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🔧 Are you handy? Volunteer at our next Repair Café! 🔨 Help repair bikes, small appliances, clothing, jewelry, sharpen knives, and more while keeping items out of the landfill!

No repair experience? You can shadow a volunteer or help with other event tasks. Or, bring an item for repair in one of the categories above! Be sure to REGISTER for a spot!

Let’s work together to repair, reuse, and reduce waste!

- Balearic Community Center
1975 Balearic Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626

We're excited to partner with @asmcottie @supervisorfoley @cityofcostamesa on this event!

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Check out the GO ZERO Space and Water Heating Incentive Program from South Coast AQMD @southcoastaqmd!

Small businesses that switch to a heat pump for water heating may be eligible to receive up to $4,000 in rebates while helping reduce pollution and improve air quality across our region.

Check out gozerosmallbusiness.com for more information and to learn how your family or small business can participate.

Collaborator: coolirvine

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Our office organized a tour of the Gateway Preserve with Irvine residents and commissioners. It’s hard to believe this beautiful landscape is right here in our own backyard!

With 700 additional acres of protected open space and more trails to come, I’m excited for residents to have even more opportunities to explore and enjoy this special part of Irvine.

Thank you to the Irvine Ranch Conservancy and its dedicated volunteers for their continued restoration and conservation work.

#Irvine #GatewayPreserve #CouncilmemberMelindaLiu

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Investing in our youth is important to me. And part of that investment is simply showing up, especially when our young people reach milestones like completing a class, graduating from a program, or turning their ideas into action.

I was honored to be invited to speak at the graduation of the Cool OC Youth Climate Leadership Program, an Irvine-founded nonprofit program that provides middle and high school students with hands-on education in energy, conservation, environmental stewardship, technology, leadership, and civic engagement.

With the program founded here in Irvine and many of the participants coming from our own local schools, it was especially meaningful to see how engaged both the students and their parents were.

Students completed hours of interactive training, additional independent work, and a final project where they were challenged not just to learn about issues, but to develop solutions and understand how civic engagement can turn ideas into action.

I was also proud to be there wearing two hats, as Vice Mayor of Irvine and Vice Chairman of the Orange County Power Authority, which supported the organization with funding through our Bright Futures Grant. It’s rewarding to see those resources at work directly supporting young people in our community.

Conserving water, reducing unnecessary waste, using energy efficiently, and protecting our natural resources are real issues that affect all of us. Conservation is simply responsible stewardship. At the same time, America should continue to lead the world in energy, innovation, and technology. We should be developing new sources of energy, strengthening reliability and affordability, encouraging American innovation, and preparing the next generation to develop solutions we haven’t even imagined yet.

Congratulations to every graduate of the Cool OC Youth Climate Leadership Program. Keep learning, keep asking questions, stay engaged, and never believe you are too young to make a difference.

#Energy #Conservation #Innovation #sustainability #PeopleoverPolitics @cool.irvine @coolgreencities @ocpowerauthority

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Saturday Community Cleanup 🌿 Yesterday, I joined community members, Trash-Walker (TWO), and Cool Irvine for a morning of community cleanup at Mike Ward Community Park. Together, we worked to keep Irvine clean while learning from local environmental advocates about ways we can all help make our City cleaner, greener, and more sustainable.

A special thank you to Patty and Christian of Trash-Walker (TWO) and Cool Irvine for teaming up with us to bring our community together for a positive cause. 💚♻️

View additional photos here: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCYUHC.

#Irvine #LeaveNoTrace #Communitycleanup #CommunityStrong

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Grab your gloves and your community spirit for a morning of giving back. Join me, Trash-Walker (TWO), and Cool Irvine as we team up to clean up Mike Ward Community Park.

🗓️ Saturday, July 11
🕘 9:00–11:00 AM
📍 Mike Ward Community Park

All you need to bring is a reusable water bottle, sunscreen, and a friend—we’ll take care of the cleanup supplies. No sign-up is necessary. Just come by, pitch in, and help make a difference. We hope to see you there!

#Irvine #FreeEvent #CommunityEvent

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🌎 Meet Cohort 1 of our Summer Youth Climate Leadership Program!

These incredible high school students are spending their summer learning about climate change, sustainability, and community leadership. Throughout the program, they're building the knowledge, skills, and confidence to make a positive impact in their schools, neighborhoods, and beyond.

We can't wait to see the projects and ideas they bring to life. Help us cheer them on! 🌱💙

#YouthLeadership #ClimateAction #CoolOC #FutureLeaders #OrangeCounty

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The deadline has been extended until 12pm, June 25th! Get your last-minute donations in!

Support local climate action with your gift.

#protectandpreserveOC

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We’re excited to join #ProtectandPreserveOC, a collaborative Giving Day organized by @occommunityfdn uniting organizations across Orange County to protect and sustain our local ecosystems.

Giving Day is this Wednesday, June 24 (Save the Date!). Join us in supporting this important work and helping create lasting impact in our community.

#ProtectandPreserveOC #GivingDay

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I joined neighbors, local organizations, and sustainability leaders at the 4th Annual Cool Irvine Eco Fair at Mike Ward Park this weekend.

The event showcased creative ideas, helpful resources, and community partnerships that are making Irvine more sustainable and resilient for the future.

#Irvine #CouncilmemberMelindaLiu #CoolIrvine

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I loved spending the morning with residents, nonprofits, community organizations at the fifth annual Cool Irvine Eco Fair! 🌎 Sustainability takes all of us working together. From energy efficiency resources to Irvine CONNECT, our new Bike Share Pilot Program and other efforts, we are always looking for ways to build a healthier and cleaner community.

Thank you to Cool Irvine, our City staff, vendors and everyone who helped make this event possible. I am grateful for the work being done to support a more sustainable future for generations to come.

#CoolIrvineEcoFair #CityOfIrvine #CouncilmemberMartinezFranco

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OCPA joined community members and sustainability partners at the 5th Annual
@cool.irvine Eco Fair this weekend. 🌎♻️ As a proud sponsor, we were excited to partner with U.S. Green Building Council California to bring the interactive BuildSMART Trailer to the event, giving attendees an opportunity to learn about energy efficiency and sustainable building practices. Thank you to the organizers and everyone who stopped by to support a day dedicated to environmental education and a more sustainable future for Orange County.

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