The Newport Beach Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting roving DUI/Drivers License Checkpoints Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at undisclosed locations in Newport between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. DUI Checkpoints are claimed to reduce drunk driving mostly by deterrent, but also serve to actively arrest those who are driving under the influence.  They also cause significant traffic delays, so …

Tonight from 6pm-7:30pm there will be a Council Candidate Forum at the new Marina Park on Balboa Peninsula.  So far, all major candidates have confirmed their attendance.  Not appearing will be Lee Lowrey and Shelley Henderson, with Henderson missing all of the candidate forums so far and Lowrey missing half.  This is is your opprotunity to hear what the candidates have to say …

Last Saturday at about 5:30pm in front of Blackies, a sailboat had trouble starting their rear outboard engine.  From the descriptions that the people aboard gave, it sounded like it was flooded.  However, they continued to try for another half hour as the tide pushed them closer and closer to shore.  At about 6pm, there was no turning back.  The keel …

Last Tuesday, the bulk of Newport’s Olympians returned from the Olympics in Rio.  While awards are traditionally given just for the top three placement– being anywhere in the top 20 in the world for any sport is bragging rights alone. Here are what our Olympians brought home: Charlie Buckingham – 11th in Laser Sailing Sam Mikulak – 7th in Apparatus & 8th …

Today is National Dog Day! My first dog was a stray poodle we adopted called “Licker” because when we found him he was so grateful, he kept licking everyone for the next several months. My second dog was a stray black lab that we named “Baby”, because she was so young when we first saw her (she was running with …

Last Wednesday, the Daily Pilot’s Feet to the Fire forum took place at OCC.  While my opponent Herdman was quick to criticize– an easy thing to do with the current council– his solutions were both few and obvious.   While everyone agrees with the obvious solutions, I also took aim at providing complex overhauls to our existing system.  To be clear: I am …

Hungry but don’t want to miss your favorite TV show?  Don’t want to fight traffic?  Don’t want to leave the beach? UberEATS has arrived, covering almost all of Newport Beach (sorry Newport Coast, it looks like they aren’t serving your area… yet!). Naturally, I had to give it a shot.  It was pretty darn easy.  Using a delivery code of …

Just in time for Barbara Venezia’s Feet To The Fire event, my campaign signs arrived!  They’re going to seriously stand out against the drab and boring campaign signs that everyone always puts out. I need your help in spreading the word about my campaign to your friends and neighbors.  If you are able to host one of these signs in your yard or window, it …

Today, one-month to-the-day after a vechicle took out the most delicious burger-makers in Newport, Cassidys has officially re-opened its doors. On the day of the incident, we set up a GoFundMe page to help their employees– many of which rely on the heavy summer income.  The funds broke into the four-figures quickly– and kept going and going.  At the time of this writing, over $5,000 was raised to …

The Newport Beach Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint Friday, August 19th, 2016 at an undisclosed location in Newport between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. DUI Checkpoints are claimed to reduce drunk driving mostly by deterrent, but also serve to actively arrest those who are driving under the influence.  They also cause significant traffic delays, …