Irvine leaders this week rejected yet another plan for a veterans cemetery at the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro.
On Tuesday evening, the City Council chambers was packed with residents, veterans and others who wore coordinated shirts to signify which side they were on. A wave of sky blue shirts emphatically declared their support for a veterans cemetery in the Great Park area of the city. But they were up against a wall of orange shirts unwavering in its opposition.
And just after the clock struck midnight, the majority of the council rejected a request by Mayor Larry Agran to revive the debate.
Here’s the backstory
Orange County is home to an estimated 130,000 veterans. The nearest cemetery dedicated to military personnel is the Riverside National Cemetery located more than 40 miles away…