Brown and two top Assembly Democratic leaders will visit the proposed veterans cemetery site at the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Base in Irvine within the next several weeks.
Tag: El Toro Marine Corps Air Station
Posted inIrvine
OC to Get a Veterans Cemetery, But Where?
One side favors a 125-acre site on the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station while the other wants to let a developer build it near the intersection of the 5 and 405 freeways.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Finally, A Place in OC Veterans Can Call Their Own
After decades of rebuffs by political leaders, Orange County’s military veterans will celebrate the opening of their own museum at the county fairgrounds on Veterans Day.
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, Top Stories
Could The Great Park Be Built ‘Ahead of Schedule’?
Given the years-long controversy over stalled construction, it might seem like a specious claim. But a representative from developer FivePoint Communities says they are going to start building substantial portions of the park “over a year early.”
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Irvine, Outdoors, Top Stories
Did Consultant Charge Political Gift to Great Park?
The lead design consultant for Irvine’s Great Park included a $2,500 payment to the Democratic Party of Orange County on a check register for park costs.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Irvine, Top Stories
Irvine Committee to Review Veterans Housing
After a nudge from Councilwoman Christina Shea, the committee that worked to locate a future veterans cemetery at the Great Park will reconvene to look at affordable housing for veterans.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
OC Vets Looking for a Final Home They Can Call Their Own
A coalition will appear before the Irvine City Council to ask that land beside the Great Park be set aside for the county’s first veterans cemetery.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
County Accepts 60 Acres of El Toro Land for Lease to Businesses
The land will cost the county only $4,000 and will generate new tax revenue, according to report.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories
Should the Great Park Be Spared From the Redevelopment Budget Ax?
The gutting of redevelopment agencies as part of the state
budget balancing act could cost the park hundreds of millions. But
Irvine officials say the park’s status as a former military base
should save it.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Irvine, Santa Ana
One Man’s Quest to Move a Civic Center
Orange County Supervisor John Moorlach continues to push his
colleagues to adopt a 100-acre county-owned parcel around Irvine’s
Great Park as a site for a new civic center.
