As election season ramps up, we often see the best and worst in candidates. A recent campaign mailer in Irvine’s District 6 has raised serious questions about truth in local political advertising. A joint mailer paid for by Mayor Larry Agran and District 6 City Council candidate Scotty Hong features a prominent gold ribbon declaring […]
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On October 17, Irvine Watchdog joined the South Coast Chinese Cultural Center to host a local candidate forum to allow residents to hear from candidates running for Irvine Mayor, City Council and the Irvine Unified School District (IUSD) Board of Education. With the November 3 election approaching, four candidates are competing for two seats on […]
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“We live in an era where politicians, increasingly financed by special interests, are too cowardly to take real questions from reporters, instead preferring to use taxpayer-funded newsletters in the case of incumbents or just plain old hit mail to confuse voters with misinformation about their voting or policy records.” – Norberto Santana, founder and Editor-in-Chief for […]
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The City of Irvine is a fast-growing, dynamic city with a $66 million cash reserve and a complex $300+ million annual revenue stream (Irvine Community News & Views). At this scale, whether you are a corporation answering to shareholders or a municipality answering to residents paying taxes, fundamental oversight is required. Yet, Irvine operates without the […]
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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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