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Summarized from Harbormaster Kurt Borsting’s report to the Harbor Commission on June 12.   Information and Enforcement Efforts on Public Docks Public information and enforcement efforts continued with the local boating community at the harbor’s public docks. Informational...

Newport Harbor users are likely to see them out on the water, decked out in blue jackets and caps, driving a low-wake catamaran coach patrol boat inscribed with the word “Harbormaster” in all caps, possibly scooping trash out of the water, inspecting the mooring fields, or maybe...

A lot of opinions, ideas, and concerns were shared by boaters, marine-related business owners, and mooring permitees during the first public forum for the Newport Beach Title 17 Harbor Code review this week. As part of their ongoing effort to update the city’s Harbor Code, Harbor...

In order to preserve the original intent of the Central Avenue Public Pier, the Newport Beach Harbor Commission voted 3 to 2 Wednesday to “respectfully decline” state grant funds that included a requirement they found to be conflicting to the dock’s main purpose. The Commission’s...

Boaters interested in visiting Lido Village or the Central Avenue Pier will now have a permanent, year-round area to toss their anchor and head toward land. The Newport Beach Harbor Commission unanimously approved a proposal Wednesday to establish the anchorage area in the...

Newport Beach Harbor Commission approved some changes Wednesday to the policies that manage the harbor and beaches In August, City Council directed the Commission to review and update, if needed, the “H” policies, which cover beaches and the harbor. “This was a very good, healthy...

Boaters, particularly those visiting Newport Harbor, have a new public dock to use which will, as city officials and business owners hope, encourage them to visit nearby shops. The city held a brief dedication ceremony Wednesday to celebrate the harbor’s newest public amenity,...

Wile. E. Coyote has a new adversary: Salty the Seal (or sea lion, in this case), and the city hopes the clever canine finally prevails. In a creative effort to deter sea lions from camping out on docks and boats, Newport Beach Harbor Operations Division is placing plastic coyote...

Newport Beach City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved changes to the rent for commercial tidelands in Newport Harbor. It could be a reduction or an increase, depending on who is discussing the issue. As city staff and several council members pointed out, it’s a reduction of...

Large visiting vessels looking to moor in Newport Harbor may face a different fee in the near future, as a discussion aimed at the issue was kicked off Wednesday at a Newport Beach Harbor Commission meeting. The point of the discussion was to broach the idea and give direction to...

The California Coastal Commission this week unanimously approved an application for the expansion of Balboa Marina, construction of a public dock component and a new restaurant. The project, located at 201 East Coast Hwy., includes both landside and waterside development. The...

Harbor Commissioners discussed and decided on their final revisions for mooring permits during a meeting this week and will forward their recommendations to the Newport Beach City Council. The hot topic items were the transfer fee and an online centralized listing of moorings...

By Victoria Kertz | NB Indy Despite the challenges faced by a small, bustling harbor like Newport’s, good news was delivered by the boatful at the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce Marine Committee’s monthly meeting on Tuesday. Councilman Ed Selich reported the approval of the...

  The inaugural year for Marina Park’s visitor serving marina is about two-thirds completed and the staff report card notes that it was off to a slow start, but it’s gaining momentum and popularity. Newport Beach City Council heard a summary of the first eight months...

    Fighting a fire at the end of either Newport or Balboa Piers will present a number of challenges, officials said this week. Following the May 20 Seal Beach pier blaze, Newport Beach Fire Department officials evaluated the potential and plan of action for both local...

A new public dock and an expanded Balboa Marina may be in the future for Newport Harbor. The Planning Commission held a study session last week on the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Balboa Marina West project, located at 151 and 201 E. Coast Highway. The project would...

More than a dozen people discussed the pilot program for the Multiple Vessel Mooring System during the MVMS Ad Hoc Committee meeting on Tuesday. “With this initiative the city is, in my view, taking a real interest in the harbor,” said Harbor Commissioner Brad Avery, chairman of...

City council took a look back this week at the rent implementation procedure for residential and commercial piers and moorings in Newport Harbor and found a few changes to make and plenty of people still fired up over the issue. The city held two public workshops in August and...

City council decided Tuesday not to make changes to a city ordinance concerning transferring commercial pier permits between family members. With councilwoman Leslie Daigle absent and councilman Mike Henn dissenting, the motion to maintain the status quo, while adding in the...

I wanted to give special thanks to our city council for dropping their permit to remove the fire rings with the Coastal Commission. Since the ball started rolling we may have to make some changes. I’m relieved to know sometimes they listen to residents instead of what I consider...