Approval of a vision plan for the expansion of a mixed-use development at the Irvine Business Complex paves the way for the addition of at least 6,000 new housing units.
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
Business Complex and Ballot Initiatives Highlight Irvine Agenda
The City Council is set to approve a vision plan for the expansion of mixed-use development at the Irvine Business Complex.
Posted inIrvine
Great Park’s Fifth Anniversary Comes With Criticism
OC Register writers and columnists take a hard look at the project’s first five years.
Posted inIrvine
Big Money For Schools Might Go Before Irvine Voters
Councilman Larry Agran wants initiatives on the November ballot that would, among other things, funnel millions to public schools. One of Agran’s council colleagues is suspicious that Agran would use the initiatives to help his own election chances.
Posted inIrvine
Great Park Legal Teams Might Swap Responsibilities
The Irvine City Council is slated to decide on swapping the responsibilities of the Great Park’s legal teams. The swap could save some much-needed cash.
Posted inIrvine
‘Pray the Gay Away’ Conference Draws Protesters
Gay rights activists show up at Concordia University to protest a religious conference that claimed it can free homosexuals of their gay identities through religion.
Posted inInside the Newsroom, Irvine
KOCE on Voice of OC
KOCE’s David Nazar reports on UC Irvine’s discipline of the Muslim Student Union.
Posted inCountywide, Equality & Equity, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories
Gay Rights Movement Becoming More Confrontational with Religious Right
Exodus International holds its annual conference aimed at changing people’s sexual identities in Irvine this week. Meanwhile, gay activists hold their own conference to confront what they say is hate mongering.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories
Irvine Set to Tap Reserve Funds for 2010-11 Budget
The City Council will vote on whether to continue dipping into reserve funds, this time to the tune of $14 million, to maintain core services.
Posted inInvestigative, Irvine
OC Grand Jury Finds Significant Problems with Great Park
Grand jury report released today finds conflict of interest issues and financing problems with the massive project.
