This morning, at about 8 a.m., Newport Beach Police Department came to attend a call for an unresponsive victim sitting on the lifeguard tower on 15th Street. Upon arriving, it was clear that the man had expired. A pool of blood below the tower indicated that this was probably from a gunshot, whether self-inflicted or from a murder is unknown …

A bold claim like this needs a lot of references, so be prepared for a lot of citations. In a bombshell of an election-year scandal, our Mayor, Duffy Duffield, has been found to be growing the exact same plant that he prohibited other people from growing in 2015 (http://savenewport.com/2015/11/10/pot-ban-drug-cartels/ — which did cause a crime increase, as we predicted), and …

This year, Diane Dixon is up for re-election.  I waited to see if anyone else would file to run against her, but she has sufficiently terrified people from running, especially when she showed her true colors, using taxpayer resources in an attempt to defame people simply for not supporting one of her initiatives. So, approximately 15 minutes before the bell …

First, let me apologize for my lack of updates.  As you may know, SaveNewport is a one-man-show, and I got into a pretty fun bicycling accident about a week ago and have been basically immobile since, with a lot more pain that I care to admit.  Don’t worry, just a bunch of superficial wounds and a lot of swelling.  I …

Ahoy mateys!  From Thursday October 4th through Sunday October 7th, Buccaneer Days will be celebrating their 29th anniversary in Two Harbors on Catalina Island. This festival of pirates began as an unofficial event, with no booty required for boarding.  As time went on, the event became more organized, much to the shivering timbers of many members from the original group, as …

If you love Sol Grill, you better get in this weekend, because their original location is closing on Sunday evening! They are relocating to 2400 W Coast Highway and will be closed for about a month as they get everything in order over there. Last call for their original meatballs at the pier location– see you there?

Recently, the incumbents have been touting that Newport has the “Lowest Crime Rate Ever”.  They said the same thing in 2015, so let’s see if the math adds up. As you may know, I run a software development company, so I have some tools available at my disposal that most people don’t have.  The NBPD has a feature where you …

For eons, parking on the beach has been packed.  Unsurprisingly, that’s because everyone wants to visit where we live. As a solution, some residents wanted to create a parking program.  As a pile-on, the old ExplorOcean wanted to jump on-board with this to validate their 3-story parking garage idea. The government managed to take both of these ideas and pick …

As we reported was about to happen, Yesterday morning at 8am, the Crab Cooker was torn down. The tear-down of the Crab Cooker began yesterday, a sad ending to a wonderfully historic restaurant in Newport.  Here are some videos of the teardown occurring:   By noon yesterday, the building was gone: Now, the building is completely gone, but separated from …

Grant Robicheaux, a Bravo TV star orthopedic surgeon (38, of Newport), and his girlfriend, Cerissa Laura Riley (31 of Brea), were arrested September 12th on charges of “rape by use of drugs, oral copulation by anesthesia or controlled substance, and other crimes”, said Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas. Apparently the first report happened on April 10 and stemmed from an …