City leaders will reevaluate their decision to remain in six months, which would keep the city in the agency through at least July 2024.
Category: Irvine
Irvine, home to UC Irvine and the Great Park, has about 318,000 residents. We cover the City Council’s votes, its budget, the Great Park and development.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Irvine Leaders Are Considering Leaving Green Power Agency They Launched
Irvine is the second city in the agency to look at pulling out since launch, with Huntington Beach city leaders also currently studying the idea.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Orange County Cities Struggle To Handle Electric Bike Regulations
While e-bikes have exploded in popularity over the past three years, local lawmakers are racing to keep up with managing the local impacts of the ever growing market.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Will Protections for Hotel Workers Stretch to All of Orange County or Die in Irvine?
Voters in Laguna Beach rejected similar protections, and hoteliers are already pushing to overturn Irvine’s newly adopted laws protecting workers.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Irvine City Councilman Resigns for a Week To Skirt Term Limit Rules
Councilman Larry Agran will step off the dais for a week in a move that could let him remain in office four years longer than current term limits allow.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Irvine Voters Just Elected a Democrat Supermajority, But Will They Work Together?
While four of the five council members were elected with the backing of the OC Democratic Party, it’s an open question on whether or not they’ll be a cohesive group.
Posted inAnne Marie Panoringan
Panoringan: Cheferbly Reinvents Specialty Dining
Our food columnist learns more about a side of dining not often discussed – private dining and the concept of pop-ups as they relate to OC-based platform Cheferbly.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Irvine Voters on Track to Reject Lincoln Club-Backed Candidates
Councilman Anthony Kuo looks to have lost reelection to UCI Professor Kathleen Treseder, setting up a growing shift to the left on the city council.
Posted inIrvine
Irvine City Council Election Results 2022: Who’s Winning So Far?
It could be the city’s last election of a five-person council as the city council is expected to expand by the next election cycle.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Here Are the Hottest Races to Watch in Orange County
Today, Orange County voters decide on which party controls the OC Board of Supervisors and who they want representing them in Congress.
