The Orange County Human Relations Commission stepped up to defend UCI Chancellor Michael Drake’s handling of the events surrounding a controversial campus speech. Some are wondering whether the commission misstepped.
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 inIrvine
Huntington Beach Council Gives Final Approval to Gas Fee
The franchise fee means higher natural gas bills for city residents and businesses and $1.7 million to the city’s general fund.
Posted inIrvine
Doubts Loom over Funding for Great Park
Construction on the preview park will begin this summer, but funding for building the rest of the park seems nowhere to be found, according to Register story.
Posted inMission Viejo
Mission Viejo Group ‘Suburban Political Terrorists,’ Says Ex-Mayor
Local group, which has for years worked to stack the city council with extreme fiscal conservatives, distorts the truth and engages in “petty financial fear mongering,” Lance MacLean writes in email.
Posted inEducation, Investigative, Irvine
Irvine Challenge Grant Controversy Continues
Councilwoman Christina Shea and Irvine Public Schools Foundation CEO Neda Zaengle are still at odds over the foundation’s handling of grant money.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Mission Viejo, Top Stories
They Wanted a Revolution, They Got an Audi Dealership
The group formerly known as the Committee for Integrity in Government helped launch a majority of Mission Viejo’s city council to power in hopes of starving government. Now the group’s leaders feel like they’ve been had by broken campaign promises.
Posted inEducation, Investigative, Irvine
Another Challenge Grant in Irvine, But Different Rules
The Irvine city council approved a new agreement that will get the money to schools within a strict time frame. An earlier challenge grant proved controversial.
Posted inIrvine
Irvine City Council OKs Great Park Spending
Council last night signed off on a federal grant for improvements to historic Hangar 244 in the park. And park funds will pay for the purchase of a carousel from Fashion Island.
Posted inIrvine
Irvine City Council to Decide on Great Park Spending and Another Challenge Grant
The Great Park’s Hangar 244 qualified for $475,000 in federal renovation funds, and tonight the city council will decide on final approval.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, San Juan Capistrano, Top Stories
San Juan Capistrano Puts $500 Bounty on Taggers
A recent wave of graffiti in the city has prompted the city to revise its anti-graffiti law to include a reward for people who turn in taggers. It also makes parents financially responsible if their kid is caught tagging.
