This November 3, registered Irvine voters will have an opportunity to vote for who they want on the City Council. This means that Irvine, like the rest of the country, is currently in election-season mode. And election season often means that campaign participants engage in some questionable behavior — Irvine is no exception. It has […]
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In a tense Tuesday evening session on April 14, 2026, the Irvine City Council grappled with a looming fiscal crisis, the first of this magnitude in the city’s 54-year history. Tuesday’s meeting took place against a sobering backdrop, as recent city staff briefings revealed: $6 million overspend in the past fiscal year. $9 million shortfall […]
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The Irvine Musical Chairs Game has been played for decades during election seasons. And various city council members, former and present, have played this game in Irvine. The main players are Irvine city council members. The secondary players are some of the candidates that these city council members have endorsed for the upcoming Irvine elections. […]
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Control of Commission Agendas Does anyone have any insight into how Irvine commission agendas were handled in the past and how they are handled now? My impression is that in the past Irvine Commissioners were in charge of what goes on the commission agendas and what would not make an agenda. However, my current impression […]
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Tuesday, June 14, 2022 – The City Council approved the mid-cycle budget that includes $275,000 for synthetic grass athletic fields at the Great Park at the recommendation of the Finance Commission. Unfortunately, there was no discussion of the many negative ramifications of installing synthetic grass previous to the approval of the budget item. However, City […]
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Irvine’s mid-cycle budget is coming up for review to the Finance Commission tonight. Notable is the exclusion of mention of the one time $56 million in COVID funds that was given to Irvine and has yet to be spent or distributed. Here are some of the highlights of the mid-cycle budget review (item 3). Projected […]
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