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Newport Beach City Manager Update: Homelessness, New Library App

Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The City works proactively to address homelessness through a comprehensive program designed to help unhoused members of the community find stable, permanent housing. Our homeless response includes: a dedicated police officer and homeless services manager; temporary shelter Read More

On the Agenda: April 23 Newport Beach City Council Meeting

Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, April 23. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://newportbeachca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/73674/72. The regular meeting will begin at 4 p.m. Agenda items include: An Read More

Newport Beach City Manager Update: Digital Water Meters, Shredding and E-Waste Disposal

Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager I am pleased to report that after a multi-year effort, the City’s Utilities Department has converted or replaced all of Newport Beach’s older, analog residential and commercial water meters – about 27,000 – with new digital water meters. The digital meters Read More

Newport Beach City Manager Update: Newport Notified, Back Bay Landslide

Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager Beginning next week, the Newport Beach Police Department will broadcast emergency messages exclusively through our new public notification system, Newport Notified. If you have not yet signed up for Newport Notified, I encourage you to register today. As of Friday, April Read More

On the Agenda: April 9 Newport Beach City Council Meeting

Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, April 9. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://www.newportbeachca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/73675/72. A study session will begin at 4 p.m.: Discussion on the Balboa Read More

‘MJ the Musical’ at Segerstrom Center is a Dazzling Song-Packed Portrait of Michael Jackson

Scene from “MJ The Musical.” Photo by Matthew Murphy, MurphyMade By Eric Marchese | Special to the NB Indy Would anyone want to trade places with Michael Jackson? The pop singer’s talent and brilliance brought him fame and wealth beyond compare, but at a price. Despite whatever success and acclaim, Read More

Newport Beach City Manager Update: Flood Insurance Rates, General Plan Amendment

Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager I have good news for Newport Beach residents and business owners with properties in flood hazard areas: you will see further discounted rates for your flood insurance policies beginning October 1. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently upgraded Newport Beach’s Read More

On the Agenda: March 26 Newport Beach City Council Meeting

Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, March 26. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://newportbeachca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/73676/72. The regular meeting will begin at 5 p.m. Agenda items include: Notice Read More