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.
Councilman Jeff Lalloway wants the city to emulate a law the
Orange County Board of Supervisors passed last month for county
parks.
An Irvine couple that acquired a now defunct Laguna Hills-based
sports apparel and equipment company say its previous owners paid
out as much as $700,000 in taxpayer money from slush funds, some of
which went into coaches’ pockets.
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In a 3-2 vote cast along partisan lines, Council signed-off on
an ordinance that extends prevailing wages to all city
projects.
Council is set vote on an ordinance that would require city
projects to pay prevailing wages and the giveaway of 2,400 citrus
trees.
Irvine City Council members vote to renew City Manager Sean
Joyce’s contract ending speculation that his job was in
jeopardy.
School Board of Trustees signs off on a needs analysis that is
hotly disputed by local building industry association.
City Manager Sean Joyce says a development agreement already
protects $1.4 billion in future property tax increment revenue.
At least three OC cities this week are planning to take steps
that would shield redevelopment resources from being absorbed by
Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to eliminate redevelopment
agencies.
Surprise inspection finds chairs and walls spotted with blood,
nurses who didn’t wash their hands and rusted out equipment.
Joyce faces a performance evaluation four months before his
contract is up — not a good sign for a city manager who has had
strained relations with council members.
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