🌱 Patch AM: What’s at stake in this ongoing Newport Beach felony property fight?

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In today's newsletter:

• What's at stake in this ongoing Newport Beach felony property fight?
• How Marie turned Newport Beach into a Pipeline-style barrel playground.

Also on today's calendar: 30th Original Lobster Festival - Sept. 11-13, 2026 - Free Parking! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 90, low: 75.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 85 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• COURT WATCH: Defense Seeks Return of Property as Newport Beach Felony Case Continues (davisvanguard.org) — A felony case based in Newport Beach is moving toward a November 10 preliminary hearing while the judge weighs whether to return some seized property to its owner. Prosecutors want to keep certain items as potential evidence, while the defense argues anything unrelated to the remaining charges should be released. The accused maintains a not guilty plea as the dispute continues.
   

• Pipeline Comes to Southern California as Marie Turns Newport Beach Into Barrel Fest (theinertia.com) — Powerful swell from Tropical Storm Marie turned Newport Beach into a barrel-filled playground this holiday weekend, drawing comparisons to Hawaii's famed Pipeline. While the surf thrilled wave riders and recalled 2014's legendary Marie, the storm also caused some coastal flooding in parts of Southern California, capping off an already historic summer of swell.
   

📸 Around Newport Beach

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Newport Beach

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• 30th Original Lobster Festival - Sept. 11-13, 2026 - Free Parking! →
  Fountain Valley Recreation Center & Sports Park, 16400 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Come Join Us for Prom Night Redo! →
  Stages Bar, 604 E Dyer Rd, Santa Ana
  5:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Art Lovers Invited - LOCA ArtsGiving Brunch →
  Laguna College of Art and Design, 2222 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• JAX SongStage Special Edition: Majo & Friends in Concert For Pereira. For Colombia. →
  Campus JAX, 3950 Campus Dr, Newport Beach
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 9
• JAX Duos: Bandmates →
  Campus JAX, 3950 Campus Dr, Newport Beach
  6:00 pm
• Blind Boys of Alabama →
  Musco Center for the Arts, One University Dr, Orange
  7:30 pm
Thursday September 10
• Tamir Hendelman and Terrell Stafford →
  Campus JAX, 3950 Campus Dr, Newport Beach
  6:30 pm
• Battle of the Bay
  Newport Harbor High Newport Beach, CA 92663
  7:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Last Shot Band →
  Campus JAX, 3950 Campus Dr, Newport Beach
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Tijuana Dogs →
  Campus JAX, 3950 Campus Dr, Newport Beach
  8:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Heartbeat of Mexico →
  Musco Center for the Arts, One University Dr, Orange
  1:00 pm
• Blessing Of The Waves →
  Pier Plaza, 401 CA-1, Huntington Beach
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A shout out to our Newport Beach: a few times a year, the surf in Newport Beach looks like something out of an Indonesian dream.
  This picture is from the 56th jetty in Newport, happening RIGHT NOW. (Nextdoor Harbor View)
• LIFEGUARD TOWER, Laguna Beach, late 1940s.
  The iconic beach structure was actually once part of the Union Oil Company gas station at PCH and Broadway. In 1937 it was hitched up to a team of… (Nextdoor Dover Shores)

• Eli Lilly posted a job opening for Pharmaceutical Sales Representative - Associate Territory Manager - Cardiometabolic Health in Newport Beach. Apply here.
• Balboa Bay Resort posted a job opening for Recreation Attendant (Seasonal) in Newport Beach. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Newport Beach here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Status Update: Outlets at Orange getting multimillion-dollar makeover (ocregister.com)
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• Air Zoo Places World's Oldest Douglas SBD-1 Dauntless on Temporary Display (vintageaviationnews.com)

Ok Newport Beach! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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