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…
jose solorio Archive
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![. . . When I heard from Art that SOMEONE on the Santa Ana City Council would be running for José Solorio’s old Assembly seat, and that Vince Sarmiento’s wife […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Michele-Martinez-playing-basketball1-115x115.jpg "I was wrong – it’s Michele! (for the 69th Assembly District)")
I was wrong – it’s Michele! (for the 69th Assembly District)
Posted on August 8, 2011 | 20 Comments. . . When I heard from Art that SOMEONE on the Santa Ana City Council would be running for José Solorio’s old Assembly seat, and that Vince Sarmiento’s wife […] -
![. . . Orange County’s four newly redrawn State Senate districts are not quite as exciting as our new Congressional Districts (with one probable Dem pickup and a Repug cage-match) […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/voila-oven-115x115.jpg "…and lastly, our new State Senate Districts.")
…and lastly, our new State Senate Districts.
Posted on August 3, 2011 | 19 Comments. . . Orange County’s four newly redrawn State Senate districts are not quite as exciting as our new Congressional Districts (with one probable Dem pickup and a Repug cage-match) […] -
![. . . We’ve got seven Assembly Districts now instead of nine – partly due to the slight loss of population in the OC relative to the state, but mostly […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/voila-waiter1-115x115.jpg "Orange County’s Brand New Assembly Districts!")
Orange County’s Brand New Assembly Districts!
Posted on July 30, 2011 | 22 Comments. . . We’ve got seven Assembly Districts now instead of nine – partly due to the slight loss of population in the OC relative to the state, but mostly […] -
![. . . PUBLIC BE DAMNED: Democratic State Assemblyman Jose Solorio and then-Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger shake hands after the latter signed AB 900, legislation which authorized the state to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Solorio-Schwarzenegger1-115x115.jpg "The Prison-Building Spree Mambo")
The Prison-Building Spree Mambo
Posted on July 29, 2011 | 6 Comments. . . PUBLIC BE DAMNED: Democratic State Assemblyman Jose Solorio and then-Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger shake hands after the latter signed AB 900, legislation which authorized the state to […] -
![. KILL THE POOR: In his first 100 days, Brown, the so-called “lesser of two evils,” has been far more successful at dismantling California’s meager social welfare state than every […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/California-Uber-Alles-115x115.jpg "California Über Alles")
California Über Alles
Posted on June 22, 2011 | 9 Comments. KILL THE POOR: In his first 100 days, Brown, the so-called “lesser of two evils,” has been far more successful at dismantling California’s meager social welfare state than every […] -
![. . . So, good news this week if you hadn’t already heard – the Fourth Appelate District Court, which was but ONE place we were fighting against the sale […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/spiking-football-115x115.jpg "Fairgrounds Swindle defeated in court! YEAH! Gimme ten! SPIKE that football!")
Fairgrounds Swindle defeated in court! YEAH! Gimme ten! SPIKE that football!
Posted on June 8, 2011 | 3 Comments. . . So, good news this week if you hadn’t already heard – the Fourth Appelate District Court, which was but ONE place we were fighting against the sale […] -
![. . . Yeah, maybe you voted for Allan Mansoor over Phu Nguyen because you really believe the OC’s biggest problem is the huge wave of dark-skinned, Spanish-speaking immigrants pouring […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mansoor-ackerman-horizontal-115x115.jpg "Hey you idiots who voted for Allan Mansoor (you know who you are!)")
Hey you idiots who voted for Allan Mansoor (you know who you are!)
Posted on June 4, 2011 | 8 Comments. . . Yeah, maybe you voted for Allan Mansoor over Phu Nguyen because you really believe the OC’s biggest problem is the huge wave of dark-skinned, Spanish-speaking immigrants pouring […] -
![. . . What a wild ride it’s been for poor Gary “Skosh” Monahan – Costa Mesa councilman for 16 of the last 18 years, and mayor more times than […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/monahan-leprechaun.jpg "Further misadventures of Costa Mesa’s inebriated leprechaun Mayor. (and Fairgrounds news)")
Further misadventures of Costa Mesa’s inebriated leprechaun Mayor. (and Fairgrounds news)
Posted on May 19, 2011 | 12 Comments. . . What a wild ride it’s been for poor Gary “Skosh” Monahan – Costa Mesa councilman for 16 of the last 18 years, and mayor more times than […] -
![Given the shitstorm coming down the pike for the various insiders implicated in the attempted Great Swindle of the Orange County Fairgrounds, we figure it’s time to start introducing some […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/dave-ellis-1-155x155.jpg "Who is Dave Ellis? A Portrait of our Fair Board Chairman.")
Who is Dave Ellis? A Portrait of our Fair Board Chairman.
Posted on March 4, 2011 | 84 CommentsGiven the shitstorm coming down the pike for the various insiders implicated in the attempted Great Swindle of the Orange County Fairgrounds, we figure it’s time to start introducing some […] -
![. . . So, given that yesterday’s hearing on the Great Fairgrounds Swindle went exactly as we hoped, given that the Fourth District Appellate Court agreed to hear the case […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/arguably-fat-lady-singing-155x155.jpg "Fairgrounds Victory: A Lady has sung, but is she the Fat One?")
Fairgrounds Victory: A Lady has sung, but is she the Fat One?
Posted on December 22, 2010 | 2 Comments. . . So, given that yesterday’s hearing on the Great Fairgrounds Swindle went exactly as we hoped, given that the Fourth District Appellate Court agreed to hear the case […] -
![. . . Long story short, the forces fighting against the sale of the Orange County Fairgrounds – in Norberto’s phrase the “activists and vendors” – have been given six […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/wylie-aitken-155x155.jpg "Fairgrounds Update: The Forces of Goodness win Six More Precious Days…")
Fairgrounds Update: The Forces of Goodness win Six More Precious Days…
Posted on December 17, 2010 | 16 Comments. . . Long story short, the forces fighting against the sale of the Orange County Fairgrounds – in Norberto’s phrase the “activists and vendors” – have been given six […] -
![. . . “After following this issue for over a year and continually fighting to keep the Orange County Fairgrounds under public ownership, I could not sit by and watch […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/politicians-against-the-fairgrounds-swindle-155x155.jpg "Derail the Sale hauls out the big guns as Correa, Solorio and Foley join the Fairgrounds Swindle Lawsuit.")
Derail the Sale hauls out the big guns as Correa, Solorio and Foley join the Fairgrounds Swindle Lawsuit.
Posted on December 11, 2010 | 12 Comments. . . “After following this issue for over a year and continually fighting to keep the Orange County Fairgrounds under public ownership, I could not sit by and watch […] -
![. . . Beautiful. I knew this bill was coming but I didn’t realize it would be ready so quick. And Jose introduced two other bills as well, but this […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Joses-got-bills-155x155.jpg "Solorio hits the ground running with a Fairgrounds-saving bill, first day of session.")
Solorio hits the ground running with a Fairgrounds-saving bill, first day of session.
Posted on December 6, 2010 | 4 Comments. . . Beautiful. I knew this bill was coming but I didn’t realize it would be ready so quick. And Jose introduced two other bills as well, but this […] -
![. . . (Not to scale.) Number one, you ARE going to want to go to the OC Marketplace (or “swap meet”) down on the Fairgrounds, today or tomorrow – […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/ice-cream-oc-marketplace-155x155.jpg "Eat ice cream this weekend to help Save Our Fairgrounds. No, seriously, read this.")
Eat ice cream this weekend to help Save Our Fairgrounds. No, seriously, read this.
Posted on November 27, 2010 | 8 Comments. . . (Not to scale.) Number one, you ARE going to want to go to the OC Marketplace (or “swap meet”) down on the Fairgrounds, today or tomorrow – […]
The 24th Amendment to our Constitution doesn't get a whole lot of attention. It is a relic from an era…