Councilmembers also voted to have the phrase e pluribus unum – Latin for “out of many, one” — emblazoned in the meeting chambers. The gesture is a reminder of an ongoing effort by the council’s Republican majority to cast the city in a more conservative light.
Tag: Lynn Schott
Posted inIrvine, Politics & Elections
Are Republicans Poised to Take Control of Irvine Council?
A Republican slate that seemed impossible to form in 2010 has come together. Will it be enough to unseat a Democratic majority?
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories
Did the GOP Blow a Chance at a Takeover in Irvine?
A vocal Irvine Republican group says the party had a chance to
secure a Republican majority on the City Council, but blinked.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Larry Agran and Jeff Lalloway Victorious in Irvine Council Race
Irvine will keep its 3-2 Democratic majority on the City
Council.
Posted inInvestigative, Irvine, Politics & Elections
Irvine Campaign Cash Update
Mayoral candidate Sukhee Kang and council candidate Jeff
Lalloway each have more than $40,000 to spend in the home stretch
to Election Day.
Posted inIrvine, Politics & Elections
Republican Central Committee Reconciles, Endorses Lynn Schott in Irvine
GOP chairman says the move to endorse was in the spirit of the
Janet Nguyen and Van Tran reconciliation.
Posted inInvestigative, Irvine, Politics & Elections
Jeff Lalloway, Sukhee Kang Lead in Irvine Campaign Fundraising
The two candidates are way ahead of their
competitors in the race for two seats on the Irvine City
Council.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Irvine, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Rift in GOP Could Undermine Its Chances in Irvine
Two Central Committee members say Tea Party-affiliated groups
offended the top leadership so much that they killed an important
endorsement in the Irvine City Council election. Top leadership
denies it.
Posted inInvestigative, Irvine, Politics & Elections, Rancho Santa Margarita
More GOP Candidates Sign Anti-Union Pledge Then Seek Union Support
City Council candidates in Rancho Santa Margarita and Irvine say
they’re just looking to build relationships.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Irvine, Politics & Elections, Top Stories, Transportation
Replacing a Loud, Lonely Voice on the Irvine City Council
Christina Shea is leaving the dais at the end of the year. In
November, voters will decide whether to replace Shea with a
Republican cast from her mold, or a Democrat who will strengthen an
already formidable majority.
