IRVINE: The city’s progressive policies are a...

IRVINE: The city’s progressive policies are a hit in Manhattan, where The New Yorker magazine lauded the city for its ban on chlorofluorocarbons, admiringly calling the policy “idealistic, even quixotic.” . . . Columnist Dianne Klein (B1) takes a less idealistic view of yet another Irvine venture--the creation of a downtown with a grand boulevard like the Champs Elysees.