Pedestrian safety is about to get a boost in Irvine, with seven bicycle/pedestrian crossing upgrades approved at the last City Council Meeting.

As vaccinations, masking, and applicable social distancing continue, the City of Irvine is able to slowly but surely open up operations. This week, the City Council approved a preliminary reopening plan for the Community Services Department.

Last night, at the urging of many Irvine residents, the Irvine City Council adopted a resolution unanimously expressing their opposition to the expansion of the James A. Musick Jail Facility.

“I believe we should begin the process of transitioning to district elections not because we are forced to by litigation, but because we want to … because we have determined as a community that district elections would provide for a significant improvement in our local representative democracy.”