City council members canceled their annual bike-riding, open-streets event known as CicloIrvine as they try to save nearly $40 million by mid-2028.
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Irvine Moves to Protect Grocery Worker Jobs
Councilmembers gave their initial approval for increased regulations that would protect grocery workers’ jobs if a store’s ownership changes hands.
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Irvine Scrambles to Curb Budget Shortfall
City leaders are grappling with how to decrease spending and increase revenue to dodge an estimated structural deficit of $47 million by 2030.
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Olivia Rodrigo’s Charity Music Festival in Irvine Leaves Thousands Stranded For Hours
Thousands of attendees at the inaugural Daisy Chain Fields music festival were stuck at the Irvine Great Park in gridlock traffic or waiting for rideshares; leaders are also in discussion to bring the festival back next year.
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How Equipped is Irvine to Handle Olivia Rodrigo’s Music Festival?
Tens of thousands of attendees are set to visit the Great Park for the inaugural Daisy Chain Fields music festival in Irvine on Aug. 29.
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Irvine Officials Look to Increase Job Protections For Grocery Store Workers
A council majority supported bringing back a grocery worker retention ordinance that would require grocers to keep on the same employees for at least 90 days if ownership changes hands.
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Irvine Looks to Protect Grocery Worker Jobs
The city council is set to consider a grocery store worker retention ordinance that would require large chain grocery stores to keep the same staff for 90 days if ownership changes hands.
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Irvine to Split Ad Revenue With Incoming Great Park Baseball Team
A yet-to-be-named professional baseball team from the MLB-partnered Pioneer Baseball League will use the Great Park Baseball Stadium for its home games as the city faces projected budget deficits.
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Irvine Moves to Ban Synthetic Kratom and Whippets
City leaders are looking to ban the sale of the substances in the city, following the lead of several other Orange County cities that have already made the move.
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Irvine Asks Voters to Change Election System While Budget Deficit Looms
Irvine voters will be able to weigh in during November’s election about whether or not they want their city to start using ranked choice voting in 2028.
