Today is the last day you can register to vote in the June 7th Primary.  Voting registration is a simple process that takes about 2 minutes to do– and in California, you can do it all online! Simply fill out this form: https://covr.sos.ca.gov/?language=en-US ‘Can’t remember if you are registered to vote in Newport or not?  You can check right here: https://www.ocvote.com/registration/verify-your-voter-registration/— that link …

City Hall’s price is a disaster.  Nobody disputes that.  In total, we will be paying about a quarter-billion dollars for this building– far more than should ever be justified for a municipal structure.  But there is another aspect to this: Financing, which accounts for nearly half of the $263.3m total cost to the city. A month ago, Dixon threw Curry off as the …

Today marks the time where there is only one week left to register to vote in the California June primary. Voting registration is a simple process that takes about 2 minutes to do– and in California, you can do it all online! Registering to vote is as simple as filling out this form: https://covr.sos.ca.gov/?language=en-US Can’t remember if you are registered to vote …

First, sorry for the delay in posting.  Work has been swamping me, and as you know, being an activist requires both time and money.  Last week I was missing out on the first part in pursuit of the latter! While I was focusing on my software company, we had tons of critters visiting… literally.  Millions of Tuna Crabs washed ashore over the …

Look at this little Chewbacca!! Newport has a lot of great dogs in need of great homes and great owners… And we’ve got the perfect pup for you to rescue who desperately needs a forever home. From the shelter: “Meet Biscuit!  She is a 2 year old Shih Tzu mix who we saved from the Orange County Animal Shelter.  She has an adorable …

Newport Beach sparked off a heated argument when they spent $220,000 out of the playground budget for city hall to instead purchase gigantic rabbits.  Small-government types spoke out loudly, calling it the embodiment of fiscal irresponsibility.  One of our councilmen made his election centered around the expense, even making a commercial to “blow up the bunnies”. I guess the council has a short …

About once every 6 months or so, I write about a national issue, so excuse my derivation from the normally Newport-centric topics– but I think you’ll like this. Last night, Trump won the election in Indiana, prompting Ted Cruz to drop from the race.  This leaves Trump vs Kasich and no matter which way you cut this one, Trump is …

Each year, the Newport Beach PD hosts a fundraiser called their “Tip-A-Cop” event (I like my title better!).  Police employees will serve as “celebrity” hosts and servers at Javier’s (7832 Pacific Coast Hwy) today between 5pm and 9pm.  Newport’s own Deputy Police Chief McGill will be there from 7pm until 9pm. So why are they serving? Does our PD need second-jobs?  No, …

At the last city council meeting, Councilman Scott Peotter proclaimed that Councilman and then-Finance Chair Keith Curry has been abrasive and has had a personality issue for “years”. Mayor Diane Dixon followed, claiming that people have literally cried to her privately about Curry’s behavior. To be fair, Curry is far from a snugly personality– but as Peotter said in his own …

Today is opening day for the American Legion, but yesterday the Newport Harbor Yacht Club had their coolest opening day in 100 years… their one-century birthday!  NHYC held an Opening Day Race on Saturday, which had a couple of dozen contenders, all racing from Long Beach to Newport Harbor. But as you know, we’ve got tons of yacht clubs in Newport, and the Opening …