After a dizzying array votes by Council to continually-reject increasing policing during the lowest-crime years on record, the City Manager has bypassed all city council votes and all public input, and has hired new contractors on the boardwalk by her own decree alone, rather than a vote which citizens– or even councilpeople– were able to vote on or have any …

After Republican Michelle Steel defeated incumbent Democrat Harley Rouda for the 48th District US Congress seat by a margin of 51.06% to 48.94%, she was forced to vacate her seat on the OC Board of Supervisors in order to ascend.  To fill that seat, we are having a Special Election tomorrow, Tuesday, March 8th. The contenders?  Insiders unanimously agree– and the polls …

Many readers are aware of the longstanding of the Public Dock on the mainland side of the channel by the harbor entrance.  The dock has historically allowed 72 hour dinghy docking. As we reported back in 2019, the then-newly-appointed Lt. Corn decreased the hours of the dock– not by a legal vote, but by his own personal declaration– from 72 …

Next week, an anticipated “River of Rain” will be coming to Southern California areas, with flood warnings in effect. Newport Beach residents can pick up 10 free sandbags at the City’s Corporation Yard. The Corporation Yard is located at 592 Superior, and is open until 3 p.m. today. Please bring photo ID and follow the signs for staff to load …

For today’s Throwback, here is a photo of the old Studio Cafe, where Cabo Cantina now sits at the end of the Balboa Pier. While we don’t have an exact date of the closure of Studio Cafe, but the ABC has a licensing date of Jan 28 2004 for Cabo Cantina, so it is presumable that this is roughly right after …

We reported a few weeks ago about why the homeless crisis was happening in Newport, specifically (long story short: Newport needs a homeless shelter in order to move the homeless from the streets, and Newport doesn’t have one). Readers asked the obvious question: now that we know why it is happening, what can we do to solve it, and when …

All of the reporting by SaveNewport is done with the public interest in mind. Informing the public is our top priority with all stories. This time, this reports just so happens to be in the middle of a scandal unfolding here on the beaches next to Newport Beach.  My involvement was no accident.  I deliberately became personally involved as an …

Early Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom lifted the draconian Stay at Home orders and the full shutdown of restaurants throughout the state– but not before sending out ABC officials on Saturday to shut down and fine businesses who had patrons sitting on tables outside. This allows hair salons and nail salons to open outdoors, for the first time in over a …

Yesterday morning, at about 10:00 in the morning, we got notification that our Facebook page was down. Sure enough, none of the admins had access to the page any longer, and this writers personal account was also banned. We received no warning, no emails, did not wittingly violate any terms of service, and have absolutely no idea why we may …

Have you been paying attention to the stimulus fiasco?  The story is truly astounding. As with the first stimulus payment, the IRS is tasked with the distribution of $600 to every eligible citizen in the US. Again, as with the first payment, the IRS decided it prudent to deposit the payment into the bank accounts they have on file for …