Election 2018
Fireside Chat with Carrie O’Malley
Okay, we’re in SoCal so no fire, but last night Irvine Watchdog sat down with City Council Candidate Carrie O’Malley to ask her some tough questions that have been on the minds of Irvine residents. Due to a death in her family, Carrie had to back out of the Irvine Watchdog Forum at the last […]
Op-Ed: There Is More to Irvine Than Measure B
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Wagner, Kuo, O’Malley: It’s Raining PAC Money
When it comes to donations, Mayor Wagner’s slate with Anthony Kuo and Carrie O’Malley has no competition. For those who haven’t seen the post Mayoral Campaign Thoughts, almost $800,000 is being funneled through political action committees (PACs) to support Mayor Wagner’s slate. To provide perspective, the average non-developer backed city council candidate actively campaigns in hopes to receive […]
Mayoral Campaign Thoughts
Back in July, Irvine Watchdog expressed that the 2018 mayoral race should be a catalyst for civic engagement. Fast forward to today, just four weeks until election day, and let the facts speak for themselves: Ing Tiong – (no campaign website) Mr. Tiong is on record as saying he moved to Irvine a few years ago […]
Key Takeaways from Irvine City Council Candidate Forum
Eight of the twelve City Council Candidates attended the Irvine Council Forum on Sunday, September 30th to give their positions on issues that ranged from whether Irvine should remain as a sanctuary city to how they would handle a court order mandating that 50 homeless people will need to be settled in Irvine. The candidates […]
Thank You, Thank You!
We hope you enjoyed our first ever Irvine Watchdog Irvine City Council Candidate Forum – by residents, for residents. For those who missed it, you can watch the forum here: Now, to the many thanks… To everybody who submitted questions, thank you! The candidates were asked questions that were submitted by you via our survey, […]
