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Irvine’s First Class IV Protected Bikeway is Now Open

Irvine’s First Class IV Protected Bikeway is Now Open

Ivine is cycling into the future this week with the opening of a first-in-the-City Class IV protected bikeway along 1.25 miles of Cadence — linking Portola High School with the Great Park Neighborhoods to the west.

A Class IV protected bikeway is one that is not defined by just a stripe or other painted markings but is physically separated from the auto traffic on the road, in this case by a small raised median separating the bike lane from the passing cars.

“The addition of a Class IV lane to Irvine’s vast bikeway and trail system is what will continue to set the City of Irvine apart as a premier bike destination,” said Mayor Farrah N. Khan.

The new bike lane is open to all bicycle types, including e-bikes.

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Real Heroes at Irvine-Based Second Harvest Food Bank

Real Heroes at Irvine-Based Second Harvest Food Bank

One out of every 12 people in Orange County may not have the means to eat today. That’s a challenge that Irvine-based Second Harvest Food Bank has been helping people meet since 1983.

In that time, Second Harvest has grown into a large and sophisticated operation — coordinating hundreds of volunteers; setting up donation programs with supermarkets and food distributors; operating its own vehicle fleet with a distribution center in Irvine; and since 2021, running a 45-acre farm in the City.

“Levels of food insecurity in Orange County are now higher than before the pandemic,” said Second Harvest CEO Claudia Bonilla Keller. “Almost 400,000 people currently rely on Second Harvest and our network of partners for nutritional assistance each month. In 2019, we served closer to 250,000 local residents.”

Those are daunting numbers. But so are these: In 2022, Second Harvest truck drivers traveled 97,000 miles to distribute 32.4 million pounds of food, including 2.7 million pounds of broccoli, squash, melons, cabbage and green beans harvested at its own Harvest Solutions Farm.

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City Council Votes to Prohibit Unauthorized Camping in Irvine

City Council Votes to Prohibit Unauthorized Camping in Irvine

The Irvine City Council has approved an ordinance to prohibit unauthorized camping on public and private land in the City, but delayed its enforcement for 120 days to allow the new Council that will take office in December to review it first.

The new ordinance strengthens a previous ordinance prohibiting sleeping in public and comes after a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that expanded the powers of local governments in dealing with homeless persons and encampments.

The ordinance includes a 24-hour notice to homeless encampments of pending removal and a provision for the city to hold any personal belongings swept up in a removal for 90 days to allow them to be reclaimed.

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State Launches Investigation of Tammy Kim After Kim Takes $300,000 From Firefighters (Union) She’s Supposed to Regulate

State Launches Investigation of Tammy Kim After Kim Takes $300,000 From Firefighters (Union) She’s Supposed to Regulate

The state’s campaign finance watchdog has confirmed a formal investigation has been opened into Irvine Councilmember Tammy Kim’s fundraising and spending in her mayoral campaign.

Under the City’s campaign finance ordinance, candidates for City Council or Mayor can receive a maximum of $620 per person, business or organization for a given election.

Yet, Kim accepted a $150,000 political contribution from the Orange County Professional Firefighters Association, which represents firefighters of the OC Fire Authority.

Just as the state opened its official investigation into that contribution, the firefighters union contributed an additional $143,281 to Kim’s mayoral campaign.

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