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…
Retirement Archive
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Breaking: Ed Royce to Retire, North OC turns “LEAN DEM!”
Posted on January 8, 2018 | 51 CommentsThe first of our breaking stories on the rash of Republican Congressional retirements. -
![The on-going controversy about public employee pension benefits impacts elected officials too because most of them make certain they receive the same, or better, benefits. Many taxpayers question whether those […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Nelson-Bates-Moorlach-115x115.jpg "Measure B: Pension Diversion Tactic from the Board of Supervisors?")
Measure B: Pension Diversion Tactic from the Board of Supervisors?
Posted on May 8, 2012 | 9 CommentsThe on-going controversy about public employee pension benefits impacts elected officials too because most of them make certain they receive the same, or better, benefits. Many taxpayers question whether those […] -
![. . . Mr. Paul Walters, who now stands astride our county seat of Santa Ana like a colossus as both Police Chief and appointed City Manager, gets a starring role in […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/pay-the-piper-115x115.jpg "Heads up, Santa Ana workers – time to pay the piper!")
Heads up, Santa Ana workers – time to pay the piper!
Posted on November 28, 2011 | 6 Comments. . . Mr. Paul Walters, who now stands astride our county seat of Santa Ana like a colossus as both Police Chief and appointed City Manager, gets a starring role in […] -
![. . . Since the fervor on the topic of public sector pensions seems to be ongoing, I thought I would add another element to the discussion in pursuit of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/investments-pg-115x115.jpg "Public Sector Pensions – The Investment Return Conundrum")
Public Sector Pensions – The Investment Return Conundrum
Posted on July 10, 2011 | 5 Comments. . . Since the fervor on the topic of public sector pensions seems to be ongoing, I thought I would add another element to the discussion in pursuit of […] -
![. . . The goal of retirement security for workers in the United States is disappearing. The following chart shows that the security of defined benefit plans has diminished greatly over […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/old-man-begging-115x115.jpg "Retirement Security Disappears?")
Retirement Security Disappears?
Posted on June 15, 2011 | 5 Comments. . . The goal of retirement security for workers in the United States is disappearing. The following chart shows that the security of defined benefit plans has diminished greatly over […] -
![. . . Twenty to thirty years ago high school students were encouraged to go on to college to get a degree that would lead to a good job somewhere […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/elderly-insecurity-cropped-155x155.jpg "Retirement Security – an oxymoron?")
Retirement Security – an oxymoron?
Posted on April 8, 2011 | 3 Comments. . . Twenty to thirty years ago high school students were encouraged to go on to college to get a degree that would lead to a good job somewhere […] -
![The Stanford University research team that shocked Sacramento this year by declaring that the state’s three pension systems are more than $400 billion underfunded has struck again, saying local government pension systems […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/OC-Unfunded-Liabilities-155x155.jpg "Stanford report finds that local government pension systems are $200 billion short")
Stanford report finds that local government pension systems are $200 billion short
Posted on November 18, 2010 | 6 CommentsThe Stanford University research team that shocked Sacramento this year by declaring that the state’s three pension systems are more than $400 billion underfunded has struck again, saying local government pension systems […] -
![Newly elected Irvine Councilman Jeff Lalloway said he’s going to turn down medical and pension benefits, and if he can, a $715 monthly car allowance the city offers to council […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Jeff-Lalloway-Commercial-155x155.jpg "Irvine Councilman Lalloway rejects medical and pension benefits, and car allowance too")
Irvine Councilman Lalloway rejects medical and pension benefits, and car allowance too
Posted on November 11, 2010 | 4 CommentsNewly elected Irvine Councilman Jeff Lalloway said he’s going to turn down medical and pension benefits, and if he can, a $715 monthly car allowance the city offers to council […] -
![After months of efforts by newspapers and other so-called advocacy groups to obtain public sector retirement system payroll information, various lawsuits directed at one municipality or the other have resulted […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/chaos-in-its-purest-form-155x155.jpg "Retirement Funding Chaos Seems to Abound")
Retirement Funding Chaos Seems to Abound
Posted on August 23, 2010 | No CommentsAfter months of efforts by newspapers and other so-called advocacy groups to obtain public sector retirement system payroll information, various lawsuits directed at one municipality or the other have resulted […] -
![Federal law prescribes that Social Security recipients shall receive an annual cost of living adjustment (COLA) if the cost of living goes up. Specifically, the 3rd quarter of the current […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/social_security.png "Social Security Raise in 2010 – Yes or No?")
Social Security Raise in 2010 – Yes or No?
Posted on October 15, 2009 | 23 CommentsFederal law prescribes that Social Security recipients shall receive an annual cost of living adjustment (COLA) if the cost of living goes up. Specifically, the 3rd quarter of the current […] -
![An article in the Saturday, October 3 Business section of the Register (“Freedom tries to keep bankruptcy documents secret”) reports that the Register’s parent company, Freedom Communications, has run into […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/taxpayers-screwed.jpg "Is the O.C. Register trying to shift its retirement costs to taxpayers?")
Is the O.C. Register trying to shift its retirement costs to taxpayers?
Posted on October 3, 2009 | 2 CommentsAn article in the Saturday, October 3 Business section of the Register (“Freedom tries to keep bankruptcy documents secret”) reports that the Register’s parent company, Freedom Communications, has run into […] -
President Obama’s Weekly Address: Labor Day and Fair Rewards for Hard Work
Posted on September 5, 2009 | 2 CommentsPresident Obama's Weekly Address: Labor Day and Fair Rewards for Hard Work
Progressives especially leaders like Ada are so tolerant of disparate viewpoints in the party aren’t they Vern and they never…