Police have a tough job.  They constantly struggle with who is a threat, and who isn’t.  While we all hate speeding tickets, and parking tickets (and noise enforcement on the 4th of July!), there is one thing where Newport Beach Police really shine: Overseeing a low crime rate.  Last year was the lowest-crime year Newport Beach’s RECORDED HISTORY.  That’s pretty awesome. Here’s …

Did you know that as one of the final acts of the previous council, they gave away the Balboa Parking Lot?  Yes, the one where Balboa Market used to stand, on the corner of Palm and Balboa. The old City Council gave a last-minute no-bid contract to ExplorOcean giving them this space averaging less than $360 per year for 7 years, and only $2,500 per …

Yesterday, a three-judge panel of California’s 4th District Court of Appeal reversed the lower court’s judgment and reinstated the city Planning Commission’s approval of dancing and extended patio hours at Woody’s Wharf. Yes– we have won, yet again. The Previous City Council had banned the practice when a new development began being built next door.  A source that asked us to withhold …

On this day 86 years ago, the movie “All Quiet on the Western Front” was released. Did you know that this movie was filmed just above Corona del Mar? Here’s a photo of the original movie poster: . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .

During each council session, City Council approves minutes from the previous session.  These minutes serve to recap the decisions made throughout the prior council meeting and to create a quickly re-visitable log of the events that occurred.  Most often, there are changes needed– misspellings or a few word alterations– and the vote is largely non-eventful. But last nights meeting was quite a …

Huntington will be seeing 6-8 foot waves tomorrow, peaking at 10 feet. Newport will be seeing sets smaller than that– but still bigger waves than we’ve been getting the last few weeks. Our waves will be rolling in at about 5-6 feet. Temps will be pushing up to 80, so expect an abundance of tourists! 🙂 It should be fun– but always …

Okay, so they don’t actually collide.  But tonight they get less than one-half of a degree apart, and will put of spectacular light.  Look to the Western Sky to see this beautiful display– barring any potential cloud cover, it should be hard to miss!

High tides tomorrow morning will peak at 9:04 AM PST, and will raise the standard sea level by a whopping 6.4 feet.  This could cause high tides to generate minor flooding in low-lying areas. If you are in a low-lying area, please be aware and park your car so you don’t have to wade through the potential mess tomorrow morning! More tidal information is available here: http://tides.mobilegeographics.com/locations/342.html …

Ernie Minney, owner of Minney’s Yacht Surplus, remembers a simpler time in Newport.  But he also is keen to remember the potential dangers of open water.  Catalina Harbor’s famous waters still hold the skeletons of a boat called Ning Po, which stranded there after a particularly bad storm, and then burned there in 1938, relinquishing its title of “oldest ship still sailing”, …

The Newport Beach Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on Friday, January 16, 2015 at an undisclosed location in Newport between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. DUI Checkpoints are claimed to reduce drunk driving mostly by deterrent, but also serve to actively arrest those who are driving under the influence. This is a good …