The State has again budgeted millions to build and maintain the Southern California Veterans Memorial Park & Cemetery at the previously approved site in the Great Park. The question now becomes whether Irvine Mayor Christina Shea will continue her 5-year crusade to deny a final resting place for veterans in Orange County.
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The Musical Theatre West Footlighters sponsors an annual scholarship program in which 12 high school students from across Southern California are awarded $1,000 each to help further their studies in the arts. This year, Irvine High School senior, Jake Akita, was one of the 12 winners.
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After two years of delays and obstruction, it looks like the long-promised Veterans Memorial Park and Cemetery may finally be moving forward, with renewed leadership from the State Legislature.
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At the State Capitol in Sacramento, Orange County lawmakers have introduced a bill — Assembly Bill 368 — in a renewed effort to begin construction of the 125-acre State Veterans Cemetery at the original Great Park site, approved in 2014.
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Throughout April, UCI will battle other University of California institutions in the 2019 Cool Campus Challenge, a contest to see which location can do the most to reduce its carbon footprint and spread the word about the importance of going carbon neutral.
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