Senior Newport Beach Police Dispatcher Brandy Banks at her 911 control center When does 15-seconds seem like an eternity? While waiting for 9-1-1 to answer your panicked call. In 2022, Newport Beach Police Department dispatch operators answered 172,614 calls, of which 40,629 were received on 911, said Senior Police Dispatcher Read More
Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, March 28. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://newportbeachca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/71672/72. A study session will begin at 4 p.m. agenda items include: A Read More
Assembly Public Safety Committee defeated Assembly Bill 758 authored by Assemblymember Diane Dixon (R-Newport Beach) on a party-line vote. This bill would have created an enhancement for the possession or use of an unregistered gun when committing a felony. “California has some of the strictest gun laws in the nation, Read More
Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego) welcomes Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) as a coauthor of his Senate Bill 31 (Jones), a measure that aims to compassionately clear encampments near sensitive areas. “Kids shouldn’t be exposed to the open drug use and the dangerous situations we are seeing in Read More
The City of Garden Grove is seeking names and information from Garden Grove residents who are graduating this year with an undergraduate or post-graduate academic degree from any college or university. Graduates who submit their information will be invited to the 2023 Garden Grove College Graduates’ Reception on Tuesday, May Read More
Precious Life Thrift-Gift Shop will be holding a special Pre-Mother’s Day Purse and Jewelry Sale on Saturday, April 22, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. They carry many designer items available at great prices – amazing fits for mothers and grandmothers and even for yourself. Shop early for the Read More
On Monday, Assemblyman Tri Ta announced Dr. Bhikkhuni Elizabeth Vo as the 2023 70th Assembly District Woman of the Year. Dr. Vo was recognized in a floor ceremony on the Assembly Floor earlier this week. The 70th Assembly District was overwhelmed with nominations of many deserving women, all of whom Read More
With the U.S. spending over $600 billion per year on R&D, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2023’s Most & Least Innovative States, as well as expert commentary. In order to give credit to the states that have contributed the most to America’s innovative success, WalletHub compared the Read More
Weather in northwest Orange County for Friday, March 24, 2023: Today: Sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph Read More
A Florida man who once was the director of operations at a now-shuttered Irvine pharmacy was sentenced today to 114 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme in which kickbacks were paid for prescriptions for “compounded” medications – a scam that cost Tricare, the United States military’s Read More
