After an eight hour council meeting, council members ultimately took no action on picking a final site in Irvine and encouraged veterans to explore other options.
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.
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Veterans Coalition Abandons Cemetery Push in Irvine, Shifts Focus to Gypsum Canyon
The announcement comes the day before Irvine’s vote on which site they will offer up to the state for the cemetery.
Posted inIrvine
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 inHousing & Homelessness
Costa Mesa Officials Approve $2M Annual Contract For Shelter, Other Cities Rethink Homelessness Response
While new shelters have been built, a recent poll indicates housing is a top concern among Orange County residents.
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
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 inGovernment
Pride Banner to Go Up on Garden Grove Clock Tower as More OC Cities Move to Raise LGBTQ+ Flag
The rainbow flag will be waving at a handful of city halls in the county through the month of June.
