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The National Weather Service has just released a Flood Warning for Newport Beach which is effective until 8:45pm today. The rain is expected to continue for a while the ground is not prepared to absorb it all, resulting in possible downhill flash-flood accumulations. In a rare instance for Newport Beach, they also utilized the Emergency Alerts system to issue an …

Two men were charged with Animal Cruelty for their role in destroying birds nests at Balboa’s Peninsula Point, as we reported on June 1st, 2015.   The event happened when a private party contracted with Tim Greenleaf Engineering to clear their property which included a tree.  This tree contained several birds nests.  When they began scoping the tree out, a concerned neighbor came …

Do you remember on May 12 when we posted photos of the sea lion who innocently walked into Beachball?  The story made viral and made international news (woah!) Well, thanks to your help, support, and the hard work of teams like HBMMST and PMMC, yesterday, lil’ Beach Ball (his new name) was released! As Beach Ball took his first steps back …

Today you can help save a life at the Newport Lifeguard HQ without even getting your hair wet.  Saving a life doesn’t sound good enough for you?  No problem, the Amerian Red Cross will even throw in a free hotdog, so now you’re totally out of excuses! 🙂 The blood drive is located at the foot of the Newport Pier at the Benjamin M Carlson …

Did you know that members of the general public can demand documents from the city? While some things are protected against disclosure (such as the advice the City Attorney gives to council or lawsuit information against the city which is not yet settled), you can request any other information. Here’s how to do it: 1) Structure your question in the …

The city and state continue to crack down and fine citizens by passing more and more water restrictions, but a simple question lingers… do they follow their own rules? The city has been caught watering in the middle of hot days on numerous occasions, and it has taken citizens to point out the problems each time.  Each time, they say “okay we will fix …

SHARE THIS WITH LOCAL ESTABLISHMENT OWNERS AND EMPLOYEES, so that they can be on particular alert for Sarge over these next few days, in case he follows through on his promises, below: Less than 48 hours ago, our post demanding Sarge’s removal went viral.  Today at about 11:30, reports of about a dozen officers began rolling in regarding Sarge’s truck, boat, and …

Last night, a word-of-mouth memorial was held for Ben Carlson on the anniversary of his final rescue. Ben passed on July 6th, 2014 while on-duty in some of the roughest waters that I’ve ever seen in Newport. Hundreds of Ben’s family, friends, lifeguards, and local officials all gathered by Newport Pier in remembrance of Ben and of his sacrifice. Bens family spoke …

For months, a homeless man who calls himself “Sarge” has been terrorizing Newport residents and visitors alike.  He yells at passerbys and instigates fights.  He uses his dog (now taken from him) to scare everyone by keeping it on a 10-foot leash.  He has camped out in the parking lot between Woody’s and Cassidy’s for nearly a month, and his truck …

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. The …