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Steve Rosansky Marks 10 Years as Newport Beach Chamber President and CEO with Record Memberships and Robust Events
By Christopher Trela | NB Indy The Christmas Boat Parade . Mayor ’ s Reception . Police Appreciation Breakfast . Wake Up ! Newport . Economic Forecast . Inspire Women in Business . Navigate Young Professionals . Sandcastle Contest . Ribbon Cuttings .
Those are just a few of the events and seminars hosted by the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce .
“ We are the most active Chamber of Commerce in the county , and probably one of the top in the state ,” said Chamber
President and CEO Steve Rosansky . “ It ’ s a lot of work , but we have a good team here , we pump out a lot of product . We have a dozen major civic events every year , about 50 to 60 monthly events a year — all told we probably do about 80 events a year , which is more than one a week . A lot of Chambers might have a breakfast thing or a mixer , but nobody has as robust a program as we do .”
The Newport Chamber also has a robust membership list . Rosansky said they currently have 717 members , the most since Rosansky took over the top spot at the
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Grace Leung , Newport Beach City Manager
By Newport Beach City Manager Grace Leung
Two cleanup events along the Newport Beach coastline on Saturday , January 23 drew about 160 volunteers who gathered and disposed of nearly 600 pounds of trash from the beaches .
The events were organized by two nonprofit groups , Orange County Coastkeeper and Surfrider North Orange County Chapter .
Coastkeeper brought 90 volunteers to clean up near the Newport Pier , which had been heavily impacted by trash and debris from the recent storms . Surfrider ’ s 70 people focused on West Newport around Prospect St ., which also had large amounts of trash that washed up during the storms .
Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Steve Rosansky
Chamber in January of 2013 .
Rosansky transitioned to the Chamber after serving nine years on the Newport Beach City Council , including a year as mayor . Now , he ’ s the mayor of the business community . Even his license plate sports a Biz Mayor moniker .
According to his bio , Rosansky landed in Newport Beach in 1985 after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business and the UCLA
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Surfrider officials reported that a large percentage of the debris collected was of Styrofoam and single-use plastic material , reminding the public of the importance of reducing use of these materials and proper disposal of such items .
Thank you to Surfrider , Coastkeeper and all the volunteers for helping keep our beaches clean !
Meet Our Officers at NBPD Mobile Café Feb . 4 The Newport Beach Police Department will
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FEBRUARY 3 , 2023 | VOLUME XV , ISSUE 3
NEWPORT BEACH POLICE AID COSTA MESA POLICE IN ARREST THAT NETS 30,000 FENTANYL PILLS
By Christopher Trela | NB Indy
On Wednesday evening , January 25 , a Costa Mesa police officer attempted to stop a vehicle for a vehicle code violation but the driver refused to yield and subsequently led officers on a slowspeed pursuit through the east side of Costa Mesa .
According to the Costa Mesa Police , during the pursuit three bags of narcotics were tossed out of the fleeing vehicle .
The vehicle finally stopped in Newport Beach . With the assistance of the Newport Beach Police Department , officers conducted a high-risk car stop and arrested both subjects .
Officers safely recovered the three bags of discarded narcotics and discovered they contained approximately 30,000 multicolored fentanyl pills . Both arrestees were booked at the CMPD jail for felony evading and possession for sale of fentanyl .
The Costa Mesa PD thanked the Newport Beach Police Department for the back-up . “ We ’ re all here to get these dangerous drugs out of our communities ,” the CMPD wrote on its Facebook page .
This arrest comes on the heels of a drug bust last December orchestrated by the Newport Beach PD .
An estimated 50,000 Fentanyl pills , with an estimated street value of $ 250,000 , were among illegal items seized by the Newport Beach Police Department ’ s Special Investigations Unit during the
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