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Orange County DA Monitors UCI Protest, Vows to Address Criminal Activity

Issue # 0165

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Joshua Tjia
16 May

In this Irvine Insider Issue . . .

😁 Laugh Of The Day

🌤️ Irvine Weather

⚖️🤝 Orange County DA Monitors UCI Protest, Vows to Address Criminal Activity

👩🏻‍🍳🧁 Taiwanese DIY Bakery, Home Baking Day, Debuts in North America at Culver Plaza

☀️💦 Great Park Summer Classes: Registration Now Open for All Ages and Interests

🚴🏻‍♂️🚧 San Diego Creek Bike Trail Closure: Alton Parkway to Spectrum Closed Until Spring 2025

🏫📄 Earn College Credits in High School: IVC and IUSD Launch Free Dual Enrollment for 9th-12th Graders

☀️🥗 Sunshine in Your Diet: The Power of Vitamin D

🦟🚫 How to Prevent Mosquito Breeding in Your Yard: Tips from IRWD and OC Vector Control

🧑‍🎨🎨 Registration Now Open for Summer Classes at Irvine Fine Arts Center

🎼🎼 Upcoming High School Music Calendar

🌟🏃🏽‍♀️ Irvine Ranks Among Nation's Healthiest Cities

⚾️ UC Irvine Baseball Defeats LMU 7-2 in Final Midweek Game

🎾 UC Irvine’s Matthew Sah and Hiroki Sakagawa Earn CSC Men's Tennis Academic All-District Honors

🏀🏐🎾⚾ UCI Anteaters Upcoming Home Games

🏀🏀 Upcoming home games for the IVC LASERS

⚾️ Crean Lutheran Boys Baseball Team Celebrates Successful Season and Playoff Run

🏈🎾 High School Athletics Calendar

🚔🍼 Two Suspects Wanted for $1,199 Breast Pump Theft at Irvine Target

🍏🥭🍑 Local Farmers Markets

🌟🏪🎉Irvine’s Best Kept Secrets: Is Your Business One of Them?

📅📅 Lots of Local Events

📞💡 Useful Contact Information

Why didn’t the star laugh at the moon’s joke?

Because it was too Sirius.

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

Orange County DA Monitors UCI Protest, Vows to Address Criminal Activity

Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer has affirmed that his office is collaborating with law enforcement to monitor protests, including the one at UC Irvine. While he supports the constitutional right to peaceful assembly, he emphasizes that any criminal activity, such as violence or vandalism, will not be tolerated. Evidence of such activity, including failure to obey lawful orders, will be thoroughly investigated to determine if a crime occurred.

Taiwanese DIY Bakery, Home Baking Day, Debuts in North America at Culver Plaza

Home Baking Day has opened its first North American location at Culver Plaza, offering DIY cake-making classes for all ages. The bakery's home-like environment features fresh ingredients, advanced equipment, and a welcoming atmosphere. Customers are guided through easy-to-follow steps to ensure a delightful baking experience. Originating in Taiwan in 2016, Home Baking Day has expanded to Hong Kong, Singapore, and now the USA. Their focus on detail and creating strong family connections through baking makes every visit enjoyable, whether you're a novice or an experienced baker.

#FirstToOC

Great Park Summer Classes: Registration Now Open for All Ages and Interests

Registration is now open for summer classes at the Great Park! Enjoy a summer of fun, learning, and exploration with a variety of classes for all ages and interests. Conduct exciting science experiments, improve athletic skills with expert sports instruction, and enhance strategic thinking with chess classes for all skill levels. Visit cityofirvine.org/yourirvine to view the full class lineup and register today!

#YourGreatPark #WeAreIrvine #GreatParkSummerClasses #Summer

San Diego Creek Bike Trail Closure: Alton Parkway to Spectrum Closed Until Spring 2025

The San Diego Creek Bike Trail is closed from Alton Parkway to Spectrum until spring 2025 due to Caltrans construction on State Route 133. The closure allows for the safe completion of the widening of the connector bridge from the southbound SR-133 to the northbound I-405 Freeway. Follow detour signs or choose alternate routes. More info: bit.ly/49GpBVP.

Earn College Credits in High School: IVC and IUSD Launch Free Dual Enrollment for 9th-12th Graders

IUSD and Irvine Valley College (IVC) are offering the IVC/IUSD Dual Enrollment – College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) for the 2024-25 school year. This free program lets students in grades 9-12 take college courses part-time and earn transferable credits for Cal State and UC schools. Registration is now open, so apply today! For more info, visit link.ivc.edu/ccap-k12.

Sunshine in Your Diet: The Power of Vitamin D

Maintaining a balanced diet is crucial for your body's nutrition and daily functions. Proper nutrition can reduce the risk of obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, and positively impact mental health. Today’s focus is on vitamin D, a vital nutrient and hormone. Known as the sunshine vitamin, it supports bone health, immune function, and mood regulation. Vitamin D can be sourced from sunlight, foods like fatty fish, beef liver, and fortified products, or supplements. Adults generally need 600 IU daily, increasing to 800 IU for those over 70.

Learn more by reading Family Care Centers Medical Group’s blog.

How to Prevent Mosquito Breeding in Your Yard: Tips from IRWD and OC Vector Control

Are mosquitoes bothering you at home? It could indicate an irrigation leak or overwatering, as even tiny puddles can breed pests. The Aedes "ankle biter" mosquito can breed in just a teaspoon of water. In collaboration with @ocvectorcontrol, we're reminding residents that mosquito control is everyone's responsibility. Here's how you can help: eliminate breeding sources (ocvector.org), learn proper watering schedules (IRWD.com/wateringguide), and apply for IRWD’s Sprinkler Repair Program (IRWD.com/sprinklerrepair). This info is from Pipelines, IRWD’s monthly newsletter. View the current issue at IRWD.com/pipelines.

Registration Now Open for Summer Classes at Irvine Fine Arts Center

Summer class registration at the Irvine Fine Arts Center is open! Explore a range of courses for all ages and skill levels, including culinary arts, painting, photography, mosaics, and mixed media at yourirvine.org. Log in for easy checkout or follow the prompts to register. Special registration dates: Adult Jewelry on May 17 at 7 a.m. and Adult Ceramics on May 17 at 8 a.m. Classes fill up quickly, so sign up soon!

#IrvineFineArtsCenter #ArtHappensHere #WeAreIrvine #ThingsToDoInOC

Upcoming Northwood High School’s Music Calendar

No events scheduled for May.

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

Upcoming University High School's Choirs Calendar

No events scheduled for May.

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 May.

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

Upcoming Woodbridge High School’s Vocal Music Calendar

  1. 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 May.

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

Upcoming Irvine High School's Choral Calendar

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

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

  3. 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

Irvine Ranks Among Nation's Healthiest Cities

Irvine ranks No. 10 in WalletHub’s “Healthiest Cities in America” study, which analyzed 182 cities using 41 health metrics, including physicians-per-capita, diet, and access to public parks. Irvine's residents excel in physical fitness and have high-quality health care and abundant green spaces. The city outperformed nearby cities like Los Angeles and Huntington Beach. Additionally, Irvine was recently ranked No. 5 in WalletHub’s “Happiest Cities in America.”

UC Irvine Baseball Defeats LMU 7-2 in Final Midweek Game

UC Irvine baseball won 7-2 against LMU in their final midweek game at Anteater Ballpark. The game started with a 30-minute delay due to an irrigation leak. Both teams used a combined 21 pitchers. Danny Suarez started for the Anteaters, allowing one run despite loading the bases early. Ryder Brooks, Riley Kelly, David Vizcaino, David Utagawa, and Ricky Tibbett provided strong relief. UCI trailed 1-0 but rallied in the second inning and scored multiple runs in the third and fourth. Key contributors included Abraham Garcia-Pacheco, Will Bermudez, Chase Call, Jo Oyama, and Woody Hadeen. Despite an injury to Dub Gleed, the team finished with a 6-3 midweek record and 4-0 against WCC opponents. The Anteaters now face Cal State Fullerton in their final away games of the regular season.

UC Irvine’s Matthew Sah and Hiroki Sakagawa Earn CSC Men's Tennis Academic All-District Honors

Graduate students Matthew Sah and Hiroki Sakagawa have been named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Men's Tennis Academic All-District Team. Sakagawa, a Master of Finance student, earned first-team All-Big West honors in singles and second-team in doubles, achieving 11 dual-match singles wins and 10 doubles wins, and secured UC Irvine’s second conference title in three years with match-clinching victories. Sah, a master's student in software engineering, received All-Big West honorable mention in doubles with 12 victories, leading the Anteaters to two Big West Championships and holding a program history tie for 26th with 43 career doubles wins. Both have maintained at least a 3.50 GPA and participated in 70% of the team’s matches. Sakagawa is now a CSC Academic All-America finalist, with honorees to be announced on June 5.

UCI Anteaters Upcoming Home Games

Baseball

  1. Thu, May 23: vs CSUN, 6:00 PM

  2. Fri, May 24: vs CSUN, 6:00 PM

  3. Sat, May 25: vs CSUN, 1:00 PM

🏐⚽🏀 Upcoming home games for the IVC LASERS

No upcoming IVC home games

Crean Lutheran Boys Baseball Team Celebrates Successful Season and Playoff Run

Congrats to the Crean Lutheran Baseball team on an amazing season and playoff run! Check out the highlights of their incredible journey.

"I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." - Philippians 3:14.

High School Athletics Calendar -

** Updated With May Schedule

Upcoming Irvine High School’s Varsity home games:

No upcoming home games.

Two Suspects Wanted for $1,199 Breast Pump Theft at Irvine Target

Two men are suspected of stealing $1,199 in breast pumps from Target on Jamboree and are linked to similar crimes in Southern California. If you can identify them, please contact Detective Ricci at [email protected].

#irvine #irvinepolice #wanted #news #investigation

Irvine’s Best Kept Secrets: Is Your Business One of Them?

We know our community is brimming with businesses that have fascinating stories and big hearts. If you’re a local business owner making waves, crafting unique experiences, or simply putting a smile on our faces, we want to chat with you! “Irvine Insider” is eager to shine a light on the unsung heroes of our city. Let’s collaborate and let the community know what makes your business special.

Click the link below and fill out the Local Business Spotlight Application Form to be featured and let’s celebrate the spirit of Irvine together!

Irvine Insider is sent to a local audience of Irvine residence Monday through Friday with 55% - 60% open rate. Our newsletter is a great way to reach Irvine residents.

  • 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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