The decision is the latest move by the Republican council majority to reshape the city’s bureaucracy.
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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Great Park’s External Affairs Manager Resigns
The resignation comes during the run-up to the 2013 Solar Decathlon, a green energy collegiate competition that some argue is in jeopardy.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Investigative, Irvine, Orange, Santa Ana, Top Stories
A Window Into the World of Immigration Detainees
In recent months, group of local volunteers began visiting immigration detainees held in Orange County jails. Some of their and others’ discoveries have been alarming.
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, Top Stories
Great Park Board Orders Trimmed-Down Business Plan
The board wants staff to draft a five-year plan that cuts costs and identifies new revenue sources.
Posted inIrvine
Is Great Park Risking a Blunder With Solar Decathlon Event?
The Orange County Great Park Board will get an update Tuesday afternoon on planning efforts for the green energy collegiate competition that could attract some 300,000 visitors.
Posted inGovernment, Irvine
Agran: Taking Over Great Park Is ‘Self-Serving Fantasy’
In an exclusive interview with PBS SoCaL, the Irvine councilman says county Supervisor Todd Spitzer made “a fool of himself.”
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, Top Stories
Irvine City Council Majority Takes Great Park in New Direction
The new Republican City Council majority terminates contracts, pursues a forensic audit and removes some park board directors.
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Great Park Directors Fire Back at Irvine Council Majority
Board directors strike at the proposals to trim the board and terminate public relations and lobbying contracts.
Posted inGovernment, Irvine, Top Stories
Spitzer Issues Warning to Great Park Leaders
He warns Irvine officials that he might lead a ballot initiative to transform the 1,300-acre tract into a county park.
Posted inIrvine
A Day of Reckoning for Critics of Great Park PR Contract
With Irvine’s City Council poised to terminate a lucrative and secretive public relations contract, Voice of OC provides a glimpse into the day-to-day work of consultants through public records.
