The Irvine Barclay is testing COVID-infested waters with a new socially-distanced summer live jazz series at Bayside Restaurant in Newport Beach.
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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.
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Irvine City Council Praises Developer After Criticizing Communication Failure in May
Council members who strongly criticized FivePoint Holdings just months ago praised the company on Tuesday for recent donations to the city.
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Orange County Supervisors Decide Today on Private Jet Plan for John Wayne Airport
Airport expansion foes fear that what started as a home to small planes has over the years turned into a more ambitious enterprise with increased international clientele.
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Controversial Former Irvine Mayor Larry Agran Running for City Council
Agran is one of the most controversial figures in Irvine politics and his return to the main stage of Irvine politics could see a 4-1 Democrat majority take over.
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OC Palestinian Students Organize Irvine Protest Against Israeli Plans For Annexation
A student-led car caravan this past weekend in Irvine worked to gain attention to Israel’s planned annexation this month of a significant chunk of the already occupied West Bank.
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Irvine City Council Denies Great Park Residents a Voice on What Their Special Taxes Build
As residents of the Great Park area have started asking for more representation in the development of Orange County’s largest civic construction project.
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Irvine Mayor Sued Over Facebook Blocking And Deleting Of Comments
The suit continues the debate over what control elected officials have on their public social media pages.
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National Choreographer’s Initiative Goes Dark for the First Time in 17 Years
The annual summer program for providing a space for new, up-and-coming choreographers to develop new work will take a hiatus this year, with hopes of returning next summer if it is safe to do so.
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Irvine City Council Repeals Anti-LGBTQ+ City Code Amid Concerns From Legal Counsel
In a unanimous decision, the panel removed a 30-year-old piece of legislation that refused to define sexual orientation as a human right.
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Irvine Approves Coronavirus Testing Contract, But Details Remain Unclear
This is the city’s second attempt at establishing a testing regimen after earlier talks with a different contractor broke down in May.
