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Community Members:
Happy Independence Day to you and your families!
Because of the holiday, we are publishing the Week in Review early to include July 4 information and reminders.
Events: Community-oriented activities in Newport Beach this Fourth of July include:
- The 13th Annual Fourth of July is for Families - Newport Peninsula Bike Parade and Community Festival. The parade begins at 9 a.m. at Balboa Boulevard and 36th Street and concludes at Channel Place Park with a free festival from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- A fireworks extravaganza at the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort, 1131 Back Bay Dr., at 9 p.m. Newport Beach residents can walk into the evening fireworks show for free with photo ID.
- The Mariners Bike Parade, on Mariners Drive, starting at 10:30 a.m.
- The annual Old Glory Boat Parade, in Newport Harbor, beginning at 1 p.m.
- A Fourth of July Coastal Flyover, visible in Newport Beach between 5:35 and 5:40 p.m.
Safety: As you celebrate, please keep in mind:
- Traffic entering the Balboa Peninsula is heavily congested on the holiday, and some roads will be closed. Please advise visitors to arrive early.
- A Safety Enhancement Zone will be in effect on the Peninsula. Fines within this area are triple the normal amount, up to $3,000.
- Personal fireworks of all types are illegal. To report illegal fireworks call the Police Department's non-emergency line at 949-644-3717 only if you know the exact location.
Trash Collection and Street Sweeping: Residential trash and recycling collection will be postponed by one day for the remainder of the week. There will be no street sweeping on the holiday.
Closures: City Hall and most City facilities will be closed on the holiday, reopening on Friday, July 5 at regular business hours.
Balboa Peninsula Trolley: In addition to its regular hours of operation on Saturdays and Sundays, the free Balboa Peninsula Trolley will have special holidays hours on Thursday, July 4 and Friday, July 5 from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Please enjoy a fun and safe July 4!
City Manager, Grace K. Leung
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The Newport Beach Police Department (NBPD), in coordination with several other public safety agencies, pursued and arrested three suspects fleeing a robbery at Fashion Island that resulted in the death of a 68-year-old woman.
At about 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2, the NBPD's dispatch center received several 911 calls reporting a robbery at Fashion Island near the Barnes and Noble store. Witnesses reported two male suspects, one armed with a handgun, attempting to rob two victims. One of the suspects fired a handgun three times. No one was hit by the gunfire.
During the course of the robbery, a white sedan driven by a third suspect struck one of the victims, who tragically died at the scene.
The three suspects fled the area in the sedan. NBPD officers located the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop. After the suspects refused to stop, officers pursued the vehicle onto the northbound 405 freeway. NBPD officers were assisted in the pursuit by several agencies including the California Highway Patrol, Orange County Sheriff’s Department, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the following local police departments: Huntington Beach, Los Alamitos, Cypress, Westminster, Garden Grove, and South Gate.
The suspects stopped the vehicle in Cypress and one suspect fled on foot. He was soon located and arrested. The vehicle then continued into Los Angeles County, where the two remaining suspects abandoned the vehicle and ran from officers. They were quickly arrested.
The victim was later identified as Patricia McKay, 68, a tourist visiting from New Zealand.
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The Newport Beach Police Department will host the next NBPD Mobile Café on Saturday, July 13 from 10 a.m. to noon at Bristol Farms, 810 Avocado Ave.
The NBPD's Mobile Café events give community members and police department staff an opportunity to come together in an informal space to discuss community issues and build relationships in a comfortable setting. Please bring questions or concerns, or simply get to know our officers and help build a stronger community partnership.
Please join us for coffee and conversation. We hope to see you there!
For more information please contact Sgt. Steve Oberon at soberon@nbpd.org.
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The Newport Beach Police Department will be providing traffic and safety information to the public this July 4 through the Newport Notified emergency alert system.
If you would like to receive traffic and safety alerts related only to July 4, please text NBJULY4 to 65513.
To sign up for ongoing notifications, visit the Newport Notified subscriber page.
Subscribers can receive notifications about issues impacting public safety such as traffic advisories, crime alerts and other community updates. The system is also used for emergency notifications related to power outages, evacuations, tsunamis and other hazards where public safety is at risk.
Please share this information with visiting friends and family members!
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 Bring your family and friends to Marina Park and enjoy a screening of the animated movie "Kung Fu Panda 4" on Friday, July 12. The event begins at 7 p.m.; showtime is at sunset.
There will be fun activities, free popcorn, and food available for purchase. Remember to bring a chair and blanket for comfortable seating during the movie.
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There's still time to join the Newport Beach Public Library’s Summer Reading Program, for free family activities, entertaining performances, an interactive reading challenge, family crafts, prizes, books and much more.
Stop by any library location or check out our website to learn how you can join the fun!
The program runs through July 27.
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 The Be Well mobile crisis response team operates in Newport Beach 12 hours a day, 7 days a week to respond to mental and behavioral health crises. The mobile unit is staffed with mental health specialists and works closely with the City’s police and fire departments.
This week, the Be Well team:
- Transported a person to a crisis stabilization unit for treatment.
- Transported a person to a detox facility.
- Transported a person to the Be Well sobering station.
- Transported six people to homeless service providers.
- Transported a person to a bus stop to return home.
- Collaborated with the Newport Beach Fire Department to transport a person to the hospital.
The mobile crisis team is dispatched through the Newport Beach Police Department. To request service, dial 911 or call the Police Department's non-emergency line at 949-644-3717.
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 This week, the City’s homeless outreach and response teams:
- Placed a person into permanent housing after experiencing street-level homelessness for 34 years. Trellis International and the City of Costa Mesa staff collaborated to furnish his new home.
- Reunified a person with family in Michigan after a brief stay at the Costa Mesa Bridge Shelter.
- Sheltered a person at the Yale Navigation Center. The person secured an apartment and is waiting for the move-in date.
- Sheltered an older adult in a motel to facilitate an assisted living placement.
- Continued to shelter people: 24 people who had been experiencing homelessness in Newport Beach are sheltered in the Costa Mesa Bridge Shelter.
Click here to view the latest homeless dashboard, which includes key monthly and yearly data on the City's homeless response.
Click here for information on the City's Good Giving program.
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The next meeting of the Newport Beach City Council will be Tuesday, July 9.
The agendas are generally available to the public on Thursday afternoons for meetings on the following Tuesday.
This week, however, due to the July 4 holiday, the full agenda will be published on Friday, July 5. The agenda and staff reports will be available at this link.
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