Year: 2025

A team of students from UCI’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is building a full-scale replica of a World War I Curtiss JN-4 “Jenny” biplane.

The project is part of a collaboration with the Flying Leatherneck Heritage Foundation — the organization that is currently building the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum, which is expected to open on the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station at the Great Park in early 2027.

Mayor Agran also wants to convert some blacktop and lawns at our schools into small forested areas, add even more trees to our parks to provide shade, plant trees in medians and alongside major roadways to create beautiful streetscapes, and establish a program for Homeowner Associations to request trees for pocket parks and other areas under their control.

When their Council colleagues refused to place any conditions on OCPA, Mayor Larry Agran and Councilmember Mike Carroll voted NO.

Nearly everyone in our state receives electricity provided by the California Electric Grid — made up of roughly 62% renewable energy. Here in Irvine, that electricity is delivered by Southern California Edison (SCE).

OCPA is simply a “middleman,” purchasing electricity that the agency then tries to resell at a higher price. And what OCPA can’t sell, it dumps.

For more than two years, OCPA charged Irvine electricity customers the highest monthly rates in all of Orange County.

In times of disaster, an informed public is better prepared to protect themselves, their families, their workplace, and their neighbors.

To gain a better understanding of the community’s preparedness before a disaster hits, the City of Irvine has launched a Community Disaster Resiliency Survey.