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Newport Beach City Manager Update: Shredding and Waste Disposal, Balboa Bridge to Close Nov. 5-8

Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager Newport Beach residents are invited to bring documents for shredding and household electronic waste for disposal on Saturday, Nov. 18 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Public Works Corporation Yard, 592 Superior Ave. In addition, free mulch will be offered Read More

‘Ain’t Too Proud’ at Segerstrom Center Tells the Musical Tale of the Temptations

Scene from “Ain’t Too Proud” at Segerstrom Center By Simone Goldstone | NB Indy Soundcheck Columnist The first time I heard the Temptation’s “Just My Imagination” was on my Studebaker radio. You can hear that song, along with many of their other hits, in the musical “Ain’t Too Proud: The Read More

Newport Beach City Manager Update: Fire Evacuation Preparation, June Treasury Report

Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The Newport Beach Fire Department (NBFD) has updated the City of Newport Beach’s “Ready, Set, Go!” web resource with important information on wildfire and evacuation preparation, including: How to “harden” your home by creating a line of Read More

On the Agenda: October 24 City Council Meeting

Newport Beach City Council 2023 By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, October 24. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://newportbeachca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/71680/72. A study session will begin at 4 p.m.: Potential changes to the Newport Read More

Newport Beach City Manager Update: Fractional Ownership, Santa Ana River Dredging

Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager On Thursday, October 12, the California Coastal Commission upheld the Newport Beach City Council’s decision to prohibit fractional homeownership in residential zoning districts. The Coastal Commission’s vote supports local control over an important housing issue that threatened to impact our community. Read More

South Coast Repertory Puts a ‘Nuevo’ Spin on the ‘Don Quixote’ Tale

Herbert Siguenza (right), as Quijano, transforms himself into Don Quixote and escapes from his sister, Magdalena (Laura Crotte, left); his psychotherapist, Dr. Campos (Maya Malan-Gonzalez); niece Antonia (Viviana Garza); and Padre Perez (Sol Castillo), who want to move him out of his home and into assisted living. Photo by Jenny Read More

Newport Beach City Manager Update: New Technologies in Newport Harbor, Police Arrest Homicide Suspects

Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The City is deploying some exciting new technologies in Newport Harbor to further maintain and improve water quality in the bay. On Thursday, October 5, members of the City’s Water Quality and Coastal Tidelands Committee gathered at Read More

On the Agenda: October 10 City Council Meeting

Grace Leung By Grace Leung Newport Beach City Manager The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, October 10. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://newportbeachca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/71681/72. The regular meeting will begin at 4:30 p.m. Agenda items include: A grant transfer agreement with Read More