IUSD Ranks No. 1 in Science, Math, and English Language Arts
Families are drawn to Irvine in part for its exceptional public schools. The Irvine Unified School...
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Students Powering Scotty Hong’s Council Campaign
In the Nov. 3 election, residents living in the neighborhoods surrounding UCI, University Hills, and the Jamboree and MacArthur corridors will elect their very first City Council representative.
Two candidates are running for the new Council seat: Irvine’s Sustainability Commissioner Scotty Hong and at-large Councilmember Kathleen Treseder.
While Treseder floods the district with costly mailers, Scotty Hong is taking a different approach: building a truly grassroots campaign powered by people living in the district.
Hong, a 34-year-old public policy expert educated at Harvard and Cornell, has already drawn scores of UCI students to his campaign. In fact, they’ve established a “Students for Scotty” group on campus.
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Irvine is the Third Best City in America to Raise a Family
The financial services company WalletHub has released its 2026 list of Best Places to Raise a Family, and Irvine is ranked third best in America.
The report compared more than 180 U.S. cities using 45 key metrics across five factors: family fun, health and safety, education and child care, affordability, and socioeconomic factors.
Irvine’s abundance of family-friendly activities, world-class medical facilities, quality education and child care programs, high-paying jobs, outstanding parks and trails, and thriving community programs were among the many factors contributing to the City’s third-place ranking.
Mayor Agran Addresses Food & Nutrition Insecurity
Since taking office in December 2024, Mayor Larry Agran has worked to make Irvine safer, smarter, greener, healthier, and kinder.
The City’s achievements reflect that ambition. Irvine was recently named “America’s Safest Big City” for the 21st consecutive year and Irvine ranks among the nation’s top 10 smartest, greenest, and healthiest cities.
But for Mayor Agran, building a strong community also means bringing people together to tackle challenges that reach beyond city boundaries. Food insecurity is one of them. After being sworn in as Irvine’s Mayor, Agran joined the National Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger. Throughout the year, he heads into the fields at Harvest Solutions Farm, where he joins hundreds of local volunteers in harvesting tens of thousands of pounds of fresh produce.
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Professional Baseball Team Coming to Irvine
The Irvine City Council has approved a five-year agreement with Innovation Baseball Partners (IBP) to bring a professional baseball team to the Great Park Championship Baseball Stadium beginning next summer.
The new, yet-to-be-named team will join IBP’s three other teams that compete in the Pioneer Baseball League, an official partner league of Major League Baseball.
City officials estimate the partnership will generate just over $365,000 in annual revenue for the Great Park.
Community organizations and local teams, including the OC Riptide summer collegiate baseball team, will continue to have access to the stadium.
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