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PLEASE SHARE. This is your final chance to vote keep it legal to park on the streets overnight in Balboa without getting a paid permit from the city, as the city is trying to ban it.  We covered in detail here: http://savenewport.com/2018/07/11/if-you-live-in-balboa-you-should-vote-now/ The reason for this?  Here: http://savenewport.com/2018/07/10/city-council-taking-vote-to-block-balboa-residential-streets/ How to stop it?  Print this out, here: http://savenewport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Cast-Ballot-1.pdf Fill it out, then mail it, …

Streets flooded during highest tide in decades, just as the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued a Flood Advisory until 11pm on Saturday. Yesterday, the prelude to King Tides may have been showing up the King Tides themselves (scheduled for today) with a swell from Hurricane Fabio. Yesterday’s tides were scheduled to be 6’7– not small by any stretch, but …

Throughout the last 3 weeks, Mail Campaigns have been sent to property owners and residents inquiring about voting for or against creating parking passes for street parking, prohibiting users from having night-time visitors park near them unless the City approves of them. If you live in the area, you know how much of a pain this will be for you.  If you …

The City Council is going to force all residents between the streets of Island and Adams Street to register their cars with the city if they wish to park overnight.  The enforcement will be monitored by a roving car with a computerized, automatic license-plate reader which will log your license plate into a database.  If you want someone to spend …

On July 6, 2014, Ben Carlson was lost off the shores of Newport while on-duty as a Lifeguard of Newport Beach.  His act of heroism effected people well beyond the reaches of Newport Beach. Today, waves are huge, approaching 10 feet in the normal spots and nearly double that at the Wedge, the sun is beating down on us pushing …

Today, Surfline is reporting a forecast of TEN 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 after the 4th of July– so if you want to check it out, consider a rideshare or riding a bike. The Swells are supposed …

Today, let us remember the time in which we rebelled against an oppressive government that did not represent the interests of its own people, taxed too much, and did not allow for personal liberty. Through a violent bloody revolution against many of our friends, neighbors, and even our own families, we secured freedom… for the first time in recorded history. …

Tomorrow through Sunday, July 8th from 6pm to 3am, there will be DUI Saturation Patrols throughout the city, and concentrated in areas with high frequencies of DUI collisions and/or arrests. In recent years, California has seen an increase in drug-related impaired driving crashes. During the four-day Fourth of July holiday period in 2017, 17 people were killed and 430 people …

Get your “new-to-you” boat here– for cheap!  On Friday, June 29th, 2018 starting at 8am until 9am, you can view the boats to be auctioned at 9am by the Orange County Sheriff Harbor Patrol. Minimum bids vary with each vessel, but this is a CASH ONLY event, so bring cash, as payment is immediately due after the auction. The address for the event is NO LONGER ON …

You’ll probably want to share this comprehensive post with your friends– the 4th of July is just one week away! PRELUDE: Annual Citizen Flag Raised by Toddland Toddland raised their giant American Flag for the 4th year for the 4th.  If you don’t know where it is, it’s the building in the middle of the intersection between Malarky’s and Newport Beach BrewCo– you …