The board wants staff to draft a five-year plan that cuts costs and identifies new revenue sources.
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 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.
Posted inIrvine
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.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Irvine, Top Stories
Grants Will Create New National Autism Center in OC
The $15-million Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders of Southern California is expected to be a leader in fight against autism.
Posted inIrvine, Lake Forest
Board OKs Environmental Review for Expansion of Musick Jail
Supervisors’ action brings jail expansion a step closer. Irvine officials continue voicing concerns.
Posted inIrvine, Norberto Santana Jr.
Kang Steps Down as Mayor
He became the first Korean-American mayor of a major U.S. city when he assumed office in Irvine in 2008.
