Author: ICNV Staff

The Irvine City Council will soon be discussing how the City will spend the $53 million in federal funding that has been provided to Irvine as part of the Biden Administration’s American Rescue Plan. The discussion was originally scheduled to take place at the April 27th Council meeting but has been postponed.

According to a memo, City staff is recommending that the bulk of the funding be spent on improvements to Heritage Community Park ($42 million).

Since 2019, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) has reported more than 800 complaints from Irvine residents. Beyond the noxious odors, there are growing concerns about the adverse health effects from the plant’s toxic emissions.

Unable to make tangible progress with the City of Irvine and AQMD, the homeowners have taken matters into their own hands by filing a class action lawsuit against the asphalt company.

Over the past year, grocery and pharmacy employees here in Irvine — and across the nation — have...

According to the City’s website, the Irvine City Council discussed an anticipated legal battle over district elections during their closed-door session on April 13th.

An at-large election system allows voters from across the City to elect all members of the City Council.  District elections would divide Irvine into geographic districts, with voters in each district electing their own City Councilmember, who must also live in that district.

Good news!  The City of Irvine opened a COVID-19 mass vaccination drive-thru site at the Great...