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…
open primary Archive
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![. . . You’d think from the look of things, wouldn’t you, that Orange County’s Vietnamese-American community, selflessly consenting to sabotage themselves in the one place where redistricting seemed to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/3-viets-in-72-115x115.jpg "Brilliant, just brilliant: THREE Viets line up against Matt Harper in the 72nd AD.")
Brilliant, just brilliant: THREE Viets line up against Matt Harper in the 72nd AD.
Posted on November 8, 2011 | 16 Comments. . . You’d think from the look of things, wouldn’t you, that Orange County’s Vietnamese-American community, selflessly consenting to sabotage themselves in the one place where redistricting seemed to […] -
![. . . Hot off the fabled OJ transom: Irvine’s estimable Democratic Korean-American mayor Sukhee Kang has decided to challenge [either Crazy Dana Rohrabacher or Lazy John Campbell, whichever it […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/kang-115x115.jpg "Irvine’s Sukhee Kang declares for Congress.")
Irvine’s Sukhee Kang declares for Congress.
Posted on July 6, 2011 | 15 Comments. . . Hot off the fabled OJ transom: Irvine’s estimable Democratic Korean-American mayor Sukhee Kang has decided to challenge [either Crazy Dana Rohrabacher or Lazy John Campbell, whichever it […] -
![. . . . . Calitics’ Robert Cruickshank first ponders how different it may have been, or may not have been, for Queen Meg, if she had run as an […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/queen-meg-whitman-photoshop-155x155.jpg "Could Meg Whitman have won as an independent? What about under the new open primary rules?")
Could Meg Whitman have won as an independent? What about under the new open primary rules?
Posted on November 29, 2010 | 6 Comments. . . . . Calitics’ Robert Cruickshank first ponders how different it may have been, or may not have been, for Queen Meg, if she had run as an […] -
![“Top Two” elections will make monkeys of us all! What effects will Prop. 14 have on our electoral politics here in California? The “Top Two” measure passes easily. Starting in […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Top-Two.jpg "Prop. 14 is bad news for third parties and the Republican Party")
Prop. 14 is bad news for third parties and the Republican Party
Posted on June 10, 2010 | 14 Comments“Top Two” elections will make monkeys of us all! What effects will Prop. 14 have on our electoral politics here in California? The “Top Two” measure passes easily. Starting in […] -
Why California’s Biggest Corporations and Wealthiest Individuals are Rallying Behind Proposition 14
Posted on May 13, 2010 | 2 CommentsProposition 14 has received financial support from corporations and business trade associations like the BNSF Railway Company, California Chamber of Commerce, Hewlett-Packard Company, National Semiconductor Corp., and Pacific Life Insurance Company -
![Prop. 14 is designed to shut the door on fiscal conservatives ‘Open Primary’ Designed to Open Your Wallet By Jon Coupal Taxpayers, hang onto your wallets. The latest threat to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Prop.-14-shuts-door-on-fiscal-conservatives.jpg "Prop. 14 Open Primary might be a very bad idea for taxpayers")
Prop. 14 Open Primary might be a very bad idea for taxpayers
Posted on February 9, 2010 | 1 CommentProp. 14 is designed to shut the door on fiscal conservatives ‘Open Primary’ Designed to Open Your Wallet By Jon Coupal Taxpayers, hang onto your wallets. The latest threat to […] -
![Bad news for nutter California Republicans! “Southern California Republican Party Vice Chair Jon Fleischman has dropped his push to change the California Republican Party bylaws to bar decline-to-state voters from […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Van-Tran-is-done.jpg "Jon Fleischman drops fight against open primary")
Jon Fleischman drops fight against open primary
Posted on September 11, 2009 | 7 CommentsBad news for nutter California Republicans! “Southern California Republican Party Vice Chair Jon Fleischman has dropped his push to change the California Republican Party bylaws to bar decline-to-state voters from […] -
![The threat of the Open Primary is making O.C. Democrats sick… I have noticed a lot of activity lately from Democrats on Facebook who are up in arms over Abel […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/democrats-and-the-open-primary.jpg "What impact would an Open Primary have in the 69th A.D.?")
What impact would an Open Primary have in the 69th A.D.?
Posted on March 15, 2009 | 4 CommentsThe threat of the Open Primary is making O.C. Democrats sick… I have noticed a lot of activity lately from Democrats on Facebook who are up in arms over Abel […] -
![We don’t have to guess what will happen when California voters pass Abel Maldonado’s Open Primary measure. We already approved such a measure a few years ago. And sure enough, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/open-primary.jpg "Open Primary threatens both red and blue hacks")
Open Primary threatens both red and blue hacks
Posted on February 21, 2009 | 6 CommentsWe don’t have to guess what will happen when California voters pass Abel Maldonado’s Open Primary measure. We already approved such a measure a few years ago. And sure enough, […] -
![[poll id=”98″] “Voting near dawn to end a three-month impasse, the California Senate approved a deal that Democrats and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger reached with a GOP holdout to resolve the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/california-budget-passes.jpg "Gas tax increase canceled as California state budget is approved")
Gas tax increase canceled as California state budget is approved
Posted on February 19, 2009 | 6 Comments[poll id=”98″] “Voting near dawn to end a three-month impasse, the California Senate approved a deal that Democrats and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger reached with a GOP holdout to resolve the […] -
![It looks like Democratic State Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg will get his way after all. Republican State Senator Abel Maldonado is asking “for ballot measures to create an open primary […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/maldonado-is-in-charge.jpg "GOP State Senator Abel Maldonado makes Democrats another offer for his vote")
GOP State Senator Abel Maldonado makes Democrats another offer for his vote
Posted on February 18, 2009 | 3 CommentsIt looks like Democratic State Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg will get his way after all. Republican State Senator Abel Maldonado is asking “for ballot measures to create an open primary […]
If we want better and more transparent elected representatives we simply need to pay them more. Take a look at…