Broadcasting Newport Beach, harbor to hills.
Broadcasting Newport Beach, harbor to hills.
Business
FirstTeam Real Estate deploys AI operating system for 1,781 agents
Newport Beach-based FirstTeam Real Estate will deploy Purlin's AI operating system across all 41 offices, giving its 1,781 agents a unified platform for leads, contracts, and closings accessible by voice, text, email, or chat.
Business
Sue Gross has given more than $26 million to Hoag Hospital, OCBJ wealth report shows
The Orange County Business Journal's 2026 "OC's Wealthiest" report details Sue Gross's more than $26 million in gifts to Hoag Hospital, including the $20 million Women's Pavilion and a $5 million Newport Beach breast center expansion, funded through her $101 million foundation.
Business
FirstTeam Real Estate deploys AI operating system for 1,781 agents
Newport Beach-based FirstTeam Real Estate will deploy Purlin's AI operating system across all 41 offices, giving its 1,781 agents a unified platform for leads, contracts, and closings accessible by voice, text, email, or chat.
Business
FirstTeam Real Estate deploys AI operating system for 1,781 agents
Newport Beach-based FirstTeam Real Estate will deploy Purlin's AI operating system across all 41 offices, giving its 1,781 agents a unified platform for leads, contracts, and closings accessible by voice, text, email, or chat.
Sign up for our daily newsletter.
Your newsletter subscriptions are subject to our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
Sign up for our daily newsletter.
Your newsletter subscriptions are subject to our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
Sign up for our daily newsletter.
Your newsletter subscriptions are subject to our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
Local Government
See AllLocal Government
See AllLocal Government
See All
Local Government
Newport Beach requires sanitation systems on overnight harbor boats starting Aug. 13
The Newport Beach City Council approved new harbor sanitation rules effective August 13 requiring overnight boats to carry waste systems and banning public urination in the harbor, while also greenlighting streamlined cell tower permitting, $413,600 in park shade structures, and a 19% trash-hauling rate increase.
Local Government
Supervisor Foley directs $250,000 to Planned Parenthood clinic serving Newport Beach area
Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley awarded $250,000 in Fifth District Discretionary Funds to Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties on Thursday, July 23, 2026, directing the money toward contraceptive services at clinics including the Costa Mesa Health Center that serves Newport Beach-area residents.
Local Government
State budget sends $19 million toward Orange County veterans cemetery
California's newly enacted state budget includes $19 million to advance the Southern California Veterans Cemetery in Anaheim's Gypsum Canyon, funding an access road and Phase I design for a project Orange County veterans have awaited for more than a decade.
Local Government
Newport Beach city manager outlines post-July 4 policy plan as Witte Hall opens
City Manager Seimone Jurjis used his July 20 newsletter to lay out a four-part policy agenda after the July 4 unrest, including municipal code changes and expanded law enforcement partnerships, while also marking the opening of the $24 million Witte Hall.
Education
See AllEducation
See AllEducation
See AllEducation
Newport-Mesa high schoolers barred from phones in class starting August 17
Newport-Mesa Unified is enforcing California's Phone-Free School Act for the 2026-27 year, barring smartphone use during class at Newport Harbor High and Corona del Mar High while continuing Yondr magnetic locking pouches at all middle schools.
Education
Lincoln Elementary in Corona del Mar gets new principal for 2026-27 school year
Susan Ungaro, a veteran educator with more than 20 years of experience and a STEM-focused background, will lead Lincoln Elementary in Corona del Mar starting with the 2026-27 school year, which begins Monday, August 17.
Education
Newport-Mesa Unified served 2,300 students in summer programs, launched first TK Readiness class
Newport-Mesa Unified School District served more than 2,300 students across elementary, secondary, and Extended School Year summer programs in 2026, including a first-ever Transitional Kindergarten Readiness class for students with IEPs.
Education
Newport Harbor, CdM students must pass CHP safety course to ride e-bikes to school this fall
Newport-Mesa Unified reminded families on July 7 that Newport Harbor High and Corona del Mar High students must complete a California Highway Patrol online safety course and quiz before picking up a permit sticker at August registration to ride e-bikes to school, while Ensign Intermediate and all TK-8 campuses ban e-bikes entirely under new Board Policy 5142.04.
Education
NMUSD's free back-to-school expo returns August 1 with supplies, haircuts, and healthcare
Newport-Mesa Unified's annual Back to School Kickoff Expo returns Saturday, August 1, at IKEA in Costa Mesa, offering all enrolled NMUSD students free backpacks, shoes, supplies, haircuts, and healthcare services ahead of the 2026-27 school year.
Public Safety
See AllPublic Safety
See AllPublic Safety
See All
Public Safety
Newport Beach lifeguards rescue 171 people from rip currents over weekend
Newport Beach lifeguards rescued 171 people from rip currents over the weekend ending Sunday, July 26, and made more than 2,600 preventative interventions, a significant increase from the prior weekend's roughly 100 rescues.
Public Safety
Video captures juvenile great white shark leaping near boogie boarder at Tower 40
A juvenile great white shark was caught on video breaching near a boogie boarder at Lifeguard Tower 40 in Newport Beach early Saturday morning, July 26; a Cal State Long Beach shark expert says the behavior was likely non-threatening.
Public Safety
Newport Beach faces hottest days of heat wave with little overnight relief
The National Weather Service issued a Heat Advisory for coastal Orange County through Tuesday, July 28, with the peak heat risk expected Friday and Saturday as overnight lows in the upper 60s to mid-70s provide little relief from daytime highs in the mid-80s to lower 90s.
Public Safety
Twin Pacific storms push life-threatening surf into Newport Beach through weekend
Tropical Storm Elida and Hurricane Fausto are sending dangerous swells into Newport Beach through the weekend of July 25-26, after lifeguards pulled about 100 swimmers from the water on Monday, July 20, and the National Weather Service extended its hazard warning beyond the original Tuesday expiration.
Public Safety
Red Cross declares emergency blood shortage, asks Newport Beach residents to donate
The American Red Cross declared an emergency blood shortage after the national supply fell 25% in June, with hospital distributions running 3,500 units per week above expected levels. Newport Beach residents who donate by Thursday, July 31, receive a free Fandango movie ticket.
Community
See AllCommunity
See AllCommunity
See All
Community
Sage Hill freshman who testified on phone addiction to host free TEDx at Witte Hall
Sage Hill School student Rishaan Marwaha, 15, is organizing TEDx San Joaquin Hills, a free youth-focused speaker event at Newport Beach's new Witte Hall on Saturday, August 22, featuring UCI Chancellor's Professor Kristen Monroe as keynote.
Community
Make-A-Wish black-tie gala set for Oct. 17 at Pendry Newport Beach
Make-A-Wish Orange County and the Inland Empire will hold its annual "Art of Wishes" black-tie fundraiser at Pendry Newport Beach on Saturday, October 17, honoring Carie and Anthony Ferry and raising money to grant wishes for critically ill children.
Community
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast promotes Keegan Bell to lead fundraising
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast promoted Keegan Bell to Chief Philanthropy Officer as the Newport Beach-based nonprofit strengthens its fundraising team following two 2025 mergers that expanded its footprint to eight Orange County cities.
Community
Newport Beach opens $23.5 million Witte Hall after eight years and a 4-3 vote
Newport Beach celebrated the grand opening of Witte Hall, a $23.5 million, 299-seat auditorium on the Central Library campus built through a public-private partnership that took eight years of planning and survived a narrow council vote.
Community
Before the boutiques: how 50,000 Boy Scouts gave Fashion Island its start
Fashion Island's 59-year history traces back to a 3,000-acre Boy Scout campground on the Irvine Ranch, a buried time capsule no one can find, and a 1967 champagne opening that Time Magazine called the world's largest cocktail party.
Business
See AllBusiness
See AllBusiness
See AllBusiness
FirstTeam Real Estate deploys AI operating system for 1,781 agents
Newport Beach-based FirstTeam Real Estate will deploy Purlin's AI operating system across all 41 offices, giving its 1,781 agents a unified platform for leads, contracts, and closings accessible by voice, text, email, or chat.
Business
Sue Gross has given more than $26 million to Hoag Hospital, OCBJ wealth report shows
The Orange County Business Journal's 2026 "OC's Wealthiest" report details Sue Gross's more than $26 million in gifts to Hoag Hospital, including the $20 million Women's Pavilion and a $5 million Newport Beach breast center expansion, funded through her $101 million foundation.
Business
Balboa Candy stocks 80 taffy flavors for summer crowds on Marine Avenue
Balboa Candy at 301 Marine Ave. on Balboa Island carries about 80 salt water taffy flavors, including elderflower and chicken and waffles, as the family-owned shop enters its 22nd year on one of Newport Beach's busiest pedestrian corridors.
Business
Former CathWorks executives launch medtech venture firm in Newport Beach
Four former CathWorks executives, led by CEO Ramin Mousavi, launched Newport Beach-based medtech venture firm NovoMed Partners on July 23, channeling expertise from CathWorks' $585 million Medtronic acquisition into healthcare startup investing.
Business
Newport Beach apartment giant SRG Residential merges with Indianapolis developer Milhaus
Newport Beach-based SRG Residential, the apartment management arm of Sares Regis Group overseeing 46,000 units, is merging with Indianapolis-based Milhaus to create a 50,000-unit multifamily platform with $2.5 billion in developments planned, with the deal expected to close later this summer.
Sports
See AllSports
See AllSports
See All
Sports
Broncos rookie Red Murdock wraps up Mr. Irrelevant week in Newport Beach
Denver Broncos linebacker Red Murdock, the last pick of the 2026 NFL Draft, spent his Mr. Irrelevant week surfing, speaking with Junior Lifeguards, and receiving a key to the city before reporting to training camp on Wednesday, July 22.
Sports
Newport Aquatic Center christens outrigger canoe honoring program's founding paddlers
The Newport Aquatic Center named its newest outrigger canoe Hōkū O Legends, honoring four founding figures who built the program over more than 20 years on Newport Harbor, including Olympian and co-founder Jon Van Cleave.
Sports
Newport Harbor tips off George Yardley Tournament honoring its Basketball Hall of Famer
The annual George Yardley Tournament opens Thursday, July 16, at Newport Harbor High School, with 16 teams competing through Sunday on the court named for the only Orange County native in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Sports
Four Newport Beach sailors earn spots on US Youth National Team in Olympic-class dinghy
Four Newport Beach-area sailors made the 2026 US Sailing Youth National Team in the ILCA 6 class, qualifying through a March regatta in Newport Beach and now chasing spots at the Youth World Championships in Portugal.
Sports
Newport Beach lands PGA Tour Champions major starting in 2027
Newport Beach Country Club will host the Hoag Senior Players Championship, a PGA Tour Champions major, beginning in 2027 under a five-year deal, after the tournament's final edition at Firestone Country Club ended with Zach Johnson's six-stroke victory on July 12.
Editor's Picks
Editor's Picks
Editor's Picks
Community
Hoag becomes first hospital in western U.S. designated an endometriosis Center of Excellence
Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach has become the first facility in California and the western U.S. to earn the Center of Excellence in Multidisciplinary Endometriosis Care designation from the Surgical Review Corporation, with the program co-led by Dr. Marc Winter and Dr. Elizabeth Raskin.
Community
Jazzy has waited more than two years for a family at Newport Beach Animal Shelter
Jazzy, a 3-year-old dog, has spent more than two years at the Newport Beach Animal Shelter with almost no adoption interest, while the shelter urgently asks residents to donate towels after a surge of animals arrived over the July 4 weekend.
About the Editor
About the Editor
About the Editor
Ellie Nevel
Ellie Nevel has experience covering communities across the Chicago, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake City areas. She earned her marketing degree from Illinois State University and is committed to delivering accurate, community-focused reporting on the issues that matter most to local readers.
Ellie Nevel
Ellie Nevel has experience covering communities across the Chicago, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake City areas. She earned her marketing degree from Illinois State University and is committed to delivering accurate, community-focused reporting on the issues that matter most to local readers.
Ellie Nevel
Ellie Nevel has experience covering communities across the Chicago, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake City areas. She earned her marketing degree from Illinois State University and is committed to delivering accurate, community-focused reporting on the issues that matter most to local readers.