Author: Franklin J. Lunding

For most of us, the beginning of the year brings a renewed sense of optimism and hope. When it comes to the Irvine City Council, I am cautiously optimistic that many of the contentious items from last year may soon be overcome.

After backlash from the community, the new Council appears to be more receptive to listening to constituents (and the City’s commissioners) before pushing forward.

November 5th is Election Day! If you are not registered to vote, you can register and vote at the same time at any Vote Center, right up to and including on Election Day.

The good news for Irvine voters is this: The two leading candidates running to become Irvine’s next Mayor — Vice Mayor Larry Agran & Councilmember Tammy Kim — have four years of votes that we can examine. We have a chart that displays major votes the two candidates have taken since they were elected to the City Council in 2020.

This past week, Irvine residents received their vote-by-mail ballot for the November 5th election....

October 1st marked the two-year anniversary since Irvine residential electricity customers were forced into the more expensive plan offered by the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA).

And, OCPA has not provided anyone in Irvine with greener electricity. Our electricity comes from the California electricity grid. There is not a separate transmission line pumping “100% renewable” electricity into the homes of OCPA customers.

As founding publisher and editor of Irvine Community News & Views, I’ve always made it clear...