Irvine Co. has new plan for apartments, with 12,000 units brewing statewide

Irvine Co. is currently building 2,700 units at three sites in Orange County with plans for 9,000 more across California.
Los Angeles Times

Irvine has fallen behind on achieving ambitious carbon neutral goal, activists say

A year ago, Irvine became the first city in Orange County to pledge carbon neutrality in response to a growing climate crisis. Only a handful of other California cities, including Los Angeles, San ...
Orange County Business Journal

OC Leader Board: Irvine’s Next Chapter

Mike Carroll is a corporate/M&A attorney, an Irvine City Councilmember and Chairman of the Great Park, the largest municipal ...
Orange County Register

Irvine nixes single-use plastics from city operations as it works on a citywide ban

Irvine is looking to do away with single-use plastics in what city staff say may be the most comprehensive municipal single-use plastic ban in California. The City Council on Tuesday, Nov. 28, voted ...
Los Angeles Times

City of Irvine considering options for future use of Championship Soccer Stadium

When an Irvine City Council agenda initially showed plans for a study session concerning the future use of Championship Soccer Stadium at Great Park, Orange County Soccer Club rallied its base, ...
Yahoo

'You came from South Korea': Irvine vice-mayor confronted with xenophobic questioning at council meeting

On Tuesday, Irvine Vice-Mayor Tammy Kim was subjected to racism and xenophobia during a council meeting for a project to build a veterans cemetery in the city. About the meeting: City officials held a ...
LAist

Irvine City Council race

Three candidates are vying for the vacant seat for District 5 on the Irvine City Council. The seat was vacated when Larry Agran won the mayoral election in November, leaving his council position open.
KTLA

Irvine becomes first city in O.C. to pledge carbon neutrality

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. With the Irvine City Council’s unanimous ...
Electrek

City of Irvine cleans up while it greens up with first electric street sweeper

Residents of the City of Irvine will soon be able to enjoy paths and bikeways that are both cleaner and greener thanks to the addition of the City’s first-ever electric street sweeper from Dulevo.
CBS News

City of Irvine considering ban on single-use plastic for local businesses

The city of Irvine is considering a ban on single-use plastic for local restaurants in order to reduce the amount of harmful plastic being distributed to the community. Water bottles, takeout ...
ABC7

Irvine council's consideration of ban on single-use plastics prompts support, criticism

IRVINE, Calif. (KABC) -- The Irvine City Council is considering whether to ban single-use plastics, including bags, straws, water bottles, utensils and Mylar balloons. The proposal is aimed at helping ...