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Introducing OCConnectTube!

Last post by Omar Bongo « Sat Dec 05, 2020 3:07 pm
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by John Q. Public » Fri Dec 04, 2020 1:03 pm » in Welcome and Board Announcements

Well, sort of.

I finally found a plugin that plays videos that we can upload from our own devices. Now we can share all those kewl cat videos our...

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CA GOP convention nixes the following propositions

Last post by Parrotpaul « Sun May 01, 2016 4:40 pm

by Parrotpaul » Sun May 01, 2016 4:40 pm

The Republican convention delegates this week decided not to support the following November ballot propositions. Those they are supporting follow the...

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Sun May 01, 2016 4:40 pm
Medi-Cal to cover illegal immigrant children

Last post by not4u13 « Wed Apr 27, 2016 5:39 am
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by Parrotpaul » Wed Apr 27, 2016 5:24 am

Unfortunately there will be no federal assistance with this program. The Affordable Care Act does not cover illegals. I support this, and if my taxes...

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Wed Apr 27, 2016 5:39 am
Earthquake Coverage

Last post by ShiftyMutt « Mon Mar 21, 2016 6:15 pm
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by ShiftyMutt » Mon Mar 21, 2016 12:03 pm

So I finally broke down and added earthquake coverage to my homeowners policy which trippled my annual premium. But at this point I can't afford not...

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Mon Mar 21, 2016 6:15 pm
Gold Line closed less than a day after it opened

Last post by John Q. Public « Sun Mar 06, 2016 12:03 pm

by John Q. Public » Sun Mar 06, 2016 12:03 pm

My kind of luck.

PASADENA >> Less than one day after commuters rejoiced in the long-anticipated opening of the expanded Gold Line light-rail route...

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Sun Mar 06, 2016 12:03 pm
California to investigate Exxon

Last post by Parrotpaul « Wed Jan 20, 2016 1:30 pm
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by Parrotpaul » Wed Jan 20, 2016 8:25 am

It's nice to see someone finally challenging this behemoth...oil dipped to $28 a gallon this morning...91 octane at Costco still above $3 a gallon....

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Wed Jan 20, 2016 1:30 pm
California drivers getting screwed

Last post by Parrotpaul « Fri Jan 15, 2016 8:30 am
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by Parrotpaul » Mon Jul 06, 2015 1:38 pm
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Our gas prices have soared compared with the rest of the country. Apparently a refinery fire and the usual annual maintenance stuff... are we going...
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Fri Jan 15, 2016 8:30 am
Email threat closes Los Angeles schools.

Last post by Troglodyte « Tue Dec 15, 2015 10:51 am
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by Parrotpaul » Tue Dec 15, 2015 8:25 am

Apparently a credible Email threat has caused Los Angeles to close all of its schools until they can be searched. Details to follow when they become...

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Tue Dec 15, 2015 10:51 am
Not so cool Uber ride

Last post by Wabash « Sat Nov 07, 2015 11:32 am
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by Parrotpaul » Mon Nov 02, 2015 6:16 am

This happened in Costa Mesa a couple nights ago... Newport Blvd. The video has since gone viral and the passenger was arrested. I would say the...

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Sat Nov 07, 2015 11:32 am
New stealth bomber would mean jobs for Californians

Last post by Troglodyte « Sat Oct 31, 2015 9:11 am
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by Parrotpaul » Tue Oct 27, 2015 10:25 am
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The Air Force is planning a new stealth bomber that would provide thousands of jobs in California.

The Air Force plans to award a lucrative...
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Sat Oct 31, 2015 9:11 am
Jerry Brown is on a Roll

Last post by ShiftyMutt « Thu Oct 08, 2015 6:32 pm
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by ShiftyMutt » Thu Oct 08, 2015 3:35 pm

He signed a bill to make cheerleading a competitive sport, another to ban plastic micro beads in products, and the Right To Die bill.. Now he just...

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Thu Oct 08, 2015 6:32 pm
Brown Berets Occupy Catalina

Last post by Omar Bongo « Fri Sep 25, 2015 5:12 pm
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by John Q. Public » Thu Sep 24, 2015 7:27 pm

Am I the only one who missed this?

September 1972, 26 Brown Berets took the boat over there, raised the Mexican flag above Avalon and claimed...

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Fri Sep 25, 2015 5:12 pm
The Walker and the Saint

Last post by Parrotpaul « Mon Sep 21, 2015 8:23 am
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by Hanna » Sun Sep 20, 2015 10:41 am

By Edie Littlefield Sundby

I started walking Father Junípero Serra’s old California mission trail the day I was told I was dying of cancer.

I’m not...

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Mon Sep 21, 2015 8:23 am
Bullet Train Sinking?

Last post by MDDad « Fri Aug 28, 2015 1:35 pm
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by MDDad » Wed Aug 26, 2015 10:13 am
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There was an interesting letter in Sunday's L.A. Times from Jeffrey Knott, professor of geological sciences at Cal State Fullerton:
Subsidence in...
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Fri Aug 28, 2015 1:35 pm
Who said California is a mess?

Last post by Parrotpaul « Thu Aug 20, 2015 3:22 am
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by Parrotpaul » Sun Aug 16, 2015 5:13 am

The New York Times opines that California is doing better than ever despite the drought...6:09 AM...it's 70 on my patio... hit 101 yesterday... have...

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Thu Aug 20, 2015 3:22 am
El Nino

Last post by Tommy Tar « Fri Aug 14, 2015 6:31 am
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by Troglodyte » Thu Aug 13, 2015 4:57 pm

El Nino 2015 is 'strongest of our lifetime'
BANGKOK POST

MIAMI - The El Nino weather phenomenon that began this year could be among the strongest...

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Last post by Tommy Tar
Fri Aug 14, 2015 6:31 am
CHP Officer comes to the aid of a motorist having a stroke

Last post by Troglodyte « Thu Aug 13, 2015 8:28 am
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by John Q. Public » Wed Aug 12, 2015 10:08 pm

Nice story about a cop for a change

CHP Press Release :

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On July 9, 2015, at approximately 3:15 p.m., South Los...

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Last post by Troglodyte
Thu Aug 13, 2015 8:28 am
How is this not Racism?

Last post by broman « Mon Jul 20, 2015 8:34 am
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by afan95 » Sun Jul 19, 2015 10:11 am

Black Beverly Hills' debates historic status vs. white gentrification

Longtime residents of View Park have a thinly veiled code for the signs of...

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Mon Jul 20, 2015 8:34 am
Los Angeles is ground zero for wage theft

Last post by Tommy Tar « Sat Jun 20, 2015 9:15 am
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by Parrotpaul » Thu Jun 18, 2015 6:20 am

Here's an interesting Al Jazeera read that reveals huge wage discrimination and manipulation in Los Angeles.

On June 14, Los Angeles Mayor Eric...

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Last post by Tommy Tar
Sat Jun 20, 2015 9:15 am
California's "hellhole" for traffic violators

Last post by Omar Bongo « Tue Jun 09, 2015 8:56 pm
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by Parrotpaul » Sat May 30, 2015 4:34 am

Now here's a program that will cause some controversy and hopefully some discussion. I think it's a worthy idea. At least the state gets back some...

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Tue Jun 09, 2015 8:56 pm
Show me yours, I'll show you mine

Last post by MDDad « Sun Jun 07, 2015 12:39 pm
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by John Q. Public » Sat Jun 06, 2015 9:48 am

I just got my water bill. All Tier 1, Baby! On a 1/3 acre lot. \:D/

Total - 49.97

Water Cost - 31.68

Units (748 gallons ea.) - 11

Daily gallons...

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Last post by MDDad
Sun Jun 07, 2015 12:39 pm
PennySaver shuts down

Last post by joefutbol « Tue May 26, 2015 9:20 am
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by John Q. Public » Mon May 25, 2015 8:45 am

Good news and bad news for mailmen, bad news for its employees and all of the mechanics, smog check stations and contractors for whom it was the only...

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Tue May 26, 2015 9:20 am
Jerry Brown deals with a water crisis his father created

Last post by John Q. Public « Fri May 08, 2015 4:53 pm
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by Parrotpaul » Thu Apr 02, 2015 5:21 am
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This is an interesting read from the Washington Post. I'm hoping the powers that be here in LWV finally see the light and replace some of the acres...
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Last post by John Q. Public
Fri May 08, 2015 4:53 pm
Senator Condoleezza Rice R (CA)...ya think?

Last post by Troglodyte « Sat Apr 25, 2015 8:30 am
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by Parrotpaul » Thu Apr 23, 2015 11:24 am

I just heard Condoleezza Rice is polling pretty high as the front-running candidate for Babs Boxer's seat...anyone got any more skinny on this?

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Sat Apr 25, 2015 8:30 am
California Christian Taliban

Last post by Reconquista Primero « Wed Mar 25, 2015 1:07 pm
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by Fordama » Tue Mar 24, 2015 6:44 pm

A lawyer from Huntington Beach has filed to have an anti-gay ballot measure:

A California lawyer has filed a ballot proposal that describes sodomy...

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Last post by Reconquista Primero
Wed Mar 25, 2015 1:07 pm
Darrell Issa...tough times in Washington...:)

Last post by Wabash « Sun Mar 22, 2015 8:11 am
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by Parrotpaul » Sat Mar 21, 2015 8:38 am

I can't say I'm sorry to hear of Darrell's fall from grace, prominence, and importance. Hasta la vista, baby. :cheers:

Sorry about no small blurp...

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Last post by Wabash
Sun Mar 22, 2015 8:11 am
SCE Will Lay Off 500 IT Workers and Hire 500 Foreign Workers

Last post by Parrotpaul « Sat Mar 21, 2015 2:47 pm
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by Brooke » Sat Feb 21, 2015 1:52 pm
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Another outrageous betrayal of American workers! They are able to get away with this because of loopholes in the law governing H-1B visas.

Tech...
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Sat Mar 21, 2015 2:47 pm
Sorry...I don't understand this...please explain

Last post by Brooke « Thu Mar 19, 2015 5:44 pm
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by Parrotpaul » Wed Mar 18, 2015 4:35 am

OK...there's a water emergency. Has someone told the contactors who continue to build thousands of new homes with water needs and lawns to mow in OC...

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Last post by Brooke
Thu Mar 19, 2015 5:44 pm
Californians still favor California...LA Times poll data

Last post by Troglodyte « Sun Mar 01, 2015 11:02 am
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by Parrotpaul » Sun Mar 01, 2015 6:23 am

Here's an interesting LA Times article that should prompt a little discussion. Are you still one who is California Dreamin'? We are...been here 17...

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Sun Mar 01, 2015 11:02 am
Bravo Jon Stewart about the anti vaxxers

Last post by Hanna « Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:42 am

by Hanna » Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:42 am

A video that even the RWers on this board will love

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Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:42 am
Bay area to consider barbecuing bans

Last post by Troglodyte « Tue Jan 20, 2015 2:38 am
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by John Q. Public » Mon Jan 19, 2015 10:19 am

Oh come on now! From the land where all news is News of the Weird (well, there and Floriduh):

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The booming popularity of...

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Tue Jan 20, 2015 2:38 am

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