Daisy Chain Fields a Success; How Do You Like Live Nation Now Irvine?
The inaugural Daisy Chain Fields Festival was a huge success. The photos from the event were amazing, the shows were amazing, and the parking/exits […]
Irvine
Time to Get Real on City Council Staff Pay
Councilmember William Go recently brought forth an idea for increasing compensation for members of the Irvine City Council while also cutting council members staffing […]
Irvine’s Great Park Live Gamble: PSQ Gets the Contract, Live Nation Gets the Big Show
The Irvine City Council has made its choice: PSQ Productions gets to continue running Great Park Live, while the city moves forward with a management […]
RCV: When Every Problem Is an “Exception,” Maybe the Exceptions Are the Problem
There is a wonderful moment in any political debate when an advocate for a controversial reform finally admits what critics have been saying all […]
The New Research on RCV Doesn’t Match the Claims Made on its Benefits
I’ve spent the last week seeking studies on the impact of Rank Choice Voting, which will be on the ballot in Irvine this November. […]
Ranked Choice Voting: UAW 4811 Needs to Eat its Own Dog Food
At Tuesday night’s city council meeting where Rank Choice Voting was added to the November 2026 ballot to change the way Irvine elects city leaders, […]
I’ve made a mistake on Ranked Choice Voting
Readers here know I am not a fan of Ranked Choice Voting in Irvine. I’m still not, but I see the headline drew you in. […]
Daisy Chains Fields Festival Exposes Irvine’s Great Concert Experiment from Live Nation to “Air Supply…Sort Of”
There was a time when Irvine had a chance to become Southern California’s premier outdoor concert destination. Instead, it appears the city decided […]
Court Orders Surf City to Use RCV
For years, Huntington Beach’s conservative majority has insisted that the city’s at-large election system was just fine. Now a Superior Court judge has ruled […]