Pay Kiosks at Big Corona and Balboa Pier Lots

It looks like the Newport Beach City Council has approved off-street parking meters at both the Corona del Mar beach and the Balboa parking lot, as of Tuesday. I’m sure that soon there will be pay kiosks at both of these parking lots; the “city officials have said they hoped to have them installed by …

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Council OKs Moving Ahead With Uptown Newport Project

Council OKs Moving Ahead With Uptown Newport Project The project will include housing, retail spaces and parks. The Uptown Newport Project, which is expected to bring housing, retail space and parks to an industrial area of the city, will keep progressing following the approval of several measures from the Newport Beach City Council. At it’s …

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Automated Pay Kiosks Coming to Big Corona Beach

The parking lots at Big Corona Beach and near the Balboa Pier are about to get more tech-savvy. The Newport Beach City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to install 23 automated pay kiosks and allow two enforcement vehicles equipped with license plate recognition technology at Big Corona Beach and near the Balboa Pier. In addition …

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China Cove Slope Repair Work Progressing

“Slope repair work continues at China Cove, where artificial rock has been installed on the hillside as part of the $476,000 project. The slope below Ocean Boulevard began failing in the 2000s, city officials have said. Municipal Operations staff used plastic tarps and sand bags to prevent further erosion, but a rainstorm last year caused …

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