The 22nd Newport Beach Film Festival is making a big return for the first time since the pandemic, holding live showings of over 300 different movies from 50 countries of all different genres. The festival, which will go on for eight days from Oct. 21–28, will feature movies playing simultaneously at different theater locations throughout…
Southern California’s Oil Pipeline Likely Struck by Anchor Several Months Before Leak
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—The underwater pipeline that spilled thousands of gallons of oil off the coast of Huntington Beach may have been ruptured as long as a year ago and multiple ship anchors may have struck the line over that time, a U.S. Coast Guard official said Oct. 8. Capt. Jason Neubauer said the crack in…
Anchor Strike May Have Been Several Months Before California Oil Spill
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—The underwater pipeline that spilled thousands of gallons of oil off the coast of Huntington Beach may have been ruptured as long as a year ago and multiple ship anchors may have struck the line over that time, a U.S. Coast Guard official said Oct. 8. Capt. Jason Neubauer, the Coast Guard’s lead investigator,…
Anchor Strike May Have Happened Several Months Before California Oil Spill
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—The underwater pipeline that spilled thousands of gallons of oil off the coast of Huntington Beach may have been ruptured as long as a year ago and multiple ship anchors may have struck the line over that time, a U.S. Coast Guard official said Oct. 8. Capt. Jason Neubauer, the Coast Guard’s lead investigator,…
Former Vietnam War Combat Artist Finds Renewed Passion for Painting
October 6, 2021
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Edward Bowen carried a .45-caliber pistol, pencils, a sketchpad, Kodak Instamatic camera, and compact Bible into Vietnam in January 1969 for an unusual mission—documenting the war as a combat artist. A 24-year-old art teacher at Villa Park High School, Bowen was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he would spend 10 weeks at basic training…
Newport Beach Residents Question Proposed Change to Elect Mayor
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Some residents are questioning an “Elect Our Mayor” city charter amendment measure by former mayor and current city councilman Will O’Neill that would make the mayor a resident-elected position instead of a rotated position within the council. The city currently operates under a council-manager system whereby voters choose each of their seven district council…
OC Exec Arrested on Indictment in Student Loan Scheme
SANTA ANA, Calif.—An Orange County business owner was behind bars Tuesday in what California Attorney General Rob Bonta said was a “nationwide, multi-year, multimillion-dollar student loan debt relief scam.” Angela Kathryn Mirabella, 47, was being held without bail and was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in the jail courtroom in Santa Ana, according to jail…
Local Tributes to Fallen 13 Emphasize Importance of Tradition
CORONA DEL MAR, Calif.—As Americans around the country continue to hold ceremonies in honor of the thirteen fallen soldiers killed during the U.S. retreat from Afghanistan on Aug. 26, members and guests of the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club (BCYC) held a solemn remembrance on Sept. 15, using time-honored maritime and military traditions. In the days after…
California Faces a Firefighter Shortage Amid Fire Season
As wildfire season receives a head start in Northern California and looms south of the state, fire departments are facing a statewide personnel shortage, authorities say. Newport Beach Fire Chief Jeff Boyles said California’s staffing shortage of firefighting personnel is leading to overworked firefighters. “We hold them for three, four days in a row, sometimes…
Newport Beach Calls for Local Control on Mask and Vaccine Mandates in Schools
The Newport Beach City Council passed a resolution supporting the local school district’s (rather than the state’s) control of implementing a mask or vaccine mandate. The resolution countering the state’s mask mandate in K-12 schools passed by a vote of 6–1 with Councilmember Joy Brenner dissenting. Councilmember Noah Blom, who introduced the item, said the resolution is about…
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