By Ann Frances – Current Irvine City Councilmember Farrah Khan is likely to unseat Mayor Christina Shea in the race for Irvine mayor. Khan netted 49,086 votes (48.89 percent) while Shea collected […]
Khan likely to unseat Shea in race for Irvine mayor; Agran reclaims council seat
Irvine-based Alzheimer’s O.C. named Nonprofit of the Year for District 37
By Brian Thomas Irvine-based Alzheimer’s O.C. has been named the Nonprofit of the Year for California State Senate District 37. The announcement was made by California Sen.John Moorlach earlier this month. “I […]
Pop-up voting station at Irvine Great Park to serve those displaced by Silverado Fire
By Ann Frances With the election just days away, the Orange County Registrar of Voters is doing everything possible to make sure everyone has the opportunity to cast their vote, especially those […]
More in Orange County infected with COVID-19 than previously thought, says UC Irvine study
By Brian Thomas – Nearly 12 percent of those tested for COVID-19 antibodies in a recent representative sample of nearly 3,000 Orange County residents, showed they did have COVID-19 antibodies, a much […]
Santiago Canyon fire forces evacuations north of Irvine Blvd.
By Ann Frances –– Update Nov. 1; 12:13 p.m. According to Cal Fire, the updated burn area now stands at 12,466 acres (note the reduction in acres from the previous update on […]
Where to vote in Irvine
By Brian Thomas – California voters have cast 5.8 million ballots as this story is published, according to the U.S. Election Project – the work of Professor Michael McDonald of the University […]
Amazon Fresh opens in Irvine
By Ann Frances – Amazon Fresh, the technology-driven grocery store concept by Seattle-based Amazon, opened today at the Marketplace in Irvine on Jamboree. Using the company’s proprietary dash-cart technology, the store’s first […]
Irvine-based Anduril co-founder hosts President Trump for fundraiser
By Ann Frances –– Palmer Luckey, who in 2012 founded virtual reality company Oculus in Irvine, and then sold it to Facebook in 2014 for $2 billion (he was just 21 years […]
Irvine-based Rokform debuts new cases for iPhone 12
By Brian Thomas Apple’s announcement earlier this week about the availability of its newest iteration of the iPhone, the iPhone 12, available for pre-order Oct. 16, is good news for those companies […]
Irvine Spectrum Center’s Regal Cinema remains open amid theater closures elsewhere
By Ann Frances – Regal Cinemas, the second-largest movie theater chain in the U.S., on Oct. 5 confirmed the temporary closure of its theaters throughout the country, the result of lost revenue […]