Author: ICNV Staff

On October 18th, Jamboree Housing Corporation (Jamboree) celebrated its 35th anniversary by debuting its Jamboree Legacy Award — an honor intended to recognize visionary leaders whose work has significantly advanced housing affordability and community well-being. The inaugural award was presented to Irvine Mayor Larry Agran.

In announcing the award, Jamboree praised Mayor Agran for being “a trailblazing public servant whose decades of leadership have shaped one of the most inclusive and forward-thinking housing landscapes in the nation.”

The City of Irvine been named one of the first Clean California Communities for its ongoing commitment to environmental stewardship and its focus on keeping Irvine a beautiful place to live.

To earn the designation, Irvine had to meet a series of criteria in support of litter prevention, beautification, and environmental enhancement. The City established education and outreach activities to reduce single-use plastics and implemented a program to provide financial incentives for residents to transition from gas-powered to battery-operated lawn equipment.

The City of Irvine manages thousands of curb ramps, sidewalks, transit stops, public buildings, and parks — and is committed to making these spaces safe and accessible for everyone.

Over the next few months, these two robots (“Smokey” & “Turbo”) will survey more than 950 miles of sidewalks, 9,000 curb ramps, 400 transit stops, 64 public buildings, 68 public parks, and 70 miles of trails to ensure they are accessible and usable for persons with disabilities as outlined in the Americans with Disabilities Act.

History is being made at the Great Park!

The students are using original blueprints, historic parts, and modern 3-D printing technology to reconstruct the 1918 aircraft to meet Smithsonian Museum standards.

The Irvine Sustainability Commission has recommended adoption of Mayor Larry Agran’s Urban Forest Master Plan, which will result in tens of thousands of new trees being planted throughout the City to help decrease Irvine’s carbon footprint, reduce storm water runoff, increase biodiversity, address the urban heat island effect, cool the City, and clean the air.

The Sustainability Commission estimated that the environmental impact of planting the proposed 67,500 trees would be equivalent to taking 84,000 vehicles off the road for a year, and the rainwater captured and runoff avoided by planting the trees would be equivalent to filling 39,700 swimming pools.