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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North OC Commits to 700 New Homeless Shelter Beds; South County Identifies Zero

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U.S. District Judge David O. Carter two months ago called on south county cities to identify and develop additional shelter beds, and gave them until Wednesday to identify locations.

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New Plans For an OC Veterans Cemetery?

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Irvine City Councilman Jeff Lalloway said Monday he will ask the City Council to approve Orange County’s first veterans cemetery in its original site near the center of the Marine Corps Air Station El Toro after voters overwhelmingly rejected a land swap that would have moved it to strawberry fields near the 5 and 405 freeways.

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Democrats Possible Challengers For Four OC Republican Congressional Seats

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Unofficial election results show all contested seats could be a Republican against a Democrat in the Orange County Congressional races.

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Rep. Mimi Walters Heads to November, Followed by Democrat Katie Porter

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Rep. Mimi Walters (R-Irvine) ended election night with 53.2 percent of the vote, followed by Democrat Katie Porter with 19.9 percent and Dave Min, also a Democrat, with 17.2 percent.
If Porter maintains her lead as post-Election Day ballots are counted, she will face Walters in November.

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Grand Jury to Cities & County: Stop Fighting, Form Regional Homelessness Board

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It’s time for the county and cities to stop the infighting that’s plagued recent efforts to build housing and shelters and instead form a regional body to address homelessness, according to an Orange County Grand Jury report released Thursday.

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Federal Judge Sets June 13 Deadline for OC Cities to ID New Shelter Sites

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The judge, David O. Carter, pointed to Santa Ana and Anaheim residents and businesses who, he said, are grappling with hundreds of homeless people who formerly lived at the Santa Ana riverbed but now are in their cities due to a shelter shortage.

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Which Democrat Will Challenge GOP Rep. Mimi Walters in November?

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The 45th Congressional District likely will see Rep. Mimi Walters (R-Irvine) face off against a Democrat in the November general election because she’s the only Republican running in the June 5 primary against four Democrats and one no party preference candidate.

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