Month: April 2021
Two Irvine High School Students are Offering K-8 Tutoring Services … for a Good Cause
Shanzeh Mansoor, 15, a sophomore at University High School, and her friend, Henah Durrani, 16, a junior at Portola High School, are offering their tutoring services to K-8 students as volunteers for Maribo Cares, a non-profit organization that serves cancer fighters and survivors.
Having both lost a family member to cancer, Shanzeh and Henah decided to honor the memory of their loved ones by helping tutor students while also helping to raise funds for Maribo Cares.
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Homeowners Frustrated with Mayor & Council’s Refusal to Address Their Concerns Over Asphalt Plant
More than 2,500 Irvine residents have signed an online petition, demanding the City of Irvine address concerns raised by homeowners regarding the emissions from the All American Asphalt plant. Beyond the noxious odors, there is growing evidence of adverse health effects from the plant’s toxic emissions.
During the 2020 City Council election campaign, now-Mayor Farrah Khan and now-Councilmember Tammy Kim promised Irvine voters that, if elected, they would use the power of the City to help the homeowners. However, since being sworn in to office, Khan and Kim have failed to deliver on that campaign promise.
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UCI Professor Named California’s 74th Assembly District “Woman of the Year”
After reviewing 150 nominations, Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris, whose district includes much of Irvine, has selected UCI Professor Barbara Finlayson-Pitts as Assembly District 74’s “Woman of the Year.”
Finlayson-Pitts is a Professor of Chemistry at UCI, who is also a researcher, mentor and community leader. She works on critical atmospheric research, and has authored/co-authored 180 scientific publications and two books on atmospheric chemistry.
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We’re Doing Better … But We Aren’t Out of the Woods Yet
The good news is that the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations across Orange County has dropped significantly.
However, only 15% of our County’s residents have been fully vaccinated, so we must continue to follow the safety protocols until that number dramatically increases.
The only way out of this global pandemic is through vaccines! We must get as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible to save lives and to stop the virus from spreading before more variants are created.
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