Newport Beach City Council

Mayors of Newport Beach and Santa Ana Devise Plan to Keep Some Fire Pits in Newps: Update

See Update No. 2 on page 2 about a proposal from the mayors of Santa Ana and Newport Beach to reduce the number of fire rings in the beach city and convert some remaining into cleaner-burning pits. Update No. 1 on the next page is about air-quality regulators softening their hardline stance before t ... More >>

Coastal Commission May Douse Newport Beach Bid to Remove Beach Fire Rings

Who knew the California Coastal Commission was lord of the rings?Fire rings, that is.Specifically, the 60 fire pits the City of Newport Beach wants removed from the Balboa Pier area and Corona del Mar State beaches because they are proving to be a liability in these sue-happy times.

Newport Libraries Can Now Kick Out People Who Don't Shower

The library is a wonderful place of information and literary gems to be enjoyed by all. Well, all except those who stink up the place with their rank-ass BO.   Last night, the Newport Beach City Council approved a new policy that allows employees to order people to leave for a "lack of per ... More >>

Newport Beach To Get Rid of Fire Pits

​That was fast. Last night, the Newport Beach City Council voted unanimously to remove the 60 fire pits at Corona del Mar and Balboa Pier. Goodbye summer bonfires. Au revoir to that guy who always whips out a guitar. So long to the bits of marshmallow that always fly into your hair and are a bitch ... More >>

Did Animal Activists Kill I Heart Puppies?

​I Heart Puppies, which has been under fire from animal activists since it opened eight months ago, apparently closed over the weekend, according to a sign in the Corona del Mar pet store's window."I Heart Puppies would like to thank the community of CdM for their kindness, generosity, and suppor ... More >>

David Hunt, Former Newport Beach City Attorney, Gets Probation, Fines for Drunk Crash

SAPD​Former Newport Beach city attorney David Hunt was sentenced to three years probation after pleading guilty to drunken driving and crashing into a parked car in September.The 53-year-old Santa Ana resident also must pay restitution and $390 in fines and enter a three-month program for first-ti ... More >>

[UPDATED with Contract Terminated:] David Hunt, Ex-Newport Beach City Attorney-Turned-Highly Paid Consultant, Busted for DUI Wreck

​UPDATE, OCT. 5, 9:49 A.M.: Newport Beach's city attorney has terminated the nearly half million dollar yearly legal consulting contract recently awarded to his predecessor, following David Hunt's second arrest in two years.Newport Beach police arrested the 53-year-old Santa Ana resident Friday fo ... More >>

[UPDATED with Lawsuit:] William Robert Wedgeworth Hangs Himself in Newport Beach Jail

​UPDATE, AUG. 9, 7:20 A.M.: Last year I brought you the sad story of William Robert Wedgeworth, a 43-year-old Newport Beach man who hanged himself in the city jail.My colleague Nick Schou included the incident in the greater context of OC jail suicides and strange deaths in his Jan. 20 cover story ... More >>

6 Steps to Make Ronald Reagan Park a Reality

​Twice motions were made Tuesday night to name a local park after Ronald Reagan, and twice the Newport Beach City Council voted that idea down. "We'll bring this back in some form or fashion, somehow," vowed Mayor Keith Curry, the politico pushing for a park named after the Gipper.Six easy steps w ... More >>

Foes of Proposed Orange County Fair Sale Launch Website

Photo by Jennie WarrenAre certain fair board elements taking Orange Countians and state taxpayers for a ride?Some anonymous Orange County Fair employees have created a website that channels their displeasure with the proposed sale of the state-owned fairgrounds in Costa Mesa.OCUnfair.com takes parti ... More >>

Jury Awards $1.2 Million to abused Newport Beach Cop

At 10:05 this morning in the lawsuit brought by Newport Beach Police Sgt. Neil Harvey against his department and the city, the clerk entered and said, "We have a verdict." All of the parties were present, including Police Chief John Klein (pictured) and Harvey. The 27-year veteran claimed he was rep ... More >>

Newport Beach Looking to Ban Styrofoam Products

The Newport Beach City Council will vote today on an ordinance to ban Sytrofoam products. Initially proposed by students of Newport Harbor High School, the citywide ban would curb the use of those to-go containers we are all too familiar with, but according to The Daily Pilot, it includes a hardshi ... More >>

Wake Up And Suck The Orange 1.22.08

What you get to read this morning: SOBER-LIVING HOME DEBATE: LA Times - Balboa Peninsula's plethora of sober-living homes faces the wrath of the Newport Beach City Council as well as the Concerned Citizens of Newport Beach. One wonders whether these Citizens are related to the Cannery Village Conce ... More >>

The Rich vs. the Addicts

Newports Balboa Peninsula has become the place to go when youve got no place else to go. Longtime residents say theyre fighting for their way of life. Addicts struggling to get clean say theyre fighting for their lives

Diary of a Mad County

Diary of a Mad County

Backstabber

Ellis screws friends and enemies alike

Money and Lies

An Open Letter to the John Wayne Airport Commission

Leaving for Spain, Developer Takes a Moment to Grab Newport City Hall

He Knows the Way to San Jose

Newport councilman Gary Proctor lives in $820,000 home up north

Final Frontiers

Locals in Brea, Newport and San Clemente fight the power

31 Scariest People in OC

F the Airport, Save Newport Beach!

El Toro Airport Watch No. 134

50 Reasons to Hate the Proposed El Toro International Airport

Vegas Vacation

Sid Soffer says hes coming homewith goods on an OC judge

Friday the 13th, the Mailer

El Toro Airport Watch No. 124

Letters to the Editor 1/15/99

Letters