While the city is still in the process of trying to relocate the factory, some residents have gotten tired of waiting years for a change and moved out.
Category: Irvine
Irvine, home to UC Irvine and the Great Park, has about 318,000 residents. We cover the City Council’s votes, its budget, the Great Park and development.
Posted inOutdoors
OC and LA Professional Soccer Teams Fight For A Home In Irvine’s Great Park
Irvine debates the future of Championship Soccer Stadium as residents wonder if there’s room for them.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Who Wants to Run Your City Streets and School Classrooms? A Peek at November’s Ballot
Controlling majorities are up for grabs in Anaheim, Irvine, Santa Ana and Huntington Beach.
Posted inTheater
New Swan Shakespeare Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary
Launched in 2012, its home is an innovative, 16-ton modular theater that must be constructed every summer on the UC Irvine campus.
Posted inOutdoors
Irvine’s Great Park Has Its First Development Plan in Years, Can the City Deliver?
The new plan lays out 300 acres of new amenities, but some question whether the city is moving too fast on a park that’s over two decades in the making.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
More Orange County Cities Resist Calls to Switch to District Elections
As officials in Brea, Cypress and Irvine refuse to switch to district elections despite a legal threat, La Palma – one of OC’s smallest cities – looks to change their election system.
Posted inTop Stories
New Projects Expected for Irvine’s Great Park, Including a Library and Lakes
The new plan looks to develop the park into something more than sports fields, something local residents have voiced concerns about for years.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Irvine Voters Might Get Choice To Expand City Council, Switch to District Elections
City council members will have a choice between sending the issue to the ballot or keeping it out of voters’ hands altogether.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Irvine Asphalt Factory Relocation Settlement Expected Within 60 Days After Three Year Fight
Residents on the northern edge of Irvine have been fighting to get the plant closed down for years, but it remains unclear when the asphalt plant will be moving out.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Will OC’s Green Energy Agency Release the Findings of CEO Whistleblower Complaint Investigation?
As member cities support an audit into the agency and criticize its leadership, some board members are calling for the release of an investigation into the CEO’s concerns.
