Heh that was a little awkward. Just got thru playing at a fundraiser for the United Farmworkers, and Florice and…
What a tempest in a teapot. Screw the Charter and do any damn thing you want. The Democrat corporatist, Zionist,…
Sure you can, Cire!
Thanks for the correction on timing, Vern. I wanted to go ahead and respond to Chumley’s story as soon as…
Seems rather toxic fascism er femininity. Florice is a fascist!
Johnathan Hernandez, also running for AD 68, and eager to speak to the (former) Club, wanted me to mention him;…
A C&D email threatening damages for using the word Democrat? Wow. Seems wildly unnecessary. Why does DPOC have a problem…
On timing, Greg & Dan both seem confused. LAST YEAR - May 2024 - we got in our charter application…
That was actually a great Anaheim Democrats meeting. Our membership just keeps growing, and though I worried we might lose…
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Five More Years! HB stands with embattled Chief Handy against police union smear campaign.
Posted on February 26, 2018 | 2 CommentsA victory for sensible humane law enforcement and community policing, and against police unions who hate that. -
![. . . I wish to propose a new feature for Orange Juice blog, called, “Worst government website of 2015.” Then I wish to immediately nominate a website for the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/computer-frustration-115x115.jpg "Damn! The OC Department of Education’s website really SUCKS!")
Damn! The OC Department of Education’s website really SUCKS!
Posted on January 14, 2015 | 8 Comments. . . I wish to propose a new feature for Orange Juice blog, called, “Worst government website of 2015.” Then I wish to immediately nominate a website for the […] -
![“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana in The Life of Reason, 1905. “I do not support new taxes to [hire more […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Fundraising-115x115.jpg "‘Pre-Recession Spending’: Economics Under Anaheim’s Council Majority")
‘Pre-Recession Spending’: Economics Under Anaheim’s Council Majority
Posted on July 27, 2014 | 18 Comments“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana in The Life of Reason, 1905. “I do not support new taxes to [hire more […] -
![According to The Voice of OC, in a story headlined “OC Supervisors Split on Sheriff Deputy Pay Package,” at least two members of the five person Orange County Board of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/math-teacher-115x115.jpg "O C Supervisors get a lesson in retirement math")
O C Supervisors get a lesson in retirement math
Posted on July 13, 2014 | 1 CommentAccording to The Voice of OC, in a story headlined “OC Supervisors Split on Sheriff Deputy Pay Package,” at least two members of the five person Orange County Board of […] -
![The Sacramento Bee reported yesterday that San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, the public face of a proposal to qualify a pension reform initiative for the state ballot, lost a Superior […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/chuck-reed-kamala-harris-115x115.png "Proposed Pension Reform Initiative Dealt Death Blow? UPDATE: Death Blow Dealt.")
Proposed Pension Reform Initiative Dealt Death Blow? UPDATE: Death Blow Dealt.
Posted on March 14, 2014 | 8 CommentsThe Sacramento Bee reported yesterday that San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, the public face of a proposal to qualify a pension reform initiative for the state ballot, lost a Superior […] -
![In the myriad of conservative think tank writings, including newspaper columns, so-called research papers, and hand-wringing diatribe, one would believe that the status of public pensions and their funding is […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/whipped-lego-e1383781195452.jpg "Pension “Reformers” get whipped in 2 city elections")
Pension “Reformers” get whipped in 2 city elections
Posted on November 6, 2013 | 7 CommentsIn the myriad of conservative think tank writings, including newspaper columns, so-called research papers, and hand-wringing diatribe, one would believe that the status of public pensions and their funding is […] -
![Pensions once engendered feelings of promise and security, something for workers to aspire to. Unfortunately those days have long since passed; pensions are now on the verge of extinction, except […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/rose-parade-115x115.jpg "Pensions and Politics, Tales of Doom or Tales of Boom…")
Pensions and Politics, Tales of Doom or Tales of Boom…
Posted on September 24, 2013 | 8 CommentsPensions once engendered feelings of promise and security, something for workers to aspire to. Unfortunately those days have long since passed; pensions are now on the verge of extinction, except […] -
![. How much DO they make? A California Public Policy Center (CPPC) study published this year has both raised eyebrows and been decried by an Orange County Employees Association spokesperson as […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/irvine-city-hall-e1374692221822.jpg "Doesn’t a city owe its people anything?")
Doesn’t a city owe its people anything?
Posted on July 24, 2013 | No Comments. How much DO they make? A California Public Policy Center (CPPC) study published this year has both raised eyebrows and been decried by an Orange County Employees Association spokesperson as […] -
![2012 has slipped calmly into the distant past and 2013 came in slipping and sliding. The Republicans played the “No Game!” and the Democrats played “Game On”! Noting happened except a bunch […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/enemy-at-the-gates-115x115.jpg "The Great No-Fault Crisis in American Health Care")
The Great No-Fault Crisis in American Health Care
Posted on March 3, 2013 | 5 Comments2012 has slipped calmly into the distant past and 2013 came in slipping and sliding. The Republicans played the “No Game!” and the Democrats played “Game On”! Noting happened except a bunch […] -
![The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor says: “Bring us your tired, huddled masses……”. At the dawn of the 20th Century, the United States was a burgeoning manufacturing nation. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/corleone-kay-michael-statue-of-liberty-115x115.jpg "How and Why Mitt Romney Wanted to Outsource and Off-shore American Jobs")
How and Why Mitt Romney Wanted to Outsource and Off-shore American Jobs
Posted on December 7, 2012 | 3 CommentsThe Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor says: “Bring us your tired, huddled masses……”. At the dawn of the 20th Century, the United States was a burgeoning manufacturing nation. […] -
![. Life along the Fiscal Cliff is rather frustrating. This “Fiscal Cliff Issue” goes on and on with an entire lifeform of its own, sandbagging, barnstorming, arm waving, lying and has […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/obama-football-spike-e1354816767755.jpg "Mr. President, Spike the Football!")
Mr. President, Spike the Football!
Posted on December 6, 2012 | 7 Comments. Life along the Fiscal Cliff is rather frustrating. This “Fiscal Cliff Issue” goes on and on with an entire lifeform of its own, sandbagging, barnstorming, arm waving, lying and has […] -
![**Update 10/16** The FPOA and Fullerton Firefighter’s PAC filed additional late expenditure reports (not to be confused with filing late reports– different problem, like Mr. Bankhead.) We’re now up […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/FPOA-Flory-Alvarez1-115x115.jpg "Fullerton Police Officers’ Association <3's Flory and Alvarez *Updated 10/16*")
Fullerton Police Officers’ Association <3's Flory and Alvarez *Updated 10/16*
Posted on October 16, 2012 | 23 Comments**Update 10/16** The FPOA and Fullerton Firefighter’s PAC filed additional late expenditure reports (not to be confused with filing late reports– different problem, like Mr. Bankhead.) We’re now up […] -
![. He was a 40-something MBA with a good 6 figure job that allowed him to work out of his home a great deal of time, giving him flexibility to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/imaginary-cushy-job-115x115.jpg "Welcome to a “Cushy Government Job!”")
Welcome to a “Cushy Government Job!”
Posted on June 27, 2012 | 13 Comments. He was a 40-something MBA with a good 6 figure job that allowed him to work out of his home a great deal of time, giving him flexibility to […]
The 24th Amendment to our Constitution doesn't get a whole lot of attention. It is a relic from an era…