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    Northwood High School in Irvine on Lockdown Due to Phoned Threat

    Northwood High School in Irvine is on lockdown Thursday afternoon due to an anonymous threat, according to the school district. Posts on social media just before 3 p.m. indicated the school ? at 4515 Portola Parkway ? was locked down. An Irvine Unified School District official confirmed that to...
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    Dwelling coverage in homeowner's insurance

    I have been shopping around for home owner's insurance and gotten a few quotes.  Dwelling coverage on those quotes varies from $140 - $200 per square foot.  Obviously cost is lower for lower dwelling coverage.  What would be a reasonable dwelling coverage for an Irvine home? Thanks for your...
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    Google fiber coming to Irvine

    The company?s Google Fiber division announced Thursday that it has tapped Irvine, a city known for its tech industry and educated and affluent residents, for its list of possible expansion cities. The so-called gigabit network offers blazing-fast broadband speeds about 100 times that of...
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    What's hot housing in Orange County?

    Interesting reading: "Here?s the July MOCHA results of who?s hottest - decidedly inland communities - and who?s not - largely by the sea: Top-ranked by my MOCHA index was Irvine 92602 with a median selling price of $936,500 in July. It had a 25 percent year-over-year gain in its median selling...
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    Irvine Ranks As Top Calif. Small City To Live

    I guess no surprises here! Irvine Ranks As Top Calif. Small City To Livehttp://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/09/23/irvine-ranks-as-top-calif-small-city-to-live/ Irvine named among 15 best places to livehttp://www.ocregister.com/articles/irvine-635944-city-top.html
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    Home security system

    We are moving to new home in Pavilion Park next month.  Irvine is generally safe but Pavilion Park is going to have lot of construction for next couple of years. That makes me concerned about general security and want to have a security system installed.  I have looked it ADT and others as well...
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    Irvine High vs Northwood High

    Can any one comment about which school has better teachers?  We are in the NHS area but are thinking about sending our children to IHS.  We feel that quality of teaching is similar at both schools but children who go to NHS are much more into academics.  As more academically oriented children go...
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    Buying new home with a broker versus on your own

    We are looking for a new home and were thinking about going with an agent when we go to see the new home for the first time. However, a friend mentioned that people who go without an agent are more likely to get the the new houses (given the low inventory and increasing interest in new houses)...
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