In a 3-1 vote split along partisan lines, council members took a step toward ending a decade-old ordinance requiring city-hired contractors to pay employees a living wage.
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 inCountywide, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories
Questions Continue to Dog Great Park Auditors
Lost amid the attention grabbing findings of a scathing Great Park audit report was the fact that some of the most sensational earlier findings were officially withdrawn or replaced. A state investigation into the firm’s actions remains ongoing.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Irvine, News Briefs, Top Stories
Irvine Moves Closer to Lawsuits Against Former Great Park Consultants
The city will be seeking extensions to the statute of limitations on claims against consultants Forde & Mollrich, Gafcon and the municipal law firm Rutan and Tucker. But the targets first have to agree.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories
Lawmakers Say No to State Investigation of Great Park Audits
A request by a San Diego assemblywoman for an investigation into the multiple audits done on Irvine’s Great Park did not make it though a legislative audit committee.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories
Irvine Will Consider Suing to Recoup Great Park Funds
Attorneys hired to help conduct an investigation of spending at the Great Park indicate the city could recover millions of dollars stemming from various contract violations, including numerous potential conflicts of interest.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories
Irvine Releases Investigative Reports on Great Park
Two long-awaited investigative reports on Irvine’s Great Park were released Monday, with each attempting to explain different aspects of why the county’s largest-ever public works project went awry.
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Agran Defiant During Great Park Deposition
In one of the final acts of an extensive investigation into the Great Park project, the former Irvine City Council leader was questioned about allegations of quid-pro-quo and millions of dollars in billing irregularities.
Posted inIrvine
Auditor Sees Bias in Irvine’s Great Park Investigation
The city’s former contract auditor for the park, Onisko & Schultz, penned a letter to the city saying that the structure of the audit would strip an auditor of independence and objectivity.
Posted inIrvine
State Watchdog Fines Dark Money Group Involved in 2012 Irvine Race
A PAC controlled by local conservative Jon Fleischman received a campaign contribution that was illegally concealed by a Virginia-based nonprofit, according to state authorities.
Posted inIrvine
Stu Mollrich Grilled in Latest Great Park Deposition
The controversial consultant was grilled about issues like construction services provided by another Great Park consultant at his home.
