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Newport Beach City Manager Update: NB Fire Department Award, CERT Classes

Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager It is my honor to congratulate the Newport Beach Fire Department for earning a prestigious recognition from the Insurance Services Office, a classification shared by only about one percent of the top fire departments nationwide. This is an extraordinary accomplishment that Read More

Op/Ed by Lauren Kleiman: Prop 1 Coming to a Neighborhood Near You

Lauren Kleiman, Newport Beach City Council, District 6 Most Californians are unaware that sober living, detox, social rehabilitation and mental health treatment facilities are allowed to operate in any residential neighborhood throughout the State. Some may be aware that these group homes exist but assume they could never come to Read More

Newport Theatre Arts Center Stages Stellar Production of ‘Other Desert Cities’

Kendall Sinclair, Ben Green, Linda Sutera, Jeff Paul / photo by Sarah Whitwell By Eric Marchese | Special to the NB Indy Jon Robin Baitz’s “Other Desert Cities,” a 2011 drama rarely seen in Southern California since a Long Beach staging in the mid-2010s, joins countless utterly compelling portraits of Read More

On the Agenda: January 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, Jan. 23. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://newportbeach.legistar1.com/newportbeach/meetings/2024/1/3714_A_City_Council_24-01-23_Agenda.pdf. The regular meeting will begin at 4:30 p.m. Agenda items include: Establishment Read More

On the Agenda: January 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, January 9. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://newportbeach.legistar1.com/newportbeach/meetings/2024/1/3713_A_City_Council_24-01-09_Agenda.pdf?id=86067877-9a07-4bcb-be51-bae45df9bb75. The regular meeting will begin at 4:30 p.m. Agenda items include: A Read More