OP/EDs & ARTICLES
A Different Pondering Over an Orange County Veterans Cemetery
Another Memorial Day Without a Veterans Memorial Park & Cemetery
Two Irvine Residents Share Memories of Working at the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station
Veterans Corner: The Latest on the State Veterans Cemetery
Veterans Corner: On Behalf of My Brothers & Sisters in Arms
Veterans Corner: The Irvine Mayor & Council Should Respect of the Will of the People
Veterans Corner: What is So Objectionable about a Veterans Cemetery?
Welcome to the Veterans Corner
PRESS RELEASES
May 19, 2020: Council and Citizens’ Committee Continue to Move Forward with Veterans Cemetery Project
May 13, 2020: Irvine City Council Adopts Rezoning of ARDA Site for Veterans Memorial Park & Cemetery
May 7, 2020: Irvine Mayor Wastes Money While City Faces Deficit
April 29, 2020: OC Registar of Voters Certifies Citizens’ Initiative for November 3rd Ballot
VIDEOS
Mayor Shea telling homeowners on July 18, 2019 of her plan to lease the ARDA site to FivePoint
Video fly-over rendering of the proposed Veterans Memorial Park & Cemetery on the ARDA site
June 23, 2020 Irvine City Council Meeting Presentation: The “Build it NOW! Plan” for the Veterans Memorial Park & Cemetery
PUBLIC AGENCY DOCUMENTS
U.S. Department of the Interior – U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Boundary Map of El Toro Marine Corps Air Station
2014 City of Irvine Map Showing Proposed Location for the Veterans Cemetery in the Great Park
2014 City of Irvine Vicinity Map Showing Proposed Location for the Veterans Cemetery in the Great Park
2016 Concept Plan for the Veterans Cemetery in the Great Park
2016 Cost Estimate to Build the Veterans Cemetery in the Great Park (extracted from page 4 of Concept Plan above)
2017 City of Irvine Land-Swap Proposal (with maps showing both locations)
2017 City of Irvine Land-Swap Contract
2017 Ordinance 17-08 (Measure B)
2017 City of Irvine Vicinity Map for Land-Swap
2017 City of Irvine Reference Information for Veterans Cemetery
2018 Court Judgement – “No on B” campaign wins lawsuit claiming false or misleading argument
2018 Court Judgment – City Submitted a Partial Ballot Label [meaning biased] and forced to re-write it
April 2018 Campaign Financial Filing Disclosure (Showing that “Yes on B”) has ONE Donor: FivePoint
February 2019 (AB 368): State Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva Introduces Bill Designating the ARDA Site for the State Veterans Memorial Park & Cemetery
April 2019: Melissa Fox posts entry on her personal blog supporting AB 368 and the ARDA site
OTHER DOCUMENTS
Rendering of Proposed Veterans Memorial Park on the ARDA site at the Great Park
Letter from California State Senators Dave Min and Tom Umberg Urging City of Irvine to Move Forward
Larry Agran Resolution