Irvine Watchdog

24/01/2025

Tammy Kim’s residency in District 5 challenged, raising questions about her qualification to run in that district and potential criminal malfeasance.

https://irvinewatchdog.org/city-hall/irvine-district-5-special-election-tammy-kims-residency-challenged-by-ron-scolesdang/

21/01/2025

All Gas Powered Lawn Equipment is Banned in Irvine

City of Irvine

13/01/2025

James Hwang revisits his Irvine Transit Vision 2035

City of Irvine

11/01/2025

Housing and Universal Accessibility

City of Irvine

04/01/2025

Irvine’s Special Election To Fill Vacancy In District 5 Under May be Unlawful

City of Irvine

22/12/2024

Opinion: Irvine Votes To Strip Away Our Freedom Of Choice And Lock In Rising Electric Rates

City of Irvine

19/12/2024

Irvine Community Leaders Provide Their Feedback and Opinions Regarding Irvine’s First District Elections

City of Irvine

14/12/2024

Planning Commission Greenlights Behemoth Warehoue Complex Adjacent to Apartments in the Irvine Business Complex

City of Irvine

10/12/2024

Irvine Faces Energy Crossroads: Mayor-Elect Agran Pushes To End Affordable, Clean Power Choice

City of Irvine

06/12/2024

Susan Sayre recommends expanding IConnect to serve more communities in Irvine.

City of Irvine

04/11/2024

Most PAC Funded Campaigns as of 11/4/24:
1) Tammy Kim $274,184
2) James Mai $259,406
3) John Park $214,867
4) Mike Carroll $185,300
5) William Go $95,141
6) Ayn Craciun $20,000
7) Tom Chomyn $18,900
8 ) Parrisa Yazdani $8,738
9) Jeff Kitchen $8,338

The PAC Money Breakdown:
A Better Orange County, Sponsored by California Alliance of Family Owned Businesses Total Spending $210,000
1) Support Go - $70,000
2) Support Carroll - $70,000
3) Support Mai - $70,000

1962 PAC of the Lincoln Club of Orange County Total Spending $628,233
1) Support Park $206,129
2) Support Mai $163,752
3) Support Carroll $89,838
4) Support Chomyn $18,934
5) Support Kitchen $8,338
1) Oppose Chomyn $52,115
2) Oppose Melinda Liu $31,712
3) Oppose Craciun $24,441
4) Oppose Michelle Johnson $21,247
5) Oppose Kitchen $11,727

Veterans Alliance of Orange County (VALOR) Political Action Committee
1) Support Kim $3,876

Orange County Professional Firefighters Association 3631 PAC Total Spending $284,040
1) Support Kim $234,000
2) Support Mai $16,916
3) Support Carroll $16,721
4) Support Go $16,403

Political Action Committee of Irvine Police Association Total Spending $60,000
1) Support Kim $16,308
2) Yazdani $8,738
3) Carrol $8,738
4) Mai $8,738
5) Go $8,738
6) Park $8,738

Unite Here Local 11 PAC: Total Spending $40,000
1) Support Craciun $20,000
2) Support Kim $20,000

**Note: Thousands have been spent by North OC Business Alliance in support of Mike Carroll and Parrisa Yazdani. However, this dark money pac has not filed required transparency reports.

02/11/2024

Scott Hansen and Wendy Botkota argue that Mr. Agran’s close ties to ICNV appear to compromise the transparency, accountability, and adherence to ethical standards from their elected officials that Voters deserve.

City of Irvine

30/10/2024

Councilmember Carroll’s questionable use of City resources for personal campaigning raises eyebrows

City of Irvine

28/10/2024

Irvine Watchdog Candidate Q&A: Tammy Kim

City of Irvine

25/10/2024

OPINION: Susan Sayre weighs in affordable housing in Irvine and meeting the State's RHNA requirement.

City of Irvine

24/10/2024

Which special interest groups and PACs are trying to trying to influence our election? Who are they supporting, and who are they targeting?

City of Irvine

22/10/2024

Voice of OC -- Who's Funding Irvine City Council Races?

A Voice of OC review found the biggest spenders this year are the county firefighter union, a conservative donor group and a group of McDonald's franchisees.

22/10/2024

Voice of OC -- Is a Homeless Shelter Coming to Irvine?

Irvine City Council members will consider purchasing property to create transitional housing for the homeless at their meeting Tuesday night – a move residents pushed county officials to nix six years ago.