- August 28, 2026
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Jeanne Baran66 Posts
Jeanne is an Irvine resident who lives in the IBC
Deceptive Candidate Mailers
Recent statements made in political advertisements mailed to voters by a local political action committee (PAC) called Atlas PAC are misleading and should be corrected. The flyers refer to City Council candidate Mike Carroll. “Re-Elect Vice Mayor Mike Carroll” is boldly placed in the headers, which is both deceptive and insulting to voters. While it is important […]
Dark Money in Irvine Elections
Want to follow the money and find out who contributed to the Political Action Committee behind the attack ad opposing a candidate? Political Action Committees (PACs) can donate directly to campaigns and also make independent expenditures (IE) to oppose or support a candidate. Independent expenditures are done without any authorization or involvement of the candidate, […]
Workshop and Two Public Hearings on Tonight’s Planning Commission Agenda
The Planning Commission meetings have been closed to in person public attendance for five months. Like the City Council and Great Park Board meetings, the Planning Commission meetings could be available for viewing via public television and live webcast with minimal cost. The City Council would simply have to approve this transparency measure. These meetings […]
Opinion: Great Park Planning – More Participation and Data Needed
Green dot = On schedule Yellow dot = Under review The Cultural Terrace is 223 acres of undeveloped city land located in the southern section of the Great Park that is intended for a variety of cultural attractions. The five Great Park Board members act as both the principal developers and decision makers for […]
FivePoint Under Pressure to Begin Attending Great Park Board Meetings; Numerous Items on July 28th Agenda
On Tuesday, July 28th, the Great Park Board will take a look at the progress going on in the park as well as future projects. This will be one of the last meetings for Great Park Executive Director John Russo, who is leaving in September for family reasons. The Board has not yet publicly discussed […]
New Affordable Housing Community Coming to Irvine
The Irvine Community Land Trust (Land Trust) is growing their portfolio of affordable housing communities for our city with the addition of Native Spring, a 68-unit permanently affordable home ownership project located in Portola Springs, which goes before the Planning Commission for approval tonight. The Native Spring development is on property conveyed by the […]
