Category: Orange County News

PIMCO Managing Director Joins Working Wardrobes Board of Directors

John Murray, who leads Newport Beach-based PIMCO’s global private commercial real estate team as a managing director and portfolio manager, has joined the PIMCO board of directors. Working Wardrobes, a leading nonprofit organization that helps individuals overcome barriers to gainful employment, has added seven stellar community leaders to its esteemed Read More

Newport Beach Resident Mark Abbasi Joins Families Forward Board of Directors

Newport Beach resident Mark Abbasi has joined the Families Forward board of directors. Families Forward, an Orange County-based nonprofit committed to helping local families who are facing a housing crisis, has welcomed Newport Beach resident Mark Abbasi to its board of directors. Abbasi is the Senior Vice President of Finance Read More

Visit Newport Beach Rose Parade Float Wins Extraordinaire Award

Visit Newport Beach“Jingle on the Waves” float. Credit: Pasadena Tournament of Roses Visit Newport Beach has been winning accolades for its creative tourism campaigns, but the city’s destination marketing organization has attained an even more prestigious achievement. The Visit Newport Beach record-breaking float entry, “Jingle on the Waves,” won the Read More

Olivia Newton John Tribute Concert Debuts at Segerstrom Center’s Samueli Theater January 11-13

Olivia Newton-John Anyone who grew up in the 1970s and 80s knows the music of Olivia Newton-John. She was a superstar who won four Grammy awards and charted 15 top-ten singles, including five number-one singles, and 14 of her albums have been certified Gold. Among her many hits: “I Honestly Read More

“Music of the March: A Tribute to MLK and the Motown Era” at Irvine Barclay Theatre January 13

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 15. Held on the third Monday of January, it celebrates the life and achievements of Martin Luther King Jr., the civil rights leader known for his campaigns to end racial segregation and promote racial equality in the United States. To celebrate Martin Read More

On the Agenda: January 9 Newport Beach City Council Meeting

Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, January 9. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://newportbeach.legistar1.com/newportbeach/meetings/2024/1/3713_A_City_Council_24-01-09_Agenda.pdf?id=86067877-9a07-4bcb-be51-bae45df9bb75. The regular meeting will begin at 4:30 p.m. Agenda items include: A Read More

Friends of CASA Nets $640k at Annual Holiday Luncheon

Newport Beach resident Dana Strader (Friends of CASA President), Newport Beach resident Colleen Masterson (Luncheon Co Chair), Regan Dean Phillips (CASA CEO), Holly Joseph (Luncheon Co Chair), David Ambroz (keynote speaker). John Watkins Photography Friends of CASA, a membership auxiliary of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Orange County, hosted Read More