New Animal Shelter; Council to Take on 'Unruly' Parties; Home Tour Fundraiser

1. Starting this month, all animals recovered by animal control are being taken to the Orange County Humane Society, 21632 Newland Street, Huntington Beach. The City Council late last month approved a two-year contract with the shelter at a rate of no more than $94,000 per year. Previously, recovered animals were housed at the Dover Shores Pet Care Center in Costa Mesa.

2. The Newport Beach City Council will meet tonight, at 7 p.m. at the council chambers, 3300 Newport Blvd. The council will review another revised version of an ordinance designed to reign in Loud & Unruly Gatherings. Read the complete agenda here.

3. The 14th annual Newport Harbor Home & Garden Tour will be held 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 12th. The tour, a fundraiser for academic programs at Newport Harbor High, will feature seven homes in Newport-Mesa. Tickets cost $65. A lunch by StoneFire Grill and served bayside at the Newport Beach Theater Arts Center is included. For more information, go to www.NewportHarborHomeTour.com or call 949.642.6255.

4. The Newport-Mesa Unified School District's board meeting is scheduled for today, at 7 p.m., 2985 Bear St., Costa Mesa. Read the agenda here.

5. Today will be mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s, according to the National Weather Service.