The state’s final recommendations and cost estimates will have a major impact on the city’s discussion to give Orange County veterans a local resting place.
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.
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Tiffany Ackley Remains Aliso Viejo Mayor After Accusing a Councilmember of Using City Property for Political Purposes
The mayor also went to Councilman Dave Harrington’s house and took pictures of a car she wrongly thought belonged to the city manager.
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Competing Irvine Activist Groups Join Together, Demand City Council Members Address Their Concerns
Residents, who have historically clashed, united their calls demanding council members publicly discuss issues like the veterans cemetery.
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Pride Banner to Go Up on Garden Grove Clock Tower as More OC Cities Move to Raise LGBTQ+ Flag
The rainbow flag will be waving at a handful of city halls in the county through the month of June.
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Irvine City Council Doubles Personal Budgets, Opening Questions on Funding and Accountability
The expansion also comes with a removal of many of the safeguards restricting council member spending.
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Irvine Activist Groups Come Together to Protest City Council Inaction, Secrecy
Protestors are at odds with the council over a series of key issues including the asphalt factory in the north of the city, taxes in the Great Park, and the long debated veterans cemetery.
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Irvine To Discuss New Policy Easing Restrictions On Personal Office Budget Spending
he changes come after Councilman Mike Carroll was criticized last year for using his staff budget to pay for mailers advertising community events.
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How Beckman High’s Orchestra Found Joy in Playing Together During COVID
In a year of so many obstacles, music teacher Jim Kollias was forced back to basics and discovered new ways to make and share music with his students.
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Aliso Viejo Considers Becoming Charter City; Moves Forward With 2022 Ballot Measure on Term Limits
It could be up to voters to decide at the ballot box if the city will be governed by a charter.
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Aliso Viejo Officials to Consider Placement of Term Limits on 2022 Ballot
The issue of how long elected representatives should serve has popped up at the county level and in some cities.
