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…
brett barbre Archive
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How Ratepayers got hosed in the search for SoCal’s Mythical Gardens. Pt 1: Barbre’s Greed.
Posted on June 30, 2023 | 3 Comments'They're going to have to pry the hose out of my cold dead fingers' - Brett Barbre, MWDOC -
![Thanks to Greg Diamond for the perfect title! And now I shall tell this tale, for I was there, and I took the pictures. And also, I was there BECAUSE […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/edgar-barbre-115x115.jpg "The Fail of Troy.")
The Fail of Troy.
Posted on March 10, 2014 | 18 CommentsThanks to Greg Diamond for the perfect title! And now I shall tell this tale, for I was there, and I took the pictures. And also, I was there BECAUSE […] -
![. Of the hundreds of OC citizens who would have loved to take Tom Daly’s place in the powerful, six-figure post of County Clerk-Recorder, the Board of Supervisors yesterday narrowed […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ackerman-hieu-ramirez-115x115.jpg "And then there were Eleven: Looking at the remaining Clerk-Recorder candidates.")
And then there were Eleven: Looking at the remaining Clerk-Recorder candidates.
Posted on March 14, 2013 | 29 Comments. Of the hundreds of OC citizens who would have loved to take Tom Daly’s place in the powerful, six-figure post of County Clerk-Recorder, the Board of Supervisors yesterday narrowed […] -
![. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY from Vern: All of you Orange County residents who drink water should read the following important piece by John Earl, but since I know how DRY (paradoxically) […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/gus-bad-poseidon-115x115.jpg "“No Water Deal” – Gus needs YOU to finish his work defeating Poseidon’s desalination scam!")
“No Water Deal” – Gus needs YOU to finish his work defeating Poseidon’s desalination scam!
Posted on February 24, 2013 | 2 Comments. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY from Vern: All of you Orange County residents who drink water should read the following important piece by John Earl, but since I know how DRY (paradoxically) […] -
![. Gus Ayer, the former mayor of Fountain Valley (who wrote on the Orange Juice Blog as “Mayor Quimby”) was probably Orange County’s top progressive political strategist and activist. He […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/gus-at-meeting-115x115.jpg "Mayor Quimby’s last piece: Can the Municipal Water District of OC Find A Reason to Exist?")
Mayor Quimby’s last piece: Can the Municipal Water District of OC Find A Reason to Exist?
Posted on February 15, 2013 | 1 Comment. Gus Ayer, the former mayor of Fountain Valley (who wrote on the Orange Juice Blog as “Mayor Quimby”) was probably Orange County’s top progressive political strategist and activist. He […] -
![Now that Harry Sidhu mailers are landing in your mailboxes like confetti I thought it might be a good time to do a recap, just like FFFF did last fall […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Harry Sidhu & His Gang of Supporters")
Harry Sidhu & His Gang of Supporters
Posted on May 13, 2010 | No CommentsNow that Harry Sidhu mailers are landing in your mailboxes like confetti I thought it might be a good time to do a recap, just like FFFF did last fall […] -
Water District Appears to Be Stonewalling For Disgraceful Director
Posted on May 12, 2010 | 1 CommentOn April 14, I made a public records request of the Municipal Water District of Orange County to get the travel related expenses of Director Brett Barbre. You remember this […] -
He Went to Boston But Couldn’t Make a Local Phone Call; Original Hall of Fame Founder Calls BS on Daly/Barbre
Posted on March 8, 2010 | 1 CommentIt’s looking like County Clerk Tom Daly figures he can peddle any old bullshit to a Register reporter and get away with it. And he probably figures on an easy […] -
Register Picks Up On Daly’s $50K Hall of Shame
Posted on March 7, 2010 | 3 CommentsJennifer Muir of the OC Register picked up on the Brett Barbre hall of fame brainstormin’ fiasco that cost the taxpayers $48,000 – courtesy of County Clerk Tom Daly’s reckless […] -
![Reading Harry Sidhu’s list of endorsers really makes you pause. I checked out the list of “honorary host committee members” to his upcoming fundraiser. Oh, look! There’s Brett Barbre, the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/photo-10.jpg "Another Day, Another Embarrassment For Sidhu")
Another Day, Another Embarrassment For Sidhu
Posted on March 6, 2010 | No CommentsReading Harry Sidhu’s list of endorsers really makes you pause. I checked out the list of “honorary host committee members” to his upcoming fundraiser. Oh, look! There’s Brett Barbre, the […] -
![O.C. Supervisor John Moorlach gave us O.C. Treasurer-Tax Collector Chriss Street and appointed Sheriff Sandra Hutchens I thought it was a bit odd when I got a message yesterday […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Sandra-Hutchens-and-Chriss-Street.jpg "Is this the end for O.C. Treasurer-Tax Collector Chriss Street?")
Is this the end for O.C. Treasurer-Tax Collector Chriss Street?
Posted on March 5, 2010 | 10 CommentsO.C. Supervisor John Moorlach gave us O.C. Treasurer-Tax Collector Chriss Street and appointed Sheriff Sandra Hutchens I thought it was a bit odd when I got a message yesterday […] -
![Will Tom Daly’s assistant, Renee Ramirez, replace him? [poll id=”232″] UPDATE: A pajarito reports that Renee Ramirez was registered as a Decline to State Voter since 2003. Yesterday she filed as […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Tom-Daly-and-Renee-Ramirez.jpg "Tom Daly’s assistant, Renee Ramirez, is running for Clerk-Recorder")
Tom Daly’s assistant, Renee Ramirez, is running for Clerk-Recorder
Posted on September 22, 2009 | 120 CommentsWill Tom Daly’s assistant, Renee Ramirez, replace him? [poll id=”232″] UPDATE: A pajarito reports that Renee Ramirez was registered as a Decline to State Voter since 2003. Yesterday she filed as […]
The 24th Amendment to our Constitution doesn't get a whole lot of attention. It is a relic from an era…