The plan gives the city two more years to implement a new voting system, but it remains unclear what system the city will choose.
Category: SOUTH COUNTY
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Unprecedented OC Election Season Gears Up, Shaped by Social Justice Movements, Public Health Crises
The 2020 election was already set to be pivotal; but now it will be further shaped by regional forces like Coronavirus and social protests.
Posted inIrvine
Irvine City Council Repeals Anti-LGBTQ+ City Code Amid Concerns From Legal Counsel
In a unanimous decision, the panel removed a 30-year-old piece of legislation that refused to define sexual orientation as a human right.
Posted inIrvine
Irvine Approves Coronavirus Testing Contract, But Details Remain Unclear
This is the city’s second attempt at establishing a testing regimen after earlier talks with a different contractor broke down in May.
Posted inMission Viejo
Mission Viejo Councilman Plans to Host Reopen Rally in Park Against City Guidelines
Councilman Greg Raths started advertising earlier this week the event set to take place at Florence Joyner Olympiad Park.
Posted inMission Viejo
Mission Viejo Congressional Candidate’s Social Media Blocking Stirs First Amendment Debate
Greg Raths is facing criticism for his use of social media in the last couple of months that came to a head earlier this week in an argument over Twitter.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters, Health & Wellness, Irvine, Top Stories
Irvine High School Students Fight Food Insecurity By Tackling Food Waste
The Zero Food Waste Initiative takes uneaten bagels from business in Orange County and gets them to an organization who get the bagels to people in need.
Posted inIrvine
Newsom Restores Funding To OC Veterans Cemetery In Final Budget, Next Steps Unclear
While the governor’s original proposal took the funds back to help address the state government’s coronavirus-driven deficit, negotiations saw the full amount restored.
Posted inMission Viejo
Mission Viejo City Council Extends Their Own Terms as Elected Officials
Mission Viejo still does not have a new voting system heading into the November election after nearly two years of discussion, forcing use of an old system that violates state voter disenfranchisement laws.
Posted inIrvine
Irvine City Council Stuck Over State Veterans Cemetery Decision
After approving construction following eight years of discussion, the council is now disagreeing over whether to start construction or turn the land over to the state.
