Member of the Month Archive

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

(Orange Country Business Journal) Amazon has made its largest reported real estate investment in Orange County, for a site in the Irvine Spectrum area that’s expected to see development of a new distribution facility. The e-commerce giant, which has been on a buying and leasing spree that’s added more than 1.5 million square feet of industrial space to its local portfolio in the past two years, recently closed on a 31-acre site in Irvine formerly belonging to the motion and control division of aerospace firm Parker-Hannifin. Amazon paid $112.5 million for the vacant site, property records indicate. It’s the most paid to dat...

The Toll Roads Fully Open Following Closures Prompted by Silverado Fire

Monday, November 02, 2020

Closures to The Toll Roads that were in place last week due to the Silverado Fire have been lifted. All portions of the 133, 241 and 261 Toll Roads that were impacted by the fire have been reopened after diligent work by partner Caltrans (owner of The Toll Roads) in close coordination with Toll Roads staff. Portions of the 133, 241 and 261 were closed by the California Highway Patrol beginning Nov. 2, when the Silverado Fire gripped Orange County and prompted the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents in Irvine, Lake Forest, and surrounding cities. The Orange County Fir...

Bryan Starr Presents on the State of Business, Coronavirus Response to Irvine City Council

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Bryan Starr, President and CEO, Greater Irvine Chamber, presented on the state of business in Irvine to the Irvine City Council. The Oct. 27 presentation, made by telephone in consideration of COVID-19 safety measures, covered Irvine’s workforce, businesses that are doing well despite the crisis. Starr mentioned Edwards Lifesciences, Johnson & Johnson, Masimo, Medtronix, and others, which are developing COVID-related technology from testing, monitoring, and PPE, to vaccines. “Irvine is leading the way for the state of California when it comes to dealing with how we move forward through COVID,” he said. The hotel and tourism industry and small businesses are most at ris...

Police Chief Mike Hamel and City of Irvine Employees Honored for Years of Service

Monday, October 26, 2020

The Irvine City Council recognized six employees for 25, 30, and 35 years of dedicated service to the City. City of Irvine employees work to keep the community safe, reduce Irvine’s carbon footprint, keep traffic flowing, and support events and activities for residents and visitors. Police Chief Mike Hamel, Irvine Police Department 25 Years of Service Irvine Police Chief Mike Hamel is a 27-year law enforcement veteran who has been with the Irvine Police Department since 1995. He is the first Irvine Police Chief to rise through the ranks from police officer to Chief. Chief Hamel began his law enforcement career in 199...

Irvine Ranks Second Fittest City in America

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Independent research by True People Search Insights found Irvine to be the second fittest cities in America. California dominates the list overall, with eight of its cities making the top ten: Boulder, CO Irvine, CA Sunnyvale, CA Fremont, CA Bellevue, WA Milpitas, CA Santa Clara, CA Newport Beach, CA San Ramon, CA Mountain View, CA With its 16,500 acres of preserved natural habitats and wildlands offering more than 60 miles hiking and biking trails, and its 270+ parks Irvine is differentiated from other Orange County cities, providing outdoor enthusiasts an alternative to surfing and beach activities. Amid social distancing measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, Irvine’s permanently preserved open space and extensive park system, including its gem the Orang...

How to Vote in California

Tuesday, October 06, 2020

(Los Angeles Times) The general election is approaching fast, with presidential, congressional, state legislative, and local races on the Nov. 3 ballot. This year, Gov. Gavin Newsom is encouraging voters to vote by mail in order to protect them from the coronavirus. Everyone will get a mail-in ballot, but if you prefer to vote in person, you still can. Here’s everything you need to know to make sure your vote is counted. Register to vote by Oct. 19 The California secretary of state’s website has a few handy tools to make sure you’re ready to vote. To register online, visit RegisterToVote.ca.gov. If you’re not sure if you’re registered &mdash...

Irvine is Safest City of its Size for 15th Year

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

For the 15th consecutive year, Irvine is the Safest City of its size for violent crime, according to FBI data for 2019. Information released on Sept. 28 shows Irvine has the lowest rate of violent crime per capita of any city in the nation with a population of 250,000 or more. Irvine is also the Safest City of its size for violent crime for the first half of 2020, according to preliminary FBI data released earlier this month. The FBI’s Annual Uniform Crime Report measures crime, which includes murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, auto theft, and arson. Irvine Mayor Christina Shea congratulated the Irvine Police Departmen...

Best of Orange County 2020: Irvine Voted Best City to Live In

Saturday, September 26, 2020

(Orange County Register) For the past 24 years, Best of Orange County voters have been asked to name the county’s best city to live in. Irvine has never failed to place in the top 3, and it has been the top vote recipient for 13 of those years and ranked second for 10 more. Many reasons are cited for Irvine’s livability. It routinely ranks among the nation’s safest cities—including being ranked "America's Safest Big City" by the FBI crime ranking of cities over 100,000 in population every year since 2005—and has recorded the lowest per capita crime rate for cities with 250,000 o...

City of Irvine to Participate in California Clean Air Day on October 7

Friday, September 25, 2020

The City of Irvine is joining the statewide effort to improve air quality by encouraging residents, businesses, and organizations to participate in California Clean Air Day on Oct. 7. Established in 2018 by the Coalition for Clean Air, California Clean Air Day brings individuals, businesses, local governments, and nonprofit organizations together to take actions that will clear the air and improve the health of residents and communities. Irvine residents, businesses, and organizations are invited to take the Clean Air pledge and make a commitment to do their part through actions big and small such as: using natural all-purpose cleaners, buying produce locally...

Rental Assistance Program Reopens Sept. 21

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

The City of Irvine will reopen its Rental Assistance Program on Monday, Sept. 21 to provide additional financial support to residents impacted by COVID-19. Earlier this summer, the city committed $2 million in one-time federal CARES Act funding to help 2,000 households with rental payment assistance or lease termination fees. The application period ended on July 24 and resulted in approximately 1,750 approved applications. This second round of funding will provide grants to as many as 250 additional Irvine renters. “We established this program in the summer to help Irvine residents keep their homes after facing job loss and financial pressures due t...

Marianna Marysheva Appointed Interim City Manager

Wednesday, September 09, 2020

The Irvine City Council voted to appoint Marianna Marysheva as Interim City Manager, effective Sept. 9. Marysheva has served as Assistant City Manager since July 2018. An innovative and creative leader with more than two decades of municipal government experience, Marysheva has a track record of implementing programs that promote transparency and open governments; building partnerships and encouraging collaboration; and accomplishing projects with multiple cross-pressures and competing priorities. “As Assistant City Manager, Marianna Marysheva has proven to be an excellent leader,” Mayor Christina Shea said. “She has skillfully managed our multi-faceted response to the COVID-19 pandemic and addressed the $16 million budget defici...

New UCI Health Center for Advanced Care to Provide Greater Access to World-Class Care

Thursday, August 13, 2020

The University of California, Irvine – a Greater Irvine Chamber gold-level Leaders Circle member – is bringing world-class healthcare services to coastal and southern Orange County with plans to build the UCI Health Center for Advanced Care, which will be home to the Center for Children’s Health, adult specialty care, urgent care, and other services needed in the region for the entire family. The 168,000-square-foot UCI Health Center for Advanced Care will be located in Irvine on Jamboree Road at the Birch Street intersection, in an undeveloped part of UCI’s North Campus area. This location will give residents greater accessibility t...

MemorialCare and PRN Partner to Operate Largest Regional Network of Comprehensive, Full-Service Physical Therapy Centers

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

MemorialCare, a prominent nonprofit Southern California integrated health system with more than 200 care locations, and Physical Rehabilitation Network, LLC, (PRN) entered into a joint venture partnership to operate 17 community-based, full-service physical therapy centers. The centers offer an array of physical, occupational, sports medicine, and other services in Orange, Los Angeles, and Riverside counties. Ten additional centers are planned over the next two years. These freestanding centers—primarily under PRN’s flagship California Rehabilitation & Sports Therapy (Cal Rehab) brand—augment MemorialCare hospital programs and expand MemorialCare’s capacity to annually support more than 300,000 medical rehabilitation patient visits and approximately 40,000 patients o...

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