea Party” Congresswoman Packs Up Her Bags and Heads Back to Minnesota")
Self-Professed “Tea Party” Congresswoman Packs Up Her Bags and Heads Back to Minnesota
Posted on January 4, 2012 | 14 Comments. . . THE DITZY CHICKS: Self-professed “Tea Party” Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minn) with Orly Taitz, the California-based lawyer who has filed numerous lawsuits in federal court claiming that Democratic President Barack Obama was […] -
![. . . While both our state and federal budgets are going over a financial cliff there are still those “special interests” who have blinders on as they can only see […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/broken-bridge-155x155.jpg "While “special interests” promote CA HSR our bridge infrastructure is crumbling")
While “special interests” promote CA HSR our bridge infrastructure is crumbling
Posted on March 23, 2011 | 7 Comments. . . While both our state and federal budgets are going over a financial cliff there are still those “special interests” who have blinders on as they can only see […] -
![Blogger Chip Hanlon, HB City Attorney Jennifer McGrath, HB Councilman Keith Bohr By John Earl Surf City Voice Editor’s Note: This is the first of a 3 part story Since […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/WrathMcGrath-155x155.jpg "Who Will Control Surf City? The Republican Wrath against Jennifer McGrath. (pt 1)")
Who Will Control Surf City? The Republican Wrath against Jennifer McGrath. (pt 1)
Posted on August 24, 2010 | No CommentsBlogger Chip Hanlon, HB City Attorney Jennifer McGrath, HB Councilman Keith Bohr By John Earl Surf City Voice Editor’s Note: This is the first of a 3 part story Since […] -
![I defy anyone to read this Redfaced County post on Huntington Beach’s budget & charter problems, and not come away with the impression that $55 million out of the 15% […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Chip-Hanlon.jpg "Chip Hanlon’s Surf City Lies")
Chip Hanlon’s Surf City Lies
Posted on May 8, 2010 | 2 CommentsI defy anyone to read this Redfaced County post on Huntington Beach’s budget & charter problems, and not come away with the impression that $55 million out of the 15% […] -
![Dear Vern, Today is “Tax Day” in America. The general idea, is that we all pay in, and the benefits of our investments are returned in federal support for local […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/krom.jpg "Beth Krom: Kiss your tax dollars goodbye!")
Beth Krom: Kiss your tax dollars goodbye!
Posted on April 15, 2010 | 2 CommentsDear Vern, Today is “Tax Day” in America. The general idea, is that we all pay in, and the benefits of our investments are returned in federal support for local […] -
![As the topic of Mission Viejo’s neglected road maintenance was addressed in the Mission Viejo Dispatch I chose not to cover this topic until now. However, we are not the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Mission-Viejo-Pothole.png "Road repairs. Pay me now or pay me much more later")
Road repairs. Pay me now or pay me much more later
Posted on March 17, 2010 | 7 CommentsAs the topic of Mission Viejo’s neglected road maintenance was addressed in the Mission Viejo Dispatch I chose not to cover this topic until now. However, we are not the […]
So you're gonna write a piece about this audit? Good, folks have been asking us to cover that on this…