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Successful Entrepreneur Builds Beloved Sandcastle Creations Every Saturday

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—If you take a stroll down Newport Beach’s Balboa Island boardwalk on any given Saturday morning, as you come to Sapphire Street, you’re likely to come upon Chris Crosson, a businessman turned sandcastle guru, knee deep in sand and water building his latest creation. As a child, Crosson grew up on Sapphire, playing…


Newport Beach Further Restricts Short-Term Rental

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—The City of Newport Beach voted Dec. 14 during a second reading to adopt a new ordinance that will put more restrictions on short-term rental within the city to address residents’ concerns about noise and parking issues coming from short-term tenants. A short-term rental is defined by the city as renting a living…


Newport Beach Appoints New Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem

The City of Newport Beach appointed a new mayor and mayor pro tem during its Dec. 14 council meeting. Kevin Muldoon, who was serving as the city’s mayor pro tem, was appointed as mayor following then-mayor Brad Avery’s finishing his one-year term as a leader on the dais. This will be Muldoon’s second term as…


Keeping the Faith: Orange County Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast Fills Hotel Ballroom

IRVINE, Calif.—More than 400 dignitaries including civic leaders, clergy, and military personnel filled the ballroom of the Irvine Marriott near capacity early Thursday morning, Nov. 11, for the 56th Annual Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast. The event, which has been on hiatus since 2020, focuses on supporting America’s leaders through prayer and the reaffirmation of the spiritual…


Newport Beach Police Warn of Scam Callers Impersonating Them

The Newport Beach Police Department (NBPD) warned the community Nov. 11 about recent phone scammers impersonating members of the department. The scammers called Newport Beach residents asking the potential victims for their addresses and personal information. “The Caller ID on these phone calls looked like they were NBPD phone numbers,” the department said in a statement….


Outage Knocks Out Power for Thousands in Newport-Mesa

COSTA MESA, Calif.—A power outage caused by balloons knocked out electricity for about 3,500 customers in Costa Mesa and Newport Beach Nov. 10. There were two outages in the Costa Mesa and Newport Beach area that occurred just before 1:30 a.m., according to Southern California Edison spokeswoman Gabriela Ornelas. Initially, 3,470 customers lost power, but…


Newport Beach Bookstore Cancels Book Signing Event After Community Backlash

Eight days before Dr. James Veltmeyer’s scheduled book signing event Oct. 30 at Lido Village Books in Newport Beach, CA, the store’s owner canceled the event after receiving “a backlash from the community.” “She wouldn’t explain what this backlash was,” Andrew Russo, a publicist for author Dr. James Veltmeyer, told The Epoch Times. Dr. Veltmeyer…


Newport Beach to Allow Voters to Decide Whether to Elect Their Own Mayor

The Newport Beach city council has opted to allow voters to decide next June whether the city’s mayor should be directly elected by voters every four years or to continue selecting the mayor from among city council members. The measure, introduced by Councilman Noah Blom, passed 4-3 during the Oct. 26 council meeting after both…


Newport Beach Mourns Death of Fallen Sergeant Randy Parker

Dozens of police officers and community members mourned the death of 20-year veteran officer Sgt. Randy Parker, 44, on Oct. 26, during a procession at a local mortuary. “It is with profound sadness that I announce the passing of Randy Parker,” Newport Beach Police Department (NBPD) Chief Jon Lewis wrote on Twitter. “Randy’s sense of…


Three Dead and One Injured in Newport Beach Home

Three bodies were found and another injured inside a Balboa Island home in Newport Beach, California, on the morning of Oct. 25. Police arrived at the scene near Diamond Avenue and Bay Front Alley South on Oct. 25, shortly after receiving a call at 8:32 a.m., Newport Beach Police Department spokesperson Heather Rangel said. Two…