Anthony Kuo
Candidate for City Council Member, Irvine, District 5 · City of Irvine Commissioner
Anthony Kuo served as an at-large Irvine city councilmember from 2018 to 2022 and was elected Vice Mayor. He grew up in Irvine's Woodbridge neighborhood and is a graduate of Irvine public schools. He has served as President of the Irvine Community Land Trust and represented Irvine on the Orange County Fire Authority and Orange County Sanitation District. He received ProcureAmerica's 2021 Hero Award and the 2020 Chris Traeger Award for innovative public engagement.
Kuo's record page highlights returning Utility Users Tax revenue to residents, work on affordable-housing financing through the Irvine Community Land Trust, and engagement with police and fire on public-safety issues like theft, street racing and wildfire preparedness. He also cites his work on school-district liaison committees, which falls outside city council authority.
On the issues
- Taxes & Cost of Living
Says he led an effort that returned nearly $5 million in Utility Users Tax revenue to Irvine taxpayers, and authored a council resolution urging state relief from rising gas taxes.
“Returned nearly $5 million to Irvine taxpayers”
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Says he made public safety a consistent priority, working with Irvine police and fire on retail theft, package theft, catalytic-converter theft, street racing, e-bike safety, and wildfire preparedness.
“consistently made public safety a priority, working with Irvine police officers, firefighters, and residents”
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
As president of the Irvine Community Land Trust, says he worked with federal officials and lawmakers to streamline affordable-housing financing, while favoring approaches that protect existing neighborhoods.
“worked with federal officials and bipartisan coalitions of lawmakers to streamline financing for affordable housing”
Source → - Education & Schools
Says he represented the city on liaison committees with Irvine Unified and Tustin Unified school districts and supported youth programs and family-serving nonprofits.
“represented the City on its liaison committees with both Irvine Unified and Tustin Unified”
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