Things To Do This Summer in Irvine
I have compiled a list of some my favorite summer activities the City of Irvine has to offer....
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Month: July 2022
Residents of the Travata Senior Community Take on OCTA
Residents of Travata — a beautiful senior housing community located at the northwest corner of the Great Park —have mobilized in recent months to fight a train maintenance yard. The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is proposing to build a railroad maintenance yard less than 500 feet from their homes.
Battle Lines Drawn at Latest Irvine City Council Meeting
For eight hours on July 26th, the Irvine City Council sparred over several critical issues that likely will dominate the November City elections. The battle lines were clearly drawn.
Councilmember Larry Agran championed aggressive City action on four key issues: the Veterans Memorial Park; the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA); the All American Asphalt plant; and letting Irvine voters decide on whether to transition to district elections for City Council.
Each agenda item gave rise to passionate public comments (the vast majority in favor of Agran’s positions), sharp exchanges on the dais, and some squirming by City staff members caught in the crossfire.
Agran is running for re-election in November, as is Councilmember Anthony Kuo, who sided with others at the dais to vote against each of Agran’s proposals.
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Free Outdoor Concerts at Mike Ward Community Park in July & August
Summer is the perfect time to head to the park with friends and family to enjoy some great music, good food and quality time together.
City Council to Discuss Councilmember Larry Agran’s Proposed Veterans Memorial Park on the “ARDA” Site at the Great Park
For nearly six decades, the ARDA site at the Great Park was an integral part of the iconic El Toro Marine Corps Air Station (El Toro MCAS).
Irvine voters have continuously voiced their support for building a Veterans Memorial Park & Cemetery on the ARDA site. In fact, there have been two citizen-led ballot measures regarding the ARDA site. In both cases, nearly 20,000 Irvine resident signatures were gathered to qualify the measures for the ballot. And, Irvine voters overwhelmingly defeated the previous Council’s scheme to hand the ARDA site over to FivePoint for massive development — 63% of Irvine voters said NO!
Councilmember Larry Agran has repeatedly asked his Council colleagues to support his proposal for a beautiful, environmentally-friendly Veterans Memorial Park — filled with trails, forests, memorial gardens, and an aviation museum.
Agran says that “a Veterans Memorial Park would not only honor our City’s rich military history but would also offer an aesthetically-pleasing amenity for residents in the area. And, it could be built quickly, without raising taxes or generating massive amounts of outside traffic.”
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