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Great Park Quarterly Update: Final Design, Bidding, and Construction Without Financial Review

At the May 27, 2025, Great Park Board meeting, staff will present an update on aggressive progress being made across multiple districts of the Great Park, marking a significant milestone for many projects adopted as part of the March 2023 Framework Plan. According to the staff report, “the design for many of the projects has […]

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Oliver Chi

BREAKING: Oliver Chi may be leaving as City Manager

The Irvine City Council reportedly will hold a special meeting at 12:00 Monday (Memorial Day) morning to meet in closed session regarding the City Manager position. Current City Manager Oliver Chi is believed to be pondering resignation to accept an offer from the City of Santa Monica to be its city manager, according to multiple […]

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Settlement Confirms City Violated Public Process, Forcing Irvine to Revisit Controversial Lobbyist Ordinance

**Disclosure: The author of this article was the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit described below** The Irvine City Council will be forced to reconsider its September 2024 lobbyist ordinance after a lawsuit settlement confirmed serious procedural flaws. The ordinance, adopted unanimously on September 10, 2024, included a last-minute amendment pushed by Councilmember Mike Carroll that […]

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District 5 Special Election

Candidates for District 5 Special Election

At its December 10, 2024, meeting, the City Council called for the holding of a Special Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, for the election of a Councilmember representing Council District 5 to serve through the end of 2026. Here are the candidates for the upcoming Special Election for District 5 […]

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State of the City Address Returns to City Hall on March 11

Mayor Larry Agran will deliver the first State of the City Address of his current term at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The address will be preceded by a free public reception at 4:30 p.m. The public is invited, and no RSVP is required. Agran stated in […]

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Irvine District 5 Special Election: Tammy Kim’s Residency Challenged by Ron Scolesdang

Former mayoral candidate Ron Scolesdang, served a demand letter to the City of Irvine, to object to the candidacy of Tammy Kim for Irvine’s City Council District 5 Special Election.  The Irvine City Council will convene in closed session this Tuesday, January 28 at 1:00 PM regarding this “significant exposure to litigation”. See agenda. The […]

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