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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Mesa Water on Conservation: in Cuba, Maybe, but Not Here.
Posted on November 20, 2016 | 4 Comments. . . by John Earl, cross-posted from Surf City Voice. To the five elected directors of the Mesa Water District, conservation is a Trojan horse, unleashing Cuban-style authoritarianism, drop […] -
Mega-Chismes: Dana’s 2016 retirement.
Posted on April 18, 2016 | 4 Comments. . . Yeah. Um… So. Long story short, 14-term Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Newport, etc.) who came to office in the late 80’s on an […] -
An “Urban Village” on Banning Ranch? Oh, HELL no. All hands on deck Wednesday!
Posted on October 5, 2015 | 12 Comments. . . There was a popular saying after the attacks of Sept 11, 2001, and that saying was “Oceans no longer protect us.” Well, similarly, on a local (and […] -
The Passion of the Peotter: An Inside Look at How an Ignorant Fool Squeals for Public Support
Posted on July 14, 2015 | 4 Comments. . . LATE UPDATE: The Mayor’s resolution passed on a 4-3 vote. Peotter, Muldoon, and the other one voted “no.” I was busy yesterday, so I didn’t get to […] -
Watch Poseidon Joke over proposed Property Tax Increase to finance their “privately funded” Desal project.
Posted on July 12, 2015 | 11 Comments‘ ‘ ‘ by John Earl, crossposted from Surf City Voice. Orange County taxpayers may have to pay a lot more for a $1 billion Huntington Beach ocean desalination plant […] -
The City of Newport Beach warns of impending Gay-Marriage-caused Apocalypse.
Posted on July 8, 2015 | 11 Comments. . . You might have been excused (if you lived in Newport Beach and were on Councilman Scott Peotter’s e-mail list) for thinking yesterday’s blast came from some wild […] -
See the art of Zenger and others, this weekend in Newport!
Posted on March 26, 2015 | 6 CommentsDid you know that our frequent and acerbic commenter David Zenger, bane of OC’s kleptocrats, one of the two visionaries behind the Fullerton Rail District (with Tony Bushala, above) is also […] -
37th Senate District election date announced; and The Moorlach Jumps In Feet First!
Posted on January 14, 2015 | 16 Comments. . . . The news comes to us from former OC Treasurer and Supervisor and Orange Juice friend John “The Moorlach” Moorlach, whom we agree with nearly half the […] -
Steve Sheldon Watch: the OCWD director Shills for Poseidon once again.
Posted on September 23, 2014 | 22 Comments. . . [by John Earl, cross-posted from Surf City Voice, earlier today.] Stephen Sheldon, the Orange County Water District’s elected representative from Irvine, continues to use his government position […] -
Michelle Steel, Stepford Carpetbaggers, Termed-out Termagants, and Goofy Ballot Designations.
Posted on March 16, 2014 | 29 Comments1. Mansoor Sues Mrs. Steel Over Goofy Ballot Designation. First off, I live in the Second Supervisorial District, which includes HB, Newport, Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Seal Beach, up to […] -
Why is Wendy Leece running against Dana Rohrabacher?
Posted on March 5, 2014 | 49 CommentsWhen I first heard that popular, termed-out, Costa Mesa Republican councilwoman Wendy Leece was planning to take on entrenched, deeply embarrassing 12-term Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, I thought, “Well, we […] -
Poseidon runs headlong into “Infiltration Gallery.”
Posted on November 18, 2013 | 36 CommentsAs I stood about waiting for Wednesday’s marathon Coastal Commission hearing to begin, and beheld our nemesis, Poseidon VP Scott Maloni, stomping about scowling, I resolved to shake his hand. […] -
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 […]
The 24th Amendment to our Constitution doesn't get a whole lot of attention. It is a relic from an era…