In a 3-1 vote split along partisan lines, council members took a step toward ending a decade-old ordinance requiring city-hired contractors to pay employees a living wage.
Tag: Jeffrey Lalloway
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories
Questions Continue to Dog Great Park Auditors
Lost amid the attention grabbing findings of a scathing Great Park audit report was the fact that some of the most sensational earlier findings were officially withdrawn or replaced. A state investigation into the firm’s actions remains ongoing.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories, Transportation
ARTIC Ridership Continues to Fall Far Below Projections
Anaheim’s new transit hub attracted just over 800 train boardings per weekday in January and February, according to the latest figures from the Orange County Transportation Authority.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories
Lawmakers Say No to State Investigation of Great Park Audits
A request by a San Diego assemblywoman for an investigation into the multiple audits done on Irvine’s Great Park did not make it though a legislative audit committee.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories, Transportation
Sources: Anaheim Streetcar Project Poor Candidate for Federal Funding
Federal Transit Authority officials have indicated that the nearly $320-million project is not likely to receive federal funding, which would be a potentially major blow.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
Bus Contractor Scolded for Improper Lobbying at Transportation Authority
A lobbyist for MV Transportation Inc., which is competing for a more than $140 million bus services contract, tried to obtain confidential information during the bidding process, according to a letter from the Transportation Authority’s CEO.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Will the Sheriff Have to Come After Larry Agran in Great Park Case?
The Irvine City Council decided at a special meeting Monday to ask a Superior Court judge to intervene after the former councilman ignored a subpoena to appear for a deposition as part of the ongoing investigation into the Great Park.
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Top Stories, Transportation
New Transit Center Has Glitter But Not Ridership Gold
While ARTIC, Anaheim’s gleaming new $185 million transit hub has made an architectural statement along the 57 Freeway, its initial ridership numbers are lagging way behind estimates.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories, Transportation
Lalloway Named New Chairman of Transportation Authority
Jeff Lalloway, who is also an Irvine councilman, said he wants the agency to continue to be the “gold standard” of all forms of transit and keep the promises of Measure M2.
Posted inIrvine
Inquiry Clears Votes by Irvine City Commissioners
The city’s Republican council majority had ordered an investigation into votes by two commissioners who also happened to be on a competing slate of council and mayoral candidates.
