- August 28, 2026
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Wesley Oliphant21 Posts
Wesley Oliphant lives with his wife and two children in Irvine's Portola Springs neighborhood. He is an Assistant Professor of Economics at a community college and a volunteer with Irvine Watchdog.
Endorsement? Yes. Rationale? No.
Endorsements. They are supposed to encourage us to vote for a candidate. However, to be a useful endorsement, we should know about the group or person endorsing and the reasons for the endorsement. So, what do we know? Recently, I have received mailers of candidates sporting their endorsements by organizations. For example, one prominent group […]
Key Takeaways from Irvine City Council Candidate Forum
Eight of the twelve City Council Candidates attended the Irvine Council Forum on Sunday, September 30th to give their positions on issues that ranged from whether Irvine should remain as a sanctuary city to how they would handle a court order mandating that 50 homeless people will need to be settled in Irvine. The candidates […]
“What’s in it for Me?” Why You Should Attend the Upcoming Candidate Forum
A candidate forum. With all the options available to us, you might ask “Why attend a City Council Candidate forum, and why particularly the one coming up this Sunday?”. First, a forum is a much better source of information on the candidates than almost any other. As we strive to be informed citizens during a […]
How Much Affordable Housing is There in Irvine?
How much affordable housing is there in Irvine? It is a simple question. Or is it? Consider as well that if a politician were to say “There is plenty of affordable housing in Irvine”, we think we know what this means. Why? We believe we understand the question as well as the hypothetical politician’s statement […]
A Possible Explanation of Melissa Fox’s Interpretation of the Vote on B
“In other words, I see the rejection of Measure B as a vote against more development and traffic congestion, and not a vote in favor of spending $40 – $80 million dollars on a veterans cemetery rather than building other popular features of the Great Park. In a survey of Irvine voters I conducted from […]
[Opinion] Building on the ARDA Site: It Will Happen Whether You Want It or Not?
Consider the recent election in Irvine. The most contentious issue: measure B to approve the relocation of the Veterans cemetery from the ARDA site to the Strawberry fields. The greatest proponent of this measure was the developer company FivePoint who stood to gain greatly from the relocation as they would buy the land on the […]
