CORPORATE PHILANTHROPY
“O.C. shouldn’t accept Irvine Co. land now, environmentalists say; The 20,000 acres of nature costs money to maintain — money the county doesn’t have, activists argue. The parks department disagrees, and the donation is moving forward.” By Tami Abdollah. Los Angeles Times. November 2, 2009. from the Irvine Co., a major local developer, is donating 20,000 acres of open space to the people of Orange County — increasing parkland by more than half of its current size. Some environmentalists oppose the gift, arguing that the county cannot afford to maintain it.