As a longtime Irvine resident, a mother, a grandmother, a physician, and a professor at the UCI School of Medicine, I have been struck by the lack of planning by Mayor Shea and the City Council in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the vast number of medical and scientific resources here in Irvine, why didn’t the City protect its citizens by setting up a testing program in February, March, April, or May?
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At the May 12th meeting, the Irvine City Council ended a six-year contentious debate by adopting the citizens’ initiative to build a State-built and State-operated Veterans Memorial Park & Cemetery on the City-owned 125-acre “ARDA” site on the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station at the Great Park.
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The signature-gathering drive to recall two unelected members of the Irvine City Council was officially suspended over the Memorial Day weekend. The all-volunteer effort, which attracted citywide support when it started earlier this year, was drastically slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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For many of us, the May 12, 2020 Irvine City Council meeting will long be remembered as a moment of supreme triumph for the people of Irvine.
In a virtually empty City Council Chamber — closed to the public because of the COVID-19 pandemic — Councilmembers nevertheless felt the pressure of 19,790 Irvine residents who had signed the Build the Great Park Veterans Cemetery Initiative, demanding action.
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When this period of distance learning ends, there will be hundreds of studies released on how it impacted our children. However, it’s important for us to recognize right now the effects of isolation and loneliness.
Social media can help! I’ve recently learned how a few local moms are using creative ways through social media channels to keep their kids connected to friends and classmates.
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