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Great Park balloon " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/voiceofoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/IMG_4601.jpeg?fit=771%2C791&ssl=1" /> The Irvine City Council continues to grapple with a looming budget deficit. At recent meetings making decisions on even small cuts has proven to be a long and arduous process, raising the question, how will the really tough decisions be found in the future? Voice of OC is Orange County's nonprofit newsroom. We rely on donations from people like you to sustain our news agency. Please make a contribution today: https://voiceofoc.org/donate

The city council portion of the Irvine Candidates Forum on Oct. 17, 2026. Credit: SARA LEON, Voice of OC " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/voiceofoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/DSC_0804.jpg?fit=771%2C514&ssl=1" /> Candidates running for Irvine City Council are calling on the city to discuss an independent auditor to help curb a growing structural budget shortfall. Voice of OC is Orange County's nonprofit newsroom. We rely on donations from people like you to sustain our news agency. Please make a contribution today: https://voiceofoc.org/donate

Irvine voters will pick three candidates from a pool of 10 for City Council... Larry Agran's term when he was elected mayor. Martinez Franco and...

But the Irvine City Council decided this week... CicloIrvine is “a big event that is near and dear to a number of us,” Mayor Larry Agran said.

... Mayor James Mai and councilman Mike Carroll. The measure was supported by Irvine Mayor Larry Agran and councilmembers Betty Martinez Franco...

... Irvine mayoral candidates from left, Irvine Mayor Larry Agran and Maksim Egorov. (SCNG · Two compete for Irvine's mayor seat at a junction in the...

Incumbent Larry Agran and challenger Max Egorov are vying for a two-year term as Irvine's mayor.

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Irvine City Council during a meeting on May 13, 2025. Credit: BRIAN GUEVARA, Voice of OC. " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/voiceofoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Irvine-City-Council-Guevara-2025-23.jpg?fit=771%2C434&ssl=1" /> City leaders are grappling with how to decrease spending and increase revenue to dodge an estimated structural deficit of $47 million by 2030. Voice of OC is Orange County's nonprofit newsroom. We rely on donations from people like you to sustain our news agency. Please make a contribution today: https://voiceofoc.org/donate

The Irvine Civic Center, a hub of local government in Irvine, Calif. under a clear sky on Monday, March 3, 2025. " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/voiceofoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/CityHall_Irvine_2025_March_Hatch-scaled.jpg?fit=771%2C514&ssl=1" /> After a mass hazmat evacuation happened in Garden Grove earlier this year, Irvine city leaders are asking facilities handling dangerous chemicals to notify their neighbors. Voice of OC is Orange County's nonprofit newsroom. We rely on donations from people like you to sustain our news agency. Please make a contribution today: https://voiceofoc.org/donate

The program will open with Irvine Mayor Larry Agran, followed by remarks from Professor Imran Currim, Distinguished Professor of Marketing and...

The Irvine Civic Center on April 11, 2023. Credit: GIL BOTHWELL, Voice of OC " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/voiceofoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/CityHallCityLandmark_Irvine_2023_04_Bothwell-4-2.jpg?fit=771%2C434&ssl=1" /> The proposal comes after two hazardous waste incidents this year prompted evacuations in OC cities as residents ask for more safeguards. Voice of OC is Orange County's nonprofit newsroom. We rely on donations from people like you to sustain our news agency. Please make a contribution today: https://voiceofoc.org/donate

New home communities in Irvine are growing too. When Mayor Larry Agran spoke with the Register, Irvine was just about to break ground on Gateway...

Irvine Mayor Larry Agran and his chief policy advisor, Scotty Hong, have been working with local residents, community groups and legislators...

On Aug. 11, the council voted 5-2 to delay its decision on the proposal to a Sept. 22 meeting after Irvine Mayor Larry Agran threw his support...

Mosko wrote that efforts on a safer interim plan have involved Irvine Mayor Larry Agran, Chief Policy Advisor Scotty Hong, residents, community groups...

Irvine Mayor Larry Agran and his Chief Policy Advisor, Scotty Hong, have been working with local residents, community groups, and legislators across...

... Mayors Vice Chair and Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer said. “These are extraordinary challenges that demand meaningful and sustained action. In Fresno, we...

San Onofre’s nuclear waste canisters are stored outside, sandwiched between the 5-Fwy and shoreline " data-image-caption=" San Onofre’s nuclear waste canisters are stored outside, sandwiched between the 5-Fwy and shoreline " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/voiceofoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/SONGS-aerial-view-credit-MattGush.jpg?fit=771%2C153&ssl=1" /> 3 Million pounds of deadly nuclear waste are stranded in temporary storage canisters in a highly vulnerable configuration at San Onofre, with no end in sight. Irvine Mayor Larry Agran is taking the lead in protecting southern California by developing a local plan to better secure the waste while it remains there. Voice of OC is Orange County's nonprofit newsroom. We rely on donations from people like you to sustain our news agency. Please make a contribution today: https://voiceofoc.org/donate

... Irvine City Council meeting.... Mayor Larry Agran and councilmembers also received a letter Tuesday from the California Grocers Assn.

Irvine. Maksim V. Egorov is challenging incumbent Larry Agran for mayor. John Park, Sukhee Kang and incumbent Melinda Liu race for the District 1...