Author: Newport Indy Staff

Assemblymember Diane Dixon’s Bill Supporting Teen Moms Passes Key Senate Committee

Diane Dixon Assemblymember Diane Dixon (R-Newport Beach) presented Assembly Bill 349 in the Senate Human Services Committee on June 30. The bill passed with unanimous support. “This is my third year authoring a bill to add the infant supplemental payment to California Necessities Index,” said Assemblymember Dixon. “It is a Read More

Tech Meets Tidepools with Crystal Cove’s Newest Conservation Hero RaccoonBot

Raccoonbot Suspended above Los Trancos Creek on a cable line and powered by the sun, RaccoonBot, a solar-powered, bio-inspired robot, has officially arrived at Crystal Cove State Park in Newport Beach. This innovative technology is the product of a collaboration between Crystal Cove Conservancy and UC Irvine’s Robot Ecology Lab, Read More

Assemblymember Diane Dixon of Newport Beach Advances 10 Bills to State Senate

Diane Dixon Assemblymember Diane Dixon (R-Newport Beach) has shared that 10 bills from her 2025 legislative package have passed to the State Senate. “In the past two months the Legislature has worked hard to represent our cities and communities across California,” said Assemblymember Dixon. “We have collectively voted on more Read More

Hoag Digestive Health Institute Introduces Revolutionary Screening Tool for Esophageal Cancer

EsoCheck Capsule Hoag has become the first hospital in the United States to offer a comprehensive, on-site program for a revolutionary, non-invasive esophageal cancer screening tool that requires no sedation and can be administered in a few minutes in a doctor’s office visit. The EsoGuard esophageal DNA test by Lucid Read More

Cushman & Wakefield Arranges Record-Sale of Mixed-Use/Retail Property on Balboa island

323 Marine Building Cushman & Wakefield announced the firm has brokered the record-breaking sale of a freestanding 1,300-square-foot mixed-use/retail building situated within Balboa Island’s iconic shopping district in Newport Beach. Located at 323 Marine Avenue, the property is currently leased to Blue Canoe and sold for approximately $2.2 million, or Read More