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.
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.
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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.
She replaces Larry Agran who said the politics of being chairman
wouldn’t allow him to focus on projects he’s interested in — like
a massive forestation effort at the park.
After a tumultuous half-decade reign as the head of the Great
Park Board of Directors, Agran will not be seeking
reappointment.
Republicans and Democrats are actually on speaking terms after
years of bitter acrimony. But will that dynamic last?
Some cities could lose portions of employee salaries that come
out of redevelopment funds.
Council agrees to slash fees for development at Irvine Business
Complex by 75 percent, but cool to proposal to cancel another fee
increase.
After grumbling from stakeholders at the Irvine Business
Complex, Irvine City Council will consider slashing developer
fees.
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