The city’s former contract auditor for the park, Onisko & Schultz, penned a letter to the city saying that the structure of the audit would strip an auditor of independence and objectivity.
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 inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Government, Mission Viejo, Top Stories, Transportation, Yorba Linda
This Week’s Civic Agenda
This Week’s Civic Agenda includes a public hearing in Santa Ana on water and sewer rate hikes, while in Yorba Linda, city officials will discuss an ordinance that would make more information public during the labor negotiations process.
Posted inIrvine
State Watchdog Fines Dark Money Group Involved in 2012 Irvine Race
A PAC controlled by local conservative Jon Fleischman received a campaign contribution that was illegally concealed by a Virginia-based nonprofit, according to state authorities.
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, San Juan Capistrano, Top Stories
San Juan Capistrano to Fill City Council Vacancy
San Juan City Council members will decide Tuesday whether to appoint a new member to the city council or hold a special election.
Posted inLake Forest, News Briefs
Lake Forest Considers Restricting Political Contributions of Vendors
Lake Forest City Council members will discuss potential restrictions on political contributions from vendors on city contracts.
Posted inIrvine
Stu Mollrich Grilled in Latest Great Park Deposition
The controversial consultant was grilled about issues like construction services provided by another Great Park consultant at his home.
Posted inIrvine
Inquiry Clears Votes by Irvine City Commissioners
The city’s Republican council majority had ordered an investigation into votes by two commissioners who also happened to be on a competing slate of council and mayoral candidates.
Posted inIrvine, Politics & Elections, Transportation
Is it the End of an Era in Irvine Politics?
Larry Agran, the longest tenured and most influential elected leader in Irvine’s 44-year history, lost badly in Tuesday’s election.
Posted inIrvine
Irvine Council’s Longtime Power Broker Loses
Irvine Councilman Larry Agran, one of Orange County’s most influential politicians over the past 20 years, lost his bid for reelection.
Posted inInvestigative, Irvine, Politics & Elections
Campaign Spending Takes a Complex Route in Irvine
More than a dozen political action committees have spent hundreds of thousands to keep the Irvine Republican council majority in power. The Great Park Neighborhoods developer is responsible for a large portion.
