Mayor Sandy Rains resignation comes less than a week after two of her colleagues publicly called for a debate on her removal from the mayoral position.
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 inOutdoors
Should Irvine Taxpayers Float a Public Amphitheatre for an Entertainment Giant?
Irvine leaders have approved plans to move forward with a 14,000 seat amphitheater paid for by taxpayers last week but under the current deal there isn’t much tax revenue for the city.
Posted inTop Stories
Irvine Continues Negotiating Publicly Funded Amphitheater With Live Nation
City staff will continue negotiating with Live Nation to build a 14,000 seat amphitheater despite growing concerns they’ve reached a stalemate. It’s also currently expected to cost the city $114 million.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Irvine Councilwoman Reverses Course, Plans to Stay in Controversial OC Green Power Agency
Despite announcing plans to leave the agency and declaring the board wasn’t ready to make necessary changes, Councilwoman Kathleen Treseder says reforms could be on the horizon.
Posted inVisual Arts
The Three Prolific Sister Artists from Monterey that Time Forgot, and UCI’s Museum Update
UC Irvine Langson Institute & Museum of Art’s exhibition, ‘The Bruton Sisters: Modernism in the Making,’ will display the works of Helen, Margaret and Esther Bruton until May 6.
Posted inGovernment
How Much Taxpayer Money Should a Public Agency be Able to Spend Without a Public Vote?
City managers across Orange County can sign off on as much as $200,000 for contracts without a public vote. This week, Buena Park will ask whether their city manager’s signing authority should go up from $30,000 to $80,000.
Posted inIrvine
Is Irvine’s Proposed Great Park Amphitheater Dead on Arrival?
City staff are now looking at potentially building a smaller venue after Live Nation added new demands to work with the city that could cost taxpayers millions.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
City Officials Across Orange County Are Taking a Stand Against Iran’s Violent Regime
City council members in 13 OC cities have declared support of the Iranian American community as protests against the government and its morality police continue in Iran.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Special Interests Don’t Always Win Elections in Orange County
The last election found some of OC’s most powerful special interests falling short of their desired political spending results.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Irvine Asphalt Plant Continues To Rack Up Violations As City Leaders Debate Next Steps
Residents have asked city council members to shut down the factory for years, and contracted multiple studies they say show the facility is negatively affecting their health.
