City council members will have a choice between sending the issue to the ballot or keeping it out of voters’ hands altogether.
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 inHealth & Wellness
Irvine Asphalt Factory Relocation Settlement Expected Within 60 Days After Three Year Fight
Residents on the northern edge of Irvine have been fighting to get the plant closed down for years, but it remains unclear when the asphalt plant will be moving out.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Will OC’s Green Energy Agency Release the Findings of CEO Whistleblower Complaint Investigation?
As member cities support an audit into the agency and criticize its leadership, some board members are calling for the release of an investigation into the CEO’s concerns.
Posted inGovernment
FBI Highlights How OC Politicians Subvert the Public’s Right to Government Records
While California has stringent public record rules, officials have given themselves a big loophole by having government conversation on their own cell phones and personal emails.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Irvine Council Leaves Mayor On Ballot and Reverses Controversial Agenda Setting Rules
A meeting that originally was poised to implement two unpopular new measures ended up repealing one of the city’s most controversial policies.
Posted inTop Stories
OC Green Power Agency Holds Off On Firing CEO and Legal Counsel, Citing Investigation
Discussions of firing the CEO have gone on for weeks without a proper meeting of the board after he filed a whistleblower complaint against multiple board members.
Posted inState
OC’s First Veterans Cemetery Clears Another Hurdle After State Legislators Unify Bills
The next step is for the California Department of Veterans Affairs to study the county’s proposed site in Anaheim. One state legislator said the cemetery could be opened by 2024.
Posted inTop Stories
OC Judge Orders All 5 Mission Viejo Council Members Must Stand For Election in November
A resident successfully sued the Mission Viejo City Council to uphold three council members’ two-year terms.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Following Months of Upheaval, OC Green Power Agency Considers Firing CEO and Legal Counsel
Agency board directors are set to discuss firing top executives behind closed doors on Wednesday.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Irvine City Council Looks To Limit Mayoral Power Ahead of Election
Voters could end up deciding in November whether they want to have a directly elected mayor or make it a position that cycles through the City Council.
