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Newport Harbor Beach Closed Due to Sewage Spill

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 …

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Reopening of Businesses in OC

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 …

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Remember to “Spring Forward” This Sunday

Daylight Saving Spring Forward

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 …

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Foley Wins Election for Board of Supervisors District 2

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 …

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“Boardwalk Ambassador” Program Launches, Overturning City Council Votes by City Manager Decree

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 …

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Tomorrow is Election Day for Orange County Board of Supervisors

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 …

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Harbor Patrol Attempts to Seize Public Dock, Possibly Evict NB Lifeguard Rescue Boats

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 …

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“River of Rain” Coming

Photo of Sand Bags

Next week, an anticipated “River of Rain” will be coming to Southern California areas, with flood warnings in effect. Newport Beach residents can pick up 10 free sandbags at the City’s Corporation Yard. The Corporation Yard is located at 592 Superior, and is open until 3 p.m. today. Please bring photo ID and follow the signs for staff to load …

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Throwback: Studio Cafe

For today’s Throwback, here is a photo of the old Studio Cafe, where Cabo Cantina now sits at the end of the Balboa Pier. While we don’t have an exact date of the closure of Studio Cafe, but the ABC has a licensing date of Jan 28 2004 for Cabo Cantina, so it is presumable that this is roughly right after …

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When Will Newport’s Homeless Surge End? Political Landscape Says it Might Be 2 Years.

We reported a few weeks ago about why the homeless crisis was happening in Newport, specifically (long story short: Newport needs a homeless shelter in order to move the homeless from the streets, and Newport doesn’t have one). Readers asked the obvious question: now that we know why it is happening, what can we do to solve it, and when …

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