When the new Irvine Council Republican majority of Choi, Lalloway and Shea consolidated their power by eliminating independent members off the Great Park board, there were claims out there that by doing so the new Great Park Board was accountable…
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Is the Solar Decathlon in Trouble?
by Dan Chmielewski • • 8 Comments
On Monday, the new Irvine Republican city council majority, in a 3-2 vote, will start charging $10 per adult and $5 a kid for the Great Park Balloon ride and likewise charge for the carousel rides to raise revenue to…
An Investment in an Untruth
by Dan Chmielewski • • 7 Comments
Irvine’s new Republican majority has been taking the world’s longest victory lap. The Register’s Frank Mickadeit has written several flattering columns and OC Weekly’s Scott Moxley continues to triple down on the notion he alerted the public to a possible theft of…
Democrats Seek Rallying Cry in Irvine Tuesday
by Dan Chmielewski • • 6 Comments
There’s a lot of email flying around abut this Tuesday’s Irvine City Council meeting and the major changes the Republican majority is trying to make. Here’s the best email we received: Stop the power grab by the new Irvine Council…
Choi Seeks to Change Great Park Board
by Dan Chmielewski • • 12 Comments
If new Irvine Mayor Steven Choi has his way, the Orange County Great Park would become the Irvine Great Park. Now that Republicans have control of the Irvine City Council, Choi wants to eliminate the at-large members of the Board…
Beaten at State and Federal Elections, OC Republicans Rejoice in Irvine
by Dan Chmielewski • • 9 Comments
As I snapped photos in the Lobby of Irvine City Hall tonight, someone who recognized me said to me, “Must be hard to be here tonight?” I answered, “Not really, because election day was pretty much a slam dunk for…
Irvine’s Pervs in the Park Ordinance is Unconstitutional
by Dan Chmielewski • • 11 Comments
One of the platforms that Irvine Republicans ran on in November’s election was how Council member Larry Agran weakened a county ordinance to protect kids in Irvine’s park against child sexual predators and child pornographers complete with a nasty hit…
