Irvine ranked eighth out of 100 big cities nationwide for the quality of its parkland, according to a study by The Trust for Public Land. Meanwhile, Anaheim and Santa Ana ranked 65th and 83rd, respectively.
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, Irvine, News Briefs, Top Stories
Irvine Council Decides to Hold Off on Short-Term Rental Regulations
As websites like Airbnb have created a boom in short-term rentals, council members want to update the city’s rules on when and how private homes can be rented out. But they want to study the issue first.
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, Top Stories
The Drama Continues Over Irvine Councilwoman’s Consulting Work
Council members battled over whether they should release the city attorney’s legal opinion on Councilwoman Christina Shea’s controversial, and perhaps illegal, consulting work for KIA Motors America. The council ultimately chose not to release the opinion.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories
Irvine Councilwoman Won’t Respond to Rumors About Consulting Contract
Christina Shea is rumored to have lost her consulting gig with KIA Motors after the state’s political watchdog opened an investigation. But she refuses to answer questions about it.
Posted inInvestigative, News Briefs, San Juan Capistrano
Bid to Oust San Juan Planning Commissioner Fails
The San Juan Capistrano City Council in a 3-2 vote shot down a proposal to oust Rob Williams from the Planning Commission over concerns that he has at least the appearance of a conflict of interest regarding a hotel project.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, San Juan Capistrano, Top Stories
Conflict of Interest Allegations Dog San Juan Planning Commissioner
Planning Commissioner Rob Williams is facing possible ouster because he’s refused recuse himself from voting on a hotel development owned by Hollywood producer Steve Oedekerk. Williams has financial ties to a competing project.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Lake Forest
Gardner: Lake Forest City Council Ignores Animal Advocate Complaints
Citizen complaints and concerns are ignored in favor of status quo. The majority city council members in Lake Forest commit taxpayer dollars for ten years without data or costs for OC Animal services or new shelter.
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, Top Stories
Bad Feng Shui Doesn’t Sway Irvine Council on Vets Cemetery
A proposed land swap would have resolved concerns from Chinese home buyers that living next to a cemetery is bad feng shui. But A majority of council members said changing course might derail the cemetery altogether.
Posted inIrvine
Inside OC: Irvine’s Jeff Lalloway Says Great Park Lawsuits Unlikely
Inside OC’s Rick Reiff talks to Jeff Lalloway about the Great Park audit, potential lawsuits and the Republican effort to change air quality across Southern California.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, San Juan Capistrano, Top Stories
Voting Rights Act Suit Filed Against San Juan Capistrano
Lawyer filing the suit claims the city’s political culture is infected with anti-Latino racism to a degree rarely seen in the 21st century.
