Irvine Mayor Steven Choi’s central vision for Irvine’s Great Park includes the construction of a 200,000 square foot central library, and the library was a central theme in his State of the City address in late February. What’s missing from…
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Irvine Town Hall on School Safety: Urge Mayor Choi to Support Ban on Illegal Guns
by Dan Chmielewski • • 5 Comments
Tonight, Irvine Unified is hosting a town hall meeting on school safety in which Irvine Mayor Steven Choi will make some opening remarks. In the Q&A with the public that will likely follow the formal program, residents need to ask…
Calls for Arming Teachers and Principals Growing Stronger
by Dan Chmielewski • • 11 Comments
In the wake of the Connecticut school shooting, gun advocates are turning up the heat to suggest if the school’s teachers or principal were armed, they would have been in a position to return fire and possibly prevent the large…
OC Register Editorial Misses the Mark on Parcel Tax Questions
by Dan Chmielewski • • 4 Comments
With the OC Register editorial desk, it’s a pretty simple equation. You’ll earn their support if you agree to always oppose any tax increase or agree never to take money from public employee unions. New State Rep. Sharon Quirk-Silva has…
IUSD Candidate’s Forum set for October 9
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
It seems the most competitive election in Irvine is race for three open seats for the Irvine School Board. And on October 9, voters will get a chance to see what the candidates are made of in a forum…
Irvine Republicans Up to Old Tricks Again
by Dan Chmielewski • • 7 Comments
The expression is those who fail to learn from the past are destined to repeat it, and in the case of the current crop of Republican candidates for Mayor and City Council, it’s not so much a failure to learn…
Irvine’s SOS (Save Our Schools) Initiative Close to Getting Needed Signatures; PTA Support is Pitiful
by Dan Chmielewski • • 8 Comments
Irvine council member Larry Agran is spearheading an iniative, the SoS Initiative for Save Our Schools, for the November election that would direct about $1.5 million to cash poor schools in Irvine served by IUSD and even TUSD without raising taxes a…
