January 2023 - Irvine's Realtor

January 30, 2023

Orange County boys basketball Top 25: Pacifica Christian is the new No. 1, Jan. 30

This week’s Orange County high school boys basketball rankings. Notable this week: Pacifica Christian becomes the fifth team this season to claim the No. 1 spot in the Orange County rankings, following Canyon, Mater Dei,...

January 30, 2023

Status Update: Free bicycle and multi-sport helmets at Mission Viejo hospital

Did your child get a new bicycle for the holidays? Providence Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo has free helmets in its gift shop for kids between the ages of 2 and 17. A multi-sport black...

January 30, 2023

Colorado man accused of sending threats to UCLA found not mentally fit to stand trial

A Colorado man accused of penning threatening messages directed at the University of California, Los Angeles philosophy department, which led the campus to shift to all remote learning for a day before the man was...

January 29, 2023

Former Assemblymember Steven Choi eyes Senate seat

Former Assemblymember Steven Choi hopes his departure from the state legislature is not a long one. Choi is running for state Senate in 2024, seeking to represent a district that includes Anaheim, Costa Mesa, Irvine,...

January 29, 2023

OC Girl Scouts stock up for cookie sales

Gwen Liu takes two cases of the 465 cases of Girl Scout cookies from a volunteer as she and others fill their rented truck for Girl Scout troops 5322 and 3460 in Tustin during the...

January 27, 2023

Landlocked students get ocean life lesson with Aquarium on Wheels visit

Have you ever wondered why a fish has fins and not feet? Or, why does an Elephant seal have such a big nose? A group of Stonegate Elementary School students in Irvine pondered those questions...

January 27, 2023

Fryer: Orange County cheerleading teams are tough and have CIF-SS titles to prove it

Cheerleading became a CIF sport starting with the 2017-18 school year. Yes, it’s a sport. Guys in their 50s can compete fine in a basketball rec league and men and women in their 60s can...

January 26, 2023

Young the Giant will headline a hometown show at FivePoint Amphitheatre

Irvine-based rock group Young the Giant announced dates for its summer tour on Thursday, Jan. 26 and the outing includes a hometown show at FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine on Aug. 19. The band will also...

January 26, 2023

Former Irvine official says she’s working with FBI in consultant Melahat Rafiei case

Former Councilmember Melissa Fox says she’s been cooperating with the FBI regarding her dealings with Melahat Rafiei, a political consultant who recently told investigators that she tried to bribe former city officials. Rafiei agreed last...

January 25, 2023

Consultant Melahat Rafiei’s council connections won’t be investigated by Irvine

Irvine‘s City Council discussion about political consultant Melahat Rafiei’s plea agreement ended in a stalemate. Rafiei agreed last week to plead guilty to one felony count of attempted wire fraud, federal prosecutors said. In the...

Month: January 2023