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October 7, 2024

Irvine’s diverse community shares the cultures that make it special

Dancers from the South Coast Chinese Cultural Center perform on the main stage during the 23rd annual Irvine Global Village Festival at the Great Park on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing...

October 7, 2024

Now thriving, former NICU patients reunite with UCI hospital staff

Eighteen years ago, newborn Elizabeth Sandman was fighting for her life in UCI Medical Center’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, after being born with chronic kidney disease. With the help of hospital staff, her condition improved...

October 3, 2024

California struggles to find workers to pay millions in stolen wages

By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters Seeking workers Janitors who worked at Cheesecake Factory restaurants in Brea, Irvine, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Mission Viejo, Escondido and San Diego between Aug. 31, 2014, and Aug. 31, 2017...

October 2, 2024

Celebrate the global village in Irvine with its popular annual festival

The Irvine Global Village Festival celebrates the city’s diverse community with an annual multicultural event. The family-friendly festivities include a global marketplace, cultural exhibits, global cuisine and a kids’ village. Special this year will be...

October 2, 2024

Senate leader agrees to take up Newsom’s gas price plan

By Alexei Koseff | CalMatters California’s Senate leader, who struck up a surprising public spat with Gov. Gavin Newsom over his special session on gasoline price spikes, finally agreed to call his members back to...

October 2, 2024

Clay Walker, Brooks Nielsen, Ludacris headed to Great Park Live in Irvine

The Great Park Live in Irvine is gearing up for its first shows to include commercial acts, with country star Clay Walker slated to perform on Friday, Oct. 25. Tickets for the event, featuring special...

October 1, 2024

Could Rep. Katie Porter be voters’ top choice for governor in 2026? Here’s what new polling suggests

Rep. Katie Porter is leaving Congress in January, but voters may want to see her back in leadership, a new independent poll suggests. The survey, conducted by researchers from USC, Cal State Long Beach and...

September 30, 2024

Status Update: Ski season routes to Telluride, Colorado launching from SNA

Winter sports fans will have a new mountain route this snow season when Breeze Airways launches nonstop flights from Orange County to Telluride, Colorado. Routes open five days a week beginning Dec. 19 between John...

September 27, 2024

Kei Concepts opens third hand roll bar location in Irvine

The idea of a hand roll bar is simple, elegant and, above all, immediate: an expert chef prepares a cylindrical roll of cold fish and warm rice nestled inside a toasted sheet of nori. The...

September 27, 2024

As UCI begins new term, campus protest policies are clearly stated

As a new term begins at UC Irvine, unease about the Israel-Hamas war lingers and threatens a new wave of campus protests across the University of California system. In light of protests last spring, UC...