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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 to appeal 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...

July 11, 2023

Cat’s disappearance near Disneyland sparks a 2-year tale of heartache and hope

Michelle Chang thought the wind sound echoing through the car was just her imagination as she drove south on the 5 freeway toward Irvine. Her weekend duffel bag was in the trunk, alternative music filled...

July 7, 2023

A 101-year-old Tustin woman has spent most of her life donating blood

At a recent blood drive in Irvine, donors hoped to catch a glimpse of one person: Dottie Brown, a resident of Lemon Heights in Tustin who recently celebrated her 101st birthday — and has been...

July 6, 2023

Irvine police recover thousands of pieces of stolen mail potentially used for identity theft

A 33-year-old Anaheim man suspected of stealing mail throughout Irvine was arrested June 28 on suspicion of burglary and identity theft, police said. The suspect, described as a prolific mail thief by police, is believed...