Kim tries to Kill District Elections/Council Expansion in Irvine Citing California Voting Rights Act
At the last Irvine City Council meeting, a long night with much on the agenda, the final discussion point was taking the city of Irvine […]
Larry Agran
In Irvine, Carroll and Kim Steal Another Agran Idea on Rule of 2; Advocate for City Charter Change on Mayor
Irvine council members Tammy Kim and Mike Carroll have done it again; without original ideas of their own, they have stolen a proposed change to […]
Transparency and Accountability and Institutional Knowledge Failure
There’s been a few stories and social media posts of late n the dysfunction between Democrats in Irvine. Voters here finally have the Democratic Majority […]
Irvine’s New Anti-Nepotism Policy Passes: #WeAreIrvine #ExceptForPhyllisAgran
The city of Irvine had a nepotism problem once — more than 20 years ago when it was revealed that then Mayor Christina Shea had […]
Mid-Week Musings
It’s been a crazy busy week and here’s a short summary of things hitting my in-box: Two OC Register reporter notes — the first is […]
HHS Secretary Becerra in Irvine Today
US Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra will be in Irvine this morning for meetings on mental health and behavioral health issues from the […]
Kim and Carroll Steal Another Agran Idea — on Irvine City Health Agency
Irvine Council member Tammy Kim and Mike Carroll will have to be the first to endorse the re-election of Council colleague Larry Agran, because without […]
The Politics of a Botanical Garden at the Great Park
For those longtime Irvine residents who were around in 2002, there was an issue that did unite Democrats and Republicans – no Airport at El […]
When Video Tells the Story – Irvine City Council Meeting Public Comments
The Irvine City Council majority voted to abandon a Veteran’s Cemetery at the ARDA site of the old El Toro base for a combined Veteran’s […]