Even during this period of physical distancing, there are lots of fun, free activities available online that we can do from the safety of our homes.
Irvine Community News & Views has compiled a long list of resource links to keep your family engaged and even entertained from the safety of our homes.
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I’ve wasted too much time lately combing the news for an answer to a crucial question about pandemics like Covid-19: Are they inevitable?
Newscasters and the scientists, doctors and politicians they interview rarely venture beyond daily counts of the stricken to explain why we have pandemics. I suspect it’s because the answer is harder to stomach than the horror of the pandemic itself.
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It’s been common knowledge for two months that it won’t be safe to return to our normal lives without a program that incorporates testing, contact-tracing, and self-isolating.
So, why did elected officials in Orange County and here in Irvine do nothing in March and April to establish the programs that are essential in allowing our City to reopen safely?
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Nithin Parthasarathy is a student at Irvine’s Northwood High School whose passion for sustainability and food equity led him to establishing the Zero Waste Initiative.
While eating at Bruegger’s Bagels here in Irvine, Nithin noticed workers throwing away surplus bagels that they couldn’t sell at the end of the day. Realizing that a lot of shops throw surplus food away, Nithin decided to take action.
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For years, Irvine residents have overwhelmingly supported building a Veterans Memorial Park & Cemetery at the 125-acre “ARDA” site on the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station at the Great Park.
And, for years, unelected Mayor Christina Shea has been relentlessly scheming with land developer FivePoint to delay, derail, and defeat the Veterans Cemetery.
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