I am OVER THE MOON that Kuo lost. People forget how bad he was on the dais, how far deep…
Except Correa has the second largest number constituencies of Salvadorians outside that Country. In fact, he can often be seen…
Me too re spouse and when they arrived. Soviet era.
Unfortunately, common sense has no part in these "negotiations" and I have little reason to believe that this City Council…
I started to calculate how much he'd need of the remaining vote, presuming that the third candidate continues to get…
I married an immigrant who came here as a child, we got divorced after a bit over a decade, and…
No, that's normal interrogatory inflection. This is for declaratory statements, like: "That's a Kardashian thing?"
Irvine no longer has at large DEI commissioners. Their purpose was to assist the original group of appointed commissioners to…
I like your lede to this thread.
Matthew Cunningham Archive
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![Where does Matt Cunningham get his bloody “transom?“ As long as he’s been blogging in this county, which is at least a decade now, it’s “This came in over the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/buy-american-115x115.jpg "Rainy March Weekend Open Thread: BUY AMERICAN, an organic garden, and Paco De Lucia!")
Rainy March Weekend Open Thread: BUY AMERICAN, an organic garden, and Paco De Lucia!
Posted on March 1, 2014 | 14 CommentsWhere does Matt Cunningham get his bloody “transom?“ As long as he’s been blogging in this county, which is at least a decade now, it’s “This came in over the […] -
![What’s next for this Bouncing Ball of an Elected Office? Will whatever the Board of Supervisors decides this morning change the minds of the four candidates (two payasos, two Friends […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/rocco-maddox-alpay-callahan-115x115.png "Public Administrator Follies. UPDATE – PA now folded into DA!!")
Public Administrator Follies. UPDATE – PA now folded into DA!!
Posted on January 28, 2014 | 4 CommentsWhat’s next for this Bouncing Ball of an Elected Office? Will whatever the Board of Supervisors decides this morning change the minds of the four candidates (two payasos, two Friends […] -
![As Jesus perceptively explained, “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” (Matthew 6:21.) In Anaheim we see that value system reflected in spending policies, as the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ali-baba-e1390594484236.png "“…For Where Your Treasure Is…” (Anaheim Chamber finds new digs.)")
“…For Where Your Treasure Is…” (Anaheim Chamber finds new digs.)
Posted on January 24, 2014 | 17 CommentsAs Jesus perceptively explained, “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” (Matthew 6:21.) In Anaheim we see that value system reflected in spending policies, as the […] -
![It looks like the answer will be over $2 million of Anaheim taxpayers’ money, possibly as much as two and a half million. That’s the answer to the question, how […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/murray-eastman-2-115x115.png "How much taxpayer money did Kris Murray and Gail Eastman spend ensuring themselves a second term?")
How much taxpayer money did Kris Murray and Gail Eastman spend ensuring themselves a second term?
Posted on January 8, 2014 | 38 CommentsIt looks like the answer will be over $2 million of Anaheim taxpayers’ money, possibly as much as two and a half million. That’s the answer to the question, how […] -
![Oh whoops, DAMN. Did I mis-type “stories” as “sorties?” Well, you know what, that’s okay! Because “sortie” is a military term meaning a “sudden issuing of troops against the enemy […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/american-revolution-sortie-e1388114330493.jpg "The Orange Juice’s Top Sorties of 2013 – and a few new items for our VICTORY list!")
The Orange Juice’s Top Sorties of 2013 – and a few new items for our VICTORY list!
Posted on December 31, 2013 | 10 CommentsOh whoops, DAMN. Did I mis-type “stories” as “sorties?” Well, you know what, that’s okay! Because “sortie” is a military term meaning a “sudden issuing of troops against the enemy […] -
![I hate to get crude, of course, but sometimes the right analogy is indelicate: the recent denials by Anaheim Chamber of Commerce President Todd Ament that the Chamber has anything […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/cunningham-raincoat-city-hall-e1387473341194.jpg "It’s OK Because Todd Ament is Only Paying Matt Cunningham for the Massage")
It’s OK Because Todd Ament is Only Paying Matt Cunningham for the Massage
Posted on December 19, 2013 | 77 CommentsI hate to get crude, of course, but sometimes the right analogy is indelicate: the recent denials by Anaheim Chamber of Commerce President Todd Ament that the Chamber has anything […] -
![For whatever reason or none, there seems to have been some excess of Holiday Mirth in the Kleptocrat Universe these last couple days, leading the Pringle Ring’s two main Blog […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/chmielewski-deadteddy-jerbal-e1390594655317.png "Chmielewski and Cunningham have a bit of FUN – at the expense of Anaheim, and humanity.")
Chmielewski and Cunningham have a bit of FUN – at the expense of Anaheim, and humanity.
Posted on December 16, 2013 | 87 CommentsFor whatever reason or none, there seems to have been some excess of Holiday Mirth in the Kleptocrat Universe these last couple days, leading the Pringle Ring’s two main Blog […] -
![Our friend Greg Diamond has already shared his views on this minor gaffe becoming a bigger deal than it should have been, primarily Greg wishes that the typo were reality. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/murray-contributions-city-hall-repository-115x115.jpg "And Speaking of Anaheim Council Fundraising Typos — ‘Send Your Murray Money to City Hall’?")
And Speaking of Anaheim Council Fundraising Typos — ‘Send Your Murray Money to City Hall’?
Posted on December 6, 2013 | 30 CommentsOur friend Greg Diamond has already shared his views on this minor gaffe becoming a bigger deal than it should have been, primarily Greg wishes that the typo were reality. […] -
![. . . Maybe some people think that it’s funny to give poor old John Moorlach a fainting spell by printing an ad for a Dec. 16 holiday fundraiser for Anaheim […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/tait-murray-mistakes-115x115.png "The Tom Tait Congressional Trial Balloon that Wasn’t — but What If It Had Been?")
The Tom Tait Congressional Trial Balloon that Wasn’t — but What If It Had Been?
Posted on December 5, 2013 | 18 Comments. . . Maybe some people think that it’s funny to give poor old John Moorlach a fainting spell by printing an ad for a Dec. 16 holiday fundraiser for Anaheim […] -
![“And hast thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy!” As this past Halloween approached, the county’s alternative weekly, the estimable OC Weekly – whose motto LIKE […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/jabberwockandmore-115x115.jpg "O Frabjous Day: Our Alt-Weekly correctly identifies our Scariest People! We elaborate…")
O Frabjous Day: Our Alt-Weekly correctly identifies our Scariest People! We elaborate…
Posted on November 5, 2013 | 26 Comments“And hast thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy!” As this past Halloween approached, the county’s alternative weekly, the estimable OC Weekly – whose motto LIKE […] -
![1. Anonymity If there’s one thing that you should have learned over the past couple of years, especially since the Snowden leaks, it’s that you are not reliably anonymous. You […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Weasels-ripped-my-flesh-mag-cover-115x115.jpg "Two Essays: Anonymity and Assholery")
Two Essays: Anonymity and Assholery
Posted on October 5, 2013 | 65 Comments1. Anonymity If there’s one thing that you should have learned over the past couple of years, especially since the Snowden leaks, it’s that you are not reliably anonymous. You […] -
![Three items today related to what is apparently the biggest breaking news in Anaheim, William Fitzgerald’s verbal attack on Jordan Brandman, compiled from some anonymous writer. What’s going on won’t […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Fitzgerald-Reade-115x115.jpg "What Does Michael Houston Have to Say about Free Speech in Public Comments?")
What Does Michael Houston Have to Say about Free Speech in Public Comments?
Posted on October 4, 2013 | 81 CommentsThree items today related to what is apparently the biggest breaking news in Anaheim, William Fitzgerald’s verbal attack on Jordan Brandman, compiled from some anonymous writer. What’s going on won’t […] -
![Diablos de los Angeles? Cunningham and Chmielewski. As one fairly new to the world of local politics and blogging in Orange County, I quickly got the taste of how rough […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/cunningham-chmielewski-115x115.jpg "Chmielewski and Cunningham: Dios los cria y el Diablo los junta.")
Chmielewski and Cunningham: Dios los cria y el Diablo los junta.
Posted on September 10, 2013 | 77 CommentsDiablos de los Angeles? Cunningham and Chmielewski. As one fairly new to the world of local politics and blogging in Orange County, I quickly got the taste of how rough […] -
![Some time in the next couple of months, the Anaheim City Council will vote to pick a new permanent police chief. But it won’t exactly be the Council choosing between […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/montanarella-melee-115x115.jpg "“OVERWHELMING FORCE” – Sgt. Montanarella’s shot across Anaheim’s bow")
“OVERWHELMING FORCE” – Sgt. Montanarella’s shot across Anaheim’s bow
Posted on August 14, 2013 | 30 CommentsSome time in the next couple of months, the Anaheim City Council will vote to pick a new permanent police chief. But it won’t exactly be the Council choosing between […]
Another issue aside from my Betty support. Betty, a newcomer and political outsider with very little cash beat a GOP…