Larry Agran, the longest tenured and most influential elected leader in Irvine’s 44-year history, lost badly in Tuesday’s election.
Tag: Jeffrey Lalloway
Posted inInvestigative, Irvine, Politics & Elections
Campaign Spending Takes a Complex Route in Irvine
More than a dozen political action committees have spent hundreds of thousands to keep the Irvine Republican council majority in power. The Great Park Neighborhoods developer is responsible for a large portion.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
County Ambulance Selection Process Breaks Down
The selection process, run by the Health Care Agency, has been beset with questions of favoritism and a lack of transparency.
Posted inIrvine
Irvine to Probe Votes by City Commissioners
Republican Councilman Jeffrey Lalloway points to a lobbyist’s email as evidence that votes on an apartment project might have been tainted by campaign contributions. Democratic Councilman Larry Agran says the accusation is just another election season political attack.
Posted inIrvine
Video Derides Findings of Great Park Audit
A video produced by Gafcon, the San Diego-based firm targeted by forensic auditors examining the finances of Irvine’s Great Park, claims the auditors’ findings are false and/or misleading.
Posted inAnaheim, Transportation
Traffic Congestion Gets Attention at Regional Summit
More than 1,000 experts and political leaders are scheduled to attend Friday’s discussion of transportation planning.
Posted inIrvine
DA Requests Great Park Documents
The Orange County District Attorney sent a letter seeking all documents related to the city’s forensic investigation into the park’s finances.
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 inGovernment, Top Stories, Transportation
Six Hot Debates to Watch This Week
Irvine looks at affordable housing for veterans while Villa Park considers ending its pension contract with CalPERs and Cypress studies more horse race dates at Los Alamitos.
Posted inIrvine
Forde & Mollrich Partner Threatened With Contempt
In the newest twist of the ongoing Great Park investigation, Stu Mollrich, who heads the park’s now infamous former public relations consulting firm, is defying auditor’s demands for the company’s overhead, employee salaries and profit margins.
