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Sources, and accuracy of information.

I'd like to ask two questions related to this article. I just updated the city management, but there is no source for the current city clerk except my own knowledge since it is not listed on any web page. Would we be allowed to use publicly accessible council meeting minutes or agendas? Both of these would be able to verify that Molly Perry is the current city clerk.

I'd also like to talk about the accuracy of information on this page with regards to term numbers. Irvine imposed term limits in 2014, but they are not retroactive. Because of this qualification I believe that there is inaccuracy or even disinformation in the terms box. For example, it lists this as Christina Shea's first term as mayor, but it is not. She served two terms before the term limits were imposed, and even the source cited by this box (https://ballotpedia.org/Christina_Shea) notes that "Shea previously served as mayor of Irvine from 1996 to 2000." Which would actually make this her realistic third term, but first post-term limits. How do we want to handle this?

Semi-protected edit request on 11 August 2022

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Wild Rivers Waterpark is one of the top employers in Irvine and should be added to the list, they hire over 1200 employees. 2600:8802:E00:52D0:C03B:3019:A12F:A1E6 (talk) 04:20, 11 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. 💜 melecie talk - 04:59, 11 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 12 August 2022

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Inthetechworld (talk) 03:36, 12 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The current chief of police is "Michael Kent"

Done —Sirdog (talk) 05:03, 12 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Linking Cox Automotive LikoHus (talk) 21:45, 24 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done MadGuy7023 (talk) 22:23, 24 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Should we identify "Irvinite" as the City's "official" demonym?

I recently added "Irvinite" to the demonym section in this article's infobox alongside "Irvinian." However, all official city documents that use a demonym for Irvine residents (which is slightly rare, as most people just use the term "Irvine resident" during city council discussions) that I have seen have used the term "Irvinite." The best example I can give is how, in the message written by City Manager Oliver Chi at the beginning of every issue of the City's official magazine, Inside Irvine, there is a banner in big text saying "Hello, Irvinites!" (here is a link to the current issue for proof). Furthermore, it has been used in this memo written by current Irvine Councilmember Kathleen Treseder, hinting at "Irvinite" being the preferred demonym at least in the official capacity of the City Manager and a City Council member. Is there anything we should do in the infobox to indicate this? JaySVMS (talk) 09:59, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think these are decent starts, but more sources would help. This also needs to be added and sourced within the article before adding to the infobox. Good work! glman (talk) 13:05, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Accuracy of largest employers data

I reverted some edits to the top employers section made by User:RemoteMorning thinking they were vandalism, as several of the companies added to the list (Peraton, Mastec North America Inc, and SA Recyling LLC) don't have offices in Irvine. Peraton's number of employees in Irvine was also listed as 17000, but the company employs around 18000 people *worldwide* and is headquarted in the DC area where they employ around 5000 people.

However, it turns out that this seemingly wrong data is actually on the official City of Irvine website: [1]https://www.cityofirvine.org/about-irvine/demographics

The numbers of employees for these three companies in question are rounded to the nearest thousand, while the numbers for all other companies are precise. Something fishy is definitely going on here. It's pretty easy to verify that these companies don't have any official presence in Irvine or even Orange County in the case of Peraton and Mastec. My best guess is that this data is based on self-reporting by people who live in Irvine and work remotely for these companies. Metaloaf (talk) 21:18, 1 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting. I see that on page 213 here too. Magnolia677 (talk) 15:42, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]