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Irvine City Hall Becomes Home Base For Climate Action Nonprofit

Ayn Craciun, Orange County Policy Manager at Climate Action Campaign, works to teach things regarding climate change to the community in OC and Irvine. For your information, Climate Action Campaign is a not-for-profit organization based in California. Craciun specifically works to aid communities in implementing the necessary societal changes for eliminating greenhouse gases to further...

Irvine Council Looks To Move All American Asphalt’s Facility

Irvine has started a new legal framework to make All American Asphalt (AAA) move its plant to another location outside the city. The facility is the largest volatile organic compound producer in Irvine. It has long been a core part of community grievances, as natives fear asphalt production-related noxious odors are a public health...

Emergency State In Effect Even As Coronavirus Rates Drop

California will make changes to its indoor mask ordinance later this month. Despite that, the emergency state is in effect even today in Irvine and right through Orange County. In the months since the adoption of the emergency state, it has turned into many different shapes, colored tiers, and sizes. Many regard the month-wise drops...

Homeless Shelter In Huntington Beach Fills Over 100 Beds Per Night

In 2020, Huntington Beach opened a spacious navigation center. Since then, it has been accommodating hundreds of individuals in the City of Huntington Beach. The manager of Behavioral Health Services and Homelessness Coordinator for Huntington Beach, Jason Austin, said that the homeless shelter program has been extremely successful. As for Austin, it is clear...

OC COVID-19 Fatalities Cross Double Digits For Consecutive Days

Orange County keeps battling the spike in coronavirus cases, even as it sees double-digit fatalities more than two times over the past week. As of January 28, 2022, Orange County Health Care Agency (HCA) registered 4,751 coronavirus disease cases and 29 COVID-19 fatalities. It is the highest daily fatality count over a single week in...

Microsoft Buys Activision Blizzard In Irvine

Microsoft has acquired the video game development company in Irvine, Activision Blizzard, in a deal worth over $68 billion. On January 18, 2022, the two companies announced the news. As per a recent statement, this all-cash deal will cause Microsoft to be among the world’s five biggest gaming companies, revenue-wise. Activision Blizzard took to Twitter...

COVID-19 Surge After Holidays Mirrors Summer Spike In OC

Millions of coronavirus vaccine doses have been distributed across California’s Orange County over the last few months. Despite that, Orange County continues to address a steep increase in the COVID-19 case count. Over 15,000 coronavirus disease cases have been reported after New Year’s weekend. There were over a million coronavirus cases on January 03, 2022,...

A New US Passport Or Passport Renewal To Cost A Further $20

The cost to renew an American passport is a further $20, as per the Bureau of Consular Affairs. According to the Bureau of Consular Affairs, the cost increase is essential to confirm that the US keeps producing documents for travel and identification. A new US passport book now costs $165 thanks to the price hike,...

Flag One Ceremony Held At A Gypsum Canyon Site For Veterans

On December 08, 2021, the Orange County Board of Supervisors and over 200 people attended a groundbreaking Flag One ceremony at a Gypsum Canyon cemetery location for veterans. Almost 250 people attended the ceremony, where some of them unfurled a big US flag and planted a flagpole. In it, the National Chaplain – American...

Blizzard Staffer Speaks Out On Sexual Harassment For The First Time

A person identified as Christine is the first Blizzard Entertainment employee to publicly speak about misconduct at work and her sexual harassment experiences. For your information, Blizzard Entertainment is a video game development company in Irvine. The last name of Christine is withheld for privacy. Christine has a 4-year-long history with Blizzard Entertainment, and she...

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