2021 - Irvine Community News and Views

An Unlikely Friendship is Formed in the Midst of the Pandemic

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of our lives, this past year has been especially difficult for many of our local seniors who have been stuck at home, alone. To help provide encouragement and hope, lots of our Irvine neighbors began dropping off cheerful cards and letters for residents at senior living communities.

Irvine Community News & Views has learned about one young letter-writer who has spent the past 15 months forming a real friendship with his pen pal at Regents Point senior living community. 89-year-old Bea Baker and 11-year-old Julian Abazajian have spent more than a year corresponding.

Safest City in America? Not for Those Living in North Irvine

For the past 15 years, Irvine has been recognized as “The Safest City in America” based on FBI data for violent crimes.

However, many residents in north Irvine will tell you that they do not feel safe in their own neighborhoods.

Not because of violent crime, but because the All American Asphalt Company operates a major plant in north Irvine that generates dangerous toxic emissions and noxious odors.

This Pool Season: One More Drowning is One Too Many

It’s that time of the year again — pool season! As temperatures rise, there’s nothing more fun for kids to do than splash away in the nearest pool. However, we must also be aware of the dangers that come with access to swimming pools.

Drowning is the No. 1 cause of death among children ages 1-4 here in Orange County.

Every year, we hear tragic stories about accidental drownings in backyard pools. A 4-sided pool fence would prevent most of these tragedies from occurring.

Another Memorial Day Weekend and Irvine Still Hasn’t Followed Through With Its Promise to Build a Veterans Memorial Park

For many veterans and our families, the words spoken by public officials at this year’s Memorial Day ceremonies will ring a little hollow.

We still don’t have a Veterans Memorial Park, even though thousands of residents have reached out to the Mayor and Council to voice their support; 19,790 Irvine citizens signed an initiative petition that designated the ARDA site as the only legally available location for the Veterans Memorial Park; and 28,638 Irvine voters cast their ballots in support of the Veterans Memorial Park being built on the ARDA site.

How the “Rule of Two” Has Silenced Irvine Residents by Keeping Critical City Matters Off the Council Agenda

For five decades, individual members of the City Council have been able to place items of concern to citizens on City Council meeting agendas for Councilmembers and the entire Irvine community to discuss.

However, the Council has now adopted a “Rule of Two,” which requires a second member of the Council (or the Mayor) to sign-on to an item before it can be placed on the agenda.

From a political standpoint, the Rule of Two has been an effective maneuver to silence Councilman Agran. But, in doing so, tens of thousands of Irvine residents have also been silenced.

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Year: 2021

An Unlikely Friendship is Formed in the Midst of the Pandemic

Safest City in America? Not for Those Living in North Irvine

This Pool Season: One More Drowning is One Too Many

Another Memorial Day Weekend and Irvine Still Hasn’t Followed Through With Its Promise to Build a Veterans Memorial Park

How the “Rule of Two” Has Silenced Irvine Residents by Keeping Critical City Matters Off the Council Agenda

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