John Earl reports….
The Essential Voice of OC- Top Official Resigns From OC’s Health Plan for the Poor Following Revelations of State Probe
- Honoring Orange County’s History at the 43rd Annual Black History Parade and Unity Festival
- OC’s Top Public Health Official is Resigning; No Permanent Replacement Yet
- Santa Ana Faces Lawsuit For Barring a Religious Charity From Feeding Homeless People
- Mission Viejo Scraps Term Limits And Anti-Nepotism Proposal for City Commissions
- Nathan Steele and Lisa Landau Maintain Leads in Seal Beach Runoff Election
- Sacramento is Investigating Pay Spikes and Hiring Practices at OC’s Health Plan for the Poor
- What Are the Exact Plans for Orange County’s Next Mental Health Campus?
- Orange School District Suspends Digital Library Over Book Concerns From Some Parents
- USVA Tet Festival Returns to Costa Mesa
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- Pedroza’s New Santa Ana
- The SAPD seized Fentanyl and Meth from a local probationer
- Don’t miss tonight’s DTSA First Saturday Art Walk
- O.C. man gets three life terms for killing his girlfriend and their two little boys
- Celebration of life for Elliot Blair, the O.C. Public Defender killed in Mexico, set for Feb. 11 in Garden Grove
- Compton man arrested for stealing construction tools from Orange County vehicles
- Long Beach Man charged with murder for hitting an O.C. bicyclist then fatally stabbing him
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- A Word (or Two) about Judges on the Ballot
- Craig Alexander’s “Craig’s PICs” Voter Recommendations for the Nov. 8, 2022 General Election
- Live from OC GOP Central Committee: Endorsements for November 2022 Election Round 3
- Live from OC GOP Central Committee: Endorsements for November 2022 Election Round 2
- “Republican” Chi Charlie Nguyen Cost Taxpayers Over $2.5 Million Dollars For ONE Project!
- Craig’s PICs Voter Recommendations for the June 7, 2022 primary election
OC Gallery of MAGA Goofballs and Terrorists!
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lgbt rights Archive
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US Supreme Court Celebrates PRIDE
Posted on June 15, 2020 | 9 CommentsAnd the morning after Vern & Donna finally watched "Milk!" -
LGBTQ rights, OC Pride, Grand Marshal Duron and Masterpiece Cakeshop!
Posted on June 12, 2018 | 13 CommentsDonovan examines recent SCOTUS decisions and other events impacting gay rights. -
![. . . Couple weeks ago, all I knew was Yesenia needed help, around the corner at St Anthony’s, “moving furniture for the neighborhood.” And so, of course, Donna and […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/anaheim-giant-rainbow-flag-115x115.png "Complex Anaheim, May 2017 Edition: Wincome Furniture, Rainbow Flagblocking.")
Complex Anaheim, May 2017 Edition: Wincome Furniture, Rainbow Flagblocking.
Posted on May 25, 2017 | 8 Comments. . . Couple weeks ago, all I knew was Yesenia needed help, around the corner at St Anthony’s, “moving furniture for the neighborhood.” And so, of course, Donna and […] -
![. . . Garden Grove Mayor Bao Nguyen, who is expected to run for the 46th Congressional district for Congress being vacated by Loretta Sanchez, chose the occasion of the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Bao-with-Beauty-Queens-1-115x115.jpg "BAOUT! Garden Grove Mayor Bao Nguyen Comes Out as Gay at Reception for Ambassador to Vietnam")
BAOUT! Garden Grove Mayor Bao Nguyen Comes Out as Gay at Reception for Ambassador to Vietnam
Posted on July 13, 2015 | 26 Comments. . . Garden Grove Mayor Bao Nguyen, who is expected to run for the 46th Congressional district for Congress being vacated by Loretta Sanchez, chose the occasion of the […] -
![. . . Hey, this looks great! And terrifying. Great and terrifying! I’m not sure that I should do this, because then the government might have easier access to my search […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cunningham-chmielewski-115x115.jpg "Weekend Open Thread: Your Google History, and a Lesson in What Not to NOT Say to a Bigot")
Weekend Open Thread: Your Google History, and a Lesson in What Not to NOT Say to a Bigot
Posted on May 8, 2015 | 30 Comments. . . Hey, this looks great! And terrifying. Great and terrifying! I’m not sure that I should do this, because then the government might have easier access to my search […] -
![. . . 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 […] -
![. This just came over the Lavendar Transom – the one we reserve for our Fabulous friends of the Viet Rainbow of Orange County: Dear Supporters: Viet Rainbow of Orange […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Viet-Rainbow-of-OC-logo-115x115.png "Viet Rainbow of OC invites you all to this year’s Tet Parade Feb 1!")
Viet Rainbow of OC invites you all to this year’s Tet Parade Feb 1!
Posted on January 14, 2014 | No Comments. This just came over the Lavendar Transom – the one we reserve for our Fabulous friends of the Viet Rainbow of Orange County: Dear Supporters: Viet Rainbow of Orange […] -
![I’ll have more details as the night and tomorrow go by, but I wanted to break the news here first since I’ve written a lot about it since last year […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2013-Tet-Toro-5-115x115.jpg "Viet Bigotry Melts to Manageable Size, LGBT to March in Tet Parade!")
Viet Bigotry Melts to Manageable Size, LGBT to March in Tet Parade!
Posted on January 4, 2014 | 10 CommentsI’ll have more details as the night and tomorrow go by, but I wanted to break the news here first since I’ve written a lot about it since last year […] -
![You just HAVE to hear Westminster Councilwoman Diana Lee Carey tearing it up here. NO, it’s not about Toll Lanes this time, not fracking, and not jazzercise. She is explaining, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dlc-human-rights-e1388180469241.jpg "Diana Lee Carey’s passionate speech on human rights, the First Amendment, and the Tet Homophobes.")
Diana Lee Carey’s passionate speech on human rights, the First Amendment, and the Tet Homophobes.
Posted on December 27, 2013 | 5 CommentsYou just HAVE to hear Westminster Councilwoman Diana Lee Carey tearing it up here. NO, it’s not about Toll Lanes this time, not fracking, and not jazzercise. She is explaining, […] -
![. . . Crazy stuff, crazy stuff, what-all the Republican Party is going through. Out in Washington, having held their breath till their faces turned blue and still failing to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/vern-and-donnelly-115x115.jpg "GOP fault lines: Scott Baugh dice “HOLA,” while Newport Teabaggers fete Minuteman Tim Donnelly.")
GOP fault lines: Scott Baugh dice “HOLA,” while Newport Teabaggers fete Minuteman Tim Donnelly.
Posted on October 27, 2013 | 45 Comments. . . Crazy stuff, crazy stuff, what-all the Republican Party is going through. Out in Washington, having held their breath till their faces turned blue and still failing to […] -
![. THIS JUST IN from good Orange Juice friend and Fullerton troublemaker Stephan Baxter… Art With An Agenda presents: LOVE. SEX. UNITY. RESPECT. An Art Exhibit In Support Of Marriage […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/torres-cropped-115x115.jpg "Art With An Agenda presents: LOVE. SEX. UNITY. RESPECT. Starting this weekend in Fullerton!")
Art With An Agenda presents: LOVE. SEX. UNITY. RESPECT. Starting this weekend in Fullerton!
Posted on May 4, 2013 | 3 Comments. THIS JUST IN from good Orange Juice friend and Fullerton troublemaker Stephan Baxter… Art With An Agenda presents: LOVE. SEX. UNITY. RESPECT. An Art Exhibit In Support Of Marriage […] -
Tet Parade Post-mortem: What next, and grading the Politicians’ Performances.
Posted on February 26, 2013 | 42 Comments. As promised, I’ve got a lot to say in retrospect about the Tet Parade of two weeks ago which jumped the shark by excluding gays, and how the various […] -
![. In Vern’s recent article entitled “What Next for Districting in Anaheim?” one of the commenters posted the following in response to Vern’s dismissive remark “Nobody remembers the name of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/rivera-1-115x115.jpg "Jenni Rivera fought for Women, Immigrants and LGBT Youth.")
Jenni Rivera fought for Women, Immigrants and LGBT Youth.
Posted on December 13, 2012 | 5 Comments. In Vern’s recent article entitled “What Next for Districting in Anaheim?” one of the commenters posted the following in response to Vern’s dismissive remark “Nobody remembers the name of […] -
![. As a child I was a big fan of the Republican Party, sort of in the way that people root for a sports team like the Dodgers. And that’s […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/romney-gay-115x115.jpg "If You Believe In Equality, Romney Is Not Your Man")
If You Believe In Equality, Romney Is Not Your Man
Posted on October 24, 2012 | 2 Comments. As a child I was a big fan of the Republican Party, sort of in the way that people root for a sports team like the Dodgers. And that’s […]
