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Agran & Johnson-Norris to Introduce Two Council Priority Action Plans to Tackle COVID & the Veterans Cemetery

Former Irvine Mayor and current City Council candidate, Larry Agran has announced that if he is elected to the Council, joined by Lauren Johnson-Norris, he will put two priority Resolutions on the agenda for Council action at the first business meeting of the newly seated Council.

The two Council Resolutions include the establishment of a comprehensive COVID-19 plan and plans to immediately begin construction of our long-promised Veterans Memorial Park & Cemetery at the Great Park.

Mike Carroll’s Misuse of Taxpayer Money: Questions Remain Unanswered

Irvine Vice Mayor, Mike Carroll is under investigation for allegedly misappropriating City of Irvine taxpayer funds for his own personal and political benefit.

Carroll finds himself at the center of a growing City Hall scandal involving the unauthorized expenditure of tens of thousands of dollars on mass mailings to Irvine residents, promoting the appointed Councilman and a series of town hall meetings. The City Council never authorized the mass mailings.

Irvine’s Families Forward: Non-Profit of the Year

Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris has announced her selection of Families Forward of Irvine, as the 74th Assembly District’s 2020 Non-Profit of the Year.

Agran vs. Shea & Carroll: Development is on the Ballot

After a 6-year hiatus, Larry Agran, former Irvine Mayor and Councilmember, is running for City Council because, in his words, “I want to restore good planning, safeguard our City-owned parklands, get COVID-19 under control here in Irvine, and implement the mandate of the voters to immediately begin construction of the Veterans Memorial Park & Cemetery at the ARDA site in our 1,300-acre Great Park.”

The Shea-Carroll plan is to bring office, commercial, and industrial development to the Great Park…and thousands of cars to the site every day.

New Details Emerge in Appointed City Councilman Mike Carroll’s Misuse of Irvine Taxpayer Funds

The City of Irvine has a small annual budget for mail communications between City Councilmembers and residents. Historically, Councilmembers have been frugal with their use of the City’s taxpayer-funded mail budget, spending no more than a few hundred dollars annually.

Mike Carroll spent $70,000 of taxpayer funds for self-promotional mailers over the past year.

During this same time period, the four other members of the Irvine City Council, including Mayor Christina Shea, spent only $220 on mail.

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Author: ICNV Staff

Agran & Johnson-Norris to Introduce Two Council Priority Action Plans to Tackle COVID & the Veterans Cemetery

Mike Carroll’s Misuse of Taxpayer Money: Questions Remain Unanswered

Irvine’s Families Forward: Non-Profit of the Year

Agran vs. Shea & Carroll: Development is on the Ballot

New Details Emerge in Appointed City Councilman Mike Carroll’s Misuse of Irvine Taxpayer Funds

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