Assemblymember Diane Dixon, R-Newport Beach, spent time on the Newport Beach City Council before her election to the Assembly.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/12/17/whats-it-like-in-the-california-legislature-these-new-legislators-offer-a-look-at-their-jobs/

By-the-wind-sailors, or Velella, a form of jellyfish harmless to humans, were seen in Newport Beach in 2014.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/04/08/mysterious-jelly-like-creatures-could-soon-invade-local-beaches/

For instance, what does it matter if the available shelter bed is in Newport Beach or in Costa Mesa (which is an adjoining city)?

Source: https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/12/15/the-court-decision-that-could-change-how-homelessness-is-handled-on-the-west-coast-n599354

Greg Laurie, played by Joel Courtney of Netflix’s “Kissing Booth” franchise, was a Newport Beach teenager who moved from the counterculture into the church, before launching his own Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/02/22/jesus-revolution-tells-the-true-story-of-christian-hippies-and-an-orange-county-church/

He and another pilot were responding to a disturbance call when the helicopter crashed in Newport Beach Harbor.

Source: https://abc7.com/huntington-beach-police-nicholas-vella-memorial-sign-pch/12772156/

It’s Me, Margaret” was recently added to the Newport Beach Film Festival, which will include a post-screening Q&A with author Judy Blume, Craig and producers Brooks and Julie Ansell.

Source: https://variety.com/2023/film/awards/are-you-there-god-golden-globes-comedy-1235752417/

Jean leaves behind a tremendous legacy that has shaped Newport Beach in many positive ways.

Source: https://www.newportbeachindy.com/newport-beach-city-manager-update-former-council-member-jean-watt-grant-and-scholarship-applications/

Newport Beach offset the cost of its new civic center by selling the old civic center for development of the luxury, 130 room Lido House hotel.

Source: https://easyreadernews.com/100-million-hermosa-beach-civic-center-will-save-city-money-consultant-tells-council/

Newport Beach police patrol the beach during the oil spill on Oct. 6, 2021.

Source: https://voiceofoc.org/2023/06/newport-beach-looks-to-curb-street-camping-add-more-shelter-beds/

Newport Beach unanimously passed an ordinance that prohibits activities such as blocking access to certain facilities, and establishing unpermitted structures.

Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2023/07/11/newport-beach-looks-to-keep-tent-encampment-off-streets-beaches-and-public-places/

Newport Harbor’s Luca Curci goes up to block a shot by Mira Costa’s Tread Rosenthal in the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs at Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach on Saturday, May 6, 2023.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/05/06/newport-harbor-boys-volleyball-beats-mira-costa-will-meet-corona-del-mar-in-division-1-final/

Newport Theatre Arts Center, 2501 Cliff Drive, Newport Beach.

Source: https://www.newportbeachindy.com/newport-theatre-arts-centers-murder-among-friends-weaves-a-comedic-web-of-deceit/

On Saturday, March 11, a busload of Palisades Tennis Club members from Newport Beach arrived at Indian Wells for the BNP Tennis Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden: aka Tennis Paradise.

Source: https://www.newportbeachindy.com/palisades-tennis-club-of-newport-beach-attends-bnp-tennis-open-in-indian-wells/

That’s one of the catch phrases being used by Visit Newport Beach in its new Winter Leisure Campaign designed to lure visitors to our idyllic seaside destination instead of the crowded ski resorts.

Source: https://www.newportbeachindy.com/visit-newport-beach-unveils-winter-leisure-campaign-to-lure-travelers-from-the-slopes-to-the-sea/

The Environmental Nature Center in Newport Beach expanded its footprint when it acquired the 12-acre Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary in Modjeska Canyon in 2021.

Source: https://www.newportbeachindy.com/environmental-nature-center-re-opens-tucker-wildlife-sanctuary-in-modjeska-canyon/

The Newport Beach City Council meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of most months (the exceptions are August and December).

Source: https://www.newportbeachindy.com/on-the-agenda-for-the-newport-beach-city-council-meeting-on-june-13/

Visitors walk along the new boardwalk that runs the length of the beach in front of the newly renovated cottages at Crystal Cove State Park in Newport Beach on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.

Source: https://www.dailynews.com/2023/12/11/why-does-it-cost-some-3-million-to-fix-up-one-crystal-cove-cottage/