City Council members voted but it’s ultimately homeowners in the Great Park neighborhood who will fund the stadium, estimated by the local developer at about $200 a month for each homeowner. Officials have apparently been privately discussing the plan for several years. Great Park developer, Five Point Holdings, is scheduled to come back with a plan for public review in February.
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 inCollegiate News Service, Irvine, News Briefs
Veterans Day Celebration Slated for Monday in Irvine
Editors’ Note: This dispatch is part of the Voice of OC Youth Media program, working with student journalists to cover public policy issues across Orange County. If you would like to […]
Posted inCollegiate News Service, Laguna Niguel, News Briefs
Laguna Niguel Officials to Consider First OC City Ban on Sales of Flavored E-Cigarette Products
Laguna Niguel may become the first city in Orange County to ban the sale of all flavored electronic cigarette products, tapping into a national discussion on youth addiction to nicotine.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Dance, Irvine, Top Stories
Skylar Campbell To Premiere His New Dance Group In Orange County
Stars of the ballet world will join Skylar Campbell in creating a new dance company – what they are currently referring to as a collective – which will premiere their work together for the first time in Orange County in June 2020 at the Irvine Barclay Theatre.
Posted inIrvine
Irvine to Enact Stricter Smoking Regulations
Irvine City Council members are expected to tighten smoking laws to prohibit smoking in all public areas and regulate e-cigarettes, vaporizers, and marijuana products.
Posted inAliso Viejo, ARTS & CULTURE, Top Stories, Visual Arts
Soka’s Latest Art Show Features Local Artists Pushing the Boundaries of Their Mediums
REVIEW: Two O.C.-based artists, Gregory Gallardo and Joel Woodard, shine at Founders Hall Art Gallery at Soka University.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Irvine, Music, Top Stories
Irvine Barclay’s Star-Studded Season Includes Chick Corea, Performing This Friday
Under the leadership of Jerry Mandel, the Irvine Barclay’s season includes a bevy of top not jazz performers. With the recent success of Laguna Dance Festival, we hope he also finds space for more world-class dance.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Dance, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Top Stories
Laguna Dance Festival Moves to Irvine. Temporarily, Maybe
The festival, founded by USC’s Jodie Gates, is deeply rooted in Laguna Beach but will perform in Irvine this season.
Posted inAliso Viejo, ARTS & CULTURE, Music, Top Stories
Renee Bodie Wants to Transport You
Bodie has programmed her first season to show off the world-class venue on the Soka University campus.
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, Top Stories
Gov. Newsom Signs Bill To Build OC’s First Veterans Cemetery
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva’s bill allowing a cemetery to be built on one of two sites in Irvine, which could ultimately be decided by Irvine voters if a citywide ballot initiative is successful.
