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Bill Cook, Chairman of the OC Veterans Memorial Park Foundation, calls on all sides working for a veterans cemetery in Orange County to support legislative efforts in Sacramento to authorize state funds for the project.
Jeanne Baran, Irvine resident and Irvine Watchdog member, writes that on July 23rd the Irvine City Council will consider their preferred site recommendation for the Southern California State Veterans Cemetery.
Harvey Liss, who is Editor of Irvine Community News & Views, writes about the viability of the ARDA site as a Veterans Cemetery issue in Irvine.
Irvine Mayor Christina Shea wants Gov. Gavin Newsom to visit her city to review competing properties to establish a veterans cemetery. Shea is opposed to the current site advocated by State Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk Silva in her recent legislation on the issue and instead argues a nearby golf course site should house the proposed veterans’ cemetery site.
Irvine resident Susan Sayre writes that citizen oversight is key to any representative democracy, urging Irvine residents to show up to any of the myriad of public agency meetings, most notably the city council meeting, occurring throughout the month.
David Piper resident of Irvine and community leader writes that the City Council should save the $900,000 price tag for the special election and appoint Carrie O’Malley. She was the third place candidate and garnered 19,000 votes in November 2018.
Irvine resident Lauren Johnson-Norris, who chairs the Irvine Community Services Commission, writes that voters should decide their elected leaders, arguing that a special election should be held to fill the vacant seat on the Irvine City Council.
Long time Irvine resident Susan Sayre is asking City Council applicants if they would act to reduce special interest influence, act to amend the Irvine City Charter and move to district representation and require the Irvine Community Land Trust to adhere to the provisions of Irvine’s Sunshine Ordinance.
Mark Newgent is running for Irvine Council and spotlights human trafficking as an issue to be addressed in Irvine. He argues that sex slavery cannot be ignored and must be stopped.
Wesley Oliphant, an Irvine resident from Portola Hills, asserts the real incumbent in Irvine is not Mayor Don Wagner so much as money itself and that big money is more important for reelection than representing residents’ interests. Thus, problems such as traffic in Irvine will never resolved unless there is a change in mind set.