November 2021 Archives

Five-Part Series: Irvine Through the Decades — The Beginning of Our Planned Community in the 1970s

On December 28th, Irvine will commemorate its 50th anniversary! To mark the occasion, I sat down with two of our City’s longtime leaders — Mary Ann Gaido, former Councilmember and current Planning Commissioner and Larry Agran, former Mayor and current Councilmember to discuss highlights from the past five decades.

Both Gaido and Agran were integral in crafting and implementing policies that have made Irvine one of the greenest cities in the nation.

Building a Veterans Cemetery is an Honor for the City of Irvine, Not a Burden

On Veterans Day, we heard speeches from Irvine’s Mayor and her Council majority, professing to support our veterans and all who have served our nation.

Just two weeks earlier, these four Councilmembers embraced the latest scheme hatched by billion-dollar-developer FivePoint to abandon plans for the Veterans Cemetery at the Great Park ARDA site.

Holiday Toy Drive Now Underway for Local Marine Families

Now through December 13th, the City is accepting donations for Irvine’s adopted Marine Battalion families.

This a terrific family activity, with parents teaching our children the importance of giving.

Unwrapped gifts that are suitable for infants or children 12 years of age and younger can be dropped off at three Irvine locations.

Irvine City Councilmember Larry Agran Expresses Concerns Regarding the City’s Financial Risk Related to OCPA

In 2020, the previous City Council agreed to fund the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) through 2022. So far, the City has advanced $7.5 million of Irvine taxpayer money to the Power Authority, with no oversight by the current Council.

Irvine City Councilmember Mike Carroll is Chair of the five-member OCPA Board and Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan is also a board member. However, neither Carroll nor Khan have offered Irvine residents a public presentation and discussion about the agency at any Council meeting this year.

Last week, Councilmember Larry Agran stated: “I have been on this Council since December of last year. Here we are nearly a year later and because of the ‘Rule of Two,’ I can’t even get a presentation from the OCPA to determine if the City should be a part of this entity or if we are being put at grave financial risk.”

Children Ages 5-11 Now Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine

As of late October, there have been nearly 6.4 million reported COVID-19 cases among children.

Good news! Parents and pediatricians have been anxiously waiting for federal health officials to give final approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages 5-11.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced authorized use of the vaccine on October 29th. The FDA’s decision impacts about 28 million children in the United States.

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Month: November 2021

Five-Part Series: Irvine Through the Decades — The Beginning of Our Planned Community in the 1970s

Building a Veterans Cemetery is an Honor for the City of Irvine, Not a Burden

Holiday Toy Drive Now Underway for Local Marine Families

Irvine City Councilmember Larry Agran Expresses Concerns Regarding the City’s Financial Risk Related to OCPA

Children Ages 5-11 Now Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine

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