Effort for a new logo for JWA prompts longstanding questions about whether Wayne’s name is still a good fit for OC’s only major airport.
Tag: Don Wagner
Posted inOutdoors
OC Soccer Club Hangs Onto Irvine Stadium For Now, Enters Negotiations With City
The team has a guarantee from city leaders they can hang onto their home stadium for another year, but it’s up in the air after that.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
OC Power Authority Disputes Accusations of Secrecy, Completes $200 Million in Power Purchases
A leader of the agency said while there’s work to be done with transparency, they’re headed in the right direction.
Posted inCountywide
County Demands Investigation of OC’s New Green Power Agency, Under Threat of Withdrawing
Supervisors say trust is broken – with the OC Power Authority automatically putting people in a pricier plan.
Posted inGovernment
Rocked by Turmoil, OC’s Clean Power Agency Faces Possible County Withdrawal
OC supervisors’ chairman says promises turned out to be “misleading.” Irvine’s mayor disputes the allegations.
Posted inGovernment
Missing Transparency? OC Official to Dole Out $10 Million But Won’t Name Recipients
Transparency concerns about how Orange County supervisors spend COVID bailout money continues, with Supervisor Doug Chaffee getting to distribute nearly $10 million to unnamed organizations.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Local Government is Closest to the People; Should It Go First on Ballots?
Local government spends tax money and often affects people’s daily lives more than the state or federal governments. So why does it go last on ballots?
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Following Months of Upheaval, OC Green Power Agency Considers Firing CEO and Legal Counsel
Agency board directors are set to discuss firing top executives behind closed doors on Wednesday.
Posted inTop Stories
OC Veterans and Politicians Call on State Legislators to Coalesce on Vet Cemetery Bill
A state senate committee could move a bill forward Tuesday that would bring Orange County closer to building its first veterans cemetery.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
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.
