A majority of the council has expressed concern over Supervisor Shawn Nelson’s proposal to open a 200-person homeless shelter on county land near the entrance to the Great Park.
Tag: Irvine City Council
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.
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Irvine City Council Set to Move Vets Cemetery to Strawberry Field
The Irvine City Council, in a special meeting as soon as Tuesday, is likely to move a proposed veterans cemetery from the heart of the old El Toro Marine Base to a developer-owned strawberry field next to the 5 and 405 freeways.
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OC to Get a Veterans Cemetery, But Where?
One side favors a 125-acre site on the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station while the other wants to let a developer build it near the intersection of the 5 and 405 freeways.
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, News Briefs, Top Stories
Irvine Council Decides to Hold Off on Short-Term Rental Regulations
As websites like Airbnb have created a boom in short-term rentals, council members want to update the city’s rules on when and how private homes can be rented out. But they want to study the issue first.
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, Top Stories
The Drama Continues Over Irvine Councilwoman’s Consulting Work
Council members battled over whether they should release the city attorney’s legal opinion on Councilwoman Christina Shea’s controversial, and perhaps illegal, consulting work for KIA Motors America. The council ultimately chose not to release the opinion.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories
Irvine Councilwoman Won’t Respond to Rumors About Consulting Contract
Christina Shea is rumored to have lost her consulting gig with KIA Motors after the state’s political watchdog opened an investigation. But she refuses to answer questions about it.
Posted inCountywide, Irvine, Top Stories
Bad Feng Shui Doesn’t Sway Irvine Council on Vets Cemetery
A proposed land swap would have resolved concerns from Chinese home buyers that living next to a cemetery is bad feng shui. But A majority of council members said changing course might derail the cemetery altogether.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories
An Irvine Corruption Fighter Has Her Own Ethical Issues
Councilwoman Christina Shea has built her political career on rooting out corruption surrounding the Great Park. But what she’s doing behind the scenes for a consulting client is also crossing ethical lines, a government ethics expert says.
Posted inIrvine
Has the Great Park Investigation Become Its Own Boondoggle?
As of now, taxpayers are expected to shell out at least $1.7 million – and probably more – for Irvine’s Great Park investigation and its fallout.
