A formal state audit will now examine waste, fraud, and abuse at the OCBE. I intend to discuss what this…
Content being a Pink Toad? I guess it depends on an amphibian's level of sef-awareness. The lower, the happier. In…
If we're talking about Dan C, he has never seemed "happy."
Yes, I know that's the impulse but you gotta know what the Guatemalan hill folk know: you get poisoned and…
If it touches me first, all bets are off.
You're absolutely right that California should adopt it statewide -- and should already have done so. And you're absolutely right…
If I were Fiona ma or Rob Bonta I’d be scared.
RCV should be adopted statewide so cities and counties don’t have to do it piecemeal. It saves money, discourages negative…
My advice to Mr. Moore, who seems like an eminently reasonable man is the same as I always give Vern.…
Stan Tkaczyk Archive
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Hell Breaks Loose in Rainbow Land: Gina’s Garbage Dump!
Posted on May 17, 2016 | 21 Comments. . . Vern here. We begin this post with the latest FLOURISH from the Garbaginati – this particular flourish being longer and more elaborate than usual: Come Undone. It […] -
Fairgrounds Sale Struggle ends with whimper and adoption of new policies.
Posted on March 3, 2013 | 7 Comments. “ENOUGH ALREADY! This Fair Sale Review Committee has done great work, but we can’t go any farther without subpoena power which we don’t have. I move that we pack […] -
All’s War and Love in FAIR Board Meeting…
Posted on April 27, 2012 | 25 CommentsBoy, do we at the Orange Juice Blog like it when sparks fly! And yesterday’s OC Fair Board meeting did not disappoint in that regard. I’ll skip all the friendly […] -
Tony Petros bails at Fair Board Meeting before LSA vote
Posted on February 24, 2012 | 12 CommentsTony Petros is running for Newport Beach City Council. Tony Petros is also a Principal in the Irvine office of LSA & Associates, the company that was the bag man […]
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So you're gonna write a piece about this audit? Good, folks have been asking us to cover that on this…