Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager Please join me in thanking and congratulating Newport Beach Police Chief Jon Lewis, who announced his retirement effective December 31. While we will miss his leadership tremendously, Chief Lewis leaves behind an exceptional department that will ensure the continuation of excellent Read More
By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager Our next City Council meeting is Tuesday, Nov. 15. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://www.newportbeachca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/68230/72. The regular meeting will begin at 4 p.m. Agenda items include: Approval of a naming rights donation agreement Read More
Ringo Starr of The Beatles in the documentary “Let There Be Drums” By Simone Goldstone | NB Indy Soundcheck Columnist Why do some people play the drums? Many musicians head straight to the melodic guitar or lead singing and they leave the primal beats to a more rhythmically inclined bandmate. Read More
At the Newport Beach City Council candidate forum at the Oasis Senior Center, Erik Weigand was asked a question that started me thinking. He was asked if his active participation in the OC GOP would influence how he governed as a councilman. Since he respected the nonpartisanship of a council Read More
By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager Last week I had the pleasure of providing a City update to an engaged audience at the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce’s Wake Up! Newport forum. I presented an overview of the City budget, including trends and projections, an update on capital improvement Read More
I decided to run for City Council after I’d been serving on the Newport Beach Finance Committee and saw a need to invest heavily in infrastructure, public safety, and our harbor while reducing debt and unfunded pension liability. We have fortunately had a majority on our City Council who have Read More
In the November election, the Newport Beach city council will substantially change due to term limits. In District Three, civic activist Jim Mosher is one of three candidates running for a seat on the council. I have a lot of respect for Jim. He is invariably polite and has a Read More
Martin Kildare, JoBeth Williams, Peter Strauss and CJ Blaine Eldred star in the World Premiere of “Love Among the Ruins” directed by Michael Arabian and now playing at the Laguna Playhouse in Laguna Beach. Photo credit: Jason Niedle By Eric Marchese | Special to the NB Indy Great plays can Read More
Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager On Monday, October 31 the Central Library will host the 5th Annual Halloween Party with “not-so-scary” stories at 4 p.m., followed by crafts and trick-or-treating around the library. Costumes are encouraged and all ages are welcome. Children Read More
We are fortunate in Newport Beach to have a slate of excellent candidates campaigning for City Council seats this November. For what it is worth, I would like to share my thoughts on some of the candidates. DISTRICT 1: Having known and been a close friend of Joe Stapleton for Read More
