During the October 12th Irvine City Council meeting, Councilmember Larry Agran expressed strong concerns regarding the City’s funding of the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA).

Instead, Agran was forced to use his time during the “Council Announcements” portion of the City Council meeting to raise his concerns — including the fact that since taking office last December, the Council “has yet to receive even one public briefing, with appropriate disclosures and accountability for all OCPA financial dealings.”

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It’s been more than six weeks since the Irvine City Council heard from residents in north Irvine who believe that emissions from the asphalt plant located about a mile from their homes has led to a public health crisis.

Agran was the only Councilmember to vote against the Resolution. After the vote, Agran proposed his own Resolution to at least establish a beautiful Veterans Memorial Park on the ARDA site. The Mayor refused to even discuss the park.

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The September 14th Irvine City Council meeting included nearly three hours of public comments from frustrated residents in north Irvine who believe that emissions from the asphalt plant located about a mile from their homes has led to a public health crisis.

The issue finally made it onto the Council agenda as a City staff “presentation.” However, residents took advantage of the Public Comments portion of the meeting to voice their concerns over the plant’s proximity to homes and schools.

The Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) was established last year, promising to sell Irvine and other Orange County residents cleaner, less expensive electricity than what they currently purchase from Southern California Edison (SCE).

According to an article in the Orange County Register, OCPA’s target of 57% clean energy (free from fossil fuels) by 2030 doesn’t even meet the State’s minimum goal of 60% by 2030. It is worth noting that SCE is on track to reach 80% renewable energy sources (mainly solar and wind) by 2030.

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At their August 10th meeting, the Irvine City Council voted 4-1 to rename the 15-year-old Orange County Great Park. (Councilmember Larry Agran was the only NO vote.)

After receiving hundreds of responses to our latest poll, 94% of Irvine residents say they oppose the name change.

Many believe the latest scheme to derail the Veterans Memorial Park & Cemetery on the “ARDA” site at the Great Park is VALOR, which is a political action committee that was established and funded with $800,000 back in 2018 by developer FivePoint, during their first attempt to derail the Veterans Cemetery in Irvine.

When asked about the latest scheme, U.S. Army veteran Ed McNew said: “I have personally gathered thousands of signatures from Irvine residents regarding this issue, and I am quite sure that the vast majority of our Irvine neighbors —young and old — still support our efforts to build a beautiful Veterans Memorial Park & Cemetery on the ARDA site at the Great Park.”