• September 22, 2023
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Forum

Do You Have Questions for Local Candidates? Irvine Watchdog Announces Candidate Forum

Irvine Watchdog is excited to announce our third Irvine Mayor and Council Candidate Forum. This online event will be live-streamed on Thursday, September 29th, at 7:00 PM. All ballot-qualified candidates running for Mayor or City Council are invited to attend. For a list of candidates, click HERE. More details to follow. Submit Your Questions This […]

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Housing

[NEW SERIES] Zooming In and Zooming Out on Housing: An Overview and the July 2022 Irvine Housing Numbers

This is the first article in this series in which we will zoom in and zoom out to look at Irvine housing issues. This will involve looking at the micro and macro factors of Irvine housing. The Micro of Housing: Irvine Home Prices At the micro level, we will zoom in on Irvine’s most recent […]

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Editorial Board

Editorial: Who is Behind Past Lawsuits Filed Against Irvine Candidates?

What’s Past is Prologue In prior elections, local developers and special interests have funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars through a complex web of Political Action Committees (PACs) to fund hit pieces on candidates that do not align with their corporate interests. These vicious mailers often contained gross exaggerations and even outright lies. Unfortunately, this […]

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Soccer club

Orange County Soccer Club Supporters Push Back on Plans to Evict Them From the Great Park Soccer Stadium

  In the days leading up to August 9, 2022, Irvine City Council Meeting, the Agenda included a study session to consider future uses of the Great Park soccer stadium. Attached was a report signed by City Manager Oliver Chi and the Director of Community Services outlining three stadium use options. Unfortunately, one option spelled […]

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Branda Lin Resigns from Irvine Watchdog and Announces Campaign for Irvine City Mayor

After announcing her campaign for Irvine City Mayor, Branda Lin has resigned from Irvine Watchdog. On behalf of our many volunteers, readers, and contributors, the Irvine Watchdog Board of Directors wants to express our many thanks to Branda for her years of leadership and service to the organization. Branda is a founder of Irvine Watchdog. […]

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