A while back, the OC Fair Board attempted to sell the land for commercial development, until the state stepped in to stop it.  Now, the OC Fair Board is set to consider the newest Site Master Plan– which cost OC Taxpayers over a quarter-million dollars to develop– on Thursday, April 26th at 9am in the Administration Building of 88 Fair Drive, Costa …

Newport is having a busy week!  Tomorrow is the first day of the 26th annual Balboa Film Festival, and the next day will be the race will begin at the Balboa Pier at 11:00 a.m– so if you want to see a huge cluster of world-class sailboats, head on down to Balboa Pier before lunch on Friday, the 27th! The race typically lasts overnight, …

Starting on Thursday the 26th is Newport’s internationally known Film Festival.  Living here, it’s easy to dismiss hyped up things as “just more local news”, but this is a really big deal!  Centered around the historic Lido Theater but having most other surrounding theaters also participating, the event kicks off tomorrow with the Opening Night Gala, a $175-per-person event where people dress up …

This Saturday, April 21 will be the 28th annual Balboa Island Garage Sale put on by Carolyn Carr-Kamps.  The tradition begins at 7:30am and will officially end at 2pm– though the ones who sell out of their goods will surely begin to close before that! Another tradition that continues is from everyone who has learned the hard way here: Get there early!! Parking …

First, I apologize for the bad photo.  These signs never come out on my phone. Second, no, the “Balboa Crossing” has nothing to do with a church. Third, it’s a crosswalk project. Fourth, no: It’s not the flashing crosswalks that the community has been waiting for. The “Balboa Crossing” project is a project to re-paint the crosswalks on 45 intersections …

The Newport Boat Show returns for its 45th year off Lido Peninsula! The show hours is $15 for adults ($5 military discount off that) and kids under 12 are free.  The schedules are as follows: Thurs. April 19 Noon – 7pm Fri. April 20 10am – 7pm Sat. April 21 10am – 7pm Sun. April 22 10am – 5pm This year …

Last night, Diane Dixon held a Townhall Meeting at taxpayer expense which smelled much more like a campaign rally.  She had non-government businesses headlining the government sponsored event, speaking about their grand opening.  I have a strong feeling that Dixon has been using taxpayer money to campaign, and I intend to gather all of the evidence for that in the upcoming weeks. Beyond …

Last night, Newport Beach City Council had several hot items on the agenda: City Manager Dave Kiff’s retirement package and all the drama that came with that, the renewal of the Balboa Peninsula so-called-“Trolley”, and a rejection of the “sanctuary state” laws, which prevent Newport Beach from working with I.C.E. to deport undocumented/illegal immigrants. When I first arrived at the council meeting, I knew it …

Remember when Dixon tried to pass the bus-painted-like-a-trolley last time– (all while insisting it was a “real trolley”, much like this “real zebra” in Tijuana)?  She was going to use taxpayer money to subsidize $22 PER RIDER, PER WAY transit from a private company.  All of this was done at the direction of a few of her friends near the …

Did you feel it? At 12:30 this afternoon, an earthquake which immediately registered as a 5.3 sent its waves through Newport Beach.  The quake was centered at 33.844°N   119.716°W near Santa Cruz in the Channel Islands. You can find more updated information, here: http://scedc.caltech.edu/recent/Maps/Los_Angeles.html For more information about how to be prepared, check out our award-winning Civilian Emergency Response Team, CERT. Remember, if you have questions …