Author: ICNV Staff

After reviewing 150 nominations, Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris, whose district includes much of Irvine, has selected UCI Professor Barbara Finlayson-Pitts as Assembly District 74’s “Woman of the Year.”

Finlayson-Pitts is a Professor of Chemistry at UCI, who is also a researcher, mentor and community leader. She works on critical atmospheric research, and has authored/co-authored 180 scientific publications and two books on atmospheric chemistry.

A residential citrus tree in town has tested positive for a plant disease called Huanglongbing (HLB) that infects and kills all citrus tree varieties, marking the first time the disease has been confirmed within Irvine.

Just minutes before the Council was scheduled to hear a report regarding the status of the Veterans Memorial Park, Mayor Khan publicly announced that the Council had received a letter from an attorney suggesting that Councilman Larry Agran had a possible conflict of interest and, therefore, shouldn’t be allowed to comment on the Veterans Cemetery.

Irvine Community News & Views has learned that the letter Khan referenced was sent by a disgraced attorney who is currently barred from practicing law in the state of California.