Yeah, I remember being snarky about that when he broke with Tony, asking if he became Jewish once again.
He was a Jew. He changed to appease Rackackaus (?). Way back Wednesday machine https://www.ocweekly.com/todd-spitzer-keeps-digging-6414361/
Warriors come out to play. Cudahy vice mayor summons local street gangs to hit the streets and protect their turf…
Barranco’s son Alejandro told Jacob Soboroff, Julia Ainsley, and Suzanne Gamboa of NBC News that his father is being held…
There are no 'white supremacist' gangs committing violent street crimes, despite your fantasies about it -- these measures targeted mestizos…
Cuomo had universal name recognition and a $25 million PAC. Mamdani is a 33-year-old Muslim socialist!
Yo! I don't think either of us are making a NYC Mayor piece - I'd forgotten that Dem Primary was…
Narciso? IHOP? The IHOP is a Den of illegal trafficking? That's crazy.
Wait. Nicasio has been here for more than 30 years and never applied for a red card (precursor to a…
recession Archive
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‘Pre-Recession Spending’: Economics Under Anaheim’s Council Majority
Posted on July 27, 2014 | 18 Comments“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana in The Life of Reason, 1905. “I do not support new taxes to [hire more […] -
A Fracking Earthquake in California?
Posted on March 26, 2014 | 12 CommentsWith the longest and slowest economic recovery since The Great Depression, unemployment numbers are still high, and the number of people receiving food stamp assistance is at a record high. Millions […] -
Loretta “affirms her support” of California High Speed Rail! As does the Orange Juice Blog (some of us anyway.)
Posted on January 17, 2014 | 42 CommentsI’m not in the habit of posting up every little communique I receive from Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-Santa Ana) , or you’d see little else here. But I’d been thinking, […] -
Welcome to a “Cushy Government Job!”
Posted on June 27, 2012 | 13 Comments. He was a 40-something MBA with a good 6 figure job that allowed him to work out of his home a great deal of time, giving him flexibility to […] -
Of the Aztecs and Marines, the Depressed and Dispossessed
Posted on January 15, 2012 | 41 Comments. . . To many in the Register’s comments sections, the most important thing to know about 23-year-old Itzcoatl Ocampo of the class of 2006 at Esperanza High School — who […] -
We Occupy our first Foreclosed Home, in Irvine. Sheriffs back off.
Posted on December 27, 2011 | 35 CommentsWhen I showed up for my first shift two Monday nights ago, to “occupy” and protect the foreclosed condo of Trang Che, the first thing I saw was a menacing-looking […] -
Occupy the INITIATIVE Process – Three Great Propositions Next Year for the 99%
Posted on December 20, 2011 | 71 Comments. . . Yes, my proposal is now “staffed,” which will be the first question I get asked when I propose at the next General Assembly that we at Occupy […] -
A Letter From Governor Jerry Brown
Posted on December 5, 2011 | 25 Comments. . . Just popped into the Orange Juice inbox (we ain’t got no “transom”) : Dear Vern, When I became Governor again — 28 years after my last term […] -
Boundless White Self-Pity. (With a poll!)
Posted on July 26, 2011 | 54 Comments. . . We kind of knew that a lot of white people felt this way, but I’d thought it was just a whiney, victimy minority of whites. Turns out, […] -
Another Public Sector Myth: Are Gov’t Employees insulated from harsh economic realities?
Posted on July 13, 2011 | 17 Comments. . . Myth: “Government Employees are insulated from the reality of the current recession and accompanying job losses.” Fact: There is no insulation. The Orange County Register reported […] -
End of the Welfare State?
Posted on February 19, 2011 | 15 Comments. . . Over the decades many of us have wanted government to take care of us – when we are feeble, when we retire or are poor and unable […] -
California’s Public Pension Debt About to Worsen?
Posted on December 11, 2010 | 5 Comments. . . Forecasts of the future cost of public pension programs offered by states, cities, counties, school districts and other government entities have for the last few years been […]
Pretty perfect storm for Mamdani honestly. He ran a fantastic campaign but also benefitted from everything that could've gone right…