Twice in recent weeks, Roger Faubel Public Affairs has received lucrative public contracts, even though it was initially not rated the best qualified firm.
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
Great Park Budget Cuts Target Controversial Consultants
The park’s board approves a fiscal 2012-13 budget that includes significant cuts to no-bid contractors, including public relations firm Forde & Mollrich.
Posted inIrvine
Controversial Great Park Contract on Chopping Block
The Great Park Board of Directors will consider a park budget that would slash a $100,000-per-month contract for the public relations firm Forde & Mollrich.
Posted inIrvine
More Than Double the Number of Great Park Homes?
The proposal would increase the number of homes surrounding the Great Park in Irvine from nearly 5,000 to more than 10,000.
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, Top Stories
Understanding Kids’ Fitness From in Utero to the Soccer Field
Questions for Dr. Dan Cooper, director of UC Irvine’s Pediatric Exercise Research Center.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories
Irvine Leaders Say They’re Being Burned by Fire Authority
Councilman Larry Agran says the amount Irvine residents pay the OC Fire Authority, compared with what other cities pay, is “out of whack.”
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories
Another Plot Twist at the Great Park
Irvine officials maintain that the park should still get $1.4
billion in property tax funding despite Gov. Jerry Brown’s
elimination of redevelopment. But the decision is now up to a
separate board.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Irvine, Lake Forest, Top Stories
Irvine Sues County Over Expansion of Musick Jail
The city argues that Orange County officials must prepare a new environmental study before enlarging jail capacity.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories
Irvine Council Defeats Call to Cut Spending on Great Park
Councilman Jeffrey Lalloway unsuccessfully pushed for a
reduction after the state Supreme Court axed the park’s primary
source of funding.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories
What’s a Great Park To Do?
Irvine’s redevelopment agency — the primary means of funding
construction of the Great Park — could disappear because of a state
Supreme Court decision. Great Park leaders have yet to devise solid
alternatives.
