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The Essential Voice of OC- Federal Judge Denies Huntington Beach’s Requested Injunction Against State Housing Law
- Rainstorms Put New Focus on An Orange County Coastline Washing Away
- Will Huntington Beach’s 90-Day Plan to End Homelessness Work?
- Should City Councils Draw Their Own Election Districts? Irvine Discusses Bucking The Trend
- COVID Forged a New Generation of Community Activism Across OC
- Buena Park Officials Consider Holding Landlords Accountable for Apartment Repairs
- From Motel 6 to Affordable Housing: Conversion Underway in Costa Mesa
- This Ramadan, Meet Five of the Newest Members of OC’s Muslim Community
- OC’s Controversial Green Energy Agency Tries Winning Back Public Trust
- Officials Red-Tag Four Buildings and Call for Rail Relocation After San Clemente Landslide
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- Day 2 of LAUSD strike dawns amid more protests, more rancor, more rain
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- Have a job and a side gig? Watch for these missteps
- Southern California’s housing market slowdown pushes into 15th month
- How the LAPD responded to Christopher Dorner’s allegations of bias
- John Stossel: ‘Diversity, equity and inclusion’ trainings are just scams
- California Picks Generic Drug Company Civica to Produce Low-Cost Insulin
- Snap can’t count on a TikTok ban to help it recover
OC Gallery of MAGA Goofballs and Terrorists!
- Pedroza’s New Santa Ana
- The City of Santa Ana is hosting a public budget meeting on March 22
- O.C. Mental Health Services Act three-year plan now available for public comment
- Suspect arrested in Fountain Valley on child porn possession charges
- OCFA firefighters rescued a woman from a car wreck in Irvine this morning
- OCFA firefighters quickly extinguished a fire this morning at an auto parts company
- OCDA Spitzer slams Gov. Newsom for turning the San Quentin prison into a rehab center
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Joe Shaw Archive
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![. . . Annals of chutzpah, or annals of cluelessness? You be the judge. Orange County Business Council (OCBC) head flack Lucy Dunn is well-known and well-remembered in my hometown […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/delgleize-oconnell-dunn-115x115.png "Not DUNN with HB yet? Toll Lane Lucy, Bolsa Chica Betrayer, tells us who to vote for.")
Not DUNN with HB yet? Toll Lane Lucy, Bolsa Chica Betrayer, tells us who to vote for.
Posted on October 27, 2014 | 8 Comments. . . Annals of chutzpah, or annals of cluelessness? You be the judge. Orange County Business Council (OCBC) head flack Lucy Dunn is well-known and well-remembered in my hometown […] -
![. . . Joe Shaw diagnoses me with outrage fatigue. If that’s what it is, I think I’ve had it for a while, a few years. I walk into my […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-gop-homophobe-medley-115x115.png "Young Kim, OC GOP, and their Gay-Bashing Habit: “I Just Cain’t Quit Yew…”")
Young Kim, OC GOP, and their Gay-Bashing Habit: “I Just Cain’t Quit Yew…”
Posted on October 22, 2014 | 18 Comments. . . Joe Shaw diagnoses me with outrage fatigue. If that’s what it is, I think I’ve had it for a while, a few years. I walk into my […] -
![. . . The Register was sure to let everyone know about the FPPC complaint against stalwart environmental-populist Huntington Beach councilmembers Joe Shaw and Connie Boardman (up for re-election) but […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/shaw-boardman-blest-115x115.png "Huntington’s Shaw and Boardman cleared of frivolous cohabitation charges by FPPC.")
Huntington’s Shaw and Boardman cleared of frivolous cohabitation charges by FPPC.
Posted on September 8, 2014 | 3 Comments. . . The Register was sure to let everyone know about the FPPC complaint against stalwart environmental-populist Huntington Beach councilmembers Joe Shaw and Connie Boardman (up for re-election) but […] -
![. . . Remember that Flag Day event I played piano for on Saturday? I used to think of it as a Democrat, or as THE OC Democrat Flag […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/alvarez-kelly-oconnell-115x115.png "Scenes from the “Labor” Flag Day: SQS, RINO’s, Teamsters and Toll Lanes!")
Scenes from the “Labor” Flag Day: SQS, RINO’s, Teamsters and Toll Lanes!
Posted on June 17, 2014 | 8 Comments. . . Remember that Flag Day event I played piano for on Saturday? I used to think of it as a Democrat, or as THE OC Democrat Flag […] -
![The mammoth, packed, Coastal Commission hearing at Huntington Beach City Hall, on whether to change the zoning of the “Ridge” portion of the Bolsa Chica Wetlands from “open space” to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/the-ridge-march-e1402537262703.jpg "The Ridge Development “DENIED” by Coastal Commission; most of HB rejoices! [update – not “denied” but stymied.]")
The Ridge Development “DENIED” by Coastal Commission; most of HB rejoices! [update – not “denied” but stymied.]
Posted on June 12, 2014 | 6 CommentsThe mammoth, packed, Coastal Commission hearing at Huntington Beach City Hall, on whether to change the zoning of the “Ridge” portion of the Bolsa Chica Wetlands from “open space” to […] -
![Politics and Surf City monkeyshines aside, I am looking forward to the book signing and discussion tomorrow afternoon in the Bella Terra Barnes and Noble, HB, 2pm today (Sunday June […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/epting-books-115x115.jpg "Epting and son’s book signing in HB this afternoon … but What IS going on with Epting?")
Epting and son’s book signing in HB this afternoon … but What IS going on with Epting?
Posted on June 7, 2014 | 22 CommentsPolitics and Surf City monkeyshines aside, I am looking forward to the book signing and discussion tomorrow afternoon in the Bella Terra Barnes and Noble, HB, 2pm today (Sunday June […] -
![From Huntington Beach Mayor Pro-Tem Joe Shaw: Happy New Year everyone! I wanted to share the following extremely important and timely information about Bolsa Chica— I’m hoping you’ll take action […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/joe-shaw-at-johnnys-22-e1388687159332.jpg "An Urgent New Year’s Message from Joe Shaw!")
An Urgent New Year’s Message from Joe Shaw!
Posted on January 1, 2014 | 5 CommentsFrom Huntington Beach Mayor Pro-Tem Joe Shaw: Happy New Year everyone! I wanted to share the following extremely important and timely information about Bolsa Chica— I’m hoping you’ll take action […] -
![. . . As I stood about waiting for Wednesday’s marathon Coastal Commission hearing to begin, and beheld our nemesis, Poseidon VP Scott Maloni, stomping about scowling, I resolved to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/poseidon-entrained-1-115x115.jpg "Poseidon runs headlong into “Infiltration Gallery.”")
Poseidon runs headlong into “Infiltration Gallery.”
Posted on November 18, 2013 | 36 Comments. . . As I stood about waiting for Wednesday’s marathon Coastal Commission hearing to begin, and beheld our nemesis, Poseidon VP Scott Maloni, stomping about scowling, I resolved to […] -
![. This was passed on to us by old Orange Juice friend and Democratic cannabis warrior John Paul Lucas, who has NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT on this important issue! […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/gavin-ammiano-leno-115x115.jpg "Looking for a few good Hemp-and-Cannibis-Friendly Democrats!!!")
Looking for a few good Hemp-and-Cannibis-Friendly Democrats!!!
Posted on May 8, 2013 | 27 Comments. This was passed on to us by old Orange Juice friend and Democratic cannabis warrior John Paul Lucas, who has NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT on this important issue! […] -
![. So! All of you Huntington Beach residents who have come to realize what a total ripoff – AND environmental calamity – the proposed Poseidon desalination plant would be – […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/huntington-beach-115x115.jpg "Tonight – Huntington Beach residents – Come Help Your Council fight the Poseidon Scam!")
Tonight – Huntington Beach residents – Come Help Your Council fight the Poseidon Scam!
Posted on May 6, 2013 | 12 Comments. So! All of you Huntington Beach residents who have come to realize what a total ripoff – AND environmental calamity – the proposed Poseidon desalination plant would be – […] -
![. Enough already! Enough of a few, spoiled, rich, well-connected Newport Beach residents – and no it’s not everyone in Newport, or even most of you, I know it’s just […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/hb-bonfire-cropped-115x115.jpg "Can we save Huntington Beach’s fabled Bonfires from Bureaucrat Pinheads and Newport NIMBYs?")
Can we save Huntington Beach’s fabled Bonfires from Bureaucrat Pinheads and Newport NIMBYs?
Posted on April 26, 2013 | 64 Comments. Enough already! Enough of a few, spoiled, rich, well-connected Newport Beach residents – and no it’s not everyone in Newport, or even most of you, I know it’s just […] -
![. (E-mail ALL the OCTA Board Members by clicking HERE.) In a major setback to proponents of adding tolls to the 405 Freeway, the Huntington Beach City Council turned against […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Hansen-stooge-115x115.jpg "405 Tolls – Mayor Hansen Rebuffed by HB City Council. UPDATE – Fountain Valley Piles On! And now, La Palma!")
405 Tolls – Mayor Hansen Rebuffed by HB City Council. UPDATE – Fountain Valley Piles On! And now, La Palma!
Posted on July 18, 2012 | 17 Comments. (E-mail ALL the OCTA Board Members by clicking HERE.) In a major setback to proponents of adding tolls to the 405 Freeway, the Huntington Beach City Council turned against […] -
![(This is Part 1 of a series, and is relatively light-hearted. Unfortunately, Part 2, appearing later today or tomorrow, won’t be.) This post was originally to be entitled “Why does […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/PICT5464-115x115.jpg "Occupiers “Going to Surf City, Gonna Have Some Fun!” (Part 1)")
Occupiers “Going to Surf City, Gonna Have Some Fun!” (Part 1)
Posted on March 15, 2012 | 30 Comments(This is Part 1 of a series, and is relatively light-hearted. Unfortunately, Part 2, appearing later today or tomorrow, won’t be.) This post was originally to be entitled “Why does […] -
![. . . You’d think from the look of things, wouldn’t you, that Orange County’s Vietnamese-American community, selflessly consenting to sabotage themselves in the one place where redistricting seemed to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/3-viets-in-72-115x115.jpg "Brilliant, just brilliant: THREE Viets line up against Matt Harper in the 72nd AD.")
Brilliant, just brilliant: THREE Viets line up against Matt Harper in the 72nd AD.
Posted on November 8, 2011 | 16 Comments. . . You’d think from the look of things, wouldn’t you, that Orange County’s Vietnamese-American community, selflessly consenting to sabotage themselves in the one place where redistricting seemed to […]
