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Flip through the spring edition of Inside Irvine for the latest City news, classes, events, and activities. Learn more about the latest updates to the development of a Southern California State Veterans Cemetery within the Orange County Great Park; find out how Irvine continues to lead…

The Orange County Great Park brings back its one-of-a-kind Valentine’s Day celebration on Saturday, February 15, 6:30–9:30 p.m. Dance the night away on Valentine’s weekend at the Great Park’s Hangar 244. Sign up as a couple to enjoy an hourlong swing dance lesson with Atomic Ballroom beginning at 6…

The public is invited to attend as Irvine Mayor Christina L. Shea delivers her State of the City Address on Tuesday, February 25 in the Council Chamber at the Irvine Civic Center. The address will highlight accomplishments of the past year, as well as look to what’s ahead in 2020. New this year:…

The City of Irvine has been awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for the 27th consecutive year. The award, which recognizes the City’s budgetary achievements for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, represents the highest form…

Swing dance with your sweetheart for Valentine's Day! Dance the night away on Valentine's weekend at the Great Park's Hangar 244. On Saturday, February 15, enjoy a swing dance party starting at 7:30 p.m., with live music by the band Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five, featuring Hilary…

IRVINE, Calif. (January 29, 2020): The community is invited to attend the City of Irvine’s first Safe Community Task Force 2020 meeting on Tuesday, February 4 from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Council Chamber at Irvine City Hall. The meeting will include a Public Safety overview by Irvine Police Chief Mike…

IRVINE, Calif. (January 28, 2020):  The City of Irvine in 2019, for a third straight year, has been ranked No. 1 in fiscal strength. The Truth in Accounting ranking of America’s largest 75 cities calculated how a city would fare financially after all the bills are paid. Irvine was given a…

The Irvine Fine Arts Center announces the opening of its first exhibitions of the new year: From Here to There: A Time Machine and A trace is not a map. The exhibitions run concurrently Saturday, January 25–Friday, March 7.  From Here to There: A Time Machine presents new collaborative…

Help the Irvine Disability Community Receive the Services & Support It Needs The 2022–26 State Plan is currently under development, and the City of Irvine wants to make sure the disability community's voice is heard. The California State Council on Development Disabilities, an independent state…

Calling all makers! The 2020 Studio Arts Festival exhibitor application is now available. The 26th annual Studio Arts Festival is a one-day community event on Saturday, June 6, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., featuring homemade goods for sale by local artisans and crafters. Exhibitors selected to take part in the…

The City of Irvine is installing a new traffic control device to help make crossing busy streets easier for pedestrians. This new device is called a pedestrian hybrid beacon or PHB and provides pedestrians a safer crossing alternative that traditional crosswalks, especially in mid-block locations…

Irvine lost a true giant and pillar of our community with the passing of Joan Irvine Smith. A member of the family that founded the Irvine Ranch, Smith was the only child of James Irvine Jr. and his wife Athalie Richardson Irvine Clarke. Smith was an environmental activist and philanthropist who…

The Irvine Police Department (IPD) will conduct a  Driving Under the Influence (DUI) and Driver’s License checkpoint as part of the Department’s continued commitment to reducing injuries and deaths caused by impaired drivers. The checkpoint will be conducted Friday, Dec. 20, from 8 p.m. to 2 a…

Looking for something for your kids to do this winter break? The Orange County Great Park offers winter camps for kids of all ages in tennis, chess, volleyball, soccer, and basketball beginning December 30. Registration is now open at yourirvine.org (Open in new window).

The Irvine Police Department (IPD) will increase DUI enforcement efforts and the amount of officers on patrol beginning Monday, Dec. 16, through Wednesday, Jan. 1, as part of a national campaign to discourage impaired driving during the holiday season.   In addition, IPD will conduct a…

At its October 10, 2019 meeting, the Irvine City Council voted to adopt Ordinance 19-17 (Open in new window), which expanded the City's current smoking prohibitions to include all public places, such as sidewalks, streets, and alleys as well as common areas of multi-unit residences, including…

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The Orange County Sheriff’s Department Coroner Division has identified three occupants of a vehicle involved in a fatal traffic collision on Friday, November 22, on Harvard Avenue near University Drive. Jaehyeong Park, 21, of Irvine, was driving the vehicle at the time of the collision. Kiwook Seok…

The City of Irvine is developing a Strategic Energy Plan - a sustainable, economically feasible, and actionable road map identifying effective measures the Irvine community can implement to improve efficiency and resiliency. The City is gathering input from stakeholders on measures that will…

Go Green with the City of Irvine Find information about the City’s commitment to becoming a sustainable community. Help the City promote a healthy environment, including green building, energy efficiency, waste reduction, sustainable transportation, water conservation, a reduced carbon footprint,…