Newport Beach

Newport Beach is considering launching an informational campaign aimed at discouraging people from donating directly to panhandlers, and to instead direct their money to charities that help the homeless and needy.

The Newport Beach branch library fully reopened Monday after 14 months of construction on the site of its predecessor. The shelves are fully restocked with fresh-off-the-presses tomes courtesy of local beneficiaries, the colorful carpet is vibrant and the furniture nearly unused.

Four people have pleaded not guilty to felony charges after allegedly burglarizing a Newport Beach home before leading police on a 47-mile freeway chase, according to authorities.

Orange County has asked the California Coastal Commission for permission to change access to the public docks and small bay-facing beach next to the Sheriff’s Department Harbor Patrol headquarters in Newport Beach, months after altering points of entry to the waterway and shore.

With funding from the Newport National Charity League’s endowment and annual Christmas Boutique craft fair, the group covered the cost of 30 laptop computers, the curriculum and “coaches” to teach programming languages.

The floppy black cloche looked like something Lady Mary Crawley might wear but it was for and by Teri Hendrix, who crocheted it herself. Her best friend Jill Holt made a closer-fitting grey cap with a vintage amethyst brooch, more to Lady Sybil’s style.

Fountain Valley-based trade magazine Editor & Publisher has been sold to media consultant Mike Blinder and a newly formed company, the Curated Experiences Group, according to a news release.

Former U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher sold his eastside Costa Mesa home late last month for $1.5 million.

Proportionally, dog beach citations represented 47% of animal control tickets citywide last year. So far this year, they account for 34% of all tickets.

The Vans BMX Pro Cup Series World Championships will take place at Vans Off The Wall Skatepark in Huntington Beach Friday through Sunday.

The Sons of the American Legion in Newport Beach gathered Wednesday to mark the 18th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that changed the world.

The Orange County Transportation Authority has given Newport Beach police the go-ahead to remove people from the bus station on Avocado Avenue after hours, a potential de facto eviction of the cluster of tents that has become a flash point for Newport’s burgeoning homelessness issue.