For months, researchers have believed that the prevalence of COVID-19 had been underestimated since individuals with few to no symptoms were rarely tested.
According to results from a recent study at UCI, COVID-19 infections in Orange County were seven times higher than previously identified.
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During the COVID-19 crisis, we’ve all seen the importance of good leadership. Orange County leaders spent months ignoring warnings from health experts, refusing to close beaches, and rejecting the science behind masking. San Diego County leaders took immediate steps to protect their residents, and establish a comprehensive testing, tracing, and treating program.
Several months into the pandemic, San Diego County — with a population of nearly 200,000 more residents than Orange County — has performed 696,917 additional tests yet reports only 27 more cases and 263fewer deaths than Orange County.
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Have you been worried about your favorite Irvine business during the pandemic?
There are simple things you can do to make sure they survive while also bringing a smile to your neighbors.
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On Tuesday (November 3rd), Irvine voters elected Councilwoman Farrah Khan to replace Christina Shea as Irvine’s Mayor. Khan received 47% of the vote while Shea received 36%.
With late arriving mail-in ballots still being counted, Irvine voters appear to have also returned former Mayor Larry Agran to the City Council, and elected a new Councilmember — Tammy Kim. Kim currently serves as an Irvine City Commissioner.
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Each year, the Irvine Rotary Club offers scholarships to juniors and seniors attending high schools in Irvine who have outlined an impactful act of “Service Above Self.”
High school students who have an idea for a service project to help the community — and demonstrate a commitment to seeing the project through — are eligible to apply.
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Irvine Community News & Views (ICNV) recently sat down with Chair of the Build the Great Park Veterans Cemetery committee, Ed Pope.
ICNV asked Ed to give our readers an update on the progress of the project. He began on a positive note, saying, “The support from the community continues to be tremendous! Scores of Irvine residents — teachers, students, nurses, local business owners, veterans, family members of veterans, and so many more — continue to reach out, asking how they can help.”
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, voting is a bit different this year.
Vote-by-mail ballots have been mailed to all registered voters in Orange County. You can drop your completed vote-by-mail ballot in the U.S. mail or at one of the Official Ballot Drop Box locations in Irvine. Ballots must be received or postmarked (if you use the U.S. Postal Service) by November 3rd to be counted.
If you prefer voting in-person, 14 Vote Centers are now open in Irvine.
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While tens of thousands of Irvine residents were under evacuation orders due to the Silverado Canyon Wildfire, appointed Mayor Christina Shea and appointed Councilman Mike Carroll engineered a Council vote to begin leasing out the ARDA site at the Great Park — even though the site is zoned exclusively for our long-promised Veterans Memorial Park & Cemetery.
Shea and Carroll have been scheming for years to delay and derail the voter-approved Veterans Memorial Park & Cemetery on the ARDA site.
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On Monday morning (October 26th), a vegetation fire broke out in Silverado Canyon, which forced more than 90,000 Irvine residents to evacuate their homes.
Mandatory evacuation orders have now been lifted for several communities.
Anyone who is medically compromised or in need of assistance evacuating, please call the Emergency Operations Center at (949) 529-4774.
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Former Irvine Mayor and current City Council candidate, Larry Agran has announced that if he is elected to the Council, joined by Lauren Johnson-Norris, he will put two priority Resolutions on the agenda for Council action at the first business meeting of the newly seated Council.
The two Council Resolutions include the establishment of a comprehensive COVID-19 plan and plans to immediately begin construction of our long-promised Veterans Memorial Park & Cemetery at the Great Park.
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