With all the drama unfolding at CUSD and the strike, we’ve been remiss in talking about something positive happening with the Irvine City Council in regards to a massive shortfall facing IUSD schools this year. Mayor Sukhee Kang pushed for…
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Shea’s Sugar Daddy for 2010 Election in Irvine?
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
Word around Irvine is that termed out Christina Shea wants one more chance to hang on to her council seat by running for Mayor in 2010, which would set up a rematch against current Mayor Suhkee Kang. Using history as…
Smith/Rodgers Pay Up in Irvine
by Dan Chmielewski • • 3 Comments
While my politics are certainly liberal, I was always a big fan of radio commentator Paul Harvey’s “Rest of the Story” commentaries. After our post last week, I’m happy to report the rest of the story. Former Irvine city council…
Irvine Taxpayers still waiting on Shea/Choi Cronies to pay up
by Dan Chmielewski • • 14 Comments
Greg Smith, a former Irvine City Council member and former IUSD trustee, and Pat Rodgers, a former Irvine Police office and failed candidate for City Council, have failed to pay the city and the city’s lawyers back more than $40,000…
Opinion First, Research Second for Red County Blogger and Possible Irvine Council Candidate
by Dan Chmielewski • • 3 Comments
Jeff Lalloway, a new blogger for Red County, posted this rant recently. Lalloway’s first Red County post is dedicated to attacking Larry Agran over the Great Park. Agran has his share of critics, but Lalloway’s post is remarkably devoid of attribution.…
Smith, Rodgers Ordered to Pay $40K in Legal Fees to Irvine for Politically Motivated Lawsuit
by Dan Chmielewski • • 2 Comments
Every election cycle in Irvine, Christina Shea’s camp — like clockwork — manages to find some stooge to file a politically motivated lawsuit against the City Council majority and, notably, Larry Agran. Â Shea, who on this blog once claimed “she’s…
Irvine Republicans Throw Probolsky Under the Bus
by Dan Chmielewski • • 2 Comments
In a letter to the Irvine World News/OC Post today, defeated council candidate Patrick Rodgers said that Irvine Council member Steve Choi was “kind” in his comments about departed Commissioner Adam Probolsky. Rodgers wrote: “a substantial number of Irvine Republicans..saw…
