City Council Backs Out of Property Purchase, Voting to Forfeit $1 Million in Irvine Taxpayer Money
Councilmember Tammy Kim took a few minutes out of campaigning for Mayor on Election Day to pop...
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Month: November 2024
Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum Receives $8 Million Grant
The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum, which is scheduled to open at the Great Park in 2026,...
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City Council Meeting: Residents of “The Meadows” Mobile Home Park Discuss Concerns for Their Future
Irvine’s mobile home park for seniors, The Meadows, near Jeffrey Road and Walnut Avenue, is...
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Irvine’s Amati Strings: Bringing Music & Joy to the Community
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State Launches Investigation of Tammy Kim After Kim Takes $300,000 From Firefighters (Union) She’s Supposed to Regulate
The state’s campaign finance watchdog has confirmed a formal investigation has been opened into Irvine Councilmember Tammy Kim’s fundraising and spending in her mayoral campaign.
Under the City’s campaign finance ordinance, candidates for City Council or Mayor can receive a maximum of $620 per person, business or organization for a given election.
Yet, Kim accepted a $150,000 political contribution from the Orange County Professional Firefighters Association, which represents firefighters of the OC Fire Authority.
Just as the state opened its official investigation into that contribution, the firefighters union contributed an additional $143,281 to Kim’s mayoral campaign.
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