Author: Franklin J. Lunding

In 2024, she wasted thousands of taxpayer dollars by claiming that she had received death threats. The Irvine Police Department investigated and determined she was lying.

The Irvine Community Land Trust removed Treseder as a board member after she conditioned her support for a new affordable housing project on the removal of a director she disliked, then she stopped attending meetings after the Board refused her demand. A day after her removal, Treseder viciously attacked the Land Trust during an Irvine City Council meeting.

Agran’s visionary leadership was responsible for preserving 10,000 acres of open space; building thousands of affordable housing units; shutting down the City’s largest industrial polluter and replacing it with a new 700-acre Gateway Preserve; and establishing Irvine’s park system (ranked No. 1 in California).

For the first City Council election in District 6, ICNV endorses Scotty Hong.

Irvine Sustainability Commissioner Scotty Hong, a public policy expert, is running in District 6. He wants the City to get out of the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) — which charges Irvine customers the highest monthly rates in Orange County for electricity generated primarily from fossil fuels. Hong wants to invest in verifiable, real-world solutions to the climate crisis.

The holiday commemorates the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. It’s a time to come together as Americans to honor our revolutionary history —  and our military — through parades, concerts filled with patriotic music, and awe-inspiring fireworks.