Mike Glenn

Mike is the founder and publisher of Save Newport and Chair of Government Relations for the Elks Lodge. He writes, shoots photos, and edits, but much of the time, he's just "the IT guy". He can be reached at: Google+, Facebook, or via email, at michael.glenn@devion.com

Council Considering Banning Electric Vehicles on Boardwalk

We’ve all seen ’em.  Speed-racers on the boardwalk.  From skateboarders to rollerbladers to bikes to Segways to scooters. The one thing they have in common?  No, not that they’re electric.  It’s that they’re speeding, silly. Well, instead of enforcing the speed limit, Newport Beach is going to ban electric propulsion systems, instead. That’s right, Diane Dixon’s Bike Ban proposal (http://savenewport.com/2017/05/30/bicycle-ban/) …

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Weekend Wrap-up: Earthquake and a Deadly PCH Crash

DEADLY PCH CRASH: First, our condolences to the families of the life that was lost on Sunday.  Early Sunday morning at 5:35am, Huntington Beach police attempted a traffic stop at the area of Goldenwest St and Ellis Ave on a black Honda Accord.  This vehicle, occupied by two adult males, was a stolen vehicle.  The vehicle did not yield to …

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Big Drama on the Big Island (Balboa Island GARAGE SALE this weekend!)

Balboa Island Garage Sale

It’s that time of year again, when Balboa Island hosts their community garage sale.  Each year, we are told that it will be their last one, as organizing it has become too cumbersome for the ones arranging it.  This year, local Newport Beach realtor Steve Roose decided to pick up the slack.  Saturday the 19th of September at 7:30am, Balboa …

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They’re Back– Now Carrying West Nile Virus

Orange County just experienced its first West Nile death by a man from Garden Grove, and the West Nile Virus has already been confirmed in Newport Beach this year. The new Aedes Mosquito (arriving here just two years ago) particularly likes biting around the ankles.  Bites from these mosquitoes may look familiar to people who have spent time in the …

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Balboa Island’s One-Way Signs Finally Being Removed, Today

Balboa Island One Way Signs by Anita Rovsek

The Balboa Boardwalk is finally reopening in both directions– an action that has been prohibited by decree since May 5th, when one-way signs were installed (ironically, the same day Huntington reopened their beaches and Newport removed fencing from the beaches in CdM). The city mandates required that instead of using the boardwalk as a two-way pathway to cross people, instead, people …

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OC Moves to “Red Tier”, Some Businesses Cleared for Reopening

As of this morning, OC officially moved into the “Red Tier” of the newest Coronavirus Reopening Advisement Measurement that has been proclaimed by edict from Gavin Newsom under the Constitutional Suspension provided by the declared “State of Emergency”, where even peacefully assembling on ones own property is regulated and even banned by government. Tiers and more information on this fabricated …

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Car Dumps Dead Dog in Parking Lot; Malarky’s Manager Makes Justice his Mission– And Gets It.

Dog Dumper Found by Micah Schiesel

In the early morning hours of August 20th, a very unique car pulled up to Malarky’s Irish Pub at 3011 Newport Blvd and dumped the body of a dead dog in the parking lot. The fact that this type of person was in our neighborhood set emotions on fire across the board– but none moreso than one of Malarky’s Senior …

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Boat Parade in Newport Beach TODAY

Today, beginning at noon, there will be a “TrumpTilla” boat parade. Needless to say, those who don’t like Trump will probably not be interested in the parade, while those who eschew politics and those who support Trump may find this very cool. Last time this group organized a parade, it reportedly broke records with 1,064 boats at the time, dwarfing …

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DUI Saturation Patrols, Fri+Sat+Sun+Mon

Starting Friday through Monday, between 8pm and 2am, there will be DUI Saturation Patrols throughout the city, and concentrated in areas with high frequencies of DUI collisions and/or arrests. The cost of a ride home is cheap. Drivers caught driving impaired can expect the impact of a DUI arrest to include jail time, fines, fees, DUI classes, license suspensions and …

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It’s National Dog Day!

California Flag with Dog, credit unknown

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 …

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