Irvine City staff have gone rogue after decades of good partnership with a live music producer. Many Irvine and Orange County residents are waiting for the long-promised 14,000 seat venue in Irvine, which will bring world-class talent to a world-class city for generations to come.
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McKittrick: Southern California Facing Devastating Water Shortage? Not Everywhere.
The rapidly growing Southern California population base threatens to deny the irrigation water from many rural counties and has reduced import water sources to historically low levels. Fortunately, the Irvine Ranch Water District in Orange Country is on the right track to achieving water sustainability.
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Treseder: Irvine City Council Vote to Stand with Women Against Abuse
“Because I understand all too well what it’s like when people in positions of power don’t believe you or don’t take your concerns seriously, I support the Irvine Hotel Worker Protection Ordinance.”
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Liss: A Different Pondering Over an Orange County Veterans Cemetery
Why we haven’t had the grand opening of the Veterans Memorial Park & Cemetery on the ARDA site at the Great Park has nothing to do with pondering, debate or resident opposition. It has to do with developer influence over the Irvine City Council and a network of supportive surrogates.
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Martz: Let’s Say “Yes” to a Cultural and Natural History Museum in Orange County
Orange County has a rare opportunity right now to develop a cultural and natural history museum at Great Park in Irvine. This museum, which would house and display the county’s millions of fossils and thousands of Indigenous artifacts, would greatly enrich our families and our community.
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Yazdani, Paperny and Fuchs: It is Time to Stop the Lies on the Veterans Cemetery
The residents of the Great Park Neighborhoods are prepared to protect the interests of homeowners and our children.
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Oliphant: Should Irvine’s City Council be Expanded?
Wesley Oliphant makes the case for why Irvine needs to increase the size of its city council. He does so by looking at the data and history of Irvine and other cities in Southern California.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
As Orange County Cities Consider A New Public Utility Program, Final Costs Remain Unclear
As city councils across the county consider joining a public energy program, politicians debate what the benefits are behind a new green energy program.
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Berardino: Memo to Irvine Council – Council Violates Spirit of Voting Rights Act
Nick Berardino, Vietnam Combat Veteran and President of VALOR (Veterans Alliance of Orange County) writes that the Irvine City Council is violating the spirit of Voting Rights Act.
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Acevedo: Tone-Deaf Leadership
Irvine Mayor Christina Shea has thumbed her nose at veterans, students, and now people of color. If she wants to be on the right side of history, she will need to learn to embrace all members of her community.
