This Adan Ortega creep is bad news. After being removed as Fullerton's MWD appointee he skipped up to San Fernando…
I have never yet met a politician I really had any faith in to do the right thing consistently. There…
Yeah that Muslim Latino collaborative Ada was touting really pushed back against Trump and Ice.
Ah, like I said, there could be many more such paragraphs. Of bad things Ada has done (since 2018 when…
Ada playing tricks. Pray do tell.
I'm quite certain Ada Briceno was in on the fake candidacy of Tony Castro that cost Oscar Valadez the election…
My three litmus tests for what kind of Democrats we need in the assembly and state senate (given that we've…
As of today, ada Briceno has raised 405k and mark pulled has raised 288k.
Last I checked Ada has only out raised Pulido by $100k, 300k to 200k. This must be the same 300k…
ocwd Archive
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Poseidon Desal: Will OCWD be Shipwrecked by Mermaids?
Posted on June 10, 2015 | 40 Comments. . . by John Earl, cross-posted from Surf City Voice. Centuries ago, explorers sailed Poseidon’s Seven Seas looking for beautiful mermaids and lands full of golden treasures. Although some […] -
Dina Nguyen stands up Garden Grove, skips fascinating Poseidon forum.
Posted on May 20, 2015 | 27 Comments. . . INTRO BY VERN: Easy-going and honest OCWD Director Phil Anthony, who represents the western one-third of Garden Grove on the water board and who was one of […] -
The Poseidon Adventure Sails On!
Posted on May 14, 2015 | 29 CommentsOCWD voted 7-3 to have North County rate payers subsidize South County development. -
Showdown at the OCWD Corral nears; R4RD fires volley at Poseidon Term Sheet.
Posted on May 12, 2015 | 28 Comments. . . Vern here. I’ve been guilty of thinking, and communicating, that each new development in the OCWD/Poseidon courtship is the final and irreversible one, which could lead to […] -
OCWD profile #1: Phil Anthony, the quiet skeptic.
Posted on April 23, 2015 | 27 Comments. . . Ten people, ten men and women, elected either onto the OC Water District Board or onto some city council and APPOINTED onto that board, are going to […] -
OCWD’s forecast for the future: Cloudy with a huge chance of Error.
Posted on March 7, 2015 | 12 Comments. . . by Debbie Cook; cross-posted from Surf City Voice. Give me a chimpanzee with a dart board and I’ll give you a water demand forecast about as reliable […] -
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.] […] -
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 […] -
Steve Sheldon’s Unethical Culture Challenged by Legal Complaint
Posted on December 1, 2014 | No Comments. . . By John Earl, cross-posted from Surf City Voice. OC Water District Director Steve Sheldon scurries off when caught by the author hobnobbing with Poseidon brass after a […] -
Expense Reports for the OC Water District Incumbents! Are they worth this kind of money?
Posted on October 31, 2014 | 2 Comments. . . Vern: We (Surf City Voice and the Orange Juice Blog) have been critical of many members of the Orange County Water District for several reasons: their […] -
Steve Sheldon Watch: the OCWD director Shills for Poseidon once again.
Posted on September 23, 2014 | 22 Comments. . . [by John Earl, cross-posted from Surf City Voice, earlier today.] Stephen Sheldon, the Orange County Water District’s elected representative from Irvine, continues to use his government position […] -
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 […]
![Poseidon Desal: Will OCWD be Shipwrecked by Mermaids? . . . by John Earl, cross-posted from Surf City Voice. Centuries ago, explorers sailed Poseidon’s Seven Seas looking for beautiful mermaids and lands full of golden treasures. Although some […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/mermaloni1-e1433960352161-115x115.jpg)
![Dina Nguyen stands up Garden Grove, skips fascinating Poseidon forum. . . . INTRO BY VERN: Easy-going and honest OCWD Director Phil Anthony, who represents the western one-third of Garden Grove on the water board and who was one of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dina-ugly-cropped-115x115.jpg)

![Showdown at the OCWD Corral nears; R4RD fires volley at Poseidon Term Sheet. . . . Vern here. I’ve been guilty of thinking, and communicating, that each new development in the OCWD/Poseidon courtship is the final and irreversible one, which could lead to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/OK-corral-115x115.jpg)
![OCWD profile #1: Phil Anthony, the quiet skeptic. . . . Ten people, ten men and women, elected either onto the OC Water District Board or onto some city council and APPOINTED onto that board, are going to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/phil-anthony1-115x115.jpg)
![OCWD’s forecast for the future: Cloudy with a huge chance of Error. . . . by Debbie Cook; cross-posted from Surf City Voice. Give me a chimpanzee with a dart board and I’ll give you a water demand forecast about as reliable […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/chimp-dartboard-115x115.jpg)
![Weekend Open Thread: Habitually Tardy Bilodeau Feels “Unsafe” at Public Water Board Meetings . . . [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)
![OCWD’s Sarmiento: “All of Us Want to be Transparent,” snicker. UPDATE – Vince Rotates Off the Board . . . 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)
![Steve Sheldon’s Unethical Culture Challenged by Legal Complaint . . . By John Earl, cross-posted from Surf City Voice. OC Water District Director Steve Sheldon scurries off when caught by the author hobnobbing with Poseidon brass after a […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sheldon-and-poseidon-brass1-e1417460656189.jpg)
![Recent Poseidon-Probolsky Push-Poll Threatens Candidates and Misleads Voters. . . . 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)
![Expense Reports for the OC Water District Incumbents! Are they worth this kind of money? . . . Vern: We (Surf City Voice and the Orange Juice Blog) have been critical of many members of the Orange County Water District for several reasons: their […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dewane-sheldon-115x115.png)
![Steve Sheldon Watch: the OCWD director Shills for Poseidon once again. . . . [by John Earl, cross-posted from Surf City Voice, earlier today.] Stephen Sheldon, the Orange County Water District’s elected representative from Irvine, continues to use his government position […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sheldon-daigle-115x115.jpg)
![Water Board’s Misuse of Committee Meetings gives the finger to OC Ratepayers. . . . 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)
![Why do some OC Water District Directors LOATHE being WATCHED? . . . 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)
Progressives especially leaders like Ada are so tolerant of disparate viewpoints in the party aren’t they Vern and they never…