The Fair Political Practices Commission’s investigation of Councilwoman Christina Shea follows a Voice of OC article about Shea’s attempts to fast-track construction plans at City Hall for her consulting client, KIA Motors.
Tag: Christina Shea
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories
An Irvine Corruption Fighter Has Her Own Ethical Issues
Councilwoman Christina Shea has built her political career on rooting out corruption surrounding the Great Park. But what she’s doing behind the scenes for a consulting client is also crossing ethical lines, a government ethics expert says.
Posted inIrvine
Has the Great Park Investigation Become Its Own Boondoggle?
As of now, taxpayers are expected to shell out at least $1.7 million – and probably more – for Irvine’s Great Park investigation and its fallout.
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, Top Stories
Could The Great Park Be Built ‘Ahead of Schedule’?
Given the years-long controversy over stalled construction, it might seem like a specious claim. But a representative from developer FivePoint Communities says they are going to start building substantial portions of the park “over a year early.”
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories
Irvine Council Repeals Living Wage Ordinance
In another successful effort to rollback the policies of their Democratic predecessors, Irvine’s Republican council majority did away with a requirement that city contractors pay a so-called living wage to their employees.
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Health & Wellness, Irvine, Top Stories
Irvine Council to Consider Repealing Living Wage Law
In a 3-1 vote split along partisan lines, council members took a step toward ending a decade-old ordinance requiring city-hired contractors to pay employees a living wage.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories
Questions Continue to Dog Great Park Auditors
Lost amid the attention grabbing findings of a scathing Great Park audit report was the fact that some of the most sensational earlier findings were officially withdrawn or replaced. A state investigation into the firm’s actions remains ongoing.
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Lawmakers Say No to State Investigation of Great Park Audits
A request by a San Diego assemblywoman for an investigation into the multiple audits done on Irvine’s Great Park did not make it though a legislative audit committee.
Posted inIrvine
Auditor Sees Bias in Irvine’s Great Park Investigation
The city’s former contract auditor for the park, Onisko & Schultz, penned a letter to the city saying that the structure of the audit would strip an auditor of independence and objectivity.
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Inquiry Clears Votes by Irvine City Commissioners
The city’s Republican council majority had ordered an investigation into votes by two commissioners who also happened to be on a competing slate of council and mayoral candidates.
