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This weekend, hundreds of electric scooters were dumped in “nests” throughout Balboa Peninsula without any announcements or previous marketing to the area.   Friday night, about 50 arrived in the 32nd street area, and by noon on Sunday, over 200 were launched throughout the peninsula. Immediately, there was much confusion about how to use the things, but the process is very …

Well, we all knew that good things weren’t meant to last. Since the event of the kid who intentionally jumped onto a boat and injured two women occurred, the city is now taking serious action to stop people from fulfilling a generations-long Newport tradition: Jumping from the Lido Bridge. Starting yesterday, July 26, the city has put a lifeguard on …

In an unbelievable turn of events, 2018-Mayor Duffy Duffield has picked up where 2016-mayor Diane Dixon left off: Having police attempt to close Newport’s last remaining Dog Beach, which has been operating as such for 101 years, this year. By conducting a coordinated raid with County agents, Newport PD and OC officials blazed through sacred doggyland with firearms at their …

We’ve all seen them jumping, and many of us have made the leap ourselves from the Lido bridge.  We all knew it was only a matter of time before someone decided not to use a spotter, and landed on a boat. Yesterday at 2pm, someone landed on a boat. From the perspective of the woman taking her boat out on …

With the average high in Newport coming out at 72 degrees, these last few weeks teetering in the upper 80s (and even breaking 100 in some areas) has been sweltering– especially for a population that doesn’t often have air conditioning. But if the forecast from weather.com is correct, we aren’t going to have much of an escape for the next …

Today, Surfline is reporting a forecast of at least TWELVE FOOT waves at the Wedge… so you know what that means!  The structure of The Wedge often double those sizes, and is sure to attract a ton of tourists– especially during the summertime– so if you want to check it out, consider a rideshare or riding a bike. The Swells are huge, …

Each year, the Newport Beach PD hosts a fundraiser called their “Tip-A-Cop” event (I like my title above better!).  Police employees will serve as “celebrity” hosts and servers at Javier’s (7832 Pacific Coast Hwy) on Monday the 23rd between 5pm and 9pm. So why are they serving? Does our PD need second-jobs?  No, they are raising money for the Special Olympics right …

Just before the 4-year anniversary of Lifeguard Ben Carlson’s on-duty death, someone began posting stickers in the Newport Heights area, advertising for a “Did Ben Go?” show, supposedly hosted by a “Dr Haish Baum”. So, we did what we do best: We dug. First, there is nobody by that name registered to vote in Newport Beach– nor in the entire …

UPDATE 12:50pm 7/18: We regret to give you the update that this rocket launch has been delayed by nearly week.  The next scheduled launch date is not until Wednesday, July 25th.  The launch time has also changed to 4:39am, which means that liftoff will be occurring too long before sunrise for the rocket exhaust to be illuminated by the sun. …

Yesterday afternoon on West Bay Avenue in front of the prestigious Newport Harbor Yacht Club, the California Highway Patrol was stopping cars at random for “Smog Compliance Tests”.  These stops are done supposedly to get emissions data for future auto standards. It is important to note that these stops are completely voluntary– so if you have gotten in your car …