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Orange County Veterans Honored at Annual Veterans of the Year Celebration
Irvine, CA – In honor of Veterans Day, Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris hosted the eighth annual Veterans of the Year Ceremony at Irvine Valley College, where three distinguished veterans were recognized for their exemplary military service and enduring contributions to fellow veterans and the Orange County community.
Tanaka Farms Honored as 2026 Small Business of the Year
Irvine, CA – Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris honored Tanaka Farms as the 2026 Small Business of the Year for the 73rd Assembly District.
Each year, Assemblywoman Petrie-Norris invites community members to nominate a small business that has made a meaningful and lasting impact in their community. This year’s honoree, Tanaka Farms, is a family-owned farm and produce market that has grown into one of Irvine's most beloved community institutions while preserving a piece of Orange County's agricultural heritage.
California Invests $38.2 Million to Establish University of California Climate Change Research Institute
Irvine, CA – Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine) and Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) celebrated the State’s $38.2 million investment that will create the University of California, Climate Change Research & Policy Institute. The investment will support a permanent, dedicated hub for climate research and policy engagement across the UC system, leveraging California’s world-class public research universities to help the state meet its ambitious climate goals. UC partners include UC Irvine, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, and UC Davis.
Costa Mesa notches a double win for Westside park spaces
Daily Pilot
Costa Mesa officials are advancing efforts to expand and beautify open space on the city’s west side, celebrating a newly renovated Ketchum-Libolt Park this week shortly after approving a community center concept near Shalimar Park.
Locals Monday recognized the transformation of Ketchum-Libolt, a one-third acre parcel at Victoria and Maple streets named for city police officers James “Dave” Ketchum and John “Mike” Libolt, who died in a 1987 on-duty helicopter crash.
Randall Preserve set to begin phase one of renovations after $2-million check
Daily Pilot
Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris presented the Randall Preserve, formerly known as Banning Ranch, with a Proposition 4 funded $2-million check last Thursday morning as the nature preserve takes steps toward restoration and opening to the public.
“This is the type of thing where, in 20 to 30 years, we’re all gonna be driving past here on PCH and point [the preserve] out to our grandkids and say, ‘I was part of making that happen,’” Petrie-Norris said to a group of gathered activists, supporters and fellow elected officials.
