Joe Stapleton Christmas lights and holiday celebrations ring in a season filled with memories of our past and our hopes for the future. Our Newport Beach City Council chambers reflected this spirit as we thanked outgoing City Council Members and welcomed new ones to the dais. I am filled with Read More
Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The City of Newport Beach is once again partnering with Operation Christmas to collect toys, DVDs, sporting equipment and other gift donations to support military service members and their families this Christmas. Please consider donating an unwrapped gift to Operation Christmas Read More
Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager About six weeks after the City’s new anti-camping ordinance took effect, we are seeing some positive early results from enforcement efforts. From October 10 through November 19, the Newport Beach Police Department made 58 arrests and issued 10 citations for municipal Read More
Alberto A. Mendivil, M.D. at Hoag By Alberto A. Mendivil, M.D. Hoag’s robotic-assisted surgery program turned 20 this year, shortly after my colleagues completed Hoag’s 30,000th robotic-assisted surgery. Hoag was the first hospital in Orange County to adopt robotic surgery, and we are one of only a few medical centers Read More
Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, November 19. 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 City Council meeting will begin at 4 p.m. with presentations, followed by a closed session. Read More
Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager This week I would like to congratulate the newest members of the City’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and recognize the Newport Beach Fire Department for revitalizing the program after an extended COVID hiatus. The CERT program plays an important role Read More
Howard Kirk; Austin Sampiampiano with self-portrait “My Identity”; Nancy Alvarez with portrait of a K-9 combat dog; Gary Simons; Tobias Steinmetz with painting “I’m a Work in Progress Because I Am.” Photo by Spencer Grant. By Spencer Grant and Mara Casey Twenty U.S. veterans of wars from Vietnam to Operation Read More
Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, Nov. 12. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://newportbeachca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/73662/72. The City Council meeting will begin at 4 p.m. with presentations, followed by a closed session. Read More
Overall view of the car show. British sports cars are in the foreground. Photo by Spencer Grant. The Fifth Annual Knights of Columbus Newport Beach Exotic Classic Car Show and Music Festival held on October 26 had its share of skeletons sitting in back seats, but they paled next to Read More
As both a mother and a Corona del Mar HS graduate myself, I’m enthusiastically supporting Philip Stemler for Newport-Mesa School Board in Trustee Area 3. His unique perspective as a prosecutor, alumnus, and father of two district students gives him exceptional insight into what our schools truly need. The reality Read More
