Newport Harbor Dredging Has a November 30 Date. What’s Actually Finished?
If you use Newport Harbor, the mud under the water matters almost as much as the boats on top. The Army Corps of Engineers still lists the harbor…
Published Nov 5, 2026
Newport’s Next King Tides Could Be Even Higher Than October’s
The peninsula just got through record-breaking flooding. Now Newport Beach is warning that the next round of king tides could push the water even higher.
Published Nov 5, 2026
What’s Going Up at 10th Street Beach? Locals See Seawall Work, City Records Are Thin
Crews are working beside the seawall at 10th Street Beach after Bay Street flooding. Here’s what the video shows—and what city records don’t yet explain.
Published Nov 5, 2026
Flashback: SURFER Magazine’s “The Hottest 100 Yards” — Newport, March 1980
Back in March 1980, SURFER put Newport’s Echo Beach on the cover—and gave a short stretch of local sand a name that stuck: “The Hottest 100 Yards.” The…
Published Nov 4, 2026
Newport Harbor Dredging Has a November 30 Date. How Close Are We?
If you use Newport Harbor, the big dredging project matters whether you own a boat, work on the waterfront or just want the channels kept navigable. The latest…
Published Nov 4, 2026
Newsom Signed a Coastal Protection Order in Newport. What’s Actually Coming Here?
Newport got the backdrop for a big state coastal announcement last week. What the peninsula and the rest of town need now is something more useful than a…
Published Nov 4, 2026
Blackball: Newport’s 33-Year Argument Over Who Gets the Waves
There’s a little yellow flag with a black circle at the Wedge that can ruin a board rider’s plans faster than a parking ticket. It’s called the blackball.…
Published Nov 3, 2026
West Newport’s 100,000-yard sand haul is underway. Here’s what it costs.
West Newport is getting a major beach refill, and the city says the sand is now being moved. It’s meant to help with erosion and flooding—but it isn’t…
Published Nov 3, 2026
Same Floods, Different Decades. Newport’s 100-Year Battle to Stay Dry.
If you live on the Balboa Peninsula, you’ve seen the routine: the tide rises, the pumps start, sandbags come out, and City Hall tells everybody to prepare. Again.…
Published Nov 2, 2026
Caltrans Has $4 Million for the Cracked PCH Bluff. What’s the Permanent Fix?
NEWPORT BEACH | A large crack beneath Pacific Coast Highway near Crystal Cove has put a familiar coastal truth back in the driver’s seat: the ocean doesn’t need…
Published Nov 2, 2026