OC Blog News Roundup - July 6, 2008
Posted by: Jonathan Constantine | 07/06/2008 10:55 AM
Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:Great Park preview to take flight (OCR)
Officials celebrate projects third anniversary with the return of the balloon ride and the opening of a preview park.
Los Alamitos military theater has a rich history -- and maybe ghosts (LAT)
Tom Lasser, a retired California National Guard officer who commanded the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos and now serves as its unofficial historian, tells a visitor the history of the Liberty Theatre, which opened in 1942.
Fuel cell SUV not ready for mass production, Irvine driver says (OCR)
David Shelton of Irvine recently finished his three-month test drive of a hydrogen fuel-cell powered Chevrolet Equinox, one of the first dozen people in the country given a chance to try the General Motors SUV.
Small steps to green (DP)
Since Costa Mesa started offering to waive permit fees for environmentally friendly building projects, homeowners haven't exactly been rushing to tear down their houses and build more energy-efficient ones.
Laguna Niguel readies for annual full moons (LAT)
Amtrak passengers will be greeted by a series of full moons in Laguna Niguel on Saturday.
10-acre fire 60 percent contained (OCR)
Three dozen fire engines work the 10-acre blaze.
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New on the Irvine Tattler:
http://www.irvinetattler.com/greatpark/prevailing_wage.aspx
Councilman Larry Agran wants to increase the cost of construction projects at the Great Park by 10%-20% by mandating Irvine pay prevailing union wages on construction projects even when it's not required.
Chris Mears, Agran's former long-time ally who renounced Agran in 2004, wrote that one reason he renounced Agran was that Agran was "influence peddling" with the unions and wanted Mears to support prevailing wage. Mears refused.
Read all about it on the Irvine Tattler at www.irvinetattler.com.
Stephen Smith, Publisher
IrvineTattler.com
Blog-whoring on Red County for readers again Stephen?
When are you going to correct the story on Todd Gallinger's residency and your violation of the terms of use of Intelius' data.
And while you're at it, you can correct the claim that Gallinger altered an OC Register headline; I'm glad my microfiche skills still work. The electronic headline says one thing, but the news article in the deadwood copy of the Register said exactly what Galinger claimed, no altering required. It'd be nice if you opened your website for comments, and better still if you would correct the record when its been debunked.
Question about the preview park - I see that the preview park is going to take 18 months to 24 months to complete. Furthermore, the preview park is tobe 27.5 acres.
So how many acres are going to be open and ready for public use on July 12? 5 or 10 acres?
Do we have to wait eighteen months before we see the majority of the "preview park"?
Or how about this, give us milestones (dates and/or timelines) when we are going to have 5,10, 15, 20, 25 and finally 27.5 acres open and available for use. On the same timeline, what amenities are there going to be - i.e. ball fields, soccer fields, hiking and walking trails, etc.
Are we counting the runways which were not demolished in the acreage calculation?