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
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
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
Newport’s Ocean Is Adding Inches Like a Guy Telling Stories at the Bar
Newport’s ocean has been running higher than the tide chart predicted—but the explanation is real, and it’s more complicated than one “king tide.” Newport Beach officials reported a…
Published Oct 29, 2026
Temporary Permits, Permanent Problem: Newport Needs a Real Plan for the Fun Zone Seawall
Newport Beach says it is expediting permits for temporary bulkhead and seawall extensions in areas covered by its Fall/Winter 2026–27 emergency proclamations. But the City’s recovery page doesn’t…
Published Oct 29, 2026
Build The (sea)Wall, & Make The City Pay For It! A $27.5 Million Surplus, a Flooded Fun Zone and One Very Obvious Question…
The Fun Zone is supposed to be a place for rides, harbor views and family memories. When floodwater moves in, the name starts sounding less like a destination…
Published Oct 26, 2026
Bay Street Berms Are Holding for Now
For a neighborhood that recently got far more waterfront than it ordered, the latest report from Bay Street offers some cautious relief: the berms appear to be holding.…
Published Oct 25, 2026