Happy Halloween, beachdwellers! Tomorrow night is a special night and remains one of my favorite holidays, to this day!  Remember that some people still use live candles in jack-o-lanterns, so baggy-clothed costumes for the young ones need to be watched carefully to ensure they don’t get too close (and also so they don’t trip!).  Inspect all candy.  Smile.  Greet your …

Rendezvous Ballroom, once on the corner of Palm and Ocean (where the condos are today). Twice destroyed by fire (January 27, 1935 and August 7th, 1966), both times because someone left a cigarette smoldering inside a couch after everyone closed up shop for the night. Are you seasoned enough to remember the Rendezvous Ballroom?

You aren’t alone in your pizza obsession. Science explains why, in this cool video. What’s your favorite local pizza joint?

After much careful thought and investigation, please find the list of our endorsements, attached:   Quick endorsement list for printing: COUNCIL: [why?] Duffy Duffield Roy Englebricht MEASURE Y: “NO”. [why? 1] [why? 2] WATER (depending on your district): [why?] Shawn Dewane or Steve Sheldon ASSEMBLY [why?] Matt Harper ASSESSOR Claude Parish COUNTY SUPERVISOR Michelle Steel CONGRESS Dana Rohrabacher —— DETAILS: NEWPORT …

NOT ALL LAWS ARE MORAL.  Nine years ago today, civil rights hero Rosa Parks passed away. In her memory: do what is right, always.    

Think paddleboarding is a new fad? Nope! Back in the 1940s, you could rent a paddleboard from Johnny Weissmuller… aka Tarzan!

Wendy Leece… the pariah of Newport/Mesa politics.  She, runs against members of her own party who are actively doing great jobs, breaks her promises to both the public and to her own party, and her social crowd mostly consists of political crazies– who she regularly votes in solidarity with.  She even broke her promise not to accept money from certain organizations– just weeks …

Lifeguards have been protecting Newport’s waters for decades and decades. This throwback photo captures lifeguards in either 1940 or 1960, depending on who you ask.  Which one do you think it is?

For the last several years, efforts by Shawn Dewane to lobby both Newport/Mesa councils have fallen on ears uninterested in water cleanliness, supply, or cost.  Their proposals would have brought independence to Newport Beach water supplies while simultaneously making them cleaner and cutting our prices in half (and in some cases, a quarter). How?  Very simple.  There is a pipe that runs adjacent …

Today– Monday the 20th– is the final day to register to vote for 2014’s election.  You can do it online by clicking right here.  There is no cost to do so, it only takes about 90 seconds, and if you aren’t already registered, there is literally no reason not to do it right this second. This is a historic election period in Newport, …