District Boundaries have been redrawn, creating interesting and important primary races for the and 72nd Assembly and 5th District County Supervisor Races. Speak Up Newport has invited all the candidates to appear at the next SUN seminar and present their cases on why they should receive your vote for these Read More
South Coast Repertory’s 2022 world premiere production of CLEAN/ESPEJOS by Christine Quintana, Spanish translation and adaptation by Paula Zelaya Cervantes, directed by Lisa Portes. Cast: Nell Geisslinger (Sarah) and Lorena Martinez (Adriana). Julianne Argyros Stage, March 20 – April 10, 2022 By Eric Marchese | Special to the NB Indy Read More
Runners leave the start of the Spirit Run / photo by Jim Collins The 38th annual Newport Mesa Spirit Run was held on Sunday, March 27, in Fashion Island. Hundreds of runners of all ages participated in the Spirit Run, from tots to teens to adults, and even folks with Read More
On March 29, 2022, at approximately 12:44 a.m., officers responded to the 400 block of South Street regarding a person down in the street with a gunshot wound, which resulted in the death of a male adult. Upon arrival, officers located a male adult victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds Read More
Senate Bill 1360, California’s Disclosure Clarity Act, jointly authored by Senators Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana), and Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica), cleared its first legislative hurdle this morning. SB 1360 will give California the first law in the nation to require online image and banner ads to clearly and prominently Read More
Assemblymember Janet Nguyen presented her bill AB 1955 to the Assembly Public Safety Committee. AB 1955 would increase penalties on a person possessing fentanyl for sale or purchasing fentanyl with the intent to sell. “Fentanyl-related deaths have increased over 1600 percent in the last four years to approximately 3857 in Read More
The parent organization Victims of Illicit Drugs (VOID), who speaks on behalf of their loved ones who can no longer speak for themselves, is asking parents across California to sign a petition asking the legislature to increase penalties to deter traffickers from poisoning kids with fentanyl. The petition was launched Read More
Orange County Transit Authority (OCTA) Director and Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley announced the approval of low Carbon Transit Operations initiatives for OC Bus Transit Projects. Specifically, Supervisor Foley and the OCTA Board voted to authorize the use of $8,633,000 in Low Carbon Transit Operations Program funds for the Youth Read More
An Orange County man was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for selling nearly four pounds of methamphetamine while he was on supervised release following a 2009 terrorism conviction. Ahmed Binyamin Alasiri, 45, a.k.a. Kevin Lamar James, of Garden Grove, was sentenced by United States District Judge Cormac J. Read More
This month, award-winning Chef Michael Mina and hospitality veteran Brent Bolthouse celebrate the first anniversary of their social dining concept, The Bungalow Kitchen Belmont Shore. As the coastal Californian eatery enters into its second year, the vibrant waterfront dining destination sees the addition of seasonal new menu items featuring peak-of-season Read More
