ACLU to IUSD: Maintaining and Enforcing Board Policy 9323 Rules of Conduct Violates First Amendment

On May 24, 2022, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) emailed the following letter to the Irvine Unified School District (IUSD) Board of Education in response to actions by Board President Ira Glasky to Irvine resident Debra Kam at the May 3, 2022, IUSD Board Meeting. To hear Kam’s public comment and Glasky’s response click […]

City Hall

Great Park Special Tax, Residents Task Force, and Development Updates on Great Park Board Agenda

Here are the highlights from tomorrow’s May 24, 2022 packed Great Park Board meeting agenda. The meeting will start at 3:00PM. The public can watch on YouTube or ICTV and submit public comments in person, via Zoom (audio only), e-Comment or email. For more info click here. PRESENTATIONS 1.1 Great Park Community Facilities District (Special […]

City Council

As COVID Numbers Rise (Again), City Council Considers Repeal of Vaccination Requirement for Senior Lunch Program

At the bottom of the agenda for the next Irvine City Council meeting at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, is Item 6.1, bearing the deceptively innocuous title “Update to Vaccination Requirements for In-person Congregate Meal Program.” This is no mere update; City staff is proposing an ordinance repealing the present requirement of proof of vaccination […]

City Hall

FivePoint Seeks Approval of 1,174 Homes in the Great Park Neighborhoods

FivePoint, on behalf of Heritage Fields El Toro, LLC, is seeking approval for 1,174 homes and a park plan modification in the Great Park Neighborhoods at this Thursday’s Planning Commission meeting at 5:30PM. The 1,174 homes will consist of 1,062 market-rate condominium units and 112 affordable apartment units. FivePoint received entitlements (approval) to build a […]