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Last Tuesday, the bulk of Newport’s Olympians returned from the Olympics in Rio.  While awards are traditionally given just for the top three placement– being anywhere in the top 20 in the world for any sport is bragging rights alone. Here are what our Olympians brought home: Charlie Buckingham – 11th in Laser Sailing Sam Mikulak – 7th in Apparatus & 8th …

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 …

Last Wednesday, the Daily Pilot’s Feet to the Fire forum took place at OCC.  While my opponent Herdman was quick to criticize– an easy thing to do with the current council– his solutions were both few and obvious.   While everyone agrees with the obvious solutions, I also took aim at providing complex overhauls to our existing system.  To be clear: I am …

Hungry but don’t want to miss your favorite TV show?  Don’t want to fight traffic?  Don’t want to leave the beach? UberEATS has arrived, covering almost all of Newport Beach (sorry Newport Coast, it looks like they aren’t serving your area… yet!). Naturally, I had to give it a shot.  It was pretty darn easy.  Using a delivery code of …

Just in time for Barbara Venezia’s Feet To The Fire event, my campaign signs arrived!  They’re going to seriously stand out against the drab and boring campaign signs that everyone always puts out. I need your help in spreading the word about my campaign to your friends and neighbors.  If you are able to host one of these signs in your yard or window, it …

Today, one-month to-the-day after a vechicle took out the most delicious burger-makers in Newport, Cassidys has officially re-opened its doors. On the day of the incident, we set up a GoFundMe page to help their employees– many of which rely on the heavy summer income.  The funds broke into the four-figures quickly– and kept going and going.  At the time of this writing, over $5,000 was raised to …

The Newport Beach Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint Friday, August 19th, 2016 at an undisclosed location in Newport between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. DUI Checkpoints are claimed to reduce drunk driving mostly by deterrent, but also serve to actively arrest those who are driving under the influence.  They also cause significant traffic delays, …

This morning, I received a call from the City Clerk to inform me that the OC Registrar of Voters had confirmed my proposal signatures and that I am officially on the ballot for Newport Beach City Council in November.  It has been a lot of hard work fighting back the crazy policies over the last several years– everything from attempts …

It’s that time of year when politics heats up, and Newport’s city council race is already having its first debates/forums this year, starting tomorrow. On Tuesday the 16th at 7:30am, The Newport Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the first debate at the Newport Beach Public Library next to City Hall, at 1000 Avocado Avenue Newport Beach, CA 92660.  It’s requested to email Pam Smith …

In politics, all candidates tell everyone that they want to remain positive. A politician doesn’t want to come off like a negative person. So where do all these negative ads come from that we see every two years? The dirty secret: they are friends of the candidates.  With just a few exceptions, negative ads are only used against people who are already …