John Earl reports….
The Essential Voice of OC- Panoringan: How Restaurant Ambiance Influences Dining
- Meet The Santa Ana Muralist Who’s Changing The Way People Look At Graffiti
- San Clemente Considers Private Security to Push Homeless People Off the Beach
- With Drops in Critical Safety Nets Looming, OC Hosts a Resource Fair in Santa Ana
- Lost in Translation: OC Cities Shut Out Non-English Speakers From Online Public Meeting Broadcasts
- Santa Ana Eyes Using a Firehouse for Police Program, Some Residents Want Library
- Surf City Bleeds Executive Staff Under New City Council Leadership
- Trench Foot & Infections: Street Medics Treating Homeless People Brace for Storm Aftermath
- Will a Local OC School District Ban an Iranian Revolution Book?
- Federal Judge Denies Huntington Beach’s Requested Injunction Against State Housing Law
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- The Orange Lady – OC Register
- Wealthy? Educated? You’re primed to live through COVID-19
- Summer Camp Guide 2023: Summer is the ultimate balancing act for families
- Summer Camp Guide 2023: How to book a just-right camp
- Summer Camp Guide 2023: Academic and STEM camps
- Summer Camp Guide 2023: Arts camps
- Summer Camp Guide 2023: City-run camps
- Summer Camp Guide 2023: Faith-based camps
- Summer Camp Guide 2023: Foreign-language camps
- Summer Camp Guide 2023: Sleep-away camps
OC Gallery of MAGA Goofballs and Terrorists!
- Pedroza’s New Santa Ana
- Santa Ana Spring Fest Open House and TeenTime opening set for March 25
- Medi-Cal renewals will impact millions across SoCal and put health coverage at risk
- The OC Sheriff promoted two executives including a new OC Central Jails Commander
- Street takeovers busted by the Tustin and Orange Police Departments
- Turn in your household hazardous waste this Saturday at Saddleback High School
- Learn how to start your own jewelry business on April 22 at the Bowers Museum
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orange county blogosphere Archive
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OJ’s Lean Year – Still Your Favorite Local Blog!
Posted on December 30, 2017 | 16 CommentsOur best stories of 2017. And look out world, we're coming back bigger than ever! -
![OJB will likely pass another milestone tomorrow (or today, when most of you see this, given how late it is being posted on Saturday night. Vern cares not about these […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/five-million-115x115.jpg "You’re One in Five Million (OJ views!)")
You’re One in Five Million (OJ views!)
Posted on June 13, 2015 | 13 CommentsOJB will likely pass another milestone tomorrow (or today, when most of you see this, given how late it is being posted on Saturday night. Vern cares not about these […] -
![. . . Spoiler Alert Spoiler After we published part two of this blockbuster four-part series detailing the trials, tribulations, and eventual triumph of our friend Paul Lucas, the always-hateful […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/yak-steele-danielle-115x115.png "The Triumph of Paul Lucas pt 3: Keystone Kops, Steele Smith, and remembering Danielle.")
The Triumph of Paul Lucas pt 3: Keystone Kops, Steele Smith, and remembering Danielle.
Posted on March 4, 2014 | 50 Comments. . . Spoiler Alert Spoiler After we published part two of this blockbuster four-part series detailing the trials, tribulations, and eventual triumph of our friend Paul Lucas, the always-hateful […] -
![. . . “…Paul Lucas won’t be the last to have been left drooling and limping pathetically in an erratic loop by one too many encounters with the everlasting car […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/paul-lucas-cannabis-e1392709184983.jpg "The Triumph of Paul Lucas pt 2: Bad Buena Park Cops and Feckless Druggies!")
The Triumph of Paul Lucas pt 2: Bad Buena Park Cops and Feckless Druggies!
Posted on February 18, 2014 | 63 Comments. . . “…Paul Lucas won’t be the last to have been left drooling and limping pathetically in an erratic loop by one too many encounters with the everlasting car […] -
![We all know Paul Lucas here – those of us who read blogs, and anyone who’s been involved in local politics over the last decade, especially in the Democratic Party. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/paul-lucas-pier-cropped1-115x115.jpg "The Triumph of Paul Lucas over Dirty Cops and Draconian Drug Warriors, pt 1.")
The Triumph of Paul Lucas over Dirty Cops and Draconian Drug Warriors, pt 1.
Posted on February 16, 2014 | 33 CommentsWe all know Paul Lucas here – those of us who read blogs, and anyone who’s been involved in local politics over the last decade, especially in the Democratic Party. […] -
![Diablos de los Angeles? Cunningham and Chmielewski. As one fairly new to the world of local politics and blogging in Orange County, I quickly got the taste of how rough […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/cunningham-chmielewski-115x115.jpg "Chmielewski and Cunningham: Dios los cria y el Diablo los junta.")
Chmielewski and Cunningham: Dios los cria y el Diablo los junta.
Posted on September 10, 2013 | 77 CommentsDiablos de los Angeles? Cunningham and Chmielewski. As one fairly new to the world of local politics and blogging in Orange County, I quickly got the taste of how rough […] -
![. First I’ll name the stories that I’m NOT counting, as our most-read of the year, and why. For one thing I don’t believe ten thousand people clicked on MY […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/new-year-fireworks-115x115.jpg "“Brilliant. Scabrous. Irreplaceable” – The Orange Juice’s Top Stories of 2012.")
“Brilliant. Scabrous. Irreplaceable” – The Orange Juice’s Top Stories of 2012.
Posted on December 31, 2012 | 6 Comments. First I’ll name the stories that I’m NOT counting, as our most-read of the year, and why. For one thing I don’t believe ten thousand people clicked on MY […] -
![. . . So, I don’t remember if I mentioned this here, but a couple weeks ago I got an e-mail from fabled “anonymous” OC blogger Joe Hill. And, at […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/joe-hill-115x115.jpg "Introducing our newest blogger – Joe Hill!")
Introducing our newest blogger – Joe Hill!
Posted on November 30, 2012 | 36 Comments. . . So, I don’t remember if I mentioned this here, but a couple weeks ago I got an e-mail from fabled “anonymous” OC blogger Joe Hill. And, at […] -
![. Just a little slice-of-life from the OC Blogosphere: The e-mails were furious, and threatening, that one day back in December of 2010. A certain Cheryl Sanders, who works as […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/cheryl-sanders-115x115.jpg "Anaheim’s unhinged, litigious bully Cheryl Sanders: An OC Blogosphere Parable.")
Anaheim’s unhinged, litigious bully Cheryl Sanders: An OC Blogosphere Parable.
Posted on April 26, 2012 | 12 Comments. Just a little slice-of-life from the OC Blogosphere: The e-mails were furious, and threatening, that one day back in December of 2010. A certain Cheryl Sanders, who works as […] -
![. . . As you know, the local press has been all aflutter the last few days ever since the surprise departure of conservative writer Jeff Wilson from the freewheeling […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/brooks-brothers-riot-with-gorilla-115x115.jpg "Defection of Conservative Blogger may be part of Gang Initiation.")
Defection of Conservative Blogger may be part of Gang Initiation.
Posted on January 15, 2012 | 26 Comments. . . As you know, the local press has been all aflutter the last few days ever since the surprise departure of conservative writer Jeff Wilson from the freewheeling […] -
![. . . The year 2011 was an exhilarating one of rebellions, both successful and ongoing, against oppression and corruption. Across the Middle East we saw, and are continuing to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/oj-2011-115x115.jpg "Our biggest stories of 2011, Craigslisted and otherwise.")
Our biggest stories of 2011, Craigslisted and otherwise.
Posted on January 2, 2012 | 9 Comments. . . The year 2011 was an exhilarating one of rebellions, both successful and ongoing, against oppression and corruption. Across the Middle East we saw, and are continuing to […] -
![. . . . [Reprinted from last Christmas, this has been one of our most popular, widely-read posts ever. Except, they’re still playing that damned song!] * Actually, it was […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/rudolph-155x155.jpg "The True Story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer")
The True Story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Posted on December 22, 2010 | 1 Comment. . . . [Reprinted from last Christmas, this has been one of our most popular, widely-read posts ever. Except, they’re still playing that damned song!] * Actually, it was […] -
![. . . meet: Hirota “There are those who call me……Tim.” Our new conservative blogger “Hirota” introduces himself: “Born, raised and currently residing in Santa Ana, I’m a booze-swilling (and […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/four-horsemen-of-the-apocalypse-155x155.jpg "Meet your new OJ Bloggers: Hirota, Luke Skywalker, Guy Fawkes, and Mayor Quimby.")
Meet your new OJ Bloggers: Hirota, Luke Skywalker, Guy Fawkes, and Mayor Quimby.
Posted on December 16, 2010 | 30 Comments. . . meet: Hirota “There are those who call me……Tim.” Our new conservative blogger “Hirota” introduces himself: “Born, raised and currently residing in Santa Ana, I’m a booze-swilling (and […] -
![. . . “Speaking truth to power,” “holding the powerful accountable” – that used to be the very touchstone of the Orange Juice Blog back when I first fell in […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/defiance-mouse-cropped-155x155.jpg "Speaking Truth To Power: New Orange Juice Rules!")
Speaking Truth To Power: New Orange Juice Rules!
Posted on November 30, 2010 | 20 Comments. . . “Speaking truth to power,” “holding the powerful accountable” – that used to be the very touchstone of the Orange Juice Blog back when I first fell in […]
