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Latest Finance Report Reveals Developer FivePoint is the ONLY Donor to the “Yes on B” Campaign

NO on Measure B! In a single up-or-down, “yes” or “no” vote, on June 5th Irvine voters will decide two issues that are folded into one ballot measure — Measure B. The vote on Measure B will finally determine the location of the long-planned Veterans Memorial Park and Cemetery, and also the location of 812,000 square feet of office and industrial space. That’s the part of Measure B giant developer FivePoint wants to keep secret.

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CityWatch (May) by Larry Agran: Irvine Voters Invoke Power to Say “NO!”

Last October and November, during an amazing 28-day period, more than 19,000 Irvine residents signed a special petition circulated by hundreds of volunteers. The petition campaign, launched by the citizens’ committee to Save the Veterans Cemetery in the Great Park, invoked the rarely used power of referendum enshrined in our local democracy.

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Health & Safety

Gun Violence in Schools — An ICNV Special Commentary

In the aftermath of the mass-shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, we at ICNV asked how our community newspaper could provide a constructive platform for addressing the scourge of gun violence in American schools.

Science & Technology

Science, Technology, and Environment: Measuring B’s Bad Effects

What used to be tranquil University Park neighborhoods are now surrounded by major City streets with heavy traffic all day and near-gridlock conditions during rush-hour.

Arts, Entertainment & Sports

APOLA — Irvine’s New Greek Restaurant

Two brothers, Yianni and Stefano Kosmides recently opened APOLA, a new Greek restaurant located on the corner of Von Karman and Barranca, next to Starbucks in the Walmart shopping center.

SchoolWatch

SchoolWatch: Getting Serious About School Security!

Our Irvine community appears to be responding quietly but constructively to the grim reality of American life in 2018: Incidents of gun violence — including mass-casualty shootings in our schools — are now an ever-present threat.

Senior Life

Senior Life — Youthful Lifestyle: Universal Single-Payer Healthcare Insurance

A universal single-payer healthcare insurance program is a system where everyone receives their healthcare free of charge or at low cost. It’s called “single-payer” because a single entity — usually a government — pays all the medical bills from dedicated tax revenues.