Newport water quality officials get new office...

Newport water quality officials get new office

Newport Beach Code and Water Quality Enforcement Division on

Tuesday got its new headquarters, a 60-foot trailer moved to the

front lawn of City Hall at 3300 Newport Blvd.

Staff will not move in for another two weeks -- electrical and

telecommunication outlets still need to be connected.

City officials said the increase in enforcement staff is because

of changes that required stepping up monitoring code violations for

residential and commercial urban runoff entering the city’s storm

drain system.

The city has more than 104 miles of storm drains that empty into

the Back Bay or the ocean.

For more information, call Jim Sinasek at (949) 644-3215.

Fashion Island will kick off its new carousel

Fashion Island will celebrate the grand opening of its

Venetian-themed carousel this weekend in its Carousel Court with

Carousel Carnivale, an Italian festival that will feature free rides

and an Italian marketplace with street performers, face painting,

gelato and a fresh fruit market.

The new carousel, measuring 38 feet in diameter, features

fiberglass animals created from molds of original antique figures

carved of wood. It also has scenes from Venice and has the

distinction of being one of the two known carousels in the world that

has female faces.

It will be lighted by about 1,200 white lights and will spin to 80

melodies recorded from an original band organ.

Rides will be free during the weekend. They will cost $1 beginning

Monday. Information: (949) 721-2000 or visit

www.ShopFashionIsland.com.

UCI names assistant vice chancellor

Richard Lynch, director of finance and administration at UC

Riverside, has been named the assistant vice chancellor for finance

and administration at UC Irvine.

Lynch, a longtime member of the University of California system,

oversaw UC Riverside’s strategic program plans, resource management

and the investment operations of the UC Riverside Foundation.

Before UC Riverside, Lynch spent 13 years as the assistant

director of financial planning in the UCI budget office. He earned

his bachelor’s from the University of Texas at Austin and a master’s

in business administration from Chapman University.

Vanguard will host teacher training institute

Vanguard University will partner with the Assn. of Christian

Schools International this summer to host their first Early Education

Summer Professional Institute to train new teachers.

Training will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 8 at Vanguard’s

Scott Academic Center. The cost will be $25 per person.

For information, call Sharon Fein at (714) 556-3610, ext. 240.