John Earl reports….
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
Exclusively published here in installments!
- The Orange Lady – OC Register
- OC transportation projects on schedule despite rain, officials say
- Day 2 of LAUSD strike dawns amid more protests, more rancor, more rain
- Frumpy (Grand)mom? Yikes, I’m terrified of becoming a grandmother
- 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
Hear Vern’s dark holidays song….
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John Earl Archive
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Victory over Poseidon: Surf City Voice Celebrates, takes a well-earned vacation.
Posted on May 26, 2022 | No CommentsIt is done. The people won. And not for the last time this month! -
Earth Day Weekend Open Thread: SoCal Water Wars & the Rude Pundit.
Posted on April 23, 2022 | 23 CommentsTalk about our extinction, or something anyway. -
![. . . Short Version: Sign. Isn’t it interesting, and highly worthy of contemplation, that the members (directors, technically) of the Orange County Water District (OCWD) who consistently vote in […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ocwd-fuckfaces-e1472345158735-115x115.jpg "Sign This Please: The OC Water District Needs to Livestream its Damn Meetings!")
Sign This Please: The OC Water District Needs to Livestream its Damn Meetings!
Posted on August 27, 2016 | 9 Comments. . . Short Version: Sign. Isn’t it interesting, and highly worthy of contemplation, that the members (directors, technically) of the Orange County Water District (OCWD) who consistently vote in […] -
![. . . [Ed. Note: Originally posted July 20, but worth a second look.] We saw this editorial coming, those of us who attend OCWD meetings and have suffered through early […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/dancing-puppets-e1468686474668-115x115.gif "Poseidon Plays the Race Card, LULAC Dances to Their Tune!")
Poseidon Plays the Race Card, LULAC Dances to Their Tune!
Posted on July 24, 2016 | 31 Comments. . . [Ed. Note: Originally posted July 20, but worth a second look.] We saw this editorial coming, those of us who attend OCWD meetings and have suffered through early […] -
![. . . [Ed. Note: This post has been redesignated as your Weekend Open Thread. Talk about this, or anything else you’d like, within broad bounds of decorum and discretion.] […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Bilodeau-displeased-115x115.jpg "Weekend Open Thread: Habitually Tardy Bilodeau Feels “Unsafe” at Public Water Board Meetings")
Weekend Open Thread: Habitually Tardy Bilodeau Feels “Unsafe” at Public Water Board Meetings
Posted on March 7, 2015 | 2 Comments. . . [Ed. Note: This post has been redesignated as your Weekend Open Thread. Talk about this, or anything else you’d like, within broad bounds of decorum and discretion.] […] -
![. . . By John Earl cross-posted from Surf City Voice Which delusion of grandeur do elected officials suffer from the most? Answer: that they have only our best interests […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sarmiento-e1424248523309-115x115.jpg "OCWD’s Sarmiento: “All of Us Want to be Transparent,” snicker. UPDATE – Vince Rotates Off the Board")
OCWD’s Sarmiento: “All of Us Want to be Transparent,” snicker. UPDATE – Vince Rotates Off the Board
Posted on February 17, 2015 | 19 Comments. . . By John Earl cross-posted from Surf City Voice Which delusion of grandeur do elected officials suffer from the most? Answer: that they have only our best interests […] -
![. . . By John Earl, cross-posted from Surf City Voice It’s election time, and so in September Poseidon Resources, Inc. released another push poll claiming widespread public support for […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/probolsky-poseidon-115x115.png "Recent Poseidon-Probolsky Push-Poll Threatens Candidates and Misleads Voters.")
Recent Poseidon-Probolsky Push-Poll Threatens Candidates and Misleads Voters.
Posted on November 3, 2014 | 6 Comments. . . By John Earl, cross-posted from Surf City Voice It’s election time, and so in September Poseidon Resources, Inc. released another push poll claiming widespread public support for […] -
![. . . by Debbie Cook, first posted in Surf City Voice, Aug. 4, 2014. At a recent (July 3) sub-committee meeting (see video at bottom of story) OC Water […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ocwd-subcommittee-e1407363342563.jpg "Water Board’s Misuse of Committee Meetings gives the finger to OC Ratepayers.")
Water Board’s Misuse of Committee Meetings gives the finger to OC Ratepayers.
Posted on August 6, 2014 | 23 Comments. . . by Debbie Cook, first posted in Surf City Voice, Aug. 4, 2014. At a recent (July 3) sub-committee meeting (see video at bottom of story) OC Water […] -
![. . . by Debbie Cook, July 22, 2014; cross-posted from Surf City Voice. About a dozen members of the public attended the July 16 meeting of the Orange County […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/hiding-face-115x115.jpg "Why do some OC Water District Directors LOATHE being WATCHED?")
Why do some OC Water District Directors LOATHE being WATCHED?
Posted on July 23, 2014 | 29 Comments. . . by Debbie Cook, July 22, 2014; cross-posted from Surf City Voice. About a dozen members of the public attended the July 16 meeting of the Orange County […] -
![By John Earl cross-posted from Surf City Voice Note: My father will turn 94 on July 7. May 16, 2013, was the last time that I published a self-written article […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/john-earls-dad-115x115.jpg "Caring for my 94-year old father as the Surf City Voice resumes.")
Caring for my 94-year old father as the Surf City Voice resumes.
Posted on May 12, 2014 | 8 CommentsBy John Earl cross-posted from Surf City Voice Note: My father will turn 94 on July 7. May 16, 2013, was the last time that I published a self-written article […] -
![. By John Earl Surf City Voice (video interview at THIS LINK) Mesa Water District isn’t just building colored water treatment facilities and rebranding itself or building up huge cash […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/mesa-1-115x115.jpg "Mesa Water District Fights Terrorists, Journalists!")
Mesa Water District Fights Terrorists, Journalists!
Posted on May 15, 2013 | 2 Comments. By John Earl Surf City Voice (video interview at THIS LINK) Mesa Water District isn’t just building colored water treatment facilities and rebranding itself or building up huge cash […] -
![. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY from Vern: All of you Orange County residents who drink water should read the following important piece by John Earl, but since I know how DRY (paradoxically) […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/gus-bad-poseidon-115x115.jpg "“No Water Deal” – Gus needs YOU to finish his work defeating Poseidon’s desalination scam!")
“No Water Deal” – Gus needs YOU to finish his work defeating Poseidon’s desalination scam!
Posted on February 24, 2013 | 2 Comments. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY from Vern: All of you Orange County residents who drink water should read the following important piece by John Earl, but since I know how DRY (paradoxically) […] -
![. I had no idea that 400 people showed up to Water Board meetings! Or how dramatic and entertaining they can be, or that they can go till 1 AM! […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/chinatown-noah-cross-115x115.jpg "Cadiz, the Desert Water Pimps.")
Cadiz, the Desert Water Pimps.
Posted on July 31, 2012 | 18 Comments. I had no idea that 400 people showed up to Water Board meetings! Or how dramatic and entertaining they can be, or that they can go till 1 AM! […] -
![. . . I was very sad to learn that, not only was our good friend Gus “OC Progressive” Ayer born on Christmas itself, but three of our favorite bloggers […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Earl-SanRoman-Bushala-115x115.jpg "Happy Birthday to Three of our Fringiest Bloggers – John Earl, Gabriel San Roman and Tony Bushala!")
Happy Birthday to Three of our Fringiest Bloggers – John Earl, Gabriel San Roman and Tony Bushala!
Posted on December 26, 2011 | 1 Comment. . . I was very sad to learn that, not only was our good friend Gus “OC Progressive” Ayer born on Christmas itself, but three of our favorite bloggers […]
