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December 9, 2024

Status Update: Gifts urgently need for OC Rescue Mission children, adults

Orange County Rescue Mission needs help bringing holiday cheer to more than 300 homeless adults and children living at its campuses. The nonprofit is looking for donations for its residents, who will take part in...

December 6, 2024

Irvine Unified superintendent to retire after nearly three decades with the district

After nearly 14 years of working as superintendent of the Irvine Unified School District, Terry Walker will retire next year. Walker is set to depart from the school district at the end of January after...

December 6, 2024

Real estate news: 83-year-old Santa Ana apartment building sells for $3.1 million

A nine-unit apartment building dating to 1941 in Santa Ana sold Nov. 1 for $3,105,000 or $345,000 per unit. CBRE, which represented the seller, said the price per unit “set an all-time high watermark for...

Irvine woman is changing the landscape for autism advocacy

When Judi Uttal’s son, Josh, was diagnosed with autism at age 3 three decades ago, she began a lifelong journey of advocacy while balancing a career as a high technology marketing executive. “Back then,...

December 4, 2024

Peter Navarro returning to Trump’s White House as trade adviser

By Chris Megerian | The Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump is bringing Peter Navarro, a former adviser who served prison time related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, back to the White...

December 4, 2024

Irvine keeps Boomers lot exclusively zoned for recreation, reversing housing decision from 2023

For decades, the Boomers amusement park and Irvine Lanes have been popular destinations for family recreation in Irvine. But, an update to the city’s zoning code in 2023 would have allowed the land owner of...

November 29, 2024

Despite contract concerns, Irvine seeks to extend deal with Great Park Live operator

In an unusual meeting Tuesday, Irvine city officials began to publicly hash out a brewing contract dispute with PSQ Productions, the vendor responsible for a multimillion-dollar deal to build and operate Great Park Live, the...

November 29, 2024

Photos: A wildlife sanctuary in the heart of bustling Orange County

Editor’s note: The newspaper occasionally highlights places in Orange County where residents can get outside and enjoy a bit of nature without a lot of fuss. This is another of those offerings. Canada geese slowly...

November 27, 2024

Irvine hires first city librarian as it prepares to create new library system, breaking from county

Irvine leaders have selected Julie Zeoli as the city’s first librarian. Zeoli will lead Irvine’s new library services division, helping the city create and manage its own library system after leaving the county’s. As the...

November 27, 2024

Bowling teammates don’t spare time for challenges when there are strikes to roll

Mike Parker and Michael Mistretta became a team about 10 years ago. Each needed a new bowling partner in the Lunch Bunch League at Irvine Lanes, a longtime bowling alley not far from where they...