Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The City’s Permit Center received largely favorable reviews for customer service in 2024, according to a year-end report. Survey responses are prompted by a text asking customers to rate their experience. The City received 448 surveys in Read More
With fires raging in the county adjacent to Orange County it is difficult to concentrate on anything else. At the end of last week I was glued to my TV, watching the disaster take shape in the county in which I was born and still have family and friends. Several Read More
Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The next Newport Beach City Council meeting is Tuesday, January 14. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: file:///C:/Users/ctrel/Downloads/Agenda%20(6).pdf A closed session meeting will begin at 4 p.m. The regular meeting begins at Read More
Blake Foster By Blake Foster, Financial Advisor, UBS (Newport Beach) As of 2024, there were a record 813 billionaires worth a combined $5.7 trillion in the United States, according to Forbes, up from the 756 billionaires quoted by World Population Review in 2023. That year, the U.S. was the country Read More
Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager On behalf of the City of Newport Beach staff, I wish you and your families a very happy holidays and New Year! It has been our pleasure to serve you and the Newport Beach community in 2024. Here is important information for residents to Read More
Preparing for the wedding procession: Bill Yingling, Dee Devaney, Robert Painter, Stuart Friedman. Photo by Spencer Grant. By Spencer Grant and Mara Casey Byrdie Friedman and Max Painter were united in wedlock on November 30 at the Corona Del Mar home of artist Debbie Painter. Some two dozen guests arrived Read More
Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager During the annual Newport Beach City Council reorganization on Tuesday, December 10, the Council elected Joe Stapleton and Lauren Kleiman to serve as the Newport Beach’s 2025 mayor and mayor pro tem, respectively. This City also welcomed its first woman-majority City Read More
Lauren Kleiman, Newport Beach Mayor Pro Tem, District 6 By Mayor Pro Tem Lauren Kleiman I bring you this year-in-review as your new Mayor Pro Tem. I am truly honored to have earned the support of my colleagues and am proud to serve the City in this capacity. This has Read More
Joe Stapleton Christmas lights and holiday celebrations ring in a season filled with memories of our past and our hopes for the future. Our Newport Beach City Council chambers reflected this spirit as we thanked outgoing City Council Members and welcomed new ones to the dais. I am filled with Read More
Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The City of Newport Beach is once again partnering with Operation Christmas to collect toys, DVDs, sporting equipment and other gift donations to support military service members and their families this Christmas. Please consider donating an unwrapped gift to Operation Christmas Read More
