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Newport Beach City Council this week unanimously approved the city’s $306.9 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which focuses on the harbor, paying down the city’s unfunded pension liability and infrastructure. A public hearing was conducted Tuesday on the proposed...

Newport Beach’s most famous resident now has a park bearing his name. The city formally dedicated John Wayne Park on May 26 in a ceremony that drew over 100 attendees, including several members of Wayne’s family. Wayne’s granddaughter, Jennifer Wayne, and her band Runaway June...

In his address to the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce at the Wake Up! Newport event on Thursday morning, Mayor Kevin Muldoon proclaimed March 12 to be Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce Day, commemorating the organization’s 110th anniversary on the date of its creation in 1907....

Newport Beach Mayor Kevin Muldoon, who made a State of the City address at the annual Mayor’s Dinner on Feb. 10, attended the Corona del Mar Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Bayside Restaurant this week and told the audience that the city was still in good shape. “I’m the new...

Moments of amusement, seriousness, and somberness all occurred throughout the night during an event last week. Newport Beach Mayor Kevin Muldoon gave a “State of the City” speech at Speak Up Newport’s 36th Annual Mayor’s Dinner on Feb. 10. About 400 people attended the event at...

Diane Dixon hosted her 16th and final town hall as mayor on Monday night. She graciously thanked not only the dozens of residents and city staff who attended the event, but everyone she’s encountered during her tenure. As mayor, she said, “I love the policy side, but I also love...

Milan Mathias Dostal, 87, of Irvine, passed away June 27.  Dostal served on the Newport Beach City Council and as mayor of Newport Beach from 1976 to 1978. He was appointed to act as the U.S. administrative law judge in Los Angeles, Orange, Tucson and Phoenix, before retiring in...

Much was said at Newport Beach Mayor Diane Dixon’s Town Hall Meeting on Monday, including a merger between two local organizations, summer holiday activity, short term lodging and more. The highlight of the evening was the overview of the merger between ExplorOcean and Discovery...

The Newport Beach City Council has decided to keep a former mayor on the city’s payroll as its consultant for keeping tabs and negotiating on possible changes to departure paths from John Wayne Airport. The city has used Tom Edwards as a consultant on issues related to the...

Students and staff at Harbor Day School celebrated the contributions and achievements from women throughout history this week, culminating in a special assembly on Wednesday. The Phenomenal Women in History event was held in the Moiso Family Activities Center and featured...

Newport Beach has a new mayor. City Council members voted unanimously for Diane Dixon as the 2016 mayor and Kevin Muldoon as mayor pro tem. With Dixon in the middle, the council also reorganized the seating arrangements Tuesday night and divided the dais the same way several...

Revitalization is the theme that is drawing residents and business owners to town hall meetings on Balboa Peninsula held by Mayor Pro Tem Diane Dixon, where they can participate in the discussions of improvements to District 1, which includes the Balboa Peninsula and Lido Isle....

Mayor’s Spring Egg Roll More than 500 resident attend the Mayor’s Spring Egg Roll at the Newport Beach Civic Center on March 28. The free event included an egg roll race, a magic show, face painting, crafts, train rides, bubble making, and photos with the infamous Civic Center...

About 50 people gathered at the old city hall site this week to witness the official signing of the lease from the city to R.D. Olson for the property on Newport Boulevard. Bob Olson and Mayor Rush Hill signed the papers Monday in a small ceremony in front of the old council...

City Council candidates had their first chance of the political season to discuss the issues alongside each other in a Chamber of Commerce sponsored forum on Thursday morning. The monthly Wake Up! Newport meeting was dedicated to candidates. The event sold out, filling up nearly...

Former Bike Shop Owner Jailed for Tax Evasion A former Newport Beach bicycle shop owner was sentenced recently to 27 months in jail for tax evasion. Douglas Payson Lachman, 59, of Costa Mesa, former owner and operator of Let It Roll bicycle shop, was sentenced on June 13, the...

City Council unanimously approved the budget for the upcoming 2014-15 fiscal year last week. The council adopted the budget during their June 10 meeting and will take effect July 1, according to an announcement released on June 13. The budget “is balanced, adds to Newport Beach’s...

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...

Remodeling a Newport Beach residence has temporally become less expensive. City Council approved the Newport Dividend program Tuesday, which will temporarily waive building plan check, building construction permit fees and other city fees related to remodels of existing...

Mayor Rush Hill touched on a number of topics at an early morning Chamber of Commerce event this week, including his three initiatives he wants to implement in 2014. Hill spoke at the organization’s monthly Wake Up! Newport meeting on Thursday. “The chamber is really an important...