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THE HISTORY YOU KNOW: As many people know, last year on December 8th– her first day as mayor– Diane Dixon floated a poll asking whether or not to get rid of Dog Beach.  This set off a firestorm. Between “voting oddities” with the city’s own poll and the outpouring of support for Dog Beach, I started a petition right here on …

You may be registered to vote in Newport Beach, but I bet all of your friends are not!  There are less than three weeks left before the election, but there is less than a week left to register in time to vote in November’s election, and people are already voting via absentee ballots! You can register yourself or help someone else …

Last night at about 6:40pm, a 92 year old man was crossing on 7th and Balboa on Balboa Peninsula, and was struck by a car who was unable to see him.  He suffered “major injuries” in the wreck, according to Newport Beach Police Information Officer, Jennifer Manzella.  The driver of the car was not injured. This could have been prevented with …

The truth about PROPOSITION 64: MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION If you’re in California and you hate pot, you’re probably considering to vote NO on Prop64.   Don’t do it. If you’re in California and you like pot, you’re probably considering to vote YES on Prop64.   Don’t do it. The truth is that regardless of your position: You’re likely to make a mistake on …

If you’re planning on using AmTrak’s Surfliner on an October weekend, you might want to make other plans.  The tracks and service will be closed on the following dates: October 8-9, October 15-16, October 22-23 During this time, dedicated non-car commuters can still schedule rides with Greyhound Bus Service (closest stops in Santa Ana or Anaheim) or simply take an Uber …

Tonight at Marina Park from 6:30-8:30 pm, the Central Newport Beach Community Association (also known as Pier2Pier) will be hosting a candidate forum to help educate voters on the views of candidates. I will have a table set up with signs– so if I have not been able to get you your sign yet, please come by and grab one! …

On Thursday September the 29th, Madi McNaughton and her 150lb pup Rupert were playing near the Newport Dog Beach.  As they passed out of the proposed (still not official) Dog Beach and into the Flood Control Zone, everything seemed fine– but the safety gates normally on the tidal flood gates had somehow fallen off, and disaster was set to strike. The tidal …

It’s political mailer season!  In the next few days, prepare to have your mailbox inundated from people with nefarious purposes, masquerading as “citizen committees” who you haven’t heard a peep from since the last political season.  These mailers serve NOT to educate the public about actual issues inside of Newport Beach, but to trash people who want to prevent outsider (and very well-funded) …

A rare non-Newport topic! Tonight at 5:30pm, Hillary and Donald will be debating in what many are projecting to be the most-watched presidential debate in TV history.  Despite early reports by virtually all media outlets, Gennifer Flowers will not be in attendance. The two candidates enter the debate in a statistical tie, as the most recent ABC News/Washington Post poll shows: (D) …

Last night a city meeting was held at Marina Park.  As it wrapped up, I met a friend on his boat at Woody’s to discuss some of his work.  As we were talking at about 9:45pm, we heard a screech and five slams that sounded like they happened on the road just ahead, but when we went to check there was nothing. …