Irvine officials are considering switching to ranked choice voting for city elections by 2028. The city council voted 4-3 to ...

Officials are eying ranked choice voting, which would allow Irvine voters to rank candidates in order of preference when voting instead of choosing a single candidate.

In Irvine, legislative power rests in the hands of the seven-member city council. One of them is the mayor, who is an at-large member, meaning they are elected by all residents of the city. This is ...

Having its own charter, or city constitution, enabling more control over its local elections means Irvine “has the ability to ...

CicloIrvine, the city’s Open Streets event, returns from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a 1.3-mile car-free stretch of Irvine ...

Irvine recently hosted grand reopening events for the Heritage Park and University Park libraries to mark what Mayor Larry Agran referred to as a “new chapter” in the burgeoning city library system.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Tuesday, Irvine Vice-Mayor Tammy Kim was subjected to racism and xenophobia during a council meeting for a project to build a ...

A year ago, Irvine became the first city in Orange County to pledge carbon neutrality in response to a growing climate crisis. Only a handful of other California cities, including Los Angeles, San ...

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The city of Irvine is considering a ban on single-use plastic for local restaurants in order to reduce the amount of harmful plastic being distributed to the community. Water bottles, takeout ...

IRVINE, Calif. (KABC) -- The Irvine City Council voted to take legal action against Orange County to stop the possible creation of a homeless encampment near the Orange County Great Park. Todd Spitzer ...