{"podcast":{"title":"Irvine News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"irvine-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7571856","podcast_index_feed_id":7571856,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-irvine-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/cover/763f7e20-0d7e-455b-8be8-9b7bbb28e1a9.jpeg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":2000,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Irvine News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Irvine—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Irvine News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-16T22:17:37.449945+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/irvine-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7571856"},"episode":{"title":"Orange City Slaps $240K Fireworks Fines | Irvine News","slug":"orange-city-slaps-240k-fireworks-fines-irvine-news","published_at":"2026-08-01T15:03:51+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/irvine-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7571856/orange-city-slaps-240k-fireworks-fines-irvine-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/irvine-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7571856","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/0b4d03671d4fe634","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/5a121bbb-835d-4ddb-ac94-94d95f0b6c19.mp3","summary":"Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews Orange poured over $240K in fines during the Fourth of July weekend thanks to its new “social host” ordinance, which holds party hosts and property owners accountable for illegal fireworks — even guests. Drones helped enforce the rules, leading to 13 properties flagged, 8 fined, with one North Elmwood Street home paying over $111K. Fines start at $2K and climb, with appeals and payment plans available. The city says it educated residents in both English and Spanish, and while 228 fireworks calls still came in, safety improved in fire-prone zones. Proceeds will fund more drones and operations — and police seized mortars and Roman candles. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/0b4d03671d4fe634","meta_description":"Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in L…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":124,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/irvine-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7571856/episodes/orange-city-slaps-240k-fireworks-fines-irvine-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/irvine-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7571856/orange-city-slaps-240k-fireworks-fines-irvine-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}