I don’t very much care for your sympathies. I don’t need it. I suggest you look at your own life…
Yeah, you love talking about lawsuits. But this fact remains until you are convicted, you are not guilty but of…
Oh, Sam. You don't know anything about local politics and elections or local governance. I do. I'll leave it at…
The cost to the registrar or the cost to run the campaigns? The cost to the registrar would not be…
Do you have any idea how much a campaign for the 360,000 district would be? The distinction from a 640,000…
Paying Janet Nguyen more is ludicrous.
If we want better and more transparent elected representatives we simply need to pay them more. Take a look at…
You might be surprised what sort of low-lives would crave a quarter mil job with no professional qualifications and no…
That would just spark even more corruption and only allow independently wealthy people to run and win.
Lobbyists Archive
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Cecilia Flores beats Lucille Kring’s Planning Commission, and a Charter School Goes Down!
Posted on September 27, 2023 | 11 CommentsA red-letter day! -
Ashleigh’s “Low-Hanging Fruit” too much for Council. WHAT NEXT?
Posted on August 22, 2023 | 23 CommentsAnother one that's spicier than its title! -
Saga of the Bahu ARCO (A Microcosm of Anaheim Corruption)
Posted on August 17, 2023 | 45 CommentsThis has everything. Enjoy. (Did I mention? SIDHU! AMENT! AND SIDHU!) -
Corruption Report Preview: Jordan Brandman Reaches Out!
Posted on July 25, 2023 | 102 CommentsInteresting timing, eh? What is the Boy Wonder up to? -
Sunkist Showdown: Brandman Betrays Anaheim’s Neighborhoods and Small Businesses AGAIN.
Posted on June 15, 2021 | 8 CommentsWell, this gives the Brandman recall impetus. And there's more impetus to come! -
Tom Daly and Don Wagner: Living Large on Lobbyists’ Tab
Posted on March 2, 2016 | 4 CommentsAnaheim's Tom Daly and Irvine's Don Wagner spent a cushy week in Maui at pay-for-access lobbying confab. -
![Is there anything sadder than these final desperate flailings of former Republican Senate Minority Leader Dick Ackerman, these flailings for relevance in the twilight of his career? (Sadly, the answer […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/irvine-cares-ackerman-115x115.png "Irvine Cares, OC GOP Chairmanship … Dick Ackerman’s final sad flails for relevance.")
Irvine Cares, OC GOP Chairmanship … Dick Ackerman’s final sad flails for relevance.
Posted on July 19, 2014 | 37 CommentsIs there anything sadder than these final desperate flailings of former Republican Senate Minority Leader Dick Ackerman, these flailings for relevance in the twilight of his career? (Sadly, the answer […] -
![CNN, FOX NEWS, ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS and other mainstream news sources are giving a great deal of their time covering the events in the Ukraine. At the same time the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/breaking_news_graphic_20100902180033_320_240-e1317765482216-115x115.jpg "Mainstream Media Ignores Trans-Pacific Partnership While Quietly Lobbying For It")
Mainstream Media Ignores Trans-Pacific Partnership While Quietly Lobbying For It
Posted on March 7, 2014 | 2 CommentsCNN, FOX NEWS, ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS and other mainstream news sources are giving a great deal of their time covering the events in the Ukraine. At the same time the […] -
![. . . A correspondent self-named Sacramento Sam sent in a long and well-spoken comment this afternoon in reply to the story I wrote last week taking on Elizabeth Sholes […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Yelling-into-the-phone-115x115.jpg "Sacramento Sam Speaks on Sholes, Single-Payer, and Screamers")
Sacramento Sam Speaks on Sholes, Single-Payer, and Screamers
Posted on February 16, 2012 | 2 Comments. . . A correspondent self-named Sacramento Sam sent in a long and well-spoken comment this afternoon in reply to the story I wrote last week taking on Elizabeth Sholes […] -
![Given the shitstorm coming down the pike for the various insiders implicated in the attempted Great Swindle of the Orange County Fairgrounds, we figure it’s time to start introducing some […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/dave-ellis-1-155x155.jpg "Who is Dave Ellis? A Portrait of our Fair Board Chairman.")
Who is Dave Ellis? A Portrait of our Fair Board Chairman.
Posted on March 4, 2011 | 84 CommentsGiven the shitstorm coming down the pike for the various insiders implicated in the attempted Great Swindle of the Orange County Fairgrounds, we figure it’s time to start introducing some […] -
![Excerpted with permission from Eddie’s Corner, the blog of Eddie Rose, at www.eddierose.org We’ve all heard of “Take Your Daughter to Work” day. Now, at the Orange County Board of Supervisors, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Jerbal-Registry-155x155.jpg "Lobbyists welcomed by OC Supes")
Lobbyists welcomed by OC Supes
Posted on November 15, 2010 | 3 CommentsExcerpted with permission from Eddie’s Corner, the blog of Eddie Rose, at www.eddierose.org We’ve all heard of “Take Your Daughter to Work” day. Now, at the Orange County Board of Supervisors, […] -
![I almost never agree with anything that comes from Supervisors Bill Campbell and Janet Nguyen, but today they fought to establish a new County ordinance that would have created a […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Nelson-and-the-lobbyists-155x155.jpg "O.C. Supervisors reject plans for a lobbyist registry")
O.C. Supervisors reject plans for a lobbyist registry
Posted on November 9, 2010 | 10 CommentsI almost never agree with anything that comes from Supervisors Bill Campbell and Janet Nguyen, but today they fought to establish a new County ordinance that would have created a […] -
![State Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg wants to know why Assembly Leader Karen Bass got more gifts than he did Ruh roh! The FPPC is cracking down on both Democratic and […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Karen-Bass-and-Darrell-Steinberg.jpg "California legislators failed to report all their loot correctly")
California legislators failed to report all their loot correctly
Posted on January 17, 2010 | No CommentsState Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg wants to know why Assembly Leader Karen Bass got more gifts than he did Ruh roh! The FPPC is cracking down on both Democratic and […] -
![Joe Dunn and Orange Juice blogger Paul Lucas FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2010 CONTACT: Carina Franck-Pantone (714) 675-3653 Senator Joe Dunn (ret.) to OC Board of Supervisors: Adopt […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Paul-Lucas-and-State-Senator-Joe-Dunn.jpg "Former State Senator Dunn asks Supervisors to adopt lobbying reforms")
Former State Senator Dunn asks Supervisors to adopt lobbying reforms
Posted on January 12, 2010 | 4 CommentsJoe Dunn and Orange Juice blogger Paul Lucas FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2010 CONTACT: Carina Franck-Pantone (714) 675-3653 Senator Joe Dunn (ret.) to OC Board of Supervisors: Adopt […]
I can draw all the attention I want. It doesn’t bother me. I don’t know why people like to put…