But there’s one amenity that Great Park neighbors say will never fit: a veterans cemetery. In 2018, a plan for a homeless shelter at the Great Park was nixed after vehement opposition. “It was home.”As members of the Build the Great Park Veterans Cemetery, Gene Kaplin, from left, Don Geller and Victor Cornelio wait outside a Irvine City Council meeting. However, a cluster of Irvine residents, known as the Build the Great Park Veterans Cemetery, continued pushing to designate — and zone — ARDA for a veterans cemetery and memorial park. But committee members from the Build the Great Park Veterans Cemetery disagreed and launched a petition to get the issue in front of Irvine voters in 2018.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 28, 2021 12:00 UTC