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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The City of Irvine has presented a comprehensive report outlining strategies to resolve a growing structural deficit in its General Fund. Under the proposed “Target ’28” plan, city staff aims to bring the General Fund into full structural balance by June 30, 2028. The Irvine City Council will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, September 22, […]
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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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Here are the key items of interest on the revised agenda for the Irvine City Council meeting on Tuesday, August 11, at 4:00p.m. Initially published on August 4, the agenda was updated on August 7. Council Business The City Council will be deciding on the following items. Remaining agenda items are proposed discussions. 5.2 Consideration […]
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This conversation was held in the beginning of July 2026. Budget Shortfall & Impact on City Services Christopher Wong (CW): How is the budget shortfall going to affect the services that the City offers and specifically for your district? Councilmember Melinda Liu (ML): We’re gonna have to do a balance between maintaining service, maintaining […]
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The city’s transition from county library services to a new, independent system has been long and bumpy—and shows no sign of getting any less complicated any time soon. The transition was approved on July 23, 2024, on the basis that Irvine was subsidizing the system: the withdrawal went into effect July 1, 2025, with Katie […]
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