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In a 3-2 vote, the council approved a transfer of $30,000 from Carroll’s staff budget to cover costs on a series of mailers he sent out from July through October.
As city councils across the county consider joining a public energy program, politicians debate what the benefits are behind a new green energy program.
Nearly two months after the mailers became public knowledge, the council is set to discuss whether or not Carroll was allowed to move $30,000 of his staff budget to mailers.
Sheriff Don Barnes questions their constitutionality, while Santa Ana, Irvine, and Costa Mesa police may enforce.
Voice of OC keeps asking where the $554 million in taxpayer money went. Some answers are starting to emerge.
The Irvine City Council is expected Tuesday to consider approving grant money for various nonprofit organizations helping the homeless.
The City Council race has also been a stiff competition, with each party backing three candidates apiece and an additional eight candidates throwing their hat in the ring.
State campaign finance regulators have announced an investigation into Irvine City Councilwoman Farrah Khan with just days to go until the November 3 deadline for voters.
Recent records released by City of Irvine shows that city officials worked with Councilman Mike Carroll to help him use city funds to send out mailers about city briefings that prominently featured his name.
Things began to quiet down in Orange County on Wednesday night, and people trickled back into their homes, after three days of wildfires, smoke, evacuations and anxiety.