YesOnLandswap

Irvine residents are very angry at Beth Krom, Jeff Lalloway, Lynn Schott, and Steven Choi for not supporting the landswap. Here are some of Irvine residents' comments, and some of content for the letters sent to the city councils and the mayor:

There is a lot of wrong information intentionally put out there by Agran's team, including Beth Krom and Jeff Lalloway, who has gone to the dark side and is really a friend or mole for Agran inside the Republican party.

People need to dig more into this and get the facts right:
1.      The veterans ask for the landswap this time, and we are supporting the veterans.
2.      The new site is better for the veterans in every way: better access from freeway, high visibility, a clean agricultural land to deal with, etc.
3.      Of course, the landswap will be good for Irvine residents too.
4.      If the cemetery stays at the current location, it will costs a lot of money to demo and clean the site, and the money will have to be paid for by the state and the tax payer. The cost can be millions and millions. Where is the money? Jeff and Krom are probably killing the cemetery all together by keeping it at the current location.
5.      If the landswap is successful, then the cost to demo and clean the site will be paid by Five Point, and it save the taxpayer money.

In fact, when the CalVet Report comes back, if the cost is very high, and the landswap is put on the city council agenda again, we think Asian Americans should NOT even show up at the city council meeting, let the city council deal with the veterans directly and squarely, we should stay out of this. This way, let us see how the city council can be politically correct and say no to the veterans.

If we show up, then they can make the water muddy again by saying they do not care about superstition, and raise the conflicts between some of the veterans that do not know the truth and us, the residents.

This way, the landswap is 100% the veterans' deal, and is harder for them to say no because the veterans have no money to build it.

"Shame on you for NOT supporting councilwoman Shea's motion to support a landswap!

To: 4/15/16

Mayor Steven S. Choi, Ph.D.

Irvine City Councils: Jeff Lalloway, Lynn Schott, Beth Krom,

City of Irvine

1 Civic Center Plaza

Irvine, CA 92623-9575

Phone: 949-724-6233

E-mail: SChoi@CityofIrvine.org, JLalloway@CityofIrvine.org, lynnschott@ci.irvine.ca.us, BKrom@CityofIrvine.org, irvinecitycouncil@ci.irvine.ca.us, CShea@ci.irvine.ca.us

Mayor Choi, Council members Lollaway, Schott and Krom,

Shame on you for NOT supporting councilwoman Shea's motion to support a landswap! We are VERY, VERY upset and angry about your action. You are our mayor and councils, and you were supposed to represent our interests, how could you vote against the will of the veterans and the community? Your excuses to reject this great proposal are nonsenses. This landswap is proposed by the veterans, supported by the community, and second and vote yes on Shea's motion was the right thing to do.

We do NOT understand why you did not second or vote yes on the landswap. Do you have some kind of hidden agenda? Are you getting some secret benefits from someone for rejecting this great idea?

Mayor Choi, we know you are running for the state assembly, but you are still Irvine mayor for now, as long as you are on the job, you should ALWAYS put Irvine people's interest first. Otherwise, what will people think? Do you want to see this headline in the news:

"Steven Choi's record as mayor is a record of selling out Irvine. If he can sell out Irvine people's interest when he is Irvine mayor, what will he do when he becomes your assemblyman? Steven Choi, a politician we can NOT trust."

Lynn,

We know you are running for congress, and Jeff is running for a leadership position for Republican, Republican Central Committee, you guys do not want to see similar headline for your upcoming election, right? So, go do the right thing and correct your own mistake, second or vote yes on the landswap when it comes around again. OR, you WILL pay for your own actions of ignoring people's will.

We voted Agran's team out in 2014 for what they had done. Apparently Jeff, Lynn and Choi, you have not learned from Agran and his team and voted against Irvine people's will on 4/12/16.

Politicians have to be held accountable for their actions, and their actions have consequences.

If you continue to ignore the will of Irvine people, a recall of you as the city council or mayor is necessary. We are NOT going to let you get away with selling out our community's interest."

"Ms Schott:

I am extremely disappointed by your coward act last night. You said you will listen to the community, so how did you listen? 80% of the speakers at the meeting yesterday, including most veterans, and Bill cook himself, asked you to vote "yes" to the land swap. Is it not enough community voice? Is it not in the best interest of Irvine residents and veterans? If it is not, I want to ask you then what it is? Did anyone come to you insist on the current cemetery site, besides that small group of Larry Agran's friends? Can't you see the new site is benefiting the veterans and it is what they want? You once again failed your commitment to your voters, and you once again betrayed us. Last year you bailed out the town hall meeting last minute without even a simple explanation and apology. What kind of elected official are you? You have no courage , no wisdom, no commitment to work for people who voted for you! All you care is your political position and how to secure your seat in the office. I heard you are running for congress. That is a joke! You don't deserve your current position, let alone a congress seat. If you were elected, something would be seriously wrong with this system!"

"Once Again You Betrayed Us
Mr. Choi,
I am extremely disappointed and disturbed by your coward act last night. Remember you made us to go out and helped your election? We thought you care about Irvine people but apparently you don't. You only care about your political position. Remember you blamed us for not coming to the city council meeting when the current site was voted. Ok, we showed up yesterday. Veterans showed up. We spoke and veterans spoke, overwhelmingly support the new site. Is that not enough voice? Not enough support? What did you do? You don't do anything for the people who voted for you. You don't care about the interest of Irvine residents and the veterans. You don't deserve to be Irvine mayor. You can forget about votes from us whatsoever from now on!"

"Jeff's interactions with Agran was totally disgusting on 4/12/16 city council meeting. He was totally kissing up to Agran (This is the cleanest we can say it). Jeff is NOT a true Republican at all. Jeff is really a friend or mole for Agran inside the GOP. Anyone has any doubt about this just need to see 4/12/16 city council meeting video online at the city’s website, and you can see how Lying Jeff (Lalloway) is kissing up to Agran:
http://irvine.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=68&clip_id=3781

Jeff not only did NOT second or vote yes for the great landswap proposal proposed by the veterans, and put on agenda by fellow Republican Shea, he second the counter-motion by Krom as soon as it was proposed. Apparently he worked out a deal with Agran and Krom beforehand, Lynn Schott followed Jeff and voted yes.

Jeff did not act like a Republican at all, and he is running for Republican Central Committee. We need to spread the words about his actions on 4/12/16 so people will know Jeff is really a friend of Agran, and not a true Republican. With Agran extremely unpopular with Irvine people, especially the Republicans, Jeff will suffer greatly on 6/7/16 primary in his run for Republican Central Committee, and any future positions the he wants to run. This WILL teach him a lesson."

"Beth Krom’s motion of “reaffirming the current site” is ridiculous. The cemetery was NOT supposed to cost Irvine people a penny, and Krom broke that promise by putting $100k in her counter-motion. The cemetery is out of the hand of the city and is in the hand of CalVet and other government agencies. There is nothing the city can do to expedite it. The $100k will probably end up in the hands of some lobbyists or Friends of Krom (FOK).

The fact that Jeff Lalloway second it is even more absurd. Isn’t Lalloway a GOP? Why was he so eager to kiss up Krom and Larry Agran who showed up once again in the city council meeting just to grab credits and spread unfounded accusation and suspicion of the land swap proposal? What is really outrageous is Jeff Lalloway team up with Krom and Agran to against the residents and veterans wishes. And Lalloway is running for GOP central committee? what a joke."

Please Vote "YES" for the Proposed Landswap for the Veteran’s Cemetery

4/12/16

Dear Mayor Choi and city council members,

Good evening to you all. My name is Gang Chen, a resident of Irvine for the past 18 years. I am very pleased to see the veteran’s cemetery issue will finally be resolved creatively once the landswap is approved by the city councils. Reaching this common ground showed the power of collaboration and the power of synergy of all stakeholders.

First, I would like to congratulate our veterans. We all know military is the back bone of a country. We salute all veterans and everyone serving in the military, and my gratitude extends to the military families. I am happy to see our veterans propose this new cemetery site as a superior and more prominent location with faster groundbreaking, but without the possibly exorbitant clean-up costs required by the current site. The veteran’s cemetery is going to be an eternal landmark for Irvine, and I am pleased to see it is going to be done right this time.

Second, I would like to congratulate our residents, especially the ones who live right next to the current cemetery site. Many of them are here this evening to support the land swap proposal. With the new cemetery site far away from homes and school, the residents can celebrate their cultures and embrace their beliefs. After the relocation, the traffic on local streets, for example, Irvine Blvd & Sand Canyon, will not be worsened by the expected extra traffic arising from the cemetery at the current site.

Last but not least, I would like to thank Great Park developer, Five Point. Its generous and gracious offer of the new site makes a wining solution for all related parties a possibility.

In general, it is very clear that the land swap is a win-win solution for our veterans and local residents. This solution brings peace and harmony among all races with diversified cultures, and all walks of life. It ultimately gives our city completive advantages. Supporting this win-win solution is the right thing to do. Therefore, I sincerely ask Mr. Mayor and city council members to vote “YES” on the land swap of the veteran’s cemetery.

Thank you very much.

Gang Chen, a resident of Irvine for the past 18 years

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