Every year, the Daily Pilot publishes what they consider to be the top 103 influencers in the Newport/Mesa area.  This year, of the over 200,000 people in the Newport/Mesa area, the Pilot named me as #88– but what was unspoken was that this mention wasn’t for me– but for SaveNewport itself. They wouldn’t have named me if this site wasn’t read …

Don’t drive drunk.  Period.  This year, Newport’s DUI task force will be out in force– all the way until January 3rd. However, this New Years Eve there will be FREE RIDES given through a variety of ways.  AAA is offering its annual Tipsy Tow service, which gives people a ride home up to 7 miles away, free of cost.  Give …

It is with great excitement that I can report we have received over 1,800 signatures from people who want to save Newport’s Dog Beach from being turned into “just another beach” . At last count, over half of the signatures were from Newport Beach, but many hundreds more are from our neighboring cities who use the public state beaches that our city adjoins to (HB, …

I know the struggles of dining out on Christmas when you aren’t in the midst of a mega-sized family reunion. To help people of different faiths and those with distant families, I’ve made a few phone calls for you, both to the traditional “Chinese Food Christmas” places, and to other local establishments.  This year even some of our mainstay Chinese …

Christmas on Balboa Island, 1950 It doesn’t look much different than it does today, does it? Do you remember any of these shops?

For the second day this week, we got another earthquake jolt! Preliminary reports from CalTech, call this one as a 2.9 just outside of the Bay: 2.9  Quake 2015/12/23 09:45:41 33.623N 117.893W 2 mi E of Newport Beach, CA 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 …

UPDATE: DUI checkpoint is on DOVER between 16th and Westcliff.  You can avoid the traffic jam by simply heading up 16th Street. The Newport Beach Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint tomorrow, Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015 at an undisclosed location in Newport between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m.  Saturation patrols will continue until January 3rd, …

A body has been found in Newports Bay, several reports are confirming. Unconfirmed reports are stating that the body is one of a Hispanic male in his 40s, today is the day after wrap-up for the Newport Beach’s historic Boat Parade. Police have not yet confirmed how they are handling the investigation of this case, or whether or not it is a suspicious …

Yes, that was an earthquake you just felt.  Two back-to-back, infact. According to the current reports from CalTech, it was a 3.1 just outside of Newport Beach’s epicenter– right in the middle of the bay: 2.2  Quake 2015/12/20 15:29:58 33.622N 117.905W 1 mi E of Newport Beach, CA 3.1  Quake 2015/12/20 15:22:32 33.620N 117.894W 2 mi E of Newport Beach, CA …

We need your help! Please tag a friend with a dog! SHARE this status with your friends, and encourage them to sign the petition (http://savenewport.com/dogs) as well!  Diane Dixon has proposed getting rid of Newport’s last remaining “Dog Beach” by enforcing the same leash-law rules at the Santa Ana River Delta as everywhere else. We need your help to turn this …