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Border Crisis Escalates: Border Towns At A Crossroads Facing Funding Dilemma Amid The Unprecedented Influx Of Migrants

Issue # 089

Author

Joshua Tjia
31 Jan

In this Irvine Insider Issue . . .

😁 Laugh Of The Day

🌤️ Irvine Weather

😷⚕ UC Irvine Researchers Identify Potential Targets for Reducing Chemotherapy Side Effects

🧒👁 Eye Mobile for Children Marks Milestone in Orange County with Over 33,000 Vision Screenings

🧷👶🍼 Community Support: Monthly Diaper Distribution for Over 100 Children

🎧🎵 Volunteer Opportunity: DJ Wanted for LA Superhero Run Walk Event on April 13th

🌎📈 Border Crisis Escalates: Border Towns At A Crossroads Facing Funding Dilemma Amid The Unprecedented Influx Of Migrants

🏒 Youth Hockey Spotlight: Ian #7 Earns Player of the Week at The Rinks Irvine Inline

🏥👩‍⚕️ Transform Your Health Journey with UCI Health's Leading Bariatric Program

🐝🐞 Learn to Create Breathtaking Pollinator Gardens: Join IRWD's Free Workshop on Feb. 10

🌳🧤 Transform Your Garden: Learn Composting Secrets from OC Waste & Recycling Experts

👩‍🎨🎨 Irvine Fine Arts Center Opens Applications for Studio Arts Festival

🎼🎼 Upcoming High School Music Calendar

🐇 Volunteer Roles Available at Irvine Animal Care Center

🏀 UCI Men's Basketball Set to Clash with Cal Poly and Hawai'i in the Big West Conference

🏐 UC Irvine Seeks Redemption Against UCLA in This Week's Men's Volleyball Clash

🏀🏐🎾⚾ UCI Anteaters Upcoming Home Games

⚾ Irvine Valley Baseball to Face West LA After Tough Loss; Game Rescheduled Due to Weather

🏀🏀 Upcoming home games for the IVC LASERS

🏈🎾 High School Athletics Calendar

👮‍♀️🍻 California ABC Grant Aids Irvine in Dramatically Reducing Underage Alcohol Violations

🍏🥭🍑 Local Farmers Markets

📅📅 Lots of Local Events

📞💡 Useful Contact Information

Why shouldn’t you fight with a rain cloud?

Answer: It’ll storm out on you!

We hope this joke brings some laughter to your day! 😁

UC Irvine Researchers Identify Potential Targets for Reducing Chemotherapy Side Effects

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine found a link between higher blood levels of omega-3 and interleukin-8 and increased gastrointestinal symptoms during chemotherapy in breast cancer patients.

  • This study, published in the journal Supportive Care in Cancer, suggests these biomarkers could be used to predict and potentially mitigate these symptoms.

  • The research, focusing on breast cancer patients, indicates that both the disease and chemotherapy contribute to inflammation causing these symptoms.

  • The team analyzed inflammatory biomarkers and plasma levels in 31 patients, aiming to improve life quality and treatment by understanding these biomarkers.

  • The study was supported by grants from various institutions, including the National University of Singapore and the National Cancer Centre Singapore.

Eye Mobile for Children Marks Milestone in Orange County with Over 33,000 Vision Screenings

Eye Mobile for Children is out and running again providing comprehensive exams to children in need. Since 2015, the Eye Mobile for Children in Orange County has provided:

  • 33,404 vision screenings

  • 6,475 comprehensive exams

  • 4,217 prescription glasses,

  • 470 ophthalmology referrals to high-risk children

  • It has visited 644 schools and Head Start Programs.

Community Support: Monthly Diaper Distribution for Over 100 Children

Monthly diaper distribution for 100-150 children available and ready for pick up, thanks to partners and donors. Assistance needed with baby wipes, powder, etc. Families in need can contact for pick-up scheduling at [email protected] or (844) 853-HOPE. Visit www.crimesurvivors.org for more info.

Volunteer Opportunity: DJ Wanted for LA Superhero Run Walk Event on April 13th

Crime Survivors is seeking a volunteer DJ for LA Superhero Run Walk Health & Safety Expo on April 13th. Contact: [email protected]. More info: www.superherorunwalk.org.

Border Crisis Escalates: Border Towns At A Crossroads Facing Funding Dilemma Amid The Unprecedented Influx Of Migrants

This video highlights the challenges faced by the local governments at the southern states such as California and Arizona, illustrating the impact of open border policies on stressing local support systems. San Diego, not far from Irvine, is particularly affected. The influx of migrants, now in the millions, is expected to spread beyond border towns, potentially affecting cities across the United States.

The footage specifically shows a sharp increase in Chinese migrants, predominantly single adult men crossing the southern border. This rise is placing a significant burden on San Diego, forcing considerations for multi-million dollar spending in migrant services. In the past two months alone, about 10,000 Chinese nationals have entered the U.S., a substantial increase from the previous year. This situation is leading to a strain on resources, with San Diego County contemplating a $3 million budget for addressing migrant needs.

Youth Hockey Spotlight: Ian #7 Earns Player of the Week at The Rinks Irvine Inline

The Rinks Irvine Inline named Ian #7 as the Youth Rec Practice Player of the Week for his outstanding effort. Coaches praised his performance. Fun fact: his favorite color is red, matching his gloves.

#inlinehockey #youthsports

Transform Your Health Journey with UCI Health's Leading Bariatric Program

#UCIHealth's Digestive Health Institute offers a top-rated bariatric program in Orange County, providing advanced, minimally invasive weight loss surgeries. They create personalized treatment plans for each patient. Start your journey at https://bit.ly/4b9US5e.

Learn to Create Breathtaking Pollinator Gardens: Join IRWD's Free Workshop on Feb. 10

Attend a free workshop on creating pollinator gardens using California native plants on Feb. 10, from 10-11:30 a.m. at IRWD Headquarters, Irvine. Learn about gardens that support birds, bees, butterflies, and other small animals. Register at IRWD.com/events.

Transform Your Garden: Learn Composting Secrets from OC Waste & Recycling Experts

Learn essential composting tips here! Reduce waste and enrich your garden.

#CompostSmart #EcoFriendlyGardening

Irvine Fine Arts Center Opens Applications for Studio Arts Festival

The Irvine Fine Arts Center is accepting vendor applications for its Studio Arts Festival until March 1.

  • This event, featuring Southern California artists and various art forms, will take place on June 1 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Heritage Park.

  • Artists can showcase their work, connect with art enthusiasts, and enhance their careers.

  • For details and application, visit irvinefinearts.org/studioartsfestival.

#IrvineFineArtsCenter #ArtHappensHere #StudioArtsFestival

Upcoming Northwood High School’s Music Calendar

  1. March 6, 2024: Spring Festival Concert – Band (7:00 pm - 8:00 pm)

  2. March 7, 2024: Spring Festival Concert – Orchestra (7:00 pm - 8:00 pm)

  3. March 16, 2024: Irvine Jazz Festival (8:00 am - 5:00 pm)

  4. May 11, 2024: Instrumental Music Awards

For the latest updates or additional details, please visit https://timbmusic.org/events/

Upcoming University High School's Choirs Calendar

  1. February 1 & 2: LEGENDS CONCERT at 7:00 PM.

  2. March 7, 8, 9, 14,15, 16: EVITA - Spring Musical at 7:00 PM.

  3. May 2 & 3: Broadway Rocks! at 7:00 PM.

For the latest updates or additional details, please visit https://www.uhschoirs.org/2023-24-season.html

Upcoming Woodbridge High School's Music Calendar

No events scheduled for January.

For the latest updates or additional details, please visit https://www.whs-music.org/

Upcoming Woodbridge High School’s Vocal Music Calendar

  1. February 29th-March 2nd, 7 PM shows: The Wizard of Oz

  2. March 22nd, 7 PM: Spring Concert

  3. April 16th, 7 PM: IUSD Honors Concert

  4. May 31st, 7 PM: Broadway Rocks Concert

For the latest updates or additional details, please visit https://woodbridgechoirs.weebly.com/calendar.html

Upcoming Irvine High School's Music Calendar

No events scheduled for January.

For the latest updates or additional details, please visit https://www.vimb.info/calendar

Upcoming Irvine High School's Choral Calendar

  1. Th-Sat, Feb. 1-3, All day: CA All-State Choir Weekend (Any Student) in Sacramento, CA.

  2. Th.-Sat, Feb. 29-Mar 2, 7:00 PM: IHS Musical (Any student) at IHS Theater.

  3. March 12 or 13, Morning: IHS Arts Assembly (Canta Bella & Irvine Singers) at IHS Game Gym.

  4. Mon, Mar. 18, 7:00 PM: Spring Concert (All Choirs) at Concordia Univ.

  5. Fri, March 22, Morning: CSU Fullerton Festival (Irvine Singers) at CSUF Meng Hall.

  6. April 1st - 5th, 2024: TBD.

  7. Tues, April 16, 7:00 PM: IUSD Honors Concert (Selected Members) at OCPAC.

  8. Wed, April 17, 6:30 PM: 8th Grade Parent Night at IHS Gym.

  9. TBD: Aliso Women’s Festival (Canta Bella) - Location TBD.

  10. Wed, April 17, All day: Forum Festival (Concert Chorale, Chorale & Viva Cantar) at Knott’s Berry Farm.

  11. Wed, April 26, 6:00 PM: SPUR Awards (Chordinated Chaos) at IHS Theater.

  12. Tues & Wed, May 28 & 29, 3:30-6:30 PM: Dress rehearsal “Voices” (All Choirs) at IHS Theater.

  13. Thurs.- Sat, May 30-June 1, 7:00 PM: Voices 2024 (All Choirs) at IHS Theater.

  14. Wed, June 5, 7:00 PM: Heritage Awards (Chorale) at IHS Gym.

For the latest updates or additional details, please visit https://www.ihschoralmusic.org/calendar.html

Volunteer Roles Available at Irvine Animal Care Center

Irvine Animal Care Center seeks Rabbit Care and Transport volunteers. Visit irvineanimals.org/volunteer to join the Interest List and apply.

#IrvineAnimalCareCenter #Volunteer

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UCI Men's Basketball Set to Clash with Cal Poly and Hawai'i in the Big West Conference

UC Irvine's basketball team will play at Cal Poly on Feb. 1 and host Hawai'i on Feb. 3. Cal Poly, with a 4-17 record, is led by Kobe Sanders, while UC Irvine tops the Big West standings with an 8-1 record. The game against Cal Poly marks the halfway point of the conference season. UC Irvine excels in rebounding and scoring, with a 9.7 scoring margin. Key players include Pierre Crockrell II, with 616 career assists, and Justin Hohn, nearing a three-pointer record. UC Irvine has strong bench contributions and several players leading in Big West statistics. Nationally, they rank well in defense and assists. In the NET ranking, they are the top Big West team at 76th.

UC Irvine Seeks Redemption Against UCLA in This Week's Men's Volleyball Clash

This week, No. 5 UCLA and No. 7 UC Irvine face off in volleyball. First game is on Jan. 31 at 7 PM at Bren Events Center, second on Feb. 2 at 7 PM at Pauley Pavilion. UC Irvine, with a 5-1 record and five-match winning streak, hosts the first game. UCLA, now ranked 5th after a recent loss, will host the second. UCI lost their last six games against UCLA, including two last season. UCLA leads in hitting percentage nationally, while UCI ranks high in blocks and assists. Key players include UCI's Hilir Henno and UCLA's Merrick McHenry. UCI's last win over UCLA was in 2017.

UCI Anteaters Upcoming Home Games

Women's Basketball

  1. Thu, Feb 8th - vs UC Santa Barbara, 6:00 PM

  2. Sat, Feb 10th - vs UC Riverside, 2:00 PM

  3. Sat, Feb 24th - vs UC San Diego, 2:00 PM

  4. Thu, Feb 29th - vs CSUN, 6:00 PM

Men's Basketball

  1. Sat, Feb 3rd - vs Hawai'i, 7:00 PM

  2. Sat, Feb 17th - vs Cal State Bakersfield, 7:00 PM

  3. Thu, Feb 22nd - vs UC Santa Barbara, 8:00 PM

Men's Volleyball

  1. Wed, Jan 31st: vs UCLA, 6:00 p.m.

  2. Wed, Feb 7th - vs USC, 7:00 PM

  3. Fri, Feb 23rd - vs Concordia, 6:00 PM

Women's Tennis

  1. Thu, Feb 8th - vs UC Riverside, 1 PM

  2. Sat, Feb 10th - vs Santa Clara, 11 AM

  3. Fri, Feb 23rd - vs New Mexico, 2 PM

  4. Wed, Feb 28th - vs Hope International (Calif.), 2 PM

Men's Golf

  1. Mon, Feb 12th - vs Orange County Collegiate Classic

  2. Tue, Feb 13th - vs Orange County Collegiate Classic

Baseball

  1. Fri, Feb 16th - vs North Dakota State, 6:00 PM

  2. Sat, Feb 17th - vs North Dakota State, 1:00 PM

  3. Sun, Feb 18th - vs North Dakota State, 1:00 PM

  4. Tue, Feb 20th - vs San Diego, 6:00 PM

Women's Water Polo

  1. Sat, Feb 17th - vs USC, 12 PM

  2. Fri, Feb 23rd - vs TBA

  3. Sat, Feb 24th - vs TBA

  4. Sun, Feb 25th - vs TBAMen's Volleyball.

Irvine Valley Baseball to Face West LA After Tough Loss; Game Rescheduled Due to Weather

Irvine Valley's baseball team's record is now 1-1 after losing 12-1 to Long Beach City at home, following a previous 6-4 win against them. Long Beach City dominated early in the game, with Luke Davis hitting a grand slam. Irvine Valley managed only three hits, with Conner Hoskinson scoring their only run. Long Beach's Dylan Proost won as pitcher, while IVC's Tyler Eastham took the loss. Irvine Valley's next game is against West LA, and their game with San Diego City has been rescheduled due to weather.

🏐⚽🏀 Upcoming home games for the IVC LASERS

Women's Basketball

  1. Wed, Feb 7: Vs. Santa Ana at 7:00 PM.

  2. Tue, Feb 13: Vs. Fullerton at 6:00 PM.

  3. Thu, Feb 15: Vs. Cypress at 7:00 PM.

Men's Basketball

  1. Wed, Feb 7: vs Riverside at 5:00 PM.

  2. Fri, Feb 9: vs Santa Ana at 6:00 PM.

  3. Thu, Feb 15: vs Santiago Canyon at 5:00 PM.

  4. Fri, Feb 23: vs Cypress at 6:00 PM.

Men's Volleyball

  1. Wed, Feb 14: vs Santa Monica 6:00 PM

Men's Tennis

  1. Sat, Feb 03: Vs. Pomona-Pitzer at 2:00 PM

  2. Tue, Feb 13: Vs. Glendale at 2:00 PM

  3. Tue, Feb 20: Vs. Riverside at 2:00 PM

High School Athletics Calendar -

** Updated With January Schedule

Upcoming Irvine High School’s Varsity home games:

January 2024

Tue, Jan 30:

  • Basketball, Girls vs. Beckman 5:30 PM

Tue, Feb 1:

  1. Soccer, Boys VR vs. University, 05:00 PM,

  2. Basketball, Girls VR vs. Laguna Hills, 05:30 PM, Game Gym

Thu, Feb 3:

  1. Soccer, Girls VR vs. Laguna Hills, 03:30 PM, Stadium

Sat, Feb 10:

  1. Baseball VR vs. Tustin, 10:00 AM, Baseball Field

Tue, Feb 13:

  1. Softball VR vs. Santa Margarita, 03:30 PM, Softball Field

  2. Tennis, Boys VR vs. Capistrano Valley, 03:15 PM, Heritage Park

Wed, Feb 14:

  1. Softball VR vs. Tesoro, 03:30 PM, Softball Field

Thu, Feb 15:

  1. Beach Volleyball, Girls VR vs. Bell Gardens, 03:00 PM, Deerfield Park Beach Courts

  2. Lacrosse, Boys VR vs. Norco, 07:00 PM, Stadium

Fri, Feb 16:

  1. Lacrosse, Girls VR vs. Segerstrom, 05:00 PM, Stadium

Tue, Feb 20:

  1. Tennis, Boys VR vs. Aliso Niguel, 03:15 PM, Heritage Park

  2. Lacrosse, Girls VR vs. Dana Hills, 05:00 PM, Stadium

Wed, Feb 21:

  1. Volleyball, Boys VR vs. Santa Margarita, 05:45 PM, Game Gym

Fri, Feb 23:

  1. Swimming & Diving, Boys VR, Irvine City Relays, 03:30 PM, Woolett Pool

  2. Swimming & Diving, Girls VR, Irvine City Relays, 03:30 PM, Woolett Pool

Mon, Feb 26:

  1. Softball VR vs. Laguna Hills, 03:30 PM, Softball Field

Tue, Feb 27:

  1. Beach Volleyball, Girls VR vs. Esperanza, 03:00 PM, Deerfield Park Beach Courts

  2. Lacrosse, Girls VR vs. Lutheran/Orange, 05:00 PM, Stadium

California ABC Grant Aids Irvine in Dramatically Reducing Underage Alcohol Violations

The Irvine PD received a grant from California ABC to tackle alcohol-related crime in Irvine. This weekend, only one violation occurred when a minor tried to get alcohol from 22 people, showing Irvine's effective measures in preventing underage alcohol access.

#irvine #irvinepd #police #alcoholbeverage #cityofirvine #lawenforcement #CaliforniaABC

  • Kaiser Permanente Irvine Farmers Market

  • Saturday Farmers Market at Mariners Church Irvine

    • When: Saturday, 8 AM - 12 PM

    • Where: 5428 Bonita Canyon Dr, Irvine, CA 92603

  • Great Park Certified Farmers Market

  • Manassero Farmers

    • When: Daily, 9 AM - 4:30 PM

    • Where: 33 Irvine Valley, Irvine, CA 92604

  • Tanaka Farms

    • When: Daily, 9 AM - 5 PM

    • Where: 5380 3/4 University Dr, Irvine, CA 92612

    • More Info: Tanaka Farms

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