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July 19, 2023

Bravo for these examples of initiative and achievement

Local teens raise almost $4,000 to fight gender inequalities Local teenagers helped raise awareness of gender inequalities and women in need through their student-led nonprofit, Girls Impact for Tomorrow (GIFT). Led by CEO and Sage...

July 19, 2023

A ‘communi-versity’ model is how UCI aims to improve health of OC’s Latinx and Vietnamese families

Thirty years ago, Bernadette Boden-Albala set out to find out how many strokes had occurred in racial or ethnic groups. People would say to tabulate the number of strokes in a hospital setting, Boden-Albala recalled. But,...

July 19, 2023

Sad Summer Festival aims to cheer up emo fans as it wraps in Irvine

When the summer long Vans Warped Tour officially stopped crisscrossing the country in 2018 with its lineup of dozens of punk, emo, screamo, pop punk and hip-hop artists, fans were left feeling a bit melancholy....

July 18, 2023

Taco Bell wants your input on its next hot sauce packets

Taco Bell is planning what it calls a full redesign of its hot sauce packets for 2024, and is using its app to get its rewards members in on the act. Beginning Tuesday, July 18,...

July 18, 2023

Newly designated Bommer Canyon Preserve reopens to the public

Following renovations, the Cattle Camp at Bommer Canyon, nestled between the Turtle Ridge and Shady Canyon neighborhoods, in Irvine has opened to the public. The 15-acre area formerly called the Bommer Canyon Community Park will...

July 14, 2023

Real estate news: Investors gobble up 4-plex apartment properties

Three, four-unit apartment properties in Orange County sold for a combined $5.48 million to three separate buyers in just 10 days. Their eye-popping prices, brokered by CBRE in Newport Beach, were yet another signal of...

July 13, 2023

FTC appealing court’s ruling favoring Microsoft-Activision deal

By Leah Nylen | Bloomberg The Federal Trade Commission filed a notice in court that it intends to appeal a ruling by a federal judge in California allowing Microsoft Corp. to move forward with its...

July 13, 2023

Irvine to begin environmental review of asphalt plant site

An asphalt plant, the focus of increased complaints from residents about odors, in the foothills of northern Irvine could soon become a preserve with housing that would pay for the acquisition. On Tuesday, July 11,...

July 12, 2023

Irvine’s city manager gets a pay increase

Irvine‘s city manager has a new contract and a considerable pay bump. City leaders unanimously approved a new, rolling three-year contract for Oliver Chi who now makes about $370,000 per year — up from just...

July 11, 2023

Microsoft gets OK to buy Activision Blizzard for $69B, judge rules

By Matt O’Brien | The Associated Press A federal judge has handed Microsoft a major victory by declining to block its looming $69 billion takeover of video game company Activision Blizzard. Regulators sought to ax...