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“Council Scandal”… or Functional Note-Taking?

Newport Beach City Hall and Bunnies, photo by Mike Glenn

During each council session, City Council approves minutes from the previous session.  These minutes serve to recap the decisions made throughout the prior council meeting and to create a quickly re-visitable log of the events that occurred.  Most often, there are changes needed– misspellings or a few word alterations– and the vote is largely non-eventful. But last nights meeting was quite a …

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10 foot Waves on Saturday?

Newport Wedge by Sean Olsen

Huntington will be seeing 6-8 foot waves tomorrow, peaking at 10 feet. Newport will be seeing sets smaller than that– but still bigger waves than we’ve been getting the last few weeks. Our waves will be rolling in at about 5-6 feet. Temps will be pushing up to 80, so expect an abundance of tourists! 🙂 It should be fun– but always …

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Venus and Mars Visually “Collide” Tonight

Venus and Mars Conjecture

Okay, so they don’t actually collide.  But tonight they get less than one-half of a degree apart, and will put of spectacular light.  Look to the Western Sky to see this beautiful display– barring any potential cloud cover, it should be hard to miss!

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High Tides Could Flood Low Areas

Flood Zone in Newport

High tides tomorrow morning will peak at 9:04 AM PST, and will raise the standard sea level by a whopping 6.4 feet.  This could cause high tides to generate minor flooding in low-lying areas. If you are in a low-lying area, please be aware and park your car so you don’t have to wade through the potential mess tomorrow morning! More tidal information is available here: http://tides.mobilegeographics.com/locations/342.html …

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DUI Checkpoint on Friday

Newport Police

The Newport Beach Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on Friday, January 16, 2015 at an undisclosed location in Newport between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. DUI Checkpoints are claimed to reduce drunk driving mostly by deterrent, but also serve to actively arrest those who are driving under the influence. This is a good …

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Fire Rings: We Have Finally Won!!

Family by the Fire Rings, photo credit unknown

Last night– we WON! In a council meeting regarding quite a few items– the most popular by far were the Fire Rings.  As speakers approached the microphone for about an hour and a half, the sides were evenly split.  Much of the talk was repetitive, with anti-fire-ring advocates labeling themselves as health advocates and damning the woodsmoke for its effects on their …

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New Councils’ First Vote is a Big One

Newport Waste

The New Council will be meeting tomorrow afternoon for some very big issues.  First, during the Closed Session meeting they will be discussing the Woody’s Wharf scenario, and how to proceed with that. Second, they will be doing a second reading on whether or not to give approximately $7-10 million dollars of taxpayer land to a private organization for 7 years for the sum …

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Meteor Shower Peaks TONIGHT

Meteor Shower

REMEMBER: TONIGHT is the peak night to watch the Quadrantid meteor shower!  (It will continue until the 5th, but tonight is really “the night”!).  On a rare occasion to be sad about the full moon, you can do that tonight, as the moons brightness will wash out all but the brightest of meteors.  Still, there are worse things to do than …

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FREE RIDES on NYE

Drunk Driving

Don’t drive drunk.  Period.  This New Years Eve there will be FREE RIDES given through a variety of ways.  AAA is offering its annual Tipsy Tow service, which gives people a ride home up to 7 miles away, free of cost.  Give them a ring at (800) 400-4AAA Our local government is also kicking in some funds to cover the celebration …

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Balboa Fire and The Spirit of Giving

Photo of House Fire, by resident Abby Pearose

While it may seem that all was lost for Abby Pearose, the holiday season is the season of giving.  Friends set up a GoFundMe site, and have begun raising money to help Pearose rebuild from items as simple as clothing and shoes, as literally all was lost. If you’re unfamiliar with the story: When Pearose went to sleep the Monday before Christmas, he had …

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