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.
The approval of the nearly 5,000-home development paves the way
for significant funding of the Orange County Great Park.
Irvine Mayor Sukhee Kang broke from his Democratic allies last
week in a vote to approve development around the Orange County
Great Park. Is it a sign of things to come?
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Irvine’s Planning Commission last week approved construction of
nearly 5,000 homes around the Great Park. But the approval comes
with new requirements.
The city owes nothing to the state to keep its redevelopment
agency, according to city officials.
The accord settles a long-running behind-the-scenes dispute over
new school construction in Grand Park Neighborhoods.
The agreement would end a behind-the-scenes battle between the
Great Park Neighborhoods development manager and the school
district.
The gutting of redevelopment agencies as part of the state
budget balancing act could cost the park hundreds of millions. But
Irvine officials say the park’s status as a former military base
should save it.
On the sixth anniversary of the 1,347-acre park, thousands turn
out to mark the unveiling of the North Lawn and the Palm Court Arts
Complex.
Park chairwoman drove home a message that has been heard before:
Building a great metropolitan park takes a long time.
Sukhee Kang is launching a bid to become the second
Korean-American to hold a seat in the U.S. House of
Representatives.
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