Councilwoman proposes new law, but city attorney says laws
already on the books should suffice.
Posted inIrvine
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 inMission Viejo
Pot, Guns and Influence on the Mission Viejo Docket
The City Council is slated today to take up marijuana grow houses, pellet gun permits and an ordinance banning city officials from doing business with the city for one year.
Posted inSan Juan Capistrano
Two San Juan Capistrano City Council Candidates Reject Ethics Pledge
Jim Reardon and Clint Worthington are skeptical about a fair campaign practices pledge.
Posted inInvestigative, Irvine, Politics & Elections
Irvine Council Candidate Makes His Own Campaign Sign Pledge
Jeff Lalloway signs pledge regarding campaign signs, but not under the terms his opponent, Larry Agran (and the rest of the City Council), is asking for.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Laguna Niguel, Newport Beach, Top Stories
A Tale of Two Very Different City Halls
Laguna Niguel and Newport Beach are building new civic centers, but their approach and philosophy show the difference between a contract city and a full service city.
Posted inMission Viejo
Mission Viejo Incumbents Show Early Fundraising Advantage
Council candidates are already busy building their campaign war chests for the November election.
Posted inInvestigative, Irvine, Newport Beach, Politics & Elections
A Sign of a Double Standard
An Irvine councilman has taken strong positions against placing signs in his city, but he leaves his campaign signs up in a neighboring city way, way after Election Day.
Posted inEconomy, Investigative, Irvine, Politics & Elections
An Answer to the Great Park Tax Question
A tax expert weighs in on whether a levy that Irvine residents might have to pay relating to the Great Park should be considered a new tax.
Posted inInvestigative, Irvine, Politics & Elections
Larry Agran’s Tax Headache
Irvine councilman presses city staff over whether a tax to fund the Great Park was a “new tax.” He doesn’t get the answer he was looking for.
Posted inInvestigative, Irvine
Irvine Officials and Grand Jury Members Battle Over Great Park Report
They disagree over the very nature of the grand jury’s report on the Great Park’s financing.
