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“Safe Up” Newport: Sheriff Don Barnes Delivers Public Safety Briefing
At this month’s Wake Up Newport, hosted by the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce, Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes delivered a candid and wide-ranging update on public safety. While expressing optimism about local initiatives, he emphasized several major challenges that require attention at both the state and federal level.
“We’re Doing Quite Well Here”
Sheriff Barnes opened with praise for local public safety efforts, calling Newport Beach’s team “incredible” and stating, “Nobody in the state does it better than us.” He emphasized proactive policing, community partnerships and a data-driven approach.
Barnes credited technology, especially license plate readers and public safety access to surveillance cameras in schools, shopping centers and other public places, as “game changers” in law enforcement. These tools have helped Orange County maintain their status as one of the safest urban counties in the nation.
Robyn is a regular contributor to local publications including her column, Civics In The City, in the Newport Beach Independent.
An educational tour with Harbormaster Paul Blank
Robyn knows there’s no better way to enjoy the harbor than by joining Harbormaster Paul Blank for an educational tour
It started like a fairy tale. Two brothers named McFadden sailed the high seas only to land on a long expanse of pristine beach with beautiful water and blue skies. The brothers recognized an opportunity and set to work building a wharf for boats to dock. Commercial ships loaded with people and goods from faraway places came and went. Word of a “New Port” spread. The rest is history.
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Robyn Grant (far left, waving) joins 40 or so of her closest “new” friends, all taking advantage of the Spring Tours offered by the TCA showing off the Newport Beach area mitigation sites
For more than 30 years, the Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA), has been an innovator in providing traffic mobility in Orange County, as well as a formidable participant in preserving and restoring open space in our communities for generations to come.
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Newport Beach City Councilmember Robyn Grant
Last Saturday (Feb. 1), the City Council joined city staff and residents for a very productive annual planning session. Over almost three-and-a-half-hours, participants weighed in on a variety of priorities with the goal of identifying issues and projects to tackle in the upcoming fiscal year.
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NBPD Holds Swearing-in Ceremony to Welcome New Officers and Staff
The Newport Beach Police Department held the first post-pandemic live swearing-in on Tuesday, Aug. 30, reestablishing a longstanding tradition of formally welcoming new hires into positions of public service in the city. For the last two and a half years, hiring by the department continued without the benefit of a ceremony which is an important …
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Sheriff Don Barnes Says Good Morning to Corona del Mar
The Corona del Mar Chamber of Commerce welcomed a presentation from newly re-elected Sheriff Don Barnes at the June Good Morning Corona del Mar speaker program on June 9. Sheriff Barnes, one of the preeminent public safety voices in our nation, heads a team of 4,000 in the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. The agency has …
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Newport Beach City Council Gets Positive Forecast at Planning Session
The Newport Beach City Council held a public planning session on January 29, providing a comprehensive overview of the city’s financial status and future infrastructure and service needs. Mayor Kevin Muldoon, with the assistance of City Manager Grace Leung, moderated the three-hour meeting, which included highly positive department head reports and projections, especially considering pandemic …
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