Author: Newport Indy Staff

NBPD Says Look Out for People Walking: September is Pedestrian Safety Month

September is Pedestrian Safety Month, and the Newport Beach Police Department will participate in activities throughout the month encouraging the safety of people walking. Based on data projections from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), 7,485 people, or an average of 20 people every day, died after being struck by Read More

City Renews Trellis Partnership Agreement

The City Council has approved a two-year grant agreement with Trellis International, a Costa Mesa-based nonprofit, to manage a program that provides ongoing cleanup projects while training formerly homeless and housing insecure individuals to reenter the workforce. The City’s partnership with Trellis began in September 2021 under an initial one-year, Read More

Friends of Newport Beach Animal Shelter Enter Final Phase of $3 Million Capital Campaign

Holding the “Topping Off” beam at the Newport Beach Animal Shelter are (left to right) FONBAS board member Sharon Esterley, FONBAS board member Sandy Meadows, Newport Beach Councilmember Joy Brenner, Newport Beach Fire Chief Jeff Boyles, NBPD Lt. Joe Cartwright, Newport Beach Chief of Police Jon Lewis, NBPD Animal Control Read More

Supervisor Foley Highlights Fly Friendly Program Environmental Benefits with Tree Planting Ceremony in Newport Beach

From left to right: Newport Beach Council Member Joy Brenner, Lisa Swanson with Surfrider Foundation, Airport Commissioner Sue Dvorak, and Supervisor Katrina Foley plant a Coast Live Oak tree near the Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center in Newport’s Back Bay. Photo Credit: Lily Fassnacht On Wednesday, Aug. 17, Orange Read More

Newport Beach Resident Kirstie Acevedo Joins Sherman Foundation Board

VP of the Sherman Foundation Kirstie Acevedo Sherman Library & Gardens has announced the appointment of Kirstie Acevedo to the Sherman Foundation Board of Governors, as well as her appointment to Vice President of M.H. Sherman Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Sherman Foundation.  The Sherman Foundation, a Newport Read More