Jeanne Baran, Irvine resident and member of the Irvine Watchdog citizens group, writes that the Irvine City Council continues to debate the Veterans cemetery ignoring the results of the June election.
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Reiff: Irvine Mayor Wagner Wants to Keep Fire Authority, Rips Ex-Mayor Agran, Says Great Park May Get Smithsonian
The city of Irvine has a national reputation as a safe, well-planned and well-run city, but problems are brewing. A no-growth movement is gaining steam, the city’s fire protection is up for grabs and residents have protested against a homeless facility. Are things coming unhinged in this model city? Mayor Donald Wagner gives his views.
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Coleman: Paying More To Drive
Longtime Irvine resident Anita Coleman writes that those who use the roads should pay for them because using them for free is the primary reason for traffic congestion in Irvine.
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Baran: Irvine Voters, Put Democracy Before Development
Jeanne Baran, an Irvine resident, argues voters shouldn’t give a free pass to the development community. Baran stresses that developers and the city council need to be held accountable, arguing Voting No on Measure D protects citizen rights to petition their government.
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Berardino: Setting the Record Straight on the OC Veterans Cemetery
Nick Berardino, a longtime union activist in Orange County, OC Fair Board member and U.S. Marine Vietnam combat veteran, writes that Irvine voters should endorse Measure B to create a veterans cemetery at a Strawberry fields site near the 405 and 5 freeway interchanges.
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Oliphant: Deny Developers and Defend Irvine’s Quality of Life, Vote NO on D
Wesley Oliphant, an Irvine resident from Portola Hills, argues that important civil liberties, like the rights to petition, will be eroded if Measure D passes. He explains that voting No on Measure D protects the basic and essential rights of Irvine voters.
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Liss: Original Veterans Cemetery Site is Best Option for Veterans & Irvine
Harvey Liss, who is Editor of Irvine Community News & Views, writes that a recent editorial from Laguna Greenbelt Inc., which touts the environmental benefits of a veterans cemetery on Strawberry fields near the 405 and 5 freeway interchange, is off base. He argues the original site for a veterans’ cemetery in Irvine offers a far better and more equitable solution for city residents and veterans to the conservation challenges pointed out by the competing authors.
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Brown and Worrel: A Bird’s Eye View of Irvine’s Disputed Veteran’s Cemetery
Laguna Greenbelt Inc., urges voters to approve the Veterans Cemetery land swap near the Great Park with the cemetery on what is now Strawberry Fields, after considering its impact to wildlife and open space management.
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Coleman and Williams: Support for Integrated Housing Campus in Irvine Grows
Anita Coleman and Wendy Williams are the creators of Irvine for Everyone (I4E), a growing movement and group of Irvine residents and voters who support the creation of a full spectrum of housing in Irvine. The personal story of Wendy Williams, a 30 year resident of Irvine makes clear why it is important for Irvine to be a welcoming city and provide emergency shelters.
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Oliphant: Building in Irvine, Too Fast and I’m Furious
Wesley Oliphant, who lives in Portola Springs in Irvine, writes that city leaders aren’t keeping a good balance of infrastructure development and building in Irvine, arguing an ongoing ballot initiative to put voters in charge of development is needed to protect Irvine’s quality of life.
