February 2024 - Page 2 of 3 - The Petluck Team

February 20, 2024

Walmart moves forward with $2.3 billion deal to buy Irvine’s TV maker Vizio

By Jaewon Kang | Bloomberg Walmart topped earnings estimates in the fourth quarter as choosy shoppers nevertheless kept buying in its stores. Separately, Walmart said it agreed to buy smart-TV maker Vizio Holding Corp. for...

February 17, 2024

Election 2024: Get to know the candidates in California’s 37th state Senate race

The race for California’s 37th state Senate district is a crowded one — and features some familiar names for legislative spectators. The sprawling SD-37, which changed during the decennial redistricting process in 2021, includes at...

February 16, 2024

Irvine’s new, free shuttle service is almost ready for passengers

The city of Irvine this week unveiled a free shuttle service city leaders say will provide residents with convenient access between homes, schools and workplaces. Called Irvine CONNECT, the new service will be fully ready...

February 16, 2024

Spreading cheer — and little rubber ducks — around the community

“What luck! You found a duck!” They’re yellow and purple and blue, pirates and aliens and giraffes. They’re little rubber ducks, accompanied by kind messages, and meant to spread a little bit of cheer around...

February 15, 2024

Walmart in talks to buy Irvine-based TV maker Vizio

By Jaewon Kang | Bloomberg Walmart is in talks to buy Irvine-based TV maker Vizio Holding Corp. for more than $2 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported. Discussions are ongoing and a deal may not...

February 14, 2024

Take a closer look at Taco Bell’s menu for 2024

Taco Bell has begun to make good on a promise it made last Friday to bring forth a lot of new items in 2024. The first of those items is called a Cheesy Chicken Crispanada,...

February 14, 2024

The Habit Burger Grill’s new director of culinary innovation tells how he got the gig

Jason Triail is a native New Yorker, but when it comes to The Habit Burger Grill he’s all about California. Triail is the new director of culinary innovation at the Irvine-based chain, bringing to the...

February 13, 2024

Election 2024: Get to know the candidates in California’s 47th congressional race

Rep. Katie Porter is leaving the House to run for U.S. Senate — and there are 10 candidates eager to fill her seat. In the race for California’s 47th congressional district are four Democrats —...

February 12, 2024

After Great Park residents rally to keep a neighborhood street open, the city obliges

When Parisa Yazdani and several of her neighbors at the Great Park Neighborhoods in Irvine came across signs posted around their homes in late January, notifying them of a street demolition scheduled for a couple...

February 11, 2024

Man pleads guilty to second-degree murder for crash that killed a woman walking with her family in Irvine

SANTA ANA — A twice-convicted drunken driver pleaded guilty Friday to an alcohol-fueled collision that killed a 44-year-old woman and injured her husband and two teenage children. Kamal Akwette Attoh, 42, of Irvine, pleaded guilty...

Month: February 2024