Meet Grace LeungNewport Beach City Manager Speak Up Newport is pleased to present a program featuring the City’s new City Manager, Grace Leung. Grace became the City Manager of Newport Beach on September 4. She has spent her first two months on the job establishing relationships, learning City projects and programs and getting to know…
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Homelessness
Homelessness in Our Community The crisis of homelessness affects almost every local community, including the City of Newport Beach. What is being done in the County, and in our City, to provide services to the homeless? What works and what doesn’t? What are advocates for this population doing to combat this crisis? What can concerned…
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Crime Prevention
Is Your Neighborhood Being Targeted For Residential Burglaries? What Can You Do To Protect Yourself? Recently there has been an increase in neighborhood burglaries in Newport Beach. This program, with speaker Andi Querry from the Newport Beach Police Department, will focus on current crime trends as they relate to residential burglary as well as theft…
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Sea Level Rise
Sea Level Rise - How Will It Affect You? Newport Bay waters spilling over Balboa Island seawall No matter what your opinions are on climate change, the fact is that the sea level is rising. In recent years, both Balboa Island and portions of the Peninsula have been inundated with sea water during the winter…
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Drones
Drones Are They Needed or Are They a Nuisance? Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly called unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones, have a host of applications including: Law enforcement, land surveillance, wildlife tracking, search and rescue operations, disaster response, border patrol and photography. State legislatures across the country are debating if and how UAS technology…
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