South County News Archive: Every Story, Newest First

Countywide, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories

Great Park Building Plans Raise Both Hopes and Questions

by Voice of OC Jan 11, 2011Dec 8, 2020 Why you can trust Voice of OC

Developer says “hundreds of millions” in tax increment revenue
will flow to the park and the Irvine Unified School District. But
district officials still worry that it won’t be enough for needed
new schools.

Irvine

Great Park Neighborhoods Developer to Unveil Home Building Plans

by Voice of OC Jan 7, 2011Dec 8, 2020 Why you can trust Voice of OC

In a joint news conference scheduled for Monday, FivePoint
Communities and Irvine officials will announce plans to build
nearly 5,000 homes around the Great Park.

Investigative, Irvine, Newport Beach, Top Stories

Irvine Man Indicted for Childhood Obesity Infomercial Scam

by Voice of OC Dec 28, 2010Dec 8, 2020 Why you can trust Voice of OC

Investors in $2.4 million scheme thought their money was going
toward a product that would combat obesity in children.

Irvine

The Great Scale-Back

by Voice of OC Dec 19, 2010Dec 8, 2020 Why you can trust Voice of OC

Original plans for Irvine’s Great Park called for the demolition
of old hangars and runways. Now, in a cost-cutting effort, planners
are considering hangars as museum buildings and runways as parking
lots.

Irvine

Choi Angry Over Mayor Pro Tem Pick in Irvine

by Voice of OC Dec 15, 2010Dec 8, 2020 Why you can trust Voice of OC

New council same as old with Democratic and Republican council
members voting along party lines for the largely ceremonial
post.

Countywide, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories

Irvine to Reform Email Records Policy

by Voice of OC Dec 10, 2010Dec 8, 2020 Why you can trust Voice of OC

Threat from First Amendment advocacy organization pushes city to
change policy of destroying emails after 30 days.

Irvine

Irvine Finance Commission Balks at $4.4 Million Fund Transfer

by Voice of OC Nov 30, 2010Dec 8, 2020 Why you can trust Voice of OC

Money originating from a developer fee could end up in the
rainy-day reserve fund instead of toward capital improvements.

Countywide, Education, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories

Will the Great Park Neighborhoods Have Great Schools?

by Voice of OC Nov 30, 2010Dec 8, 2020 Why you can trust Voice of OC

Irvine Unified School District officials say not if the housing
developer, FivePoint Communities, has its way. Meanwhile, a source
close to the developer says the district is exaggerating its
facilities needs.

Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Lake Forest, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Seal Beach

How to Succeed in Politics Without Really Trying

by Voice of OC Nov 23, 2010Dec 8, 2020 Why you can trust Voice of OC

Registrar of voters is asking that incumbents who forgot to seek
re-election to several community service districts be
reappointed.

Government, Investigative, Lake Forest, Top Stories

‘We Did Not Handle This Very Well’

by Voice of OC Nov 23, 2010Jul 9, 2021 Why you can trust Voice of OC

Almost a year after an Orange County sheriff’s deputy hit
motorcyclist Kevin Halliburton with a patrol car, a department
official admits that Halliburton was unfairly blamed for the
crash.