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.…
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A Fracking Earthquake in California?
Posted on March 26, 2014 | 12 CommentsWith the longest and slowest economic recovery since The Great Depression, unemployment numbers are still high, and the number of people receiving food stamp assistance is at a record high. Millions […] -
Loretta “affirms her support” of California High Speed Rail! As does the Orange Juice Blog (some of us anyway.)
Posted on January 17, 2014 | 42 CommentsI’m not in the habit of posting up every little communique I receive from Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-Santa Ana) , or you’d see little else here. But I’d been thinking, […] -
The Dangerous Votes of Sharon Quirk-Silva.
Posted on July 28, 2013 | 23 CommentsLast month I expressed my disappointment that our new Democratic assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (pictured above taking on corruption and injustice in Sacramento) had joined forces with Reefer Madness Republicans and […] -
Governor Brown’s 2013 State of the State Address. Discuss!
Posted on January 24, 2013 | 34 CommentsVideo and transcript below of Governor Brown’s State of the State address for 2013, preceded by what in most cases will be a loud ad. FULL TEXT: The message this […] -
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 […] -
CA Chamber of Commerce Struts Its Status as “Job Killer” Killer
Posted on April 21, 2012 | 8 CommentsWho runs Sacramento? There’s a good argument to be made that, despite Democratic control of the Governor’s seat and both houses of legislature, it’s the California Chamber of Commerce that […] -
Anaheim Activists for Accountability Demand Vote on Tax Giveaway!
Posted on March 5, 2012 | 7 CommentsAn uproar tomorrow in Anaheim? People just won’t sit still for the hotel tax giveaway! This just in: The people planning this action are looking for speakers who represent the […] -
Deficit Reduction and Infrastructure Investments for America
Posted on November 22, 2011 | 6 Comments. . . . Reducing our Deficit, and Investing in America will be Difficult but Not as Impossible as re-Creating Humanity and the World! I just received a message from […] -
October Jobs Data – government shrinks and other economic data
Posted on November 5, 2011 | 3 Comments. . . The Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics has issued its job report for the month of October. It reports that the private sector added jobs, while government jobs […] -
If you were a job…where would you go?
Posted on October 16, 2011 | 18 Comments. . . The Republicans are in disarray….the Democrats are beside themselves….the Libertarians want to run away from home….the Tea Party hasn’t got a clue…..the Peace and Freedom Party long […] -
Is the Grass really Greener in TEXAS?
Posted on August 10, 2011 | 10 Comments. . . Over the last year or so there has been great criticism of California’s political climate and the public policy decisions made here. That criticism often points to […]
![A Fracking Earthquake in California? With the longest and slowest economic recovery since The Great Depression, unemployment numbers are still high, and the number of people receiving food stamp assistance is at a record high. Millions […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Monterey_Shale-115x115.jpg)
![Loretta “affirms her support” of California High Speed Rail! As does the Orange Juice Blog (some of us anyway.) I’m not in the habit of posting up every little communique I receive from Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-Santa Ana) , or you’d see little else here. But I’d been thinking, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/loretta-hsr-115x115.png)
![The Dangerous Votes of Sharon Quirk-Silva. Last month I expressed my disappointment that our new Democratic assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (pictured above taking on corruption and injustice in Sacramento) had joined forces with Reefer Madness Republicans and […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/SQSasgunfighter-cropped-e1375058597353.jpg)
![Governor Brown’s 2013 State of the State Address. Discuss! Video and transcript below of Governor Brown’s State of the State address for 2013, preceded by what in most cases will be a loud ad. FULL TEXT: The message this […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/perez-brown-steinberg-2013-state-of-the-state-115x115.jpg)
![Senator Correa explains his splendid High Speed Rail vote to the Orange Juice Blog! . 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)
![Video of debate between Ed Royce and his challengers. Update – COMPLETE! With new smart-ass questions. . The May 11 debate between Congressman Ed Royce and his challengers Democrat Jay Chen and independent D’Marie Mulattieri was a huge success, and we finally have video of it. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Chen-Royce-Mulattieri-3-115x115.jpg)
![CA Chamber of Commerce Struts Its Status as “Job Killer” Killer Who runs Sacramento? There’s a good argument to be made that, despite Democratic control of the Governor’s seat and both houses of legislature, it’s the California Chamber of Commerce that […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/backstabber-backstabber-115x115.jpg)
![Anaheim Activists for Accountability Demand Vote on Tax Giveaway! An uproar tomorrow in Anaheim? People just won’t sit still for the hotel tax giveaway! This just in: The people planning this action are looking for speakers who represent the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Anaheim-Let-People-Vote-115x115.png)
![Arrangement in Grey and Black: Whistler’s Economy . . . Every once in a while, I get a story idea from someplace like TIME magazine, and everyone once in a long while, they get a story idea […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Whistlers-Mothers-Laptop-115x115.jpg)
![Deficit Reduction and Infrastructure Investments for America . . . . Reducing our Deficit, and Investing in America will be Difficult but Not as Impossible as re-Creating Humanity and the World! I just received a message from […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/The-Creation-hands-small-115x115.jpg)
![October Jobs Data – government shrinks and other economic data . . . The Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics has issued its job report for the month of October. It reports that the private sector added jobs, while government jobs […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/October-Halloween-cropped-115x115.jpg)
![If you were a job…where would you go? . . . The Republicans are in disarray….the Democrats are beside themselves….the Libertarians want to run away from home….the Tea Party hasn’t got a clue…..the Peace and Freedom Party long […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/where-to-go-115x115.jpg)
![Who is Assembly candidate Julio Pérez? Meet him Thursday in Santa Ana… . . . “I live by a quote from St. Francis: First, do what is necessary. Then, do what is possible. Before you know it, you’re doing the impossible. That’s […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/julio-cropped-115x115.jpg)
![Is the Grass really Greener in TEXAS? . . . Over the last year or so there has been great criticism of California’s political climate and the public policy decisions made here. That criticism often points to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/texasdrought-115x115.jpg)
So you're gonna write a piece about this audit? Good, folks have been asking us to cover that on this…