The announcement comes the day before Irvine’s vote on which site they will offer up to the state for the cemetery.
Author Archives: Noah Biesiada
Noah Biesiada serves as Voice of OC’s county reporter, covering the county board of supervisors and the $9 billion government they oversee.
Biesiada started as an intern in July 2019, helping launch Voice of OC’s disaster news coverage and report on the cities of south Orange County such as Irvine, Mission Viejo, Laguna Niguel, and other coastal cities like Huntington Beach and San Clemente.
Currently, Biesiada’s reporting is focused on county agencies such as the sheriff’s department, the courts, and other departments along with the cities of Irvine and Huntington Beach.
His reporting has led to a host of reforms across Orange County governments including the Orange County Power Authority, the OC Fire Authority and Irvine’s Great Park.
He’s won several awards from state and local press organizations for his reporting on the county’s disaster preparedness, breaking news and other investigations and won 2023 Online Journalist of the Year from the LA Press Club.
Languages spoken: English
Contact: nbiesiada@voiceofoc.org
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Irvine Schedules Long-Awaited Discussion To Choose Site Of State Veterans Cemetery
The decision could be the final choice on where Orange County veterans are laid to rest or ultimately take off the table the site people have argued over for a decade.
Posted inGovernment
Idea for Irvine Great Park Residents Committee Stalls Despite Council Campaign Promises
While Great Park residents pay some of the highest property taxes in Irvine, they have almost no say on what their money goes toward.
Posted inGovernment
Veterans Abandon Potential Cemetery Site Ahead of Contentious Irvine City Council Vote
The announcement could trigger the city pulling out of the cemetery debate altogether, writing off nearly a decade’s worth of work by advocates on both sides of the debate.
Posted inIrvine
California’s Veterans’ Affairs Agency Issues Long Awaited Study Estimating Costs For Competing Irvine Sites
The study concludes a nearby golf course site is $30 million less expensive to build on than another site closer to the original hangars at the former U.S. Marine Corps Air Station El Toro.
Posted inGovernment
A State Study for an Irvine Veterans Cemetery is Almost Here, Setting Up Political Battle
The state’s final recommendations and cost estimates will have a major impact on the city’s discussion to give Orange County veterans a local resting place.
Posted inGovernment
Fullerton Approves Budget Despite Open Questions on Cuts, Funding Shortfalls
City council members are set to keep discussing the budget in the coming weeks and consider cutting as much as 5% of the general fund’s expenditures.
Posted inGovernment
Competing Irvine Activist Groups Join Together, Demand City Council Members Address Their Concerns
Residents, who have historically clashed, united their calls demanding council members publicly discuss issues like the veterans cemetery.
Posted inIrvine
Irvine City Council Doubles Personal Budgets, Opening Questions on Funding and Accountability
The expansion also comes with a removal of many of the safeguards restricting council member spending.
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Irvine Activist Groups Come Together to Protest City Council Inaction, Secrecy
Protestors are at odds with the council over a series of key issues including the asphalt factory in the north of the city, taxes in the Great Park, and the long debated veterans cemetery.
