491 Parents Sign Letter in Support of Enhanced COVID-19 Safety Precautions for Students Attending IUSD Schools
Orange County Health Care Agency Director Clayton Chau has recommended that children wear masks...
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Month: September 2021
Orange County’s First Kosher Retail Bakery Scheduled to Open in Irvine
Good news for Irvine residents! The City will soon have a local bakery filled with traditional...
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Tustin Does What Irvine Refuses to Do: Transition to District Elections … a Fairer System to Elect City Councilmembers
The Tustin City Council has voted unanimously to transition to district elections for the November 2022 general election.
As cities grow, most decide to switch to district elections since it’s viewed as a more equitable voting system to ensure that every part of town has its own elected representative. In recent years, a majority of Orange County cities have transitioned to district elections.
The only member of the City Council to publicly support the City transitioning to district elections is Larry Agran.
So far, Irvine’s Mayor and Council majority have refused Agran’s request to publicly discuss district elections, even though the City has been threatened with a possible lawsuit that could cost Irvine taxpayers millions of dollars if the City does not transition to the more equitable system of district elections.
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Editorial: The Undemocratic “Rule of Two” is Being Used to Silence Thousands of Irvine Residents
Through my previous work on the Irvine Planning Commission and Irvine Transportation Commission, I saw firsthand how, with the right leadership, our City can do big things — preserve thousands of acres of open space, ban harmful chemicals in our air, establish thousands of attractive affordable housing units, and build a beautiful Community Parks system.
None of those “big things” happened without plenty of input from the entire Irvine community. Back then, City leaders encouraged Irvine citizens to become actively involved in the legislative process and to participate in public discussions on critical issues.
But, that is no longer the case! As I watch City Council meeting this year, it has become clear that our new Mayor and her Council majority have no interest in hearing from residents, particularly when it comes to a number of critical issues directly impacting thousands of Irvine citizens.
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