Larry continues to trash his own record on growth. Or may he just can’t do math.
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Larry Agran is running for Irvine City Council on a a”slow growth” platform, including this statement at September 23rd City Council Meeting (starting at 2:18:20):
On the issue of rate of growth historically, which is legitimate topic for discussion, it’s always been my view that a rate of two- to-three percent per year was about right for building our our city
Larry served on the city council from 1978 to 1990, and again from 2000 to the present. Below are the population numbers from the City of Irvine’s web page,
| Year | Population | Annual Growth | Agran on Council |
| 1980 | 62,127 | ||
| 1990 | 110,330 | 5.7% | YES |
| 2000 | 143,072 | 2.6% | NO |
| 2010 | 212,375 | 4.0% | YES |
Other sources give similar results. The US census page shows that Irvine’s population grew at a 4.0 % annual rate fro 2010 to 2012, and that households grew at a 3.9% annual rate from 2000 to 2010.
So why this disparity between Larry’s on-the record-statement and the Census data?
Gee, you mean Larry would cook up a 180 degree flipperoo during an election campaign?
I’m shocked to learn that gambling is going on in this establishment.
He is really is over the top shameless on this issue. Apparently he thinks he can do a few surveys, find out Irvine voters are pissed about traffic and congestion, and then tell people he’s a slow growth candidate for Council. All one has to do is look around at all the new high density condos and apartments that he pushed to know he is lying.