News & Media

The spring edition of Inside Irvine (Open in new window) is now available online. Learn about living sustainably in Irvine; how parks and recreation facility improvement projects are enhancing the quality of life in our City; and get more details on voting in the upcoming March 5…

Irvine Mayor Farrah N. Khan will deliver the annual State of the City Address on Tuesday, March 19, at the Irvine Barclay Theatre (4242 Campus Drive, Irvine). This City event will begin with a free public reception at 5 p.m., followed by the 2024 State of the City Address at 6 p.m., where Mayor…

In an effort to address the growing blood supply crisis in Orange County, the City of Irvine and UCI Health are partnering together to host a blood drive event Wednesday, February 21, 9 a.m.–3 p.m., at the Irvine Civic Center. Donations received will help provide critical care for patients at UCI…

The City of Irvine, in partnership with Orange County United Way, is offering free tax preparation services to taxpayers who earned less than $60,000 in 2023. Qualifying taxpayers who live, work, or attend school in Irvine can receive help filing taxes from IRS-trained and certified volunteers, who…

Irvine, Calif. (February 1, 2024) – A man has died, and another man is in critical condition after being involved in a solo motorcycle collision. Today, at 2:21 a.m., the Irvine Police Department (IPD) received reports of a motorcycle collision in the area of Shady Canyon Drive and Quail Hill…

The City of Irvine kicked off the new year in January with an Electrification 101 Workshop, bringing together local contractors, nearly 60 community members, and more than 10 partner organizations — including Cool Irvine, OC Goes Solar, and the Switch is On. The workshop offered…

The City of Irvine is pleased to present the upcoming exhibition, Natural Language: Contemporary Book Art, at the Great Park Gallery, opening Sunday, February 11, and concluding Sunday, May 5. A free, opening reception will be held Sunday, February 11, from 1 to 3 p.m.  Artists’ books are…

The City of Irvine invites the community to Jazz in the Palm Court, a three-part series that features gifted, local musicians weaving a compelling sonic narrative echoing the diverse voices and textures explored in Natural Language: Contemporary Book Art, now on view at the Great Park Gallery. The…

Meet the artists behind Revision and Into the Garden at the Irvine Fine Arts Center Artists Panel, January 27 Join us at the Irvine Fine Arts Center Saturday, January 27, 2 p.m., for a spirited panel discussion led by art critic and writer Shana Nys Dambrot with the artists…

The City of Irvine is resuming its One Irvine homes revitalization program February 1, 2024. Since 2019, One Irvine has focused resources in Irvine's older neighborhoods, aiming to involve residents in community-led reinvestment and revitalization efforts. Owners of qualifying single-family…

January 8, 2024 Update: All sampling results from the asbestos air and surface wipe sampling conducted at a total of nine parks on December 14 and 22, 2023, were determined to have no detectable levels of asbestos fibers present, with the exception of one surface wipe sample collected at Harvard…

The City of Irvine is partnering with the Switch is On and Southern California Edison (SCE) to provide the community with an Electrification 101 Workshop from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, January 17, at Irvine City Hall. Presentations kick off at 6 p.m., when attendees will learn about what it means to…

IRVINE, Calif. (December 21, 2023) – The Irvine Police Department (IPD) arrested 60-year-old registered sex offender Enrique Flores Martinez, of Santa Ana, for committing lewd acts with a 13- year-old. On Monday, December 18, 2023, a School Resource Officer was called to an Irvine middle school…

The City of Irvine was awarded a Top Workplaces 2023 honor and ranked No. 14 on the list of Large Companies with 500 or more employees in the 16th annual The Orange County Register’s list of Top Workplaces awards and magazine publication.  This is the third consecutive year the City of Irvine…

The City of Irvine, for the second consecutive year, earned a perfect score of 100 – and nine bonus points – on the 2023 Municipal Equality Index (MEI), a Human Rights Campaign (HRC) rating system based on non-discrimination laws, the municipality as an employer, municipal services, law…

Free Compost for Irvine Residents Irvine residents can receive up to three pre-packaged bags (20 pounds per bag) of free compost December 9, 9 a.m.–noon, at the Great Park, Parking Lot 8. Direction from 5 and 405 Freeways: Exit Sand Canyon Ave. Turn Left. Turn Right on Great Park Blvd. Lot 8…

IRVINE, Calif. (November 30, 2023): The City of Irvine received a 2023 Digital Cities Survey award from the Center for Digital Government, a national research and advisory institute focused on technology policy and best practices in state and local government. Irvine ranked eighth in the 250,000–…

The Irvine Fine Arts Center is pleased to announce its fall exhibitions: Revision and Into the Garden. The exhibitions run concurrently Saturday, November 18 through Saturday, February 3. A free opening reception with the artists is Saturday, November 18, 2–4 p.m., and is open to the public.…

The City of Irvine is pleased to announce a new Art at City Hall exhibition, Paul Gardner: A Retrospective, which celebrates the contributions and work of the late Paul Gardner, a visionary artist who had a profound impact in cultivating the local art scene in Orange County. Paul Gardner: A…

Today, Sen. Dave Min (D-Irvine) presented City of Irvine officials with $990,000 in state funding that will allow the Irvine Police Department to introduce a fleet of all-terrain and on-road electric vehicles for policing service in and around the Great Park. The new fleet will include cutting-edge…