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Brace yourselves– the Crab Cooker build is finally coming to a close, and hiring for staff is commencing. Currently, the targeted opening date is somewhere around mid-May. The Crab Cooker originally closed its doors on September 2nd 2018 due to construction workers at the “Vue” nextdoor severely damaging its foundation, then torn down on September 20th, the Crab Cooker had sadly undergone a huge …

Today at 6pm, there are two items on the agenda for Newport Beach City Council: – Agenda Item #8 is proposed to diminish private property rights, sponsored by Councilpeople Diane Dixon and Joy Brenner. – Agenda Item #19 is proposed to waive business license taxes this year, sponsored by Councilperson Will O’Neill and Mayor Brad Avery. Business license taxes are …

If you’re looking for Newport’s more “emerald” establishments, look no further than the very-Irish establishment “The Shamrock”, located at 2633 West Coast Hwy C, Newport Beach, CA 92663– authentic accents included at no additional cost. If you want to check out a larger– and perhaps more interpretive-leprechaunish establishment, look no further than Muldoons in Fashion Island. If you’re looking to get …

Yesterday evening, a county water purification notification system released an announcement that the beaches at Rocky Point– on the CdM side of the jetties to the harbor– has been officially closed due to a large sewage leak. At this point, there is no information as to where the sewage leak originated or the total amount of gallons leaked. Generally, beach …

As we Sprang Forward on Sunday, there was an even bigger change happening in OC.  On Sunday, OC officially reached the “Red Tier”, which is a tier system based on the total number of documented cases OR the number of total case percentages.  This is obviously a catch-22 scenario, as if everyone gets tested, the total number of cases goes …

Remember that Sunday morning we set our clocks FORWARD by one hour, so that 2am-2:59am never even happens that day, and one minute after 1:59am turns into 3:00am Daylight savings was invented to save on energy costs, particularly in old factories.  By slightly adjusting the clock to account for the changes in the sunrise and sunset times, employers were able to save money …

As we reported previously, the election for the Board of Supervisors District 2 seat was going to come down to Moorlach vs Foley.  Yesterday, Democrat candidate and current Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley won the election. With about 25% of registered voters participating, Democrat Rappaport secured about 4.46% of the vote, Republican Kevin Muldoon and Republican Michael Vo both took …

After a dizzying array votes by Council to continually-reject increasing policing during the lowest-crime years on record, the City Manager has bypassed all city council votes and all public input, and has hired new contractors on the boardwalk by her own decree alone, rather than a vote which citizens– or even councilpeople– were able to vote on or have any …

After Republican Michelle Steel defeated incumbent Democrat Harley Rouda for the 48th District US Congress seat by a margin of 51.06% to 48.94%, she was forced to vacate her seat on the OC Board of Supervisors in order to ascend.  To fill that seat, we are having a Special Election tomorrow, Tuesday, March 8th. The contenders?  Insiders unanimously agree– and the polls …

Many readers are aware of the longstanding of the Public Dock on the mainland side of the channel by the harbor entrance.  The dock has historically allowed 72 hour dinghy docking. As we reported back in 2019, the then-newly-appointed Lt. Corn decreased the hours of the dock– not by a legal vote, but by his own personal declaration– from 72 …