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  1. Vinster

    Irvine house rented and then renter sublets it through AirBnB

    This is the first time I've heard of something like this. http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/finance/1469179/ My cousin recently purchased an investment property and quickly found a tenant who signed a 2 year lease. Thirty days letter my cousin started getting letters from both the city and the...
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    Woodbury Elementary class writes letters to CEO, get a surprise

    The 6th grade class assignment was to write a letter to the CEO who took a pay cut and raised the minimum wage at his company to $70K. http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/students-get-surprise-visit-ceo-dan-price-who-took-pay-n383116
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    Residential projects in the Irvine Business Complex (IBC)

    There are quite a number of residential projects under construction, approved or under review in the IBC. Looks like Irvine is working to make the IBC a denser live/work area. Does anyone know what construction is going on in the vacant lot across from The Rinks on Barranca? PDF Map...
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    Adventure Playground coming back in September 2015

    I never got to go there (next to University Library) before it closed in 2008 but it's coming back in September 2015. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/-632880--.html
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    Fraternity houses in Woodbury?

    This OC Register article mentions "a few known fraternity houses" in Woodbury. Really? Has anyone here from Woodbury seen these houses? http://www.ocregister.com/articles/house-627038-irvine-planning.html
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    Harvard student arrested for bomb hoax to avoid final exam

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2525547/Police-identify-Harvard-hoaxer-emailed-bomb-threat-taking-exam-20-year-old-student-Eldo-Kim.html I thought this was interesting in regard to the thread about getting into Harvard. The student is Eldo Kim who graduated from Kamiak High School in...
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    Amex Small Business Saturday (11/30) $10 off purchase of $10 or more

    Amex is doing their annual Small Business Saturday this Saturday where you'll get one $10 statement credit for spending at least $10 on your Amex at a small business on their list. One offer per card and authorized users are counted as a separate card. You need to register your card...
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    Korean garden to be built at Col. Bill Barber Park

    http://www.ocregister.com/articles/city-536658-garden-korean.htmlhttp://www.ocregister.com/articles/park-536488-garden-korean.html Looking forward to fresh bok choy.  ;D The $2.7 million construction cost is being covered by the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture. Take that John's Creek!
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    Tustin Ranch Extension to open by end of November

    http://www.ocregister.com/articles/tustin-534081-open-expected.html Will this relieve some of the traffic on Jamboree and I-5 during rush hour?
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    Car crashes through Barranca overpass onto 5 Freeway in Irvine, killing driver

    http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/orange_county&id=9241911 I'm surprised this doesn't happen more often at this exit, the carpool exit from the I-5 South to Barranca.
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    My Mello Roos got reduced!

    Just got a letter from the city of Irvine that the city council approved refinancing and a partial redemption of the Mello Roos bond for my community. This will reduce my Mellos Roos by $1800 from $6500 to $4700. Way to go city council!
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    Why Irvine Consistently Ranks As The Safest City In America

    http://www.businessinsider.com/irvine-california-is-americas-safest-city-2013-7 According to the article, it's not because Irvine PD is good a covering up violent crime.  :) It's due to wealth and demographics. "It's basically a very affluent place with little poverty and a highly educated...
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    NY Times: New Suburban Dream Born of Asia and Southern California

    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/29/us/asians-now-largest-immigrant-group-in-southern-california.html (If the NY Times paywall is blocking you, turn off Javascript and reload the page.) Excerpt: SAN MARINO, Calif. ? Beneath the palm trees that line Huntington Drive, named for the railroad magnate...
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    Man accused of embezzling $100K from Girl Scouts of OC arrested in Wisconsin

    http://www.wbay.com/story/18934702/2012/07/02/girl-scouts-embezzlement-suspect-caught-in-brown-county-on-way-to-ghana?clienttype=printable This is the Girl Scouts of OC that is located on Toledo and Alton (www.gscoc.org)
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