May 6th: State of the Great Park
On Tuesday (May 6th) from 4-7pm, the public is invited to attend the “State of the Great...
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Author: ICNV Staff
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.
District 5 City Council Special Election Set for April 15th
When Larry Agran was elected Mayor of Irvine last November, his District 5 Council seat was left...
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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).
Two IUSD Students Named Edison Scholars
Two Irvine Unified School District (IUSD) high school seniors — Matthew Chang (Woodbridge High...
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