CdM’s stretch of Coast Highway already has shops, restaurants, traffic and a parking situation that occasionally feels like a competitive sport. Now Newport is considering a rewrite of…
If you’ve lived next to a major remodel that seems to last forever, Newport’s three-year construction limit probably sounds pretty reasonable. The catch is that property owners can…
Newport woke up Wednesday with a pretty clear early message on Measure H: the no side is ahead. But before anybody hangs a victory banner outside City Hall,…
Anybody who bikes around the peninsula knows the routine: cars turning across bike traffic, drivers watching their phones, and visitors trying to figure out which lane goes where.…
Living beside a construction site is one thing. Living beside one that never seems to finish is another. Newport has a three-year construction limit for a reason, but…
Coast Highway through CdM is supposed to be a neighborhood main street. It also carries highway traffic past shops, restaurants, pedestrians and people hunting for parking. That's a…
The Balboa Local follows Newport's 2026 council election money through developer committees, the county party, police and firefighters PACs, and Alliance for Prosperity.
NEWPORT BEACH | The next City Council will make decisions about Peninsula flooding, housing, public land and expensive new public-safety facilities. Locals should know who is spending money…
NEWPORT BEACH | Builders have a reason to watch City Hall. It’s where the decisions get made on housing, land use, property deals and the roads everybody has…
NEWPORT BEACH | Newport Harbor’s latest financial document puts a surprisingly precise price on part of the public waterfront: $25,920 a month for one offshore yacht-club mooring field…
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