Acronyms Guide for Irvine Government
While acronyms are used for convenience for people familiar already with the terms, they can also take on the form of their own language and constitute a barrier to understanding to those unfamiliar with the terms. To remove this barrier, Irvine Watchdog has created this guide so you can look up acronyms. This guide is by no means comprehensive. Instead, please note this is a working document and so we will add terms as we encounter them.
If you have any additions, please contact us and they will be included on this list. We hope you find this guide useful.
A
AAA – All American Asphalt
ADU – Accessory Dwelling Units
AMI – Area Median Income
ARDA – Amended and Restated Development Agreement
B
BRT – Bus Rapid Transit
C
CAAP – Climate Action and Adaptation Plan
CC – City Council
CCA – Community Choice Aggregator
CCE – Community Choice Energy
CEA – Council Executive Assistant
CFD – Community Facilities District
CPUC – California Public Utilities Commission
CSC – Community Services Commission
D
DEI – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (Resolution)
E
EIR – Environmental Impact Report
EPF – Educational Partnership Fund
F
FC – Finance Commission
FPPC – Fair Political Practices Commission (California Commission regulating campaign financing, government ethics, lobbying…)
G
GHG – Green House Gas
H
HCA – Health Care Agency
HEU – Housing Element Update
HQTA – High-Quality Transportation Area
I
IBC – Irvine Business Complex
ICTV – Irvine Community Television
IE – Independent Expenditure
IRWD – Irvine Ranch Water District
IUSD – Irvine Unified School District
IW – Irvine Watchdog
J
JPA – Joint Power Authority (independent, public agency that operates a Community Choice Aggregator on behalf of its member cities)
K
kWh – Kilowatt hour
L
LCFF – Local Control Funding Formula
LIFOC – Lease in Furtherance of Conveyance
LOS – Level of Service (measure of traffic flow)
M
N
O
OCPA – Orange County Power Authority
OCTA – Orange County Transportation Authority
OCGPB – Orange County Great Park Board
P
PAC – Political Action Committee
PC – Planning Commission
PEG – Public, Educational and Government (Access Fund)
PFOA – Per-fluorooctanoic Acid
PFOS – Per-fluorooctane Sulfonate
PLHA – Permanent Local Housing Allocation
Q
R
RHNA – Regional Housing Needs Assessment (a requirement under state housing law)
S
SCAG – Southern California Association of Governments
SCAQMD – South Coast Air Quality Management District
SMART – School Mobile Assessment Resource Team
T
TC – Transportation Commission
TOC – Transit Oriented Communities
TUSD – Tustin Unified School District
U
V
VMT – Vehicle Miles Traveled
VTTM – Vesting Tentative Tract Map
W
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