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Author: ICNV Staff

Congratulations to Yulan Chung: Irvine’s “Woman of the Year”

In celebration of Women’s History Month, State Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris hosts an annual “Women of the Year” event to publicly honor women throughout the 73rd Assembly District for their extraordinary leadership and community service achievements.

We’re excited to announce that Irvine’s 2025 Woman of the Year is Yulan Chung!

Since 2013, Yulan Chung has served as the Executive Director of the South Coast Chinese Cultural Center (SCCCC) and Principal of the Irvine Chinese School.

Yulan’s dedication and leadership have resulted in significant strides in Chinese education and cultural exchange, impacting thousands of parents and students.

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Irvine Named Third Happiest City in America

Location plays a hand in how bright or gloomy our days are. For years, researchers have studied the science of happiness and found that its key ingredients include a positive mental state, healthy body, strong social connections, job satisfaction and financial well-being.

According to a recently published study, our City’s residents are among the happiest in the nation. In fact, Irvine earned the No. 3 spot in WalletHub’s Happiest Cities in America ranking.

Analysts from WalletHub examined 29 key indicators of happiness — ranging from the depression rate to the income-growth rate to average leisure time spent per day — among residents in more than 180 of the largest cities across the country.

The study found that the majority of Irvine residents have a remarkably positive mental state, good physical health, low divorce rate, longer life expectancy, strong social connections, high job satisfaction, and financial well-being.

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Irvine’s New Public Library System

Last year, the Irvine City Council unanimously voted to transition library services from the Orange County Public Libraries (OCPL) and, instead, establish our own Irvine Public Library System.

The Council’s decision came down to finances and services offered to the City’s residents. Irvine taxpayers currently contribute about $17 million to OCPL annually.

However, the libraries operated by OCPL in Irvine receive only $5 million in services. (Decades ago, the City established its own Irvine Police Department because of a similar funding imbalance.)

By establishing its own public library system, the City will save millions of taxpayer dollars; existing Irvine libraries will be expanded and modernized; and two new libraries will be built (at the Great Park and in Woodbridge).

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