On Monday, Newport Beach began ticketing for street sweeping and parking again, ending a months-long hiatus from ticketing. As social media pops up with more questions as to where ticketing began, we wanted to remind everyone that it is *this week*, *right now* that the tickets are being issued– so if you need to move your car, please do so! …
Read More »Newsom’s Executive Order for Mail-In Voting Suspended through TRO by Judge
This morning, California Superior Court Judge Perry Parker ruled that Gavin Newsom’s (linked here) Executive Order N-67-20 (linked here) was an abuse of power. That executive order was the one which would force all ballots to be mailed out to all voters. Many people have problems with universal mail-in ballots, as “Ballot Harvesting” became legal in California in 2016, when California expanded the law to …
Read More »Bars Open Today, Masks Are No Longer Required, OC Heath Dept Head Quits
Today, at midnight, bars in OC were allowed to re-open. Yes, that means that your favorite non-food watering holes are now open, so bring your money and your full tummies to the Balboa Saloon, Class of 47, Beach Ball, or any of the others in the city (or county!) to celebrate. If you’re feeling fancy, I hear the ever-classy Class …
Read More »Yesterday’s Protesters Were Entirely Peaceful
Despite huge fears coming from the community, the protests from yesterday– protesting the murdering of George Floyd by four officers, on video, in broad daylight– were entirely peaceful, with only two incidents of merit to make note of: One person who drove through the crowd of protesters and was immediately caught by police (linked here) And another person who pulled …
Read More »Yes, that was a 5.7 Earthquake you just felt
Did you feel it? That 5.7– a real jolter. At 6:32:11pm today, an earthquake sent its waves through Newport Beach. The quake was centered at 35.617°N 117.428°W, about 150 miles due North from Newport. You can find more updated information, here: http://scedc.caltech.edu/recent/Maps/Los_Angeles.html and here: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci39462536/executive For more information about how to be prepared, check out our award-winning Civilian Emergency Response Team, CERT. Remember, if you have …
Read More »Car Smashes Through Protesters, Is Caught Within Minutes
As thousands of protesters gathered on the Peninsula, they took their march to the street, blocking traffic in both directions for miles. The police blocked off traffic coming to the peninsula by the Bridge coming from the 55. (photos of diverted traffic linked here) But slightly before that, a car drove through the protesters, the video looks like he was …
Read More »Protests in Newport Today
As protests around the country continue– because three of the four cops have not yet been charged with murdering a man in broad daylight on video– Newport Beach protests are scheduled for today. The vast majority of these are peaceful protests designed to send a message. Sadly, some of them get hijacked by Antifa (a gang of looters and riot-starters), …
Read More »Last Night, Newport Was Safe.
Today, the City of Newport Beach made an announcement today (linked here) stated that there have so far not been credible threats to the city. We are happy about that. We also feel for all cities reeling from the destruction being felt throughout the greater Southland area. “Trust, but verify” is my motto, especially as the “City of Newport Beach- City …
Read More »City Will Begin Ticketing for Street Sweeping on June 15 (Oh, Newport’s Looming Financial Crisis)
The city– which created an eye-popping $3.34 million in revenue last year (linked here), much of which was done by fining people who park on the roads during street sweeping days– announced yesterday (linked here) that they were going to begin fining people again. The ticketing was originally suspended (linked here) back in March due to the Coronavirus and the “stay at home” …
Read More »Masks Mandated by OC Health; Sheriff Says He Won’t Enforce.
The OC Board of Health recently mandated masks for all of OC, although County Sheriff Don Barnes said he won’t enforce the restrictions. “We are not the mask police nor do I intend to be the mask police.” said the Sheriff, in another rebuttal to anti-constitutional laws. But do masks even help? In medical environments, masks are unwashable and disposable, …
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