Newport Beach News

Calling all plant and flower enthusiasts! Sherman Library & Gardens, in partnership with local plant societies, will present a variety of plant and flower shows throughout 2022.  These exhibits and sales offer guests the opportunity to view wonderful plants and blooms, learn from plant specialists and buy locally grown plants. The...

By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The proposed annual budget for Fiscal Year 2022-23 is now online for public review. The proposed budget is balanced with a strong projected surplus of revenues over expenses, enhances funding for building replacement and maintenance, and increases the speed of the City's paydown...

Today’s Hope is Here quote of the week, courtesy of On Faith writer Cindy Christeson: “The perfect cure for worry is to trust in God.” - Unknown

Laker greats James Worthy and Byron Scott are just two of the celebrities scheduled to participate in this year’s Kure It Cancer Research’s Fifth Annual Rivals Cup Golf Tournament, returning to Pelican Hill Golf Club on Friday, June 10, 2022. New this year is a “Celebrity Fourth” option, where groups...

Keystone Kops, vintage cars, clowns, marching bands and the famous Patio Chair Drill Team return to Balboa Island for the 27th Annual Balboa Island Parade & After-Party on Sunday, June 5 beginning at 11 a.m. This year’s theme: “Island Rodeo - Boots, Chaps and Cowboy Hats.” The parade participants line up...

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach has announced that Eunice Figueros, BSN, RN, PHN, RNFA, CNOR, has been named 2022 Nurse of the Year. Nominated for her clinical excellence, compassionate care and patient advocacy, Eunice was selected as Nurse of the Year for going above and beyond in her...

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach is the first hospital in California to offer an artificial intelligence (AI) enhancement to patients receiving a colonoscopy. Using the GI Genius intelligent endoscopy module, Hoag’s physicians have begun putting the promise of AI to work in detecting polyps and other colorectal...

By Will O’Neill, Newport Beach City Council Member You don’t elect your Mayor in Newport Beach. Instead, your Mayor is chosen by the city council every year, rotated only from amongst themselves. But you can change this system and ensure that your Mayor is directly accountable to you. Ballots hit mailboxes...

By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager All of our City departments went above and beyond in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and that was especially true for the Newport Beach Fire Department. The volume of calls and demand for services for our firefighters, emergency medical personnel and lifeguards were higher...