The cities of Anaheim and Irvine approved their budgets for next fiscal year on Tuesday. Each city took similar approached to address projected shortfalls in revenue and public service needs with one Mayor vowing to travel to Sacramento to resist state…
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The Great Park: Begging for Stimulus Dollars or Getting Our Fair Share
by Dan Chmielewski • • 1 Comment
Leave it to the Register’s Steven Greenhut to interpret a column by Irvine council member Larry Agran as “begging for tax dollars” for the Great Park. Steve took exception to a column Agran wrote in the Daily Pilot. Steve wrote:…
Lies, Arrogance and Christina Shea
by Dan Chmielewski • • 2 Comments
My TeamIrvine 8 page color budget-buster mailer arrived today and its worth several posts/Â But the first goes to Mayoral candidate Christina Shea, who was mayor from 1996 to 2000; took two years off and was elected to the City…
“Alice’s Restaurant Moves to the Great Park”
by Dan Chmielewski • • 1 Comment
Legendary American folk singer Arlo Guthrie is set to perform at the Orange County Great Park on Saturday, August 30th at 8:00 p.m. as part of the Great Park Night Flight Concert Series. Attendance and parking are free to the…
When Did Christina Shea Join the Keep Irvine Great Team?
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
I spent a little time over at Christina Shea’s “Shea for Mayor” website and my mouth actually fell open at what I saw. There’s a logo of the Big Orange Balloon at the Great Park with the tagline “Keep Irvine…
Mickadeit’s Fact Checker
by Dan Chmielewski • • 1 Comment
I’m grumpy this morning. Blame it on getting three hours sleep and a six hour flight delay from Dulles last night and that fact I had to dive into the recycling bin to grab Frank Mickadeit’s column from last Friday.…
Shea and Choi to Appeal Ruling on Legal Fees for Great Park CEO Search Lawsuit
by Dan Chmielewski • • 2 Comments
After winning the lawsuit against the Great Park Board for access to all of the resumes, letters and emails regardig the search for a new Great Park CEO, Irvine City Council members and Great Park Board members Christina Shea and…

