Blog - Shannon Louis

March 28, 2025

Irvine will host inaugural Fourth of July festival

The city of Irvine will indeed host its inaugural Fourth of July festival this summer, the City Council decided, promising fun, food and dancing, at least. The City Council approved a $250,000 budget for the...

March 27, 2025

Their stitches are a lifeline, one heart patient got to say thank you

Lori McCullough cried as she hugged workers at Edwards Lifesciences, her voice quivering as she thanked them, telling them, “My husband is here because of you.” Her husband, Ben McCullough, suffered from tricuspid regurgitation, so...

March 26, 2025

Irvine man sentenced for stealing rare violins and robbing a bank

An Irvine man was sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for stealing and selling high-end violins and robbing a bank, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday, March 26. Between August 2020...

March 26, 2025

Rivian spins out startup focused on ‘micromobility’ EVs

By Kara Carlson | Bloomberg Rivian Automotive in Irvine is spinning out a business that will develop small electric vehicles designed for short trips. The new “micromobility” company, known as Also, is launching with $105...

March 21, 2025

Match makers: UCI med school grads learn which residency programs they are matched with

UC Irvine School of Medicine graduate Flora Park, right, celebrates with friends after she announced she will be doing her residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in general surgery during the annual Match Day the UC...

March 21, 2025

Betty Martinez Franco, Irvine City Council District 5 candidate, 2025 special election questionnaire

Ahead of the special election for the Irvine City Council District 5 seat, the Orange County Register compiled a list of questions to pose to the candidates who wish to represent you. You can find...

March 21, 2025

Anthony Kuo, Irvine City Council District 5 candidate, 2025 special election questionnaire

Ahead of the special election for the Irvine City Council District 5 seat, the Orange County Register compiled a list of questions to pose to the candidates who wish to represent you. You can find...

March 21, 2025

Dana Cornelius, Irvine City Council District 5 candidate, 2025 special election questionnaire

Ahead of the special election for the Irvine City Council District 5 seat, the Orange County Register compiled a list of questions to pose to the candidates who wish to represent you. You can find...

March 21, 2025

As voting begins for Irvine’s Fifth District election, here’s where the candidates stand on issues

Voters in Irvine’s Fifth District have been receiving ballots this week they can vote by mail or later at ballot boxes to decide who will represent them on the City Council. In-person polling centers will...

March 20, 2025

USAID suspension will strengthen China and exacerbate suffering, former official says during UCI talk

The effective dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development has dealt a major blow to American “soft power,” said Isobel Coleman, a former senior USAID official. Speaking at the Beckman Center at UC Irvine...