Things To Do Over The Holidays
This holiday season may look a little different. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t...
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Year: 2020
Irvine State Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris & Her Team Host Holiday Book Drive
State Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris hosted a holiday book drive to help spotlight the importance of education, literacy, small businesses, and local authors. One of the local authors who participated, Jessica Patrick is also a high school librarian.
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Stars Appear to be Aligning for Our Long-Promised Veterans Memorial Park & Cemetery
For years, Irvine residents have repeatedly expressed support for a beautiful State-built and State-operated Veterans Memorial Park & Cemetery on the 125-acre “ARDA” site at the Great Park. So, why hasn’t the project moved forward? Because corporate land developers view the valuable City-owned property as a goldmine for their own massive projects.
These giant developers have funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars in “dark money” to help elect Councilmembers who have ignored the will of the people in order to satisfy developer interests.
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UCI Students Find Creative & Impactful Ways to Make a Difference
While remote learning has brought a never-ending host of challenges, UCI students have discovered creative ways to stay connected and make a difference, they are participating in environmental action projects.
One of the successful UCI student-led projects over the past year was becoming a certified affiliate of the Bee Campus USA program, joining 106 other “Bee Campuses” in pollinator conservation efforts.
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Marine Corps Veteran Mohamad Omar Diab Named Irvine’s Veteran of the Year
Each year, Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris highlights a veteran from each of the six cities she represents (Assembly District 74) for their service commitment to the community.
This year, Irvine resident Mohamad Omar Diab has been chosen as the City’s 2020 Veteran of Year for Assembly District 74.
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