Note: Kathleen Treseder, an Irvine City Council member, was appointed by the City Council as one of the two city representatives on the Irvine Community Land Trust (ICLT) board. The ICLT board recently voted to remove Treseder from the ICLT board. This vote occurred at a special meeting that the board leadership scheduled for September […]
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On Saturday, October 17, 2026, the South Coast Chinese Cultural Center and Irvine Watchdog, in partnership with 12 local nonprofit organizations, will host the 2026 Meet the Irvine Candidates Forum. The event will take place starting at 2:30 PM at the South Coast Chinese Cultural Center. The moderator for the event will be Editor-In-Chief and […]
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On June 23, 2026, the Irvine City Council voted 6-1 (Vice Mayor James Mai the lone No) to end free parking at Orange County’s Great Park. The council approved the contract and the project will commence this October, with the actual charging for parking taking effect around January of 2027. At the June 23 joint […]
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We are approximately a month away from Irvine’s City Council election for Districts 1, 5, 6, and the Mayor’s seat, which is voted on at-large. Per campaign finance disclosure rules, candidates that declared their candidacy were required to submit a Form 460 which requires all donations above a certain amount to be disclosed and publicly […]
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In November, Irvine residents will be asked to accept or reject a change to the current election process whereby Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) would replace “plurality” elections. In the ballot argument seeking a “Yes” vote, proponents claim that electing a candidate who does not have a majority of the votes “is NOT real democracy” because […]
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The Irvine City Council is set to vote tonight on changing how its elected members cast their votes on the dais. The vote will take place during Council Business as agenda item 7.2. See agenda. Currently, the Irvine City Council uses sequential voting through a traditional roll call vote. Under this system, council members hear […]
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