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Community Members:
As I prepare to close this chapter after seven years as your city manager, I am filled with deep gratitude for the people who make Newport Beach such an extraordinary place. Serving this community has been the highlight of my career, and the relationships, experiences and shared accomplishments will stay with me always.
From my first days here, I quickly learned that Newport Beach’s greatest strength is its people. This is a community unlike any other — engaged, passionate, caring, and deeply invested in the well-being of their city. Neighborhood associations, chambers and business groups, yacht clubs, schools, foundations, nonprofits, and so many individual residents have shaped my understanding of what true civic partnership looks like. You have never hesitated to speak up, offer ideas, challenge us, or cheer us on. That level of engagement brings challenges, yes, but far more importantly, it has made Newport Beach stronger. I am profoundly grateful for your support, honesty and willingness to work together in pursuit of a better city.
I also want to express my appreciation to the City Council. Working so closely with our elected leaders has given me a front-row seat to their dedication and sacrifices. Though the Council members change, one thing does not: their commitment to ensuring Newport Beach remains the best place to live, work, and visit.
To the incredible staff of the City of Newport Beach: thank you for your commitment and dedication to the highest levels of public service. You are the quiet engine behind every service, response and improvement. Through emergencies, pandemics, storms, construction projects, state mandates, and countless special events, you have shown resilience, professionalism and heart. Running a city truly is a team sport, and I have been fortunate to work with the best.
To our residents: Thank you for the honor and privilege of serving this community and the trust you have placed in me as your city manager. The City is well positioned for the future under the leadership of my successor, Seimone Jurjis, who will guide City staff and continue advancing the policies and priorities set by your City Council.
City Manager, Grace K. Leung
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Holiday Closure Information
The Week in Review will be on hiatus through the holidays, returning January 9, 2026.
Newport Beach Civic Center and City recreation and community centers will be closed from Wednesday, December 24, 2025 through Sunday, January 4, 2026. All facilities will reopen on Monday, January 5, 2026. Police, Fire and other select City departments will remain open.
Newport Beach Public Libraries:
- City libraries will be closed on December 25 and January 1. Library Services will have limited operating hours on the following dates:
- Wednesday, December 24 and Wednesday, December 31: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Monday, December 22 and Tuesday, December 23: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Monday, December 29 and Tuesday, December 30: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Residential Trash Collection:
- The Christmas and New Year's Day holidays fall on Thursdays, therefore collection for the remainder of the week will be postponed by one day. For example, households serviced on Friday will be serviced on Saturday. Use this handy guide to recycle right!
Christmas Tree Collection:
- Christmas trees should be placed next to your waste carts or in your organics cart on the same day as your collection schedule. When possible, please remove lights, tinsel, ornaments and stands. Trees should be six feet or less, which might require you to cut your tree. If placing the tree in the organics cart, please ensure the tree is not flocked and placed bottom first and upright. CR&R will be using a separate truck to collect the trees from December 26 until January 15. Please note, flocked trees (with fake snow) must be placed in the black-top trash cart or treated as a bulky-item pickup. These trees cannot be recycled given the chemicals used to create the flocking. Residents who miss the tree collection period can use the bulky item service.
Street Sweeping:
- There will be no street sweeping service on the following dates:
- Wednesday, December 24
- Thursday, December 25
- Wednesday, December 31
- Thursday, January 1
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Free Compost Program Helps Residents Garden Sustainably
Newport Beach residents can give their gardens a boost while supporting local sustainability efforts through the City’s free compost program.
The compost is created from organic landscaping waste collected in Newport Beach and processed by OC Waste and Recycling. Yard trimmings that would otherwise be discarded are transformed into high-quality compost that improves soil health, conserves water and supports healthier plants.
Free, self-serve compost is available at four locations:
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Bonita Canyon Sports Park, 1990 Ford Rd.
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Grant Howald Park, 3000 Fifth Ave. across from the Oasis Senior Center
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Avon Street Parking Lot, entrance at Tustin Avenue and Avon Street
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Corporation Yard, 592 Superior Ave. (enter through Industrial Way).
Compost is available while supplies last and replenished every two weeks.
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 The holiday season has arrived, and with it comes an increase in recyclable waste appearing in homes. Here is a quick overview of what can be placed in the recyclables cart and what should instead go into the trash or organic waste carts.
- The black lid trash cart is for general trash, such as chip bags, pizza boxes, tissue paper, cellophane wrapping, pet waste, and flocked Christmas trees.
- Recyclables go in the blue lid cart. Many popular holiday waste items can be recycled, such as holiday cardboard boxes, paper gift bags, most wrapping paper (without plastic or glitter flakes), clean cans, glass bottles, plastics numbered 1-7, and paper. To prevent contamination in this cart, empty liquids from bottles, rinse out food jars and only place recyclable items into the blue cart.
- The green lid cart collects compostable organic waste, including leftovers, lawn clippings, and unflocked Christmas trees. Food scraps should be collected in a compostable bag, newspaper, or brown paper bag before being placed in the green lid cart. Do not place loose food scraps or plastic bags in the green waste cart.
A kitchen food scrap pail is an easy way to collect food scraps. Make sure to line your pail with a compostable bag, newspaper, or brown paper bag and properly dispose of them in the green lid cart. To request one free kitchen food scrap pail, please contact CR&R’s Customer Service Department at 949-667-4158 or email newportbeach-recycles@crrmail.com.
Sorting waste correctly makes a big difference. Please watch this short video to learn more, and you can download and print this flier for a handy guide to proper recycling during the holidays and beyond.
Happy holidays and happy sorting!
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A project to repaint various exterior surfaces of the Newport Beach Civic Center, Central Library and Carroll Beek Community Center is now underway.
The three facilities will remain open during the painting operations. Signs will be posted around the facilities as necessary and pedestrian detours may be deployed to maintain safety.
The work is expected to be completed in early summer 2026.
 
The City of Newport Beach was recently awarded a $321,000 grant from the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) to support rubberized roadway pavement.
CalRecycle administers grant programs designed to reduce, recycle and reuse solid waste generated throughout California. Among these initiatives is the Rubberized Pavement Grant Program, which provides financial assistance to local governments for the use of rubberized asphalt concrete (RAC). RAC is made with asphalt emulsion, aggregates, and crushed used tires.
Incorporating RAC into roadway projects diverts used tires from landfills and supports sustainable infrastructure practices. In addition to the environmental benefits, the use of RAC extends the life of pavement and improves ride quality and aesthetics.
Upcoming re-pavement projects at MacArthur Boulevard and Eastbluff Drive will utilize RAC with support from the grant program.
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 This week, the City’s homeless outreach and response teams:
- Enrolled two people into services.
- Continued a motel stay for a person awaiting a shelter placement.
- Continued to shelter people. Seventeen 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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