It's about time! I've been calling for a Nascar David P for weeks - someone at CHISPA finally made one.…
I don't know why Greg woulda done that, longtime commenter who was most recently "Phil de Basquette" (and before that,…
Just happened to run across some possibly useful info ; observations on Garden Grove situation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1sJgGwbcHU but lets see how…
Becerra is just more of the same milquetoast Dems that got us into where we are today. California needs real…
Thank you, Greg!
Thank you, Vern and Greg!
It's about the struggle against the rich and powerful; against oppression; the struggle for justice .
A few things: first, that graphic with the Chevron logo dumped into the Becerra Earth Day ad was not my…
Why is everyone including Ada Briceno lying about Ada Briceno? https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYgDmi8NdqY/
Waste Archive
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Dina Nguyen stands up Garden Grove, skips fascinating Poseidon forum.
Posted on May 20, 2015 | 27 Comments. . . INTRO BY VERN: Easy-going and honest OCWD Director Phil Anthony, who represents the western one-third of Garden Grove on the water board and who was one of […] -
Showdown at the OCWD Corral nears; R4RD fires volley at Poseidon Term Sheet.
Posted on May 12, 2015 | 28 Comments. . . Vern here. I’ve been guilty of thinking, and communicating, that each new development in the OCWD/Poseidon courtship is the final and irreversible one, which could lead to […] -
Where the Water Went
Posted on May 7, 2015 | 12 CommentsWhy are Yorba Linda and Tustin such water hogs? -
“Oh, But ARTIC Won’t Impact the General Fund!” said Kris Murray and the Pringle Ring….
Posted on April 18, 2015 | 25 Comments. The outside of ARTIC is constantly transforming. Maybe it’s time for the inside to do so as well. Art Marroquin of the Register really earned more than his usual shell […] -
Swan Song for Poseidon? Irvine’s Peer Swan unleashes a Blast of Truth at the Connecticut Hedge-Fund Pirates.
Posted on March 17, 2015 | 3 Comments. . . Wishful thinking there, and a pun, in the title. What are the chances really that, no matter how much sense was shared at last week’s desal townhall […] -
Pat Bates Baits us with Bogus Doomsday Drought Scenario.
Posted on March 17, 2015 | 8 Comments. . . By Debbie Cook, cross-posted from Surf City Voice On March 11, the San Diego Union-Tribune posted an op-ed, “Desalination makes sense for Orange County,” “written” by Assemblywoman […] -
Weekend Open Thread: Habitually Tardy Bilodeau Feels “Unsafe” at Public Water Board Meetings
Posted on March 7, 2015 | 2 Comments. . . [Ed. Note: This post has been redesignated as your Weekend Open Thread. Talk about this, or anything else you’d like, within broad bounds of decorum and discretion.] […] -
San Juan Capistrano’s Water War
Posted on February 5, 2015 | 3 Comments. . . A court battle with state-wide implications is being waged over water rates in San Juan Capistrano (“SJC”). At issue is whether SJC’s water rates violate California’s Proposition […] -
Expense Reports for the OC Water District Incumbents! Are they worth this kind of money?
Posted on October 31, 2014 | 2 Comments. . . Vern: We (Surf City Voice and the Orange Juice Blog) have been critical of many members of the Orange County Water District for several reasons: their […] -
How Jim Righeimer’s Legal Wars are Draining Costa Mesa Dry.
Posted on October 14, 2014 | 25 Comments. . . Trolls, monsters, scary pranksters … dark tales whispered. Villagers nervously huddled together, while screams and curses bellow out through the late night hours…it must be… just another […] -
“Would You Like a Sandwich?” Snubbing Flory, OC Water District keeps its early meetings & bloated stipends.
Posted on July 11, 2014 | 13 CommentsBy John Earl, July 9, 2014; cross-posted from Surf City Voice: At the June 18 regular board meeting of the Orange County Water District, Director Jan Flory of Fullerton asked […] -
Poseidon’s Water Boy: Matt Harper Quietly Pushes Desal Scam Past Ratepayers.
Posted on May 30, 2014 | 5 CommentsFormer HB Mayor and energy activist Debbie Cook wrote this editorial a couple weeks ago in John Earl’s re-vivified Surf City Voice. As HB Mayor Matt Harper is running for […] -
A Rackauckas Retrospective: Is This the County we want to be?
Posted on May 29, 2014 | 29 Comments. . . Ah, Orange County. California’s ruling bastion of rich white privilege. Populated largely in the 70’s by post-Watts riot White Flight, Orange County has long boasted a voting […]
![Dina Nguyen stands up Garden Grove, skips fascinating Poseidon forum. . . . INTRO BY VERN: Easy-going and honest OCWD Director Phil Anthony, who represents the western one-third of Garden Grove on the water board and who was one of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dina-ugly-cropped-115x115.jpg)
![Showdown at the OCWD Corral nears; R4RD fires volley at Poseidon Term Sheet. . . . Vern here. I’ve been guilty of thinking, and communicating, that each new development in the OCWD/Poseidon courtship is the final and irreversible one, which could lead to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/OK-corral-115x115.jpg)

![“Oh, But ARTIC Won’t Impact the General Fund!” said Kris Murray and the Pringle Ring…. . The outside of ARTIC is constantly transforming. Maybe it’s time for the inside to do so as well. Art Marroquin of the Register really earned more than his usual shell […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ARTIC-115x115.jpg)
![Swan Song for Poseidon? Irvine’s Peer Swan unleashes a Blast of Truth at the Connecticut Hedge-Fund Pirates. . . . Wishful thinking there, and a pun, in the title. What are the chances really that, no matter how much sense was shared at last week’s desal townhall […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/peer-swan-115x115.jpg)
![Pat Bates Baits us with Bogus Doomsday Drought Scenario. . . . By Debbie Cook, cross-posted from Surf City Voice On March 11, the San Diego Union-Tribune posted an op-ed, “Desalination makes sense for Orange County,” “written” by Assemblywoman […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/vern-image-115x115.png)
![Weekend Open Thread: Habitually Tardy Bilodeau Feels “Unsafe” at Public Water Board Meetings . . . [Ed. Note: This post has been redesignated as your Weekend Open Thread. Talk about this, or anything else you’d like, within broad bounds of decorum and discretion.] […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Bilodeau-displeased-115x115.jpg)
![San Juan Capistrano’s Water War . . . A court battle with state-wide implications is being waged over water rates in San Juan Capistrano (“SJC”). At issue is whether SJC’s water rates violate California’s Proposition […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/gunslinger-better-115x115.jpg)
![Expense Reports for the OC Water District Incumbents! Are they worth this kind of money? . . . Vern: We (Surf City Voice and the Orange Juice Blog) have been critical of many members of the Orange County Water District for several reasons: their […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dewane-sheldon-115x115.png)
![How Jim Righeimer’s Legal Wars are Draining Costa Mesa Dry. . . . Trolls, monsters, scary pranksters … dark tales whispered. Villagers nervously huddled together, while screams and curses bellow out through the late night hours…it must be… just another […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/righeimer-2014-115x115.jpg)
![Why do some OC Water District Directors LOATHE being WATCHED? . . . by Debbie Cook, July 22, 2014; cross-posted from Surf City Voice. About a dozen members of the public attended the July 16 meeting of the Orange County […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/hiding-face-115x115.jpg)
![“Would You Like a Sandwich?” Snubbing Flory, OC Water District keeps its early meetings & bloated stipends. By John Earl, July 9, 2014; cross-posted from Surf City Voice: At the June 18 regular board meeting of the Orange County Water District, Director Jan Flory of Fullerton asked […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/flory-sandwich-115x115.png)
![Poseidon’s Water Boy: Matt Harper Quietly Pushes Desal Scam Past Ratepayers. Former HB Mayor and energy activist Debbie Cook wrote this editorial a couple weeks ago in John Earl’s re-vivified Surf City Voice. As HB Mayor Matt Harper is running for […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/harper-at-desk1-e1401482160815.jpg)
![A Rackauckas Retrospective: Is This the County we want to be? . . . Ah, Orange County. California’s ruling bastion of rich white privilege. Populated largely in the 70’s by post-Watts riot White Flight, Orange County has long boasted a voting […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/emperor-worship1-e1401396187731.jpg)
It's about time! I've been calling for a Nascar David P for weeks - someone at CHISPA finally made one.…