Blog - Page 12 of 142 - Shannon Louis

October 22, 2024

Who’s running to represent Irvine’s new Second District?

Five candidates are in the race to represent Irvine’s new District 2 on the City Council, an area that includes the Great Park. This is the Irvine City Council’s first by-district election cycle. Currently, the council...

October 22, 2024

Three candidates square off to represent Irvine’s new District 3 on the City Council

Three candidates are squaring off to represent Irvine’s newly drawn District 3 on the City Council. District 3 straddles the 5 Freeway on the city’s north side, including the area around Irvine High. The candidates,...

October 22, 2024

Mike Carroll and Ayn Craciun go head-to-head to rep Irvine City Council’s District 4

It is a head-to-head race to represent Irvine’s newly drawn District 4. District Four includes the communities of Turtle Rock, Turtle Ridge, Quail Hill, Los Olivos, the Spectrum, Shady Canyon and more. Geographically, it is...

October 22, 2024

Election 2024: Sen. Josh Newman and Steven Choi compete for an Orange County state Senate seat

There’s only one state Senate contest on Orange County voters’ ballots this year — and it’s a tight contest between incumbent Sen. Josh Newman and former Assemblymember Steven Choi. While both Choi and Newman are...

October 21, 2024

Status Update: Aldi grocery store opens this week in Lake Forest

The bargain grocery store Aldi opens Thursday, Oct. 24 in Lake Forest , taking the place of a shuttered CVS drugstore. A ribbon-cutting is scheduled for 8:15 am at the Plaza El Toro shopping center...

October 19, 2024

2 arrested after discovery of residential brothel in Irvine

Two men were arrested on suspicion of sex trafficking after police discovered a brothel in an Irvine home that the men allegedly were advertising on fliers placed on neighbors’ cars, police said. A witness had...

October 19, 2024

Election 2024: Voter participation among young Latinos is low. A local Santa Ana group aims to change that

Orange County resident and UCLA scholar Diego Sarmiento says he became more interested in local politics during the 2020 presidential election cycle. Seeing local elected leaders — including his father, current Orange County Supervisor Vicente...

October 16, 2024

Avon Protection, formerly Ceradyne, closing Irvine facility as it shifts to Ohio

The company long known as Ceradyne and more recently Avon Protection Systems will close its Irvine doors permanently next year, ending a nearly 58-year run in Orange County as a military armor manufacturer. Avon Protection...

October 10, 2024

Council approves zoning for 15,000 homes in Irvine Business Complex, overruling airport commission

The City Council moved forward with Irvine’s long-term housing plan on Tuesday by clearing the way for additional residential developments in a neighborhood near John Wayne Airport. In a 4-1 vote, the City Council supported...

October 9, 2024

OC native gives voice to two video game releases this month, including new Sonic The Hedgehog

Roger Craig Smith is the voice behind Sonic The Hedgehog and Batman, two characters having a big October with video game releases. The Orange native has done voice-acting work for several prominent companies, including Disney,...