On Earth Day 2026, I submitted a report to the Mayor, the City Council, and my colleagues on the Sustainability Commission titled Climate Crisis Action Report: A Report in Observance of Earth Day 2026. It is the 2026 update to the report I wrote in April 2021 for the Green Ribbon Environmental Committee on the […]
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Like many young people, I was captivated by human space flight growing up. To a small extent, it was part of my heritage. I’m a second-generation McDonnell-Douglas brat. My grandma worked as a secretary to engineers and would proudly recount how she once sewed something that was part of a mockup of Spacelab. My dad […]
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Many Irvine residents may not realize that the Oak Creek Golf Course land is not simply ordinary private property. While the land is privately owned, it is subject to long-standing legal protections created through Initiative Resolution 88-1, which Irvine voters approved in 1988 to protect open space throughout the city. Those protections were implemented through […]
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In Greek mythology there’s the story of the wealthy ruler, King Midas, who wished for the power to turn everything he touched into gold. Dionysus, the god of wine-making, grants him that wish. But Midas realizes the curse when his food, drink and daughter turn into solid gold, demonstrating the consequences of ill-considered desires – […]
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Over the past week, many Irvine residents have received glossy mailers promoting a future new “Nature Park” in the center of the city. But a closer look at the proposal — along with a recent letter from two former Irvine mayors — suggests the conversation about Irvine’s open space may be more complex than the […]
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Larry Agran is at it again — undermining the only alternative Irvine residents will ever have to monopoly Southern California Edison. On February 18th, SCE reported 200%+ profit growth — in the same year, evidence suggests its equipment sparked the devastating Eaton Fire that destroyed thousands of homes, all while the California Public Utilities Commission […]
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