Author: Frank Lunding

Open Forum: Implacable Council?

Irvine residents and voters have said over and over that they want the State Veterans Cemetery built. But, three members of the Irvine City Council have systematically thwarted the will of the people for more than two years.

Publisher’s Perspective: Attention, Irvine Voters

Last November’s election brought out a record turnout of Irvine voters (70%), which proved to be a big part of the Orange County “Blue Wave” that literally changed the face of our elected representatives.

Publisher’s Perspective: A New Year — Another Milestone

The New Year — 2019 — brings with it yet another milestone for Irvine Community News & Views: ICNV now has 20,000 Facebook followers!

Open Forum: Big Money Undermining Local Irvine Democracy

Irvine Community News & Views (ICNV) is Irvine’s only independent community newspaper — free of developer control.

Mega-Developer FivePoint’s “Dark Money” Flooding into Local Elections

Multi-billion-dollar developer FivePoint is desperately trying to hold on to their control at City Hall, with the help of shadow committees they fund with “dark money” to elect their pro-developer candidates.