Yeah, it's hard for me to choose the perfect terminology, corporatist, kleptocrat, DINO, vendido, many others, but I decided to…
Chad Bianco up on broadcast with his first spot. Wearing his Sheriff shirt [does he own anything else?] lest we…
I suspect that for most voters the operative motivation will be keeping the other party from winning, even if that…
You're a dog with a bone on this. Equally valid legally, fine (though distinctly defined in law as different in…
The "business Democrat" label is misleading, unless you count kleptocracy, Zionism and cop-loving to the mix. That's been going on…
Spitzer is very particular about who he go after for residency fraud.
Are they one single household now? They apparently claimed to live in separate domiciles and served on different city councils…
Ease of constructing and deploying? You're right that they can both be weighed into the ultimate calculus, but that's also…
You are not licensed to wield the "pink toad" metaphor. Eric isn't either, but he's irrepressible.
“The OC” Archive
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![“Attorney and Laguna Beach resident Frank Barbaro was reelected Monday to his post of chairman of the Democratic Party of Orange County,” according to the Total Buzz blog. Barbaro “has […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/barbaro-wins-again.jpg "Barbaro gets reelected again")
Barbaro gets reelected again
Posted on January 13, 2009 | 9 Comments“Attorney and Laguna Beach resident Frank Barbaro was reelected Monday to his post of chairman of the Democratic Party of Orange County,” according to the Total Buzz blog. Barbaro “has […] -
![“An Orange County judge Friday rejected a request by a county employees union to halt the layoffs of nearly 200 social service employees, many of whom were notified this week […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/nick-berardino.jpg "Court rejects OCEA’s attempt to halt layoffs, but union will keep fighting")
Court rejects OCEA’s attempt to halt layoffs, but union will keep fighting
Posted on January 10, 2009 | 9 Comments“An Orange County judge Friday rejected a request by a county employees union to halt the layoffs of nearly 200 social service employees, many of whom were notified this week […] -
![The Orange County Register has found that 1,482 County of Orange executive and administrative managers are taking a bonus up front, in a taxable cash payment, to the tune of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/overpaid-county-managers.jpg "Overpaid Orange County managers get a cash bonus as County workers are laid off")
Overpaid Orange County managers get a cash bonus as County workers are laid off
Posted on January 8, 2009 | 3 CommentsThe Orange County Register has found that 1,482 County of Orange executive and administrative managers are taking a bonus up front, in a taxable cash payment, to the tune of […] -
![Never mind 2009, the big year in O.C. politics will be 2010. That is when I suspect that Assemblyman Van Tran will finally go up against a real candidate. He […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/tran-versus-correa.jpg "Tran vs. Correa in 2010 – and Nguyen vs. Sanchez too?")
Tran vs. Correa in 2010 – and Nguyen vs. Sanchez too?
Posted on January 5, 2009 | 16 CommentsNever mind 2009, the big year in O.C. politics will be 2010. That is when I suspect that Assemblyman Van Tran will finally go up against a real candidate. He […] -
![Local businesses in Little Saigon, “especially nail salons and restaurants, are taking a hit during this economic downtown,” according to the O.C. Register. Is this why O.C. Supervisor Janet Nguyen […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/janet-voted-against-public-health.jpg "Did Supervisor Nguyen vote against restaurant ratings to pander to failing Little Saigon restaurants?")
Did Supervisor Nguyen vote against restaurant ratings to pander to failing Little Saigon restaurants?
Posted on January 3, 2009 | 3 CommentsLocal businesses in Little Saigon, “especially nail salons and restaurants, are taking a hit during this economic downtown,” according to the O.C. Register. Is this why O.C. Supervisor Janet Nguyen […] -
![UPDATE: Orange County Planning Commissioner says Bustamante is NOT qualified to head the O.C. Planning Department! “Tim Neely, the county’s director of planning, is retiring and word is Santa Ana […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Carlos Bustamante should not be promoted to head the County Planning department")
Carlos Bustamante should not be promoted to head the County Planning department
Posted on December 31, 2008 | 11 CommentsUPDATE: Orange County Planning Commissioner says Bustamante is NOT qualified to head the O.C. Planning Department! “Tim Neely, the county’s director of planning, is retiring and word is Santa Ana […] -
![San Jose’s pension funds have lost almost $1 billion dollars since the stock market collapsed, according to the San Jose Mercury News. Now the City of San Jose has to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/digging-a-hole.jpg "San Jose’s pension funds lost almost $1billion in the stock market crash; what about Santa Ana’s funds?")
San Jose’s pension funds lost almost $1billion in the stock market crash; what about Santa Ana’s funds?
Posted on December 29, 2008 | 1 CommentSan Jose’s pension funds have lost almost $1 billion dollars since the stock market collapsed, according to the San Jose Mercury News. Now the City of San Jose has to […] -
![(Picture Courtesy of Getty Images) As we close out 2008, it is worth pointing out that Orange County’s Vietnamese American politicians have become a dominant force. But who is the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/oc-viets.jpg "Who is Orange County’s best Vietnamese American politician?")
Who is Orange County’s best Vietnamese American politician?
Posted on December 29, 2008 | 7 Comments(Picture Courtesy of Getty Images) As we close out 2008, it is worth pointing out that Orange County’s Vietnamese American politicians have become a dominant force. But who is the […] -
![“Faced with a gaping budget deficit, Orange County officials disclosed plans Tuesday to lay off nearly 60 Probation Department employees and to start releasing some juvenile criminal suspects rather than […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/chop-at-the-top.jpg "County of Orange to lay off 60 more workers")
County of Orange to lay off 60 more workers
Posted on December 24, 2008 | 1 Comment“Faced with a gaping budget deficit, Orange County officials disclosed plans Tuesday to lay off nearly 60 Probation Department employees and to start releasing some juvenile criminal suspects rather than […] -
![How many times must Arte Moreno, the owner of the Angels baseball club, keep beating stubborn Republican Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle in court before Pringle will finally leave the Angels […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/moreno-kicks-pringles-butt.jpg "Arte Moreno kicks Curt Pringle’s butt again!")
Arte Moreno kicks Curt Pringle’s butt again!
Posted on December 23, 2008 | 9 CommentsHow many times must Arte Moreno, the owner of the Angels baseball club, keep beating stubborn Republican Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle in court before Pringle will finally leave the Angels […] -
“The Realities of Recession in California” by Senator Barbara Boxer
Posted on December 23, 2008 | 1 CommentWhile you would need to be off in space not to know that we are in a recession I thought sharing part of a report received from CA Sen. Barbara […] -
![Assemblyman Jose Solorio included the above picture in his latest e-newsletter. I had no idea that he is taller than Supervisor Janet Nguyen! The true irony of this picture is […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/solorio-versus-janet.jpg "Assemblyman Jose Solorio versus Supervisor Janet Nguyen?")
Assemblyman Jose Solorio versus Supervisor Janet Nguyen?
Posted on December 23, 2008 | 8 CommentsAssemblyman Jose Solorio included the above picture in his latest e-newsletter. I had no idea that he is taller than Supervisor Janet Nguyen! The true irony of this picture is […] -
![Why didn’t Supervisor Janet Nguyen’s Chief of Staff, Andrew Do, mention that he owns a Lee’s Sandwiches shop when he ran for the Garden Grove City Council this year? If […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/andrew-do-sandwichman.jpg "Why didn’t Andrew Do mention his sandwich shop during his council campaign?")
Why didn’t Andrew Do mention his sandwich shop during his council campaign?
Posted on December 23, 2008 | 51 CommentsWhy didn’t Supervisor Janet Nguyen’s Chief of Staff, Andrew Do, mention that he owns a Lee’s Sandwiches shop when he ran for the Garden Grove City Council this year? If […] -
![The Liberal OC’s Chris Prevatt finally weighed in on the ongoing Janet Nguyen restaurant rating scandal – but he did so at the Bolsavik blog instead of discussing this on […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/prevatt-hearts-janet.jpg "Prevatt says Janet Nguyen didn’t have a conflict of interest")
Prevatt says Janet Nguyen didn’t have a conflict of interest
Posted on December 21, 2008 | 12 CommentsThe Liberal OC’s Chris Prevatt finally weighed in on the ongoing Janet Nguyen restaurant rating scandal – but he did so at the Bolsavik blog instead of discussing this on […]
Corporatist is good since these types are always affiliating themselves with the big money, the big labor or the big…