Support from the community helps the center provide high-quality daily care and enhanced medical treatment to animals in need. Please help us spread joy this holiday season by donating to the Irvine Animal Care Center, allowing us to help the animals in our care find the new adoptive homes they deserve. Learn more and donate at irvineanimals.org/holidaydrive2018.
Irvine, Calif. (Nov. 15, 2018) – The Irvine Police Department (IPD) will conduct a sobriety checkpoint as part of the Department’s continued commitment to reducing injuries and deaths caused by impaired drivers. The checkpoint will be conducted Saturday, November 17 from 8:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. in the area of Culver Drive and Irvine Boulevard.
The City of Irvine Animal Care Center hosts its 12th annual Home for the Holidays Pet Adoption Fair 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Sunday, December 9. More than 40 pet rescue groups and animal shelters will bring about 600 homeless dogs, cats, rabbits, and small animals for adoption.
Flip through the winter edition of Inside Irvine (Open in new window) for the latest City news, classes, events, and activities. In this issue, learn how your dollars make sense when you Shop Irvine! Our City has a number of recently enhanced retail centers ready to offer a unique, in-person experience.
The community is invited on Tuesday, November 27, to honor Councilmember Jeffrey Lalloway and Councilwoman Lynn Schott for their dedicated public service at a presentation that begins at 5 p.m. at the Irvine Civic Center. A public reception will follow at approximately 6 p.m. in the Irvine Civic Center Lobby. Free event; no RSVP required.
The community is invited on Tuesday, November 27, to honor Councilmember Jeffrey Lalloway and Councilwoman Lynn Schott for their dedicated public service at a presentation that begins approximately at 5 p.m. at the Irvine Civic Center. A public reception will follow at approximately 6 p.m. in the Irvine Civic Center Lobby. Free event; no RSVP required.
The Irvine Fine Arts Center announces the opening of two winter exhibitions, one examining changing familial relationships and the other exploring physicality and the body. The exhibitions run concurrently Saturday, November 17–Saturday, January 19. A free reception open to the public is Saturday, November 17, 4–6 p.m.
Celebrate the season as the Irvine Civic Center transforms into a Winter Wonderland from 3 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, December 2.
The free event will feature a 25-foot-tall live tree adorned with ornaments and holiday lights, a Joyful Jingles holiday program, children’s activities, a holiday puppet show, and story time with Mrs. Claus. Guests can enjoy refreshments from mobile food trucks. At 5 p.m., there will be a festive tree-lighting ceremony that includes “snow” falling over the piazza. Children are also in for a special treat when Santa stops by for a visit.
This month, the City Council will consider a significant change to how Irvine prepares and approves its budget. The City’s first-ever two-year budget, developed in the context of a comprehensive five-year financial plan, will be before the City Council at its November 27 meeting. A first review will be before the Finance Commission at its November 5 meeting; the Commission also is expected to provide input to planned Community Budget Workshop locations scheduled for early in 2019.
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