• August 28, 2026
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Opinion: Irvine City Council’s Attempt to Cheat on Housing

On August 13, 2024, Irvine City Council held a public hearing on the General Plan update to identify capacity for up to 57,000 units of housing as part of state housing requirements. State law requires cities to identify enough housing capacity such that it is likely that the city will actually build a target number […]

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Opinion: A Yes to the General Plan Housing Update Is a Yes to the Future of Irvine

Irvine Then and Now I moved to Irvine as a kid in 2009. At this point, it was a city in flux. No longer a patch of suburbs between orange groves, it was a growing city renowned for safety and good schools. The city had just hit 200,000 people, and it has been growing rapidly […]

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2045 General Plan Update: 10 Facts

Irvine has been working on its General Plan Update to incorporate statutory requirements that have occurred since the General Plan was last updated in 2000. The update takes into consideration changes in State law and our Housing Element which was reviewed by a previous Planning Commission and adopted by the City Council in May 2022. […]

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