Safety program hits the boardwalk

The second phase of Newport Beach’s Boardwalk Safety program will launch Saturday afternoon, when police, volunteers and Police Explorers stand along the three-mile stretch of boardwalk from F to 36th streets.

From noon to 4 p.m. Saturday the group will hand out pamphlets educating the public on safety along the busy walkway and have two radar trailers operating to monitor the 8 mph speed limit there.

Officials said the Oceanfront Boardwalk grows increasingly busy as the summer progresses and they’re trying to discourage reckless or dangerous behavior.

— Joseph Serna