October 2023 - The Petluck Team

October 30, 2023

Irvine plans to add new competition pool to Woollett Center

By Jessica Benda Contributing Writer Another 50-meter competition pool is coming to Heritage Community Park, and Irvine has just found its architect. The city plans to add the pool — along with a small splash...

October 30, 2023

Beckman girls volleyball advances to CIF-SS finals with sweep of Canyon

TUSTIN – Beckman’s girls volleyball team has many ways to attack an opponent, and it used just about all of them Saturday to beat Canyon in the CIF Southern Section Division 3 semifinals. The Patriots...

October 26, 2023

UC Irvine researchers shine light on deceptive COVID-19 treatments

IRVINE — A UC Irvine study published Thursday in a science journal showed that last year 38 business in North America marketed unproven stem cell therapies and exosome products to treat or prevent COVID-19. The...

October 27, 2023

‘I just want peace’: Vigil held in Irvine for victims of the Israel-Hamas War

Two hundred chairs, filled only with photos of the Israeli hostages taken by Hamas earlier this month, sat on a busy Irvine intersection Thursday evening. Peppered among them were several strollers, representing the children kidnapped...

October 27, 2023

FivePoint Amphitheatre has closed. Will there be live music in Irvine in 2024?

Before country music act Zac Brown Band took the stage at FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine on Saturday, Oct. 21, vocalist Zac Brown was informed that his band’s performance would be the last ever for the...

October 23, 2023

Status Update: David Wilson, owner of Wilson Automotive, gives $25 million to his alma mater

David W. Wilson, owner of Tustin-based Wilson Automotive, pledged $25 million to his alma mater, the University of Northern Iowa. The donation, celebrated Friday, Oct. 20, is the largest gift in UNI history and will...

October 23, 2023

Orange County football Top 25: Undefeated Tustin breaks into Top 10 in Week 10

ORANGE COUNTY FOOTBALL TOP 25 POLL Notable this week: Undefeated Tustin breaks into the Top 10 for the first time this season after shutting out Pacifica 49-0. … San Clemente advances from No. 5 last...

October 23, 2023

State attorney general visits OC to discuss hate activity prevention

California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan and several local leaders on Monday, Oct. 23, to discuss hate crimes and ways to combat them. The discussion was the latest stop for Bonta...

October 23, 2023

Orange County girls volleyball Top 10 rankings, Oct. 23

ORANGE COUNTY GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TOP 10 (Records through Oct. 22) 1. Mater Dei 35-3: The Monarchs swept Palos Verdes in the first round of pool play in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs. Previous...

October 21, 2023

FivePoint Amphitheatre will close permanently after Saturday’s show

FivePoint Amphitheatre, which opened in 2017 as a temporary bridge between the demolished Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre and a permanent venue to be built in the Irvine Great Park, will close permanently after tonight’s concert by...

Month: October 2023