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The Agranistas paid the price for lying to the voters of Irvine

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Editor Posted in 2014 Elections, Evan Chemers, Ira Glasky, Irvine, Irvine Unified School District, Jeff Lalloway, Katherine Daigle, Larry Agran, Lynn Schott, Mary Ann Gaido, Mayor Steven Choi, Melissa Fox, Sharon Wallin Leave a comment

Longtime Irvine Councilman Larry Agran and his sidekicks Mary Ann Gaido and Melissa Fox tried to fool the voters of Irvine into thinking that the over-development of their community was somehow the fault of the current Irvine City Council majority. Well it didn’t work, in great part because of the brilliant Agran Audit campaign, which gave the people of Irvine access to the OC Great Park audit information which was a stunning indictment of Agran’s wasteful ways.

The Republican majority on the Irvine City Council was bolstered by the addition of conservative Lynn Schott, who turned out to be the top vote-getter on Nov. 4. Councilman Jeff Lalloway also won, in a squeaker, over Fox. The dreadful Agran came in almost last – a spot that was reserved for Evan Chemers, who has now lost badly in two unsuccessful City Council campaigns. Continue reading→

Irvine 2014 General Election Voter Guide

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Editor Posted in 2014 Elections, Don Wagner, Evan Chemers, Ira Glasky, Irvine, Irvine Unified School District, Jeff Lalloway, Katherine Daigle, Larry Agran, Lynn Schott, Mayor Steven Choi, Melissa Fox, Mimi Walters, News, Politics Leave a comment

This voter guide addresses the Orange County local and legislative races as well as the State and Local ballot measures.

General Election, November, 2014:

Local Elections

Irvine City Council

Mayor:

Endorsed Candidate: Steven Choi

Other Candidates: Mary Ann Gaido, Katherine Daigle

Note: Choi has done a fantastic job leading the Irvine City Council majority. The OC Register endorsed Choi again this year, writing that “Under Mr. Choi’s leadership, the council has done much to further long-awaited progress in the city. He has been a responsible steward of the city’s finances and he has begun to fulfill a longstanding promise past mayors and councils have not lived up to: building the Great Park.” Click here to see Choi’s other endorsements, which are significant. Continue reading→

Evan Chemers explains why he is running for the Irvine City Council

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Editor Posted in 2014 Elections, Evan Chemers, Irvine, News, Politics 1 Comment

Synchronize Traffic Lights & Less High Density

By Evan Chemers, Candidate for the Irvine City Council

In response to the thousands of conversations I have had on my quest to knock on 10,000 Irvine voters door’s, I developed a three-point program for what I intend to accomplish, once I am sworn-in. It’s called Retool, Reduce, Rethink.

RETOOL (Less Traffic)

The City of Irvine operates 338 traffic signal intersections. Currently, the City uses a traffic control center that manually adjusts traffic lights M-F during business hours, and all other times employs obsolete auto timers. Continue reading→

Rundown of this year’s Irvine City Council and Mayoral candidates

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Editor Posted in 2014 Elections, Evan Chemers, Irvine, Jeff Lalloway, Larry Agran, Lynn Schott, Mayor Steven Choi, Melissa Fox, News, Politics Leave a comment

The candidates for the Irvine City Council in November’s General election are set, according to the Irvine City Clerk. They include:

Agran and Fox are running as a slate. Schott is looking to team up with the Council majority, which includes Lalloway, and Even Chemers is not allied with anyone. He is making his second run for the Council after losing previously in 2012., with 10.7% of the vote, according to Smart Voter. Schott got 18.9% of the vote in that same election, just missing victory by about 1% of the vote. Continue reading→

An early look at this November’s Irvine City Council and Mayoral Election

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Editor Posted in Beth Krom, Christina Shea, Elections, Evan Chemers, Irvine, Jeff Lalloway, Katherine Daigle, Larry Agran, Lynn Schott, Melissa Fox, Morton Irvine, News, Politics, Sukhee Kang Leave a comment

Lynn Schott and the Irvine City Council majority

Will Lynn Schott join her colleagues on the Irvine City Council this November?

Now that the Open Primary Election is over it is time to have a look at the upcoming November General Election. In Irvine, the November 4, 2014 Election will be held to elect a Mayor and two members of the City Council. The Irvine Mayor serves a term of two years, while City Councilmembers each serve a term of four years. The Mayor and City Councilmembers may serve no more than two full consecutive terms. The terms of the Councilmembers are staggered, according to the Irvine City Clerk.

Irvine Council Members Beth Krom and Christina Shea were elected in 2012. That means that this year Irvine Councilmen Jeff Lalloway and Larry Agran are up for re-election as is Irvine Mayor Steven Choi.

Mayor Choi should have no problem earning re-election given that his Council majority, which includes Lalloway and Shea, has done such a great job over the past two years. Since they took control of Irvine they stopped the ridiculous public relations contracts at the Great Park and have even been able to make headway on the city’s pension liability. Their success will make it very difficult for their opponents, Agran and Krom, to field much opposition in November. Continue reading→

Why did Agran spend almost half a million on his failed mayoral campaign?

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Editor Posted in News, Politics Leave a comment

agran machine

From the OC Politics Blog

Irvine Council Member Larry Agran spent about $468,500 of his own money and still lost the mayor’s seat to Steven Choiby nearly 4,000 votes, according to Frank Mickadeit over at the O.C. Register.

That is a lot of money! How Agran was able to come up with all of that is a good question. He is a lawyer by trade and apparently he teaches on occasion at various colleges. So how has he amassed a fortune so large that he could blow threw almost half a million dollars last year in a quest to become the Mayor of Irvine again? Continue reading→