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Branda Lin27 Posts
Branda Lin is an Irvine native and a founding member of Irvine Watchdog. Her passion is to promote civic engagement and empower residents on local Irvine issues. She has served as an Irvine Community Services Commissioner under Farrah Khan, Irvine Children Youth Families Advisory Committee member, and a driver for Irvine's Meals On Wheels program.
OC Power Authority Sets Application Deadline for Community Advisory Committee and Rejects Contract, Asking for More Proposals
Note: As of February 2021, links to meeting videos have no longer been provided to the public. For transparency purposes, we are hopeful the OCPA will provide links to watch all the meetings again. A Community Advisory Committee for the newly-formed OC Power Authority (OCPA) is scheduled to be assembled this summer. At its April […]
Interest List Now Open for Sage Park Affordable Ownership Housing Development
Announcement from the City of Irvine An interest list is now open for the Sage Park Affordable Ownership Housing Development (Sage Park) located on Native Spring Road in Portola Springs, Irvine. The Sage Park interest list opened on Thursday, April 15, 2021 and will close at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Sage Park […]
$56 Million in Reserves As Budget Planning Begins
Updated on February 7, 2021 Our city’s two-year budget planning process has begun with $56 million in our contingency reserve for unanticipated expenditures. There were different schools of thought from our City Council on what to do with these funds during the pandemic. Residents will have an opportunity to participate in future community budget neighborhood […]
Voice of OC — Irvine Residents Raise Alarm Over Dangerous Emissions in Million Dollar Neighborhood
According to the Voice of OC, “the city of Irvine, widely advertised as the safest city in America, has a problem with chemical emissions in its own backyard according to a new study conducted by UC Irvine scientists.” The article by Noah Biesiada provides alarming new data and informative graphics. Read Voice of OC article: […]
How Has COVID-19 Impacted Our City’s Budget? City Also Seeks Budget Adjustment For Television Studio
The Finance Commission is meeting today, Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 5:30pm, and will be reviewing our city’s fiscal year 2021-23 two-year budget and fiscal year 2021-26 five-year plan. The Commission will also decide on a budget adjustment request for the construction of a dedicated production studio in the Public Information Office at City Hall. […]
OC Power Authority to Appoint CEO and COO at January 12 Meeting
Implementation timeline and Irvine staff support also to be discussed The newly-seated Orange County Power Authority board of directors will announce the appointment of a Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer tomorrow, according to the agenda for the January 12 board meeting. The public may participate via Zoom (see link below). The first […]
Orange County Power Authority Board To Hold Inaugural Meeting
Irvine will be holding its first Orange County Power Authority (“OCPA” or “Authority”) Board Meeting on Wednesday, December 16th at 10 A.M. Here is the meeting agenda. OCPA board members will be sworn in during the meeting, including Irvine representatives Mayor Farrah Khan and Councilmember Mike Carroll. Huntington Beach Councilmember Mike Posey, Buena Park Councilwoman […]
Process Violations Threaten to Derail Mike Carroll Budget Coverup
An anonymous email received on November 29, 2020, compelled Irvine Watchdog to re-examine the circumstances surrounding the vote on the budget adjustment at the November 24, 2020 meeting. In effect, the City Council appears to have failed to follow its own rules in its haste to bring an end to this issue. The procedural violations […]
New Council To Be Sworn In and Will Decide on Controversial Agenda-Setting Policy
The Swearing-In ceremony for Mayor-elect Khan, Councilmember Mike Carroll, Councilmember-elect Tammy Kim, and Councilmember-elect Larry Agran will be held in the Council Chamber at City Hall today from 2 to 3 p.m. Due to COVID-19 Safety Guidelines, public attendance will not be permitted. The Ceremony will be available to view live on ICTV, which is […]
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