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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When I look at Irvine Mayor Larry Agran’s opposition to OCPA and the “facts” that he uses to justify that position, I end up with a lot of questions. Agran states that SCE is lowering its generation rate slightly, which he states should reduce costs for consumers. What he fails to state is that SCE […]
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SoCal Edison ratepayers have the highest electric bills in California, according to this July 2024 presentation from the California Public Utilities Commission. Irvine Mayor Larry Agran’s years-long obsession with destroying energy choice in Irvine is hurting families already struggling with rising energy bills. Orange County residents pay some of the highest energy bills in […]
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A secret new plot has emerged to dismantle the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) from within. Irvine City Manager Oliver Chi, recently hired a consultant to create documents to push OC cities toward dissolving our local clean power agency, redirecting a purported, and unsubstantiated, $374.8 million into the city’s coffers with no accountability on how […]
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The Irvine City Council voted to withdraw from the nonprofit energy provider Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) at a special meeting last week, despite the overwhelming majority of community members who spoke in favor of staying with the agency. The council has empowered the Irvine City Manager to submit Irvine’s intent to withdraw from OCPA […]
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The wheels of government will start to turn early this week with a meeting of the Great Park Board at 2:00 pm, and a Special Meeting of the Irvine City Council starting at 3:00 pm. The only items on the agenda for the Great Park Board are a presentation reviewing the details of the Great […]
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