Residents on the northern edge of Irvine have been fighting to get the plant closed down for years, but it remains unclear when the asphalt plant will be moving out.
Tag: Farrah Khan
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Irvine Council Leaves Mayor On Ballot and Reverses Controversial Agenda Setting Rules
A meeting that originally was poised to implement two unpopular new measures ended up repealing one of the city’s most controversial policies.
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OC Green Power Agency Holds Off On Firing CEO and Legal Counsel, Citing Investigation
Discussions of firing the CEO have gone on for weeks without a proper meeting of the board after he filed a whistleblower complaint against multiple board members.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Irvine City Council Looks To Limit Mayoral Power Ahead of Election
Voters could end up deciding in November whether they want to have a directly elected mayor or make it a position that cycles through the City Council.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
City Leaders Approve Audits of Orange County’s Green Power Agency
Two of the OC Power Authority’s member cities have now approved an outside audit of the agency, with Huntington Beach poised to file a lawsuit.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
OC’s New Green Power Agency Faces Increasing Calls to Audit Its Operations
Three of the power authority’s five cities are now looking at calling for an audit after attempts to oust the CEO were thwarted by the agency’s legal counsel.
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Chaos Grips OC’s Green Power Agency, CEO Under Fire, Files Whistleblower Complaint
Board members plan to discuss firing CEO Brian Probolsky next week just as he files a whistleblower complaint alleging a coup fueled by double dealing.
Posted inIrvine
Irvine Mayor Distances Herself From Former Top Democratic Party Official Involved in FBI Probe
While Farrah Khan initially called Melahat Rafiei a “friend and advisor,” this week she announced Rafiei is no longer working for her mayoral campaign.
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FBI Probe Into Anaheim Shines Spotlight on Special Interest Spending in Irvine
While charges are being rolled out in Anaheim, it appears the spark that started the investigation four years ago came from Irvine.
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Irvine Approves Nepotism Rules Removing Councilman’s Wife From City Committee
The move blocked council members from appointing family members, which means Councilman Larry Agran’s wife will lose her position on a city commission.
