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.
SB 249? It got killed via suspense file in assembly appropriations. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billHistoryClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB249
Without commenting on your specific stats, I would say that is an excellent question. Maybe you should be a Supervisor.…
Criticizing past elected trustees of the Orange County Board of Supervisors reflects not only their leadership weaknesses but also flaws…
Can someone explain why there are 1 county worker for every 160+ citizens that doesn’t include state, federal, cities plus…
Given how significant this would be in addressing MAGA misbehavior, one would think that Newsom should sign it. What's the…
I'm leaning toward the concept of making the Board, de facto part time by cutting Supervisor's salaries by two-thirds and…
By the way, on the County Board of Education - they have almost no authority over anything and have been…
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Weekend Open Thread: Housing the Homeless, Zenger Art Show, and RIP BB King!
Posted on May 15, 2015 | 47 Commentssaving money while addressing homelessness -
![. . . Orange County picked up 50% of the ribbons and had four of the 15 finalists in the FAME Show Choir National Championship in Waukegan, Illinois this weekend, with the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Los-Alamitos-Show-Choir-2-115x115.jpg "Los Alamitos Sweeps the Gold, Brea Picks Up a Bronze, in Show Choir National Championship")
Los Alamitos Sweeps the Gold, Brea Picks Up a Bronze, in Show Choir National Championship
Posted on April 25, 2015 | No Comments. . . Orange County picked up 50% of the ribbons and had four of the 15 finalists in the FAME Show Choir National Championship in Waukegan, Illinois this weekend, with the […] -
![. . . Hey, I don’t think I put this up on the blog yet, but recently the LA Flute Guild asked me to arrange Chick Correa’s popular latin-jazz classic “Spain” […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tpp-flutes-matt-thai-girls-115x115.png "Weekend Open Thread: Spain of Flutes, how Cunningham pays his bills, and TPP Protest Sunday on HB Pier!")
Weekend Open Thread: Spain of Flutes, how Cunningham pays his bills, and TPP Protest Sunday on HB Pier!
Posted on April 10, 2015 | 46 Comments. . . Hey, I don’t think I put this up on the blog yet, but recently the LA Flute Guild asked me to arrange Chick Correa’s popular latin-jazz classic “Spain” […] -
![. . . Look – another weekend rolls around, and hey we need an open thread for you all to discuss whatever and whomever with your characteristic decorum and f-bombs. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/vern-on-styrofoam-beach-115x115.png "Weekend Open Thread: Beach Cleanup today, Vern Concert today, and Upcoming Stories!")
Weekend Open Thread: Beach Cleanup today, Vern Concert today, and Upcoming Stories!
Posted on February 21, 2015 | 10 Comments. . . Look – another weekend rolls around, and hey we need an open thread for you all to discuss whatever and whomever with your characteristic decorum and f-bombs. […] -
![Here’s something that probably won’t surprise you: [T]hat racist intent is difficult to prove does not mean that discrimination does not exist. According to a study conducted on behalf of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Raisin-in-the-Sun-still-115x115.jpg "Thanksgiving Weekend Open Thread: Housing Discrimination and a Chopin Ballade!")
Thanksgiving Weekend Open Thread: Housing Discrimination and a Chopin Ballade!
Posted on November 26, 2014 | 68 CommentsHere’s something that probably won’t surprise you: [T]hat racist intent is difficult to prove does not mean that discrimination does not exist. According to a study conducted on behalf of […] -
![You are incited! Two days after Independence Day, Sunday July 6, 4:30 to 6:30 pm, at the Huntington Beach Central Library, our Editor in chief Vern Nelson is performing a […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/all-american-concert-e1404584574256.jpg "Sunday, 4:30 – Vern’s Astounding All-American Concert!")
Sunday, 4:30 – Vern’s Astounding All-American Concert!
Posted on July 5, 2014 | 16 CommentsYou are incited! Two days after Independence Day, Sunday July 6, 4:30 to 6:30 pm, at the Huntington Beach Central Library, our Editor in chief Vern Nelson is performing a […] -
![Vern sez: I’d thought we were fine for nearly a decade without a “weekend open thread,” but now that Brother Diamond (who gestated in the womb of the Daily Kos) […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/HB-Leather-Tramp-2-e1394302488901.jpg "Welcome to Hernando’s Weekend Open Thread – HB Peace, and Leather Tramp!")
Welcome to Hernando’s Weekend Open Thread – HB Peace, and Leather Tramp!
Posted on March 8, 2014 | 16 CommentsVern sez: I’d thought we were fine for nearly a decade without a “weekend open thread,” but now that Brother Diamond (who gestated in the womb of the Daily Kos) […] -
![My first wife’s family lived in Laguna Beach. Her parents had retired there, and her father died without ever being able to return to Puerto Nuevo in Rosarito and eat […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/seeger-3-115x115.jpg "Remembering Pete Seeger in Laguna Beach…")
Remembering Pete Seeger in Laguna Beach…
Posted on January 29, 2014 | 26 CommentsMy first wife’s family lived in Laguna Beach. Her parents had retired there, and her father died without ever being able to return to Puerto Nuevo in Rosarito and eat […] -
![Okay, ordinarily I wouldn’t write a story about an upcoming concert of mine, except that it just turns out – serendipitously! – to have more to do with some of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/cri-cri-gabilondo-soler-115x115.jpg "Cri-Cri, Mexican Independence Day, and Vern’s Sept. 15 Concert")
Cri-Cri, Mexican Independence Day, and Vern’s Sept. 15 Concert
Posted on September 11, 2013 | 4 CommentsOkay, ordinarily I wouldn’t write a story about an upcoming concert of mine, except that it just turns out – serendipitously! – to have more to do with some of […] -
![“Whether through Gaiety, Inability, Circumstance or Choice, you declined to add to our species’ population, we Mothers and Fathers salute you!” Yes, it seems like only last week that this […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Non-Breeder-Families-115x115.jpg "NON-BREEDER’S DAY takes America by storm! Concert Sunday afternoon!")
NON-BREEDER’S DAY takes America by storm! Concert Sunday afternoon!
Posted on July 17, 2013 | 14 Comments“Whether through Gaiety, Inability, Circumstance or Choice, you declined to add to our species’ population, we Mothers and Fathers salute you!” Yes, it seems like only last week that this […] -
![. “Violeta Went to Heaven.” This is the title of a movie from Chile, my native country. It received a prestigious 2012 Sundance Film Festival Prize. As a little-known […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/violeta_parra-cropped-115x115.jpg "Violeta Went to Heaven.")
Violeta Went to Heaven.
Posted on May 1, 2013 | 4 Comments. “Violeta Went to Heaven.” This is the title of a movie from Chile, my native country. It received a prestigious 2012 Sundance Film Festival Prize. As a little-known […] -
![. 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 […] -
![. Come one come all! Sunday afternoon at 4! Huntington Beach Central Library – Talbert and Goldenwest. Internationally acclaimed by several friends, prodigiously talented yet oddly unambitious concert pianist and […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/new-year-115x115.jpg "Orange Juice boss Vern Nelson plays “Best Concert of the Summer,” Sunday July 22 in HB")
Orange Juice boss Vern Nelson plays “Best Concert of the Summer,” Sunday July 22 in HB
Posted on July 15, 2012 | 1 Comment. Come one come all! Sunday afternoon at 4! Huntington Beach Central Library – Talbert and Goldenwest. Internationally acclaimed by several friends, prodigiously talented yet oddly unambitious concert pianist and […] -
![I know you’re wondering what-all we’re up to, you have that look. I mean, what-all we’ve been up to besides keeping foreclosed people in their homes, defending the Dodd-Frank reforms […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/occupalooza-croppupalooza-115x115.jpg "Sunday, Occupalooza! Wednesday, Shut Down the Corporations / Occupy Walmart!")
Sunday, Occupalooza! Wednesday, Shut Down the Corporations / Occupy Walmart!
Posted on February 23, 2012 | 9 CommentsI know you’re wondering what-all we’re up to, you have that look. I mean, what-all we’ve been up to besides keeping foreclosed people in their homes, defending the Dodd-Frank reforms […]
If we want better and more transparent elected representatives we simply need to pay them more. Take a look at…