The November 5th election day is fast approaching for Irvine City Council and Mayoral candidates. Their campaigns are in the final stretch of door knocking, mailing, post carding, social media posting, fundraising, and getting out the vote. Some ballots have returned, but most eligible voters have yet to vote. Campaigning, even in Irvine’s first District […]
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Jeff Starke is a small business owner and a PTA dad running for Irvine City Council to represent District 2. Starke and his family have lived in Irvine for a decade. Answers have been edited for clarity. Irvine Watchdog: What inspired you to run for city council? Starke: I feel that our city needs more […]
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Last August, Irvine Watchdog reported on the first wave of Form 460 campaign donations required to be made public for each City Council and Mayoral candidate for 2024. You may access the City’s campaign finance disclosures here. The campaign donations listed below are total donations since the start of their campaign leading up to September […]
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Jeff Kitchen is a systems engineer who develops flight control systems for commercial and aerospace aviation. He’s running for Irvine City Council to represent District 1. Kitchen has been living and working in Irvine since the early 2000s. He and his wife, a retired educator, take an active interest in the young people in their […]
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Irvine Watchdog is reaching out to each candidate running for City Council in the November 5, 2024 election. The goal of these Q&A sessions is to provide residents with more information about the candidates and to allow the candidates to share their vision with Irvine Watchdog readers. Melinda Liu is a local attorney, Irvine mom, […]
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Irvine Watchdog is reaching out to each candidate running for City Council in the November 5, 2024 election. The goal of these Q&A sessions is to provide residents with more information about the candidates and to allow the candidates to share their vision with Irvine Watchdog readers. Jackie Kan is an Irvine mom, UCI alumna, […]
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