Local Libraries Offer Help for Job Seekers
The Orange County Public Libraries (OCPL) offers all library cardholders access to resources to...
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Month: April 2022
Vaccinations Continue to Be Our Way Out of the Pandemic
As a contributor to Irvine Community News & Views, I want to provide an update regarding the...
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Two of the Largest Consumers of Electricity in Irvine Have Already “Opted-Out” of the Orange County Power Authority
On April 1st, all businesses in Irvine were transferred from their current provider of electricity, Southern California Edison (SCE), and enrolled in the new Orange County Power Authority (OCPA).
The OCPA promised to deliver cleaner electricity at lower rates. However, that promise was broken as soon as rates were released. Both residential and commercial customers in Irvine will see an increase in their electricity costs once they are enrolled in the new OCPA plan.
Two of the largest consumers of electricity in Irvine have signaled their lack of confidence in the OCPA by opting-out.
According to an article in the Voice of OC, the Irvine Ranch Water District (IRWD) and the Irvine Unified School District (IUSD) say that their organizations — which spend tens of millions of dollars on electricity each year — never received the legally-mandated notification from OCPA and that their questions concerning the new OCPA plans were never answered.
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Turmoil Engulfs Embattled Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan
As publisher of Irvine Community News & Views, from time to time I feel the need to weigh-in personally on important community matters.
Recently, the Voice of OC and Irvine Watchdog have reported on a disturbing 2020 video that has surfaced showing Mayor Farrah Khan attending an event with members of the Turkish community.
In the video, Mayor Khan is seen joking with Ergun Kirlikovali — a notorious Armenian Genocide denier — about making Armenians “disappear.”
Not only did Khan joke with Kirlikovali about making Armenians disappear, the video shows her telling the group that she stands with the Turkish community “no matter what.”
Khan then appointed Kirlikovali to her newly-formed Mayor’s Advisory Council and has been seen at a number of events with Kirlikovali by her side.
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2022 Oscars Recap & Where To Watch The Winners
The 2022 Oscars were quite eventful. I’m sure everyone has heard about the incident involving...
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