While California has stringent public record rules, officials have given themselves a big loophole by having government conversation on their own cell phones and personal emails.
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 inPolitics & Elections
Irvine Council Leaves Mayor On Ballot and Reverses Controversial Agenda Setting Rules
A meeting that originally was poised to implement two unpopular new measures ended up repealing one of the city’s most controversial policies.
Posted inTop Stories
OC Green Power Agency Holds Off On Firing CEO and Legal Counsel, Citing Investigation
Discussions of firing the CEO have gone on for weeks without a proper meeting of the board after he filed a whistleblower complaint against multiple board members.
Posted inState
OC’s First Veterans Cemetery Clears Another Hurdle After State Legislators Unify Bills
The next step is for the California Department of Veterans Affairs to study the county’s proposed site in Anaheim. One state legislator said the cemetery could be opened by 2024.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Following Months of Upheaval, OC Green Power Agency Considers Firing CEO and Legal Counsel
Agency board directors are set to discuss firing top executives behind closed doors on Wednesday.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Irvine City Council Looks To Limit Mayoral Power Ahead of Election
Voters could end up deciding in November whether they want to have a directly elected mayor or make it a position that cycles through the City Council.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
City Leaders Approve Audits of Orange County’s Green Power Agency
Two of the OC Power Authority’s member cities have now approved an outside audit of the agency, with Huntington Beach poised to file a lawsuit.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
OC’s New Green Power Agency Faces Increasing Calls to Audit Its Operations
Three of the power authority’s five cities are now looking at calling for an audit after attempts to oust the CEO were thwarted by the agency’s legal counsel.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
What Will OC’s Landscape Look Like in 10 Years? Cities Struggle With Housing Plans
A state database shows Yorba Linda and Irvine as the only OC cities with newly approved housing plans as cities wrestle with where hundreds of thousands of new homes will go by 2029.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Voters in Costa Mesa, Irvine, Dana Point and Much of South County Are Picking a New County Rep. What Do the Candidates Say?
Here’s how the candidates answered key questions about what they’d do about challenges like homelessness, housing affordability and open space.
