The city council is being asked to study a site for veteran housing after a special independent committee failed to discuss it.
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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Irvine to Pursue Court Action Against Former Consultant
City Council in a unanimous vote decided to request a Superior Court judge to order Stu Mollrich of Forde & Mollrich to turn over financial records.
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Former Great Park Consultants Defy Demand for Records
Irvine’s deadline comes and goes without Forde & Mollrich turning over financial information relating to their infamous Great Park contract. City Council will decide whether to take the issue to a judge.
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Forde & Mollrich Partner Threatened With Contempt
In the newest twist of the ongoing Great Park investigation, Stu Mollrich, who heads the park’s now infamous former public relations consulting firm, is defying auditor’s demands for the company’s overhead, employee salaries and profit margins.
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Deposition: Major Parts of Great Park Design Were Never ‘Constructible’
Designs for a man-made lake, hundreds of acres in park land and a wildlife corridor were so poor that they couldn’t be built as presented in schematic documents, the park’s former program manager testified in a deposition released this week.
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Arnold Forde: Half a Century of Big Time Politics
He’s not well known outside political circles, but GOP and Democratic leaders have relied on “Arnie” since the 1960s.
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Irvine Council Designates Land for Veterans Cemetery
The unanimous decision Tuesday night is largely credited to an organized advocacy effort by veterans.
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Irvine Releases New Round of Great Park Depositions
Interviews with the park’s former CEO and chief financial officer are made public.
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, Top Stories
Great Park Boss: Consultants’ Power Over Public Officials ‘Was Just Wrong’
A deposition of the former CEO of Irvine’s Great Park reveals how the county’s largest public works project was run by Councilman Larry Agran and his cadre of highly paid consultants.
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Veterans Cemetery Supporters to Lobby Irvine Council
Supporters of a proposed cemetery and memorial at the Great Park are planning to show up before Tuesday’s council meeting.
