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/
Last week I was sent a mail piece from "Latinos for Charles E. Pell for Judge." Mostly in Spanish with…
CHARTER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION backs DAVID PENALOZA for assembly! Is there any greedy, destructive special interest that hasn't gotten behind David…
Water Archive
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![. . . by John Earl, cross-posted from Surf City Voice. Centuries ago, explorers sailed Poseidon’s Seven Seas looking for beautiful mermaids and lands full of golden treasures. Although some […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/mermaloni1-e1433960352161-115x115.jpg "Poseidon Desal: Will OCWD be Shipwrecked by Mermaids?")
Poseidon Desal: Will OCWD be Shipwrecked by Mermaids?
Posted on June 10, 2015 | 40 Comments. . . by John Earl, cross-posted from Surf City Voice. Centuries ago, explorers sailed Poseidon’s Seven Seas looking for beautiful mermaids and lands full of golden treasures. Although some […] -
Weekend Open Thread: Prop 218 and Tiered Water Rates
Posted on June 6, 2015 | 6 CommentsTiered Rates are fine. Obfuscation isn't. -
![. . . 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 "Dina Nguyen stands up Garden Grove, skips fascinating Poseidon forum.")
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 […] -
![. . . 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 "Showdown at the OCWD Corral nears; R4RD fires volley at Poseidon Term Sheet.")
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? -
![. . . Ten people, ten men and women, elected either onto the OC Water District Board or onto some city council and APPOINTED onto that board, are going to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/phil-anthony1-115x115.jpg "OCWD profile #1: Phil Anthony, the quiet skeptic.")
OCWD profile #1: Phil Anthony, the quiet skeptic.
Posted on April 23, 2015 | 27 Comments. . . Ten people, ten men and women, elected either onto the OC Water District Board or onto some city council and APPOINTED onto that board, are going to […] -
Tiered Water Rates Ruling: San Juan Capistrano suffers Thanks to Poseidon’s Friends
Posted on April 22, 2015 | 18 CommentsPoseidon's friends have already victimized San Juan Capistrano ratepayers with a bad water project. -
![. . . 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 "Swan Song for Poseidon? Irvine’s Peer Swan unleashes a Blast of Truth at the Connecticut Hedge-Fund Pirates.")
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 […] -
![. . . 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 "Pat Bates Baits us with Bogus Doomsday Drought Scenario.")
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 […] -
![. . . by Debbie Cook; cross-posted from Surf City Voice. Give me a chimpanzee with a dart board and I’ll give you a water demand forecast about as reliable […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/chimp-dartboard-115x115.jpg "OCWD’s forecast for the future: Cloudy with a huge chance of Error.")
OCWD’s forecast for the future: Cloudy with a huge chance of Error.
Posted on March 7, 2015 | 12 Comments. . . by Debbie Cook; cross-posted from Surf City Voice. Give me a chimpanzee with a dart board and I’ll give you a water demand forecast about as reliable […] -
![. . . [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 "Weekend Open Thread: Habitually Tardy Bilodeau Feels “Unsafe” at Public Water Board Meetings")
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.] […] -
![. . . 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 "San Juan Capistrano’s Water War")
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 […] -
![. . . By John Earl, cross-posted from Surf City Voice. OC Water District Director Steve Sheldon scurries off when caught by the author hobnobbing with Poseidon brass after a […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sheldon-and-poseidon-brass1-e1417460656189.jpg "Steve Sheldon’s Unethical Culture Challenged by Legal Complaint")
Steve Sheldon’s Unethical Culture Challenged by Legal Complaint
Posted on December 1, 2014 | No Comments. . . By John Earl, cross-posted from Surf City Voice. OC Water District Director Steve Sheldon scurries off when caught by the author hobnobbing with Poseidon brass after a […] -
![. . . 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 "Expense Reports for the OC Water District Incumbents! Are they worth this kind of money?")
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 […]
I don't know why Greg woulda done that, longtime commenter who was most recently "Phil de Basquette" (and before that,…