The new plan would open up over $650 million for city leaders to spend on any projects they want in the Great Park.
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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.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Government, Irvine, Orange, Politics & Elections, Top Stories, Tustin, Villa Park, Yorba Linda
Strong Wagner Lead Fuels GOP Hopes of Holding OC Supervisor Supermajority
The ongoing trend prompts Wagner to declare victory. Meanwhile, his Democratic opponent, former Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, awaits a final count.
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Irvine, Orange, Politics & Elections, Top Stories, Tustin, Villa Park, Yorba Linda
Republican Wagner Strengthens Lead in Key OC Supervisor Race
Irvine Mayor Don Wagner’s lead now exceeds all of the known ballots that remain to be counted. The closely-watched election will influence the power and policy dynamics on the powerful county Board of Supervisors.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Government, Irvine, Orange, Politics & Elections, Top Stories, Tustin, Villa Park, Yorba Linda
Irvine Mayor Leads First Night’s Results for Key OC Supervisor Election
The result will impact Democrats’ chances of gaining a majority on the powerful Orange County Board of Supervisors in next year’s general election.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Government, Irvine, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Possible Veteran & Civilian Cemetery in Anaheim Prompts OC Supervisor Clash
The county is transferring property on the eastern edge of Anaheim for potential development as a veterans and civilian cemetery. Supervisors clashed over whether it would let Irvine “off the hook” for a proposed veterans cemetery at the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
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.
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, Top Stories
Irvine Voters to Decide Location of County’s First Veterans Cemetery
Irvine voters will decide June 5 whether Orange County’s first veterans cemetery will be near the heart of the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro or on the edge of the onetime base near the interchange of the 5 and 405 freeways.
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Anger Over Veterans Cemetery Rumblings in Irvine
The Irvine City Council is rumored to have scheduled a closed session discussion of the veterans cemetery during its Sept. 26 meeting. The discussion reportedly will include using 100 acres of the veterans cemetery land for hotels, homes or other commercial purposes until the land is needed to bury veterans.
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, Top Stories
Irvine Moves Vets Cemetery From Main Former Marine Base to Strawberry Fields Near Freeways
A split Irvine City Council has begun a land swap that will move the site from a central part of the former El Toro Marine base to strawberry fields near the interchange of the 5 and 405 freeways.
