By Susan Sayre – Irvine Super WatchDog For a number of years, I attended city council meetings and gave public comments on agenda items. I was usually complaining and informing the Irvine City Council members how they were failing to represent the interests of Irvine residents – the people who elected them and who they […]
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Why is voting for city council members such a big deal? Answer: You’re not just voting for one seat, you’re voting for ten! Did you know each city council member gets to appoint a commissioner to each of the following ten commissions/committees that make decisions impacting development, traffic, child care, seniors, and the environment, just […]
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In 2010, a previous city council had the vision for a vibrant, mixed-use urban core called the Irvine Business Complex (IBC) to offset the villages and Great Park neighborhoods. One aspect of that vision has been executed upon with great success – the approval and building out of all IBC residential units. But after 8 years, […]
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Anybody receive an email with this? This is dirty campaigning at its best and the race for mayor has just begun! For years now our city has been inundated with unethical campaigning often funded by dark/developer money through political action committees (PACs). This is a problem. I am not for or against Ed Pope, […]
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Calling For Courageous Candidates Irvine residents are calling for courageous City Council and Mayoral candidates who are willing to speak out against excessive development and excessive traffic in Irvine. We want you to vow to support Irvine residents and protect our villages. We want you to vow to support affordable and low income housing […]
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In California, we have long been compassionate with the predicament surrounding illegal immigrants. We have always welcomed those that have bypassed the “system” for those looking to live the American dream, despite the fact that laws have been broken by entering the country without permission. On the surface, it appears that we go out of […]
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Long time Irvine resident and one of our own writers, Jeanne Baran, has submitted an op-ed on the VoiceofOC.org. In the article she notes the long, awkward dance to nowhere led by our developer-backed city council majority, in a blatant attempt to ignore the voters who overwhelmingly shut down Measure B. What kind of contortions? […]
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The Watchdog has been asking some very basic and fundamental questions about the proposed bylaw changes to the land trust. We asked in writing. Almost two months ago. Does someone in the city, or on the Irvine land trust, have the answers? We saw a public relations flyer about the change, referencing how “this was […]
Read MoreThe City of Irvine Finance Commission held its regular meeting this week. Four of the five commissioners were in attendance. The two primary agenda items were the final design contract for the Jamboree Pedestrian Bridge and the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Budget. The commission voted 4-0 to recommend the City Council approve and authorize a professional […]
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This June, no proposition is more important to the civil liberties of Irvine residents than Measure D. In a basic assault on our citizens’ rights, our Mayor and the OC Taxpayers Association (supported by the Irvine Company and Five Point) have put the developers’ interest above that of Irvine residents. The title says it all […]
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