On Saturday we saw a curious dance between Assemblyman Van Tran and First District Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen orchestrated by Orange County GOP leader Scott Baugh. In what appeared to be a hastily called press conference by Tran, Nguyen announced that she was supporting the endorsement by GOP leaders of Assemblyman Van Tran for the Congressional seat currently held by Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez. Even the press statement fired off after the photo-op, failed to include a single quote from Supervisor Nguyen.
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What Blog War?
by Dan Chmielewski • • 12 Comments
 Art Pedroza has declared an end to the Orange County blogs wars and made himself a martyr to the cause. While it’s all great theater, it’s a song many of us have heard before. There isn’t a blogwar with…
Janet Nguyen’s Chief of Staff Moving On
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
Andrew Do, who played a central part in the election saga of Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen in 2007 and then became her chief of staff, will leave the fifth floor this coming week, just months after Nguyen took over as chairwoman of the Board of Supervisors.
FactChecking recent OJ Posts on the Settlement Offer and Lawsuit
by Dan Chmielewski • • 6 Comments
I had some high hopes that when Vern Nelson took over as editor of the Orange Juice blog he’d make an effort to make sure that some of the posts had a measure of accuracy. And I also hoped to win the $266 million lottery Tuesday, and I didn’t so I’m not surprised by multiple errors and misrepresentations in three recent OJ posts about our pending lawsuit against Art Pedroza and the Orange Juice Blog.
Open Government Advocacy Group Demands Westminster Rescind Action That Violated Brown Act
by Chris Prevatt • • 2 Comments
On Monday, May 3, 2010, Richard McKee acting on behalf of Californians Aware submitted a letter to the city of Westminster demanding that they rescind their action, which three Council members Diep, Quach, and Ta took outside a regular meeting of the City Council, because that action appears ot be in violation of the Brown Act.
Our Take on the NUFF Forum Last Night
by Dan Chmielewski • • 8 Comments
A big thank you to Neighbors United For Fullerton for hosting a session last night on Political Blogging. The panel ran about two hours and could easily have gone a third hour. For the questions were good and I believe…
Anger Management or Inconsistent Ramblings?
by Dan Chmielewski • • 2 Comments
I’d like to pay tribute this week for our number one reader of the week, Orange Joke blogger Sean H. Mill, who has read every word in our posts and comments by other readers with a jaudiced eye to call…
