Anne Valdespino from the OC Register provided insight this past weekend into Orange County's Best Sandwiches. Lucky for us, we can find four of these right here in Irvine! By Anne Valdespino, OC Register Gourmet grub gets fancier all the time so it’s no wonder that in this era of sheltering we’ve returned to comfort foods. According to data tracked by think tank Black Box Intelligence, the three pandemic takeout foods outperforming all others are pizza, burgers and chicken. B

Evan J. Lancaster, Irvine Weekly If the city of Irvine ever had a #1 fan, Irvine City Council member and lifelong Irvine resident Anthony Kuo would be a top contender. Kuo, who was elected to the Irvine City Council in 2018 after serving on the Irvine planning commission for eight years, says his family’s roots within Irvine’s Woodbridge neighborhood date back to 1978. Considering his longevity in Irvine – as both a resident and an elected official – paired with a self-descri

Chris Karr, Epoch Times The City of Irvine has taken an extra step to reduce short-term rentals on properties in the Southern California city. The City Council unanimously passed a zoning code amendment to prohibit online platforms such as Airbnb and Homeshare from allowing transactions within city limits. According to the ordinance, the platforms must prevent anyone seeking to rent an Irvine property for less than 30 consecutive days—or face litigation. “Our job is to protec