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When it takes the Mayor of Newport Beach almost two months to answer a simple yes or no question, something’s terribly wrong. At the August 29th West Newport Candidate Forum, I asked my opponent, Mayor Marshall Duffield, if he’d ever employed Councilman Scott Peotter during their...

A state board this week cleared two Newport Beach City Council members of any conflicts of interest related to complaints filed earlier this year, but has yet to address the most recent complaint which includes the newly revealed paid work relationship between the two. On...

In the United States, the Cinco de Mayo holiday is often associated with parties and alcohol. This week, Newport Beach Police Department reminded residents that in the midst of the celebrations, it’s easy to forget the most important plan of all for May 5: Designating a sober...

As the laws regarding marijuana change, so does authorities’ approach to enforcement, as local police informed a  city committee this week. On Monday, Officer David Spenser of the Newport Beach Police Department briefed the Civil Service Board with a cannabis enforcement update....

A man was found guilty Wednesday of robbing several marijuana dealers at gunpoint during two large scale drug deals at a Newport Coast resort. Thomas Lamarr Prince, 40, of Anaheim also received a sentencing enhancement for a prior robbery conviction in Los Angeles in 2015. He...

Many California residents have cheered the passing of Proposition 64, the new law that allows anyone over the age of 21 to purchase, possess, transport, or use up to one ounce of marijuana for recreational purposes. However, it’s sobering news for public safety personnel. New...

By Elizabeth Greenberg | NB Indy Lines of computers sat beneath walls of darkly colored paintings. A sign threatening a lunch detention for eating or drinking in the computer lab hung on the wall. How bad could this problem be? Was it like this at every high school in America?...