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
Joe Stapleton is what it means to be a “citizen.” He is an earnest volunteer, a servant, a dedicated leader, and someone I first served with on the charter commission many years ago. We have stayed in close touch over the years and I know him to be a selfless Read More
Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The voter registration deadline for the November 8 General Election is Monday, October 24. You can register to vote in Orange County online at this link: https://ocvote.gov/registration/register-to-vote. If you want to check your registration status, or if you need to make Read More
By Simone Goldstone, NB Indy Soundcheck Columnist Okay, maybe underground punk never really died, but Funerol might put some lesser bands in an early grave. Funerol is an apt name for the indie punk band that explores the precarious line of when good times turn bad. The group conjures images Read More
Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager Our next City Council meeting is Tuesday, Oct. 25. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://www.newportbeachca.gov/government/data-hub/agendas-minutes. The regular session begins at 4 p.m. Agenda items include: A resolution to establish an ad Read More
Accolades. Self-promotion. Endorsements. Plaudits. Photographs. I don’t know about you, but the Newport Beach Council candidate political mailers/emails/instagrams I’m getting are a little bit over the top. Sure, I guess it’s important to have a mega list of supporters, but isn’t there someone missing from this equation? Is it too Read More
Robby Krieger and his son Waylon By Simone Goldstone | NB Indy Soundcheck Columnist The Doors lit up the night at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano September 23 when former Doors guitarist and founding member Robby Krieger brought his memorable music to the stage and proved that genius Read More
We’re so much alike, we joke that we’re sisters from another mother. It’s almost comical how much we’re alike. Though we’re not politically aligned, we put our friendship above politics. We’ve voted differently from the White House to Measure B, but on this one, we’re voting exactly the same, and Read More
Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager Please join us on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. in the Civic Center Community Room, 100 Civic Center Dr., for a free forum featuring Be Well OC. Be Well OC began serving Newport Beach in February and is already making Read More
