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28th Annual Balboa Island Garage Sale: SATURDAY

Balboa Island Garage Sale

This Saturday, April 21 will be the 28th annual Balboa Island Garage Sale put on by Carolyn Carr-Kamps.  The tradition begins at 7:30am and will officially end at 2pm– though the ones who sell out of their goods will surely begin to close before that! Another tradition that continues is from everyone who has learned the hard way here: Get there early!! Parking …

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What is the “Balboa Crossing”, What Will it Do, and When Will it End?

First, I apologize for the bad photo.  These signs never come out on my phone. Second, no, the “Balboa Crossing” has nothing to do with a church. Third, it’s a crosswalk project. Fourth, no: It’s not the flashing crosswalks that the community has been waiting for. The “Balboa Crossing” project is a project to re-paint the crosswalks on 45 intersections …

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Newport Boat Show Coming Thursday!

The Newport Boat Show returns for its 45th year off Lido Peninsula! The show hours is $15 for adults ($5 military discount off that) and kids under 12 are free.  The schedules are as follows: Thurs. April 19 Noon – 7pm Fri. April 20 10am – 7pm Sat. April 21 10am – 7pm Sun. April 22 10am – 5pm This year …

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Old City Hall Re-Opens Wednesday with name “The Mayors Table”

Last night, Diane Dixon held a Townhall Meeting at taxpayer expense which smelled much more like a campaign rally.  She had non-government businesses headlining the government sponsored event, speaking about their grand opening.  I have a strong feeling that Dixon has been using taxpayer money to campaign, and I intend to gather all of the evidence for that in the upcoming weeks. Beyond …

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You’re Gonna Want to Read this: Last Night’s Council Meeting was a Doozy

Last night, Newport Beach City Council had several hot items on the agenda: City Manager Dave Kiff’s retirement package and all the drama that came with that, the renewal of the Balboa Peninsula so-called-“Trolley”, and a rejection of the “sanctuary state” laws, which prevent Newport Beach from working with I.C.E. to deport undocumented/illegal immigrants. When I first arrived at the council meeting, I knew it …

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Dixon’s Downtowner-Crushing Bus Idea Set for a Re-Up Vote on Tuesday.

Remember when Dixon tried to pass the bus-painted-like-a-trolley last time– (all while insisting it was a “real trolley”, much like this “real zebra” in Tijuana)?  She was going to use taxpayer money to subsidize $22 PER RIDER, PER WAY transit from a private company.  All of this was done at the direction of a few of her friends near the …

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Yes, That was a 5.3 Earthquake You Just Felt

Did you feel it? At 12:30 this afternoon, an earthquake which immediately registered as a 5.3 sent its waves through Newport Beach.  The quake was centered at 33.844°N   119.716°W near Santa Cruz in the Channel Islands. You can find more updated information, here: http://scedc.caltech.edu/recent/Maps/Los_Angeles.html For more information about how to be prepared, check out our award-winning Civilian Emergency Response Team, CERT. Remember, if you have questions …

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Brewco Gets New Owners, Possible Revamping after Summer

Newport Brewing Company is in a beautiful spot, but it is oftentimes unseen from the street.  As entertainment businesses have been in a down-flux on the peninsula, BrewCo was hit particularly hard, just as the owner was setting himself up to retire. But just because he was retiring doesn’t mean the business is going to vanish!  On Monday morning, operators …

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Fentanyl Lab Bust by Balboa Pier, Massive Law Enforcement Presence

Hazmat Bust photo by Shawn Dewane

At about 1pm yesterday, Newport Beach police, Costa Mesa police, and federal agents– both in uniform and undercover– backed by Hazmat teams raided an apartment-turned-drug-lab near Great Mex on Balboa Peninsula for Fentanyl production.  Fentanyl is a powerful opioid that ranks somewhere between 50 to 100 times deadlier than heroin, depending on the batch. Residents reported a wide array of enforcement groups, including at least 6 …

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Old McDonalds Had a Crony Deal, E-I-E-I-O

Old McDonalds being torn down, photo by Buddy Feenstra

Today, destruction began on the old McDonalds property on Balboa Peninsula which was sold to the city of Newport Beach at a cost of over $4,000,000.00 to the taxpayers.  If you don’t think that’s excessive, take into consideration that just one year prior, it sold to “friends of the city” for less than $2,000,000.00. Why did the city buy this property?  …

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