"This is gonna be weird, Ada coming to the Club she voted to uncharter." Makes me want to go. I…
I had nothing to do with the Pell v. Sagel case--but would have been happy to have had that righteous…
Jose Moreno and SQS are big Taj boosters. Frances Marquez & Derek Tran are big Pulido boosters. They both came…
I got a hit piece on Ali Taj yesterday. It accused him of slashing his town's Economic Development Department. That…
Vern, I'm curious about your "see their candidate statements" note with respect to the judicial elections. What specifically jumps out…
(Don't know why your comments have been going into trash this past hour, but I got em now)
Re: AD 67. I’m going with Ali Taj. Developers seem to be backing Mark Pullido’s campaign and attack ads against…
Nguyen is a likeable fellow but he's never been a technocrat. The building at 433 CCD? Enough time has passed…
I have gone back and forth on this one. Pell’s website is a mess and, at least as presented there,…
Waste Archive
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Capo Recall: The John Alpay Interview.
Posted on September 13, 2010 | 96 Comments. . . I got together at Starbucks with John Alpay, the San Clemente executive who’s running on the Capistrano Unified Children First ticket to take the place of trial […] -
For your edification: Iconographic Pop Culture Images pressed into service to elucidate the personalities and issues at play in the CAPO RECALL kerfuffle.
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Loretta slams Van on his per-diem scandal. OOF!
Posted on September 10, 2010 | 10 CommentsAnd she scores. Pero, Loretta. Now that you’ve acknowledged Van Tran’s existence, what could be the harm in taking him up on one or two of his debate offers? I […] -
Poseidon: The Garbage Barge of the Desalination Industry.
Posted on September 7, 2010 | 12 CommentsOther companies have had success in other parts of the world, using the technique of sea-water desalination to provide water for the public in an environmentally and economically sound way, […] -
Tonight, a Double-Header of Public-Private Ripoffs! (Costa Mesa / Fairgrounds, Huntington Beach / Poseidon.)
Posted on September 7, 2010 | 4 CommentsLa Femme Wonkita has said it before, on public access TV no less: When the public hears the phrase “Public-Private Partnership,” what they need to hear is “Bend over.” Tonight, […] -
Ken Calvert Vows Grotesque Franking Orgy
Posted on August 16, 2010 | 1 CommentFRANK-ly, my dear, I don’t give a damn about your taxpayer money. “Franking Privileges” (named after the Latin word for “free”) allow Congressmembers to send official mail using their signature […] -
A Capo Recall Primer.
Posted on July 27, 2010 | 27 Comments. . . . . The upcoming recall of two key members of the current Board of Trustees of the Capistrano Unified School District (Maddox and Winsten) as well as […] -
Worst. Public Administrator. Ever. Vote OUT John Williams!
Posted on May 20, 2010 | 12 CommentsWell... that took a couple of years but we eventually did it. -
Tom Daly’s $10,000,000 Headache
Posted on March 10, 2010 | 2 CommentsWell, no that’s not quite right. Headache would imply that County Clerk Tom Daly cares he blew $2,100,000 of public money on a real estate venture and that it could […] -
Why Correa voted against the single payer health care bill
Posted on January 30, 2010 | 16 CommentsState Senator Lou Correa habitually does what he thinks is right for his constituents. This week that happened again when Correa proved to be the only Democratic State Senator to […] -
Schwarzenegger appoints his kids’ nanny to a ridiculous state commission
Posted on November 8, 2008 | 4 CommentsI think that California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger might be schizophrenic. On the one hand, he talks about cutting waste – in fact he often pontificates about getting rid of stupid […] -
Intimidation memo from Senior Mission Viejo Director
Posted on May 19, 2008 | 7 CommentsAs we were in northern CA for a few days last week my inbox has been overflowing with new material including the following internal email from Keith Rattay, Director of […]
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![Tonight, a Double-Header of Public-Private Ripoffs! (Costa Mesa / Fairgrounds, Huntington Beach / Poseidon.) La Femme Wonkita has said it before, on public access TV no less: When the public hears the phrase “Public-Private Partnership,” what they need to hear is “Bend over.” Tonight, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Homer_bending_over-155x155.gif)
![Ken Calvert Vows Grotesque Franking Orgy FRANK-ly, my dear, I don’t give a damn about your taxpayer money. “Franking Privileges” (named after the Latin word for “free”) allow Congressmembers to send official mail using their signature […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/KenCalvert-155x155.jpg)
![A Capo Recall Primer. . . . . . The upcoming recall of two key members of the current Board of Trustees of the Capistrano Unified School District (Maddox and Winsten) as well as […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/capo-board-155x155.jpg)
![Laguna Hills Mayor refuses to recognize speaker on trash rate increases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2010 CONTACT: Barbara Kogerman, Kogerman4council@cox.net , (949) 855-9889, (949) 422-6203 (cell) Mayor’s arrogance could cost city millions in new fees Laguna Hills Mayor refuses to recognize speaker […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Mayor-Randal-Bressette.jpg)

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Fred Jung for OC Supervisor? Sure, if you want the rest of Orange County to have Fullerton's roads and budget…