IRVINE, CA (March 19, 2015): The City of Irvine is updating the Parks and Facilities Master Plan, which will help guide future development and operation of City parks and recreational facilities.

The City is seeking community input to identify public park and recreation needs and to understand whether there are any changes that may be made to enhance visitors’ park experience. Once completed, the Master Plan will provide a framework for future projects and upgrades to new and existing parks and facilities over the next ten years.

IRVINE, CA – The Irvine Police Department (IPD) will conduct a sobriety checkpoint as part of the department’s continued commitment to reducing injury and deaths and raising awareness about the dangers caused by alcohol and drug-impaired drivers. The checkpoint will be conducted tomorrow, Friday, March 13, 2015, from 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. in the area of MacArthur Boulevard between Campus Drive and Douglas.

IRVINE, CA – The Irvine Police Department (IPD) is seeking the public’s help identifying and locating a suspect, who carjacked a victim in a parking structure.

The suspect is described as a female, Hispanic, age 20s, 5’2” tall and 130 pounds. She was wearing a navy blue hooded sweatshirt and jeans. 

Update: IRVINE, CA - At approximately 2:30 p.m., Leonard Romero was located. The Irvine Police Department (IPD) determined that Romero became lost and attempted to use a credit card at a gas station in Downey. The Downey Police Department responded to assist. Romero’s family has been notified.

10:15 a.m.: IRVINE, CA – The Irvine Police Department (IPD) is seeking the public’s help locating an 86-year-old man, who was reported missing yesterday afternoon.

IRVINE, CA – An Irvine man has been arrested for assaulting and threatening his neighbor. Nathaniel Estes, 35, was arrested this morning, March 8, 2015, following a stand-off with Irvine Police Department (IPD) officers.

At approximately 2:00 a.m., IPD responded to an apartment complex on the 500 block of Veneto regarding a male subject causing a disturbance and threatening to kill a neighbor.

IRVINE, CA – The Irvine Police Department (IPD) has arrested a woman following a domestic dispute. Debra Gardner, 57, was taken into custody after IPD responded to a residence on the 600 block of Hayes in Irvine regarding a single shot fired.  

IRVINE, CA (February 25, 2015):  Preference for veterans is part of this month’s City Council approval of an 80-unit permanently affordable rental housing project at 17275 Derian in the Irvine Business Complex.

City Council approval of the project meets the City’s affordable housing inclusionary requirement while including a preference for veterans.

IRVINE, CA (February 24, 2015):  Mayor Steven S. Choi, Ph.D., tonight delivered his third State of the City Address. Topics included 688 acres at the Orange County Great Park now being developed as parkland and sports fields in a public-private agreement; the local economy including the City Council’s plan to pay off the unfunded liability years early; and the continued growth of Irvine as a tech center, including a new incubator for emerging entrepreneurs that is now open in Irvine.