Many people have been asking: What’s with the increase of homeless people recently?  Can’t something be done about it? Well, the courts have decided… and the answer is “no– with a catch”. In the 9th Circuit Court, in a case called Martin Vs Boise (which the US Supreme Court refused to take up, so the ruling stands and is un-appealable), the …

Happy New Year from everyone here at SaveNewport! TONIGHT is the peak night to watch the Quadrantid meteor shower.   The shower technically began on Dec 28th and will last until Jan 12, but the peak is Saturday night into Sunday morning. On a rare occasion to be sad about the bright full moon, you can do that tonight, as the …

Christmas time is upon us! Normally, we do a post every year about which restaurants are open for those who don’t have families, or for those whose families don’t trust their cooking abilities. This year is a bit different. While many restaurants are open, we don’t feel it is right to make an easy “kill list” for government officials to …

While we hate to give such news during Christmas, after careful consideration, we think it is important for children young and old to know where the Grinches are this Christmas– and every day of the year. As we wrote that the Chamber has no authority to cancel the Newport Beach Boat Parade, back on November 19th, our article got tons …

Tonight is the first alignment of Jupiter and Saturn, resulting our perspective off both of them sharing a single spot in the sky, resembling a very bright star to the Southwest.   The best viewing time for this is right after sunset today, which will begin at 4:48pm– the higher the elevation the better, to escape cloud cover and pollution. While …

The Newport Beach Boat Parade is upon us!  The schedule for varying groups is fairly consistent, beginning Wednesday, December 16th from 6:30 to 9pm, and continuing until Sunday, December 20th from 6:30 to 9pm– the same schedule as originally planned earlier this year. As everyone is quickly becoming aware, the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade is most definitely *not* cancelled.  …

Last night, councilmember and Mayor Pro Tem (vice-mayor) Brad Avery offered up by Dixon for mayor.  O’Neill was re-nominated by incoming Councilman Mayor Blom.  He gave solid reasons for re-electing O’Neill, but ultimately O’Neill declined.  After Councilpeople Muldoon, Dixon, and Brenner spoke in favor of Avery (Brenner said she was going to support O’Neill until O’Neill declined), Avery was appointed …

  Thanksgiving is always great, and the leftovers leave us stuffed for days afterwards, but Thanksgiving can’t last forever, and unless you enjoy food poisoning, any leftovers in your fridge from Thanksgiving should probably be thrown out now.  According to StillTasty, a website dedicated to cataloging shelf-life for foods, that leftover turkey has got to go!  Here’s a handy chart …

For those who don’t have family out here or are simply unable to join them, here are a list of establishments to get yo turkey on today: First, for everyone off to an early start, C’est si Bon is open in the morning– until 1:45pm Blackies.  Their annual “Gettin Wasted While Your Turkey is Basted” is fun for the single people out there, and …

A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird’s mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity. John tried and tried to change the bird’s attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music and anything else he could think …