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…
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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…
Allan Bartlett to Join Irvine Finance Commission
by Dan Chmielewski • • 12 Comments
Libertarian and conservative media darling Allan Bartlett is getting an appointment to the Irvine City Finance Commission courtesy of council member-elect Christina Shea, according to sources inside Irvine City Hall. Bartlett runs an investment practice in the city and always…
Irvine’s Puppet Master
by Dan Chmielewski • • 13 Comments
I have had the good fortune to get to know Beth Krom, Sukhee Kang and Larry Agran over the years. The constant Republican spin is that both Kang and Krom have their puppet strings pulled by Agran. And while the…
Irvine is the GOP’s Only Bright Spot on a Night of Losses
by Dan Chmielewski • • 15 Comments
Irvine is back under Republican control but for those reading some of the other blog coverage out there, Tea Party candidate Lynn Schott will not be joinnig the city council. Steven Choi is the new mayor. Beth Krom retains her…
Daigle Documents No Smoking Gun to Agran, but Reveal Shea as Backstabber
by Dan Chmielewski • • 7 Comments
TheLiberalOC sat down with Irvine Republican candidate Katherine Daigle for two hours Monday afternoon. She shared with us the emails that were leaked to Scott Moxley of OC Weekly and after a careful review of them, there is nothing in…
