City leaders are grappling with how to manage a growing budget deficit without slashing services.
Tag: Irvine City Council
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Is Irvine About to Change Its Election System?
Officials are eying ranked choice voting, which would allow Irvine voters to rank candidates in order of preference when voting instead of choosing a single candidate.
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Irvine’s Oak Creek Golf Course Could Get Swapped With Nature Park
Council members approved a change to the city’s zoning law that could allow a nature park on the Oak Creek golf course site, which might also get thousands of new homes.
Posted inEconomy
Irvine Officials Deadlock on How to Close Multimillion Dollar Budget Deficits
While Irvine staff are warning they could burn through all their reserves by 2030 without changes, council members couldn’t agree to take any action on Tuesday night.
Posted inEconomy
Irvine Wrestles With Budget Shortfall Amid Questions on Future Stability
For the first time in years, Irvine leaders are looking at a $6 million shortfall and questions on whether their future budgets will be fully balanced.
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Irvine Partners with Costa Mesa for Homeless Shelter Beds
Irvine residents will have access to beds, as available, at Costa Mesa’s homeless shelter.
Posted inOutdoors
Will Irvine’s Great Park Run Out of Cash Before It’s Completed?
City staff announced last week the park is losing millions of dollars a year under its current spending plans as projects struggle to break ground.
Posted inOutdoors
Is Irvine Trading One Neighborhood Next to a Polluter for Another?
While city leaders celebrated the demolition of an asphalt factory near homes earlier this month, they just sold land to a developer for new houses right next to a county landfill.
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Irvine Looks to Fund Bike Storage, Mobility Improvements at Train Station
Irvine officials voted to fund a “mobility hub” at the Irvine train station that could include resources like a bicycle lending program, bike storage and repair services.
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OC’s Biggest Civic News as South County Residents Decry Landfill Expansion
A landfill expansion is spurring intense resident opposition in South OC, a local school board grappled with what to do if ICE shows up on campus – these are just some of the county’s biggest civic headlines.
