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, […]
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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 […]
If Ranked Choice Voting Is Just Like Everyday Life, Then Why Can’t Voters Choose It?
Tonight, the Irvine City Council will hear from a well-organized effort from Democrats of Greater Irvine to call for the city to change the way […]
Irvine Police offer guidelines for Monday’s World Cup USMNT Practice Monday June 8
A thoughtful reminder from the Irvine Police Department on Monday’s USMNT soccer practice at the Great Park in Irvine: We’re excited to welcome fans to […]
Adding Rank Choice Voting? Cha-Ching…It’s Going to Cost Us: and an Update from OC ROV
Before I get to the gist of this post, of the three Irvine City Council members who want to move Irvine to Ranked Choice Voting […]
For Irvine City Council, Leadership Needed and Hard Choices Ahead
For years, former Irvine City Manager Oliver Chi was praised as the polished technocrat who could keep Irvine running like a luxury electric vehicle: quiet, […]
Ranked Choice Hypocrisy: Irvine Politicians Preach Democracy While Avoiding a Public Vote
For those who might not know, I still hold an elected position in Irvine. I’m on my Homeowner’s Association Board. This is my second time […]