City council members will have a choice between sending the issue to the ballot or keeping it out of voters’ hands altogether.
Tag: Irvine City Council
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Irvine Asphalt Factory Relocation Settlement Expected Within 60 Days After Three Year Fight
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.
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.
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.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
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 inPolitics & Elections
A Top California Democratic Party Official Resigns After FBI Arrest Becomes Public
Melehat Rafiei resigned Sunday night after party officials called on her to quit this week following publication of court documents in an FBI corruption probe touching on both Anaheim and Irvine.
Posted inOutdoors
The Great Park Reboot: Will Residents Get A Voice This Time?
Irvine City Council members are debating creating a resident task force to hear what taxpayers want at the county’s largest civic construction project.
Posted inGovernment
Tackling Catalytic Converter Theft: Some Orange County Cities Now Require Proof of Ownership
While local officials are trying to crack down on widespread catalytic converter theft, some cities will require people to prove they own converters that aren’t attached to a car.
Posted inGovernment
How Are OC Cities Planning To Spend Their Federal Neighborhood Grant Money?
Multiple city councils throughout the county are discussing how to allocate hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal grants aimed at improving community life.
Posted inIrvine
Questions Surface on Retail Businesses in Great Park as Development Ramps Up
While the city council continues approving projects with private funding, their primary development partners have mostly stayed out of the limelight.
