Irvine voters will decide June 5 if they want to keep the ability to vote on city development projects after Mayor Don Wagner proposed two ballot questions, including one that would exempt developments approved by the City Council from voter approval.
Category: SOUTH COUNTY
South Orange County takes in Irvine, Mission Viejo, Lake Forest, Aliso Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita and the master-planned cities around them, where growth and open space keep meeting at the council dais. Every story we have published about south county, newest first.
Posted inCountywide, Mission Viejo, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Mission Viejo City Council Rejects District Elections; Seeks Alternatives
Mission Viejo is looking for an alternative to solve its racially polarized voting problem after the City Council decided unanimously district elections won’t work for the city in an unprecedented move for an Orange County city struggling with racially separated voting attitudes.
Posted inAliso Viejo, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine, La Habra, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Mission Viejo, Orange, Placentia, Politics & Elections, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Tustin, Villa Park, Yorba Linda
Democratic Congressional Candidates Fail to Get Endorsement Recommendations in Four Key OC Races
Orange County’s four Republican-held Congressional Districts that are targeted by the national Democratic Party failed to get clear Democratic endorsement recommendations for any of the numerous candidates, leaving it to next month’s state convention to help narrow the field of candidates heading into the June primaries.
Posted inBuena Park, Countywide, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Health & Wellness, Irvine, Top Stories, Westminster
Report: Asian Americans, Now One Fifth of OC’s Population, Are More Complex Than You Think
Nearly one in five Orange County residents now is Asian American, the fastest growing racial group in the county.
Posted inIrvine, Norberto Santana Jr., Transportation
Santana: Does Irvine Need to Slow Down Development?
As residents organize to gather signatures to put major developments to popular vote, Irvine Greater Chamber of Commerce leaders rally against the idea pondering the potential impact on housing availability and prices.
Posted inMission Viejo, Politics & Elections
Mission Viejo Council Remains Silent on Potential Switch to District Elections
The Mission Viejo City Council held the fourth of five required public hearings on a potential switch from at-large council elections to district-based elections, but resisted calls from the public to weigh-in and deliver their thoughts on the issue.
Posted inFountain Valley, Lake Forest
Lake Forest Councilman Andrew Hamilton Recalled, Replaced With Retired Army Colonel
Former Lake Forest City Councilman Andrew Hamilton sat at the dais one last time Tuesday night to say farewell after residents recalled him through a vote earlier this month and replaced him with retired U.S. Army Colonel Tom Cagley.
Posted inIrvine
State Accountancy Board Issues Critical Report of Irvine Great Park Audits
The California Board of Accountancy issued a scathing report on two separate audits of spending and contracts for Irvine’s Great Park and is recommending the accountant firm that performed the audits have its license suspended.
Posted inAnaheim, Buena Park, Dana Point, Fullerton, La Habra, Placentia, Politics & Elections, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Yorba Linda
Republicans Rush to Run for U.S. House After Two GOP Incumbents Step Aside
Seven Republican candidates suddenly announced their candidacy for U.S. House seats after two longtime California GOP congressmen announced they will not seek reelection this week.
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, Top Stories
Irvine Voters to Decide Location of Orange County Veterans Cemetery
Irvine voters will decide the location of Orange County’s first veterans cemetery after a contentious meeting that pitted members of the public and City Council against each other over whether to overturn a land swap ordinance between the city and a developer.
