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Newport Beach Mayor Mike Henn has launched his own Facebook page . Henn will use Facebook to discuss "higher-level policy, strategy and issues of importance to large numbers of residents," according to the page. He will "post updates, read comments and reply as time permits. " A self-described "technological dinosaur," Henn has said his daughter will help him with social media. One of his first posts was a series of "scenic shots," which are mostly postcard photos of Newport's tourist highlights: the Balboa Pavilion and Fun Zone, the Balboa Island Ferry, the Dory Fishing Fleet and other locales.

The Costa Mesa Police Department announced this week the launch of its own Facebook page , which is meant to provide the latest information on crime trends and prevention. "Our chief is very big on getting information out to the public as quickly and effectively as possible," Kelly Vucinic, a CMPD crime prevention specialist who oversees social media and communication projects within the department, said Wednesday. "Having a Facebook page is just one more tool for us to use. The more content we put out, the better.

The Orange County district attorney's office has created a Facebook page for ongoing child abduction cases it is pursuing, the office announced Wednesday. The D.A.'s Child Abduction Unit has a 100-case workload, with six featured on the Facebook page, according to the D.A.'s office. The cases on the site include children believed to be in Mexico, Japan, Zambia, Kansas City, Mo., and other unknown locations, and many feature age progression photos of what children abducted years ago might look like in the present day, the D.A.'s office said in a news release.

It's a mouthful, but here it goes: IGUINBBIBTOC. It's not an acronym for a government agency, but a popular Facebook page: "I Grew Up In Newport Beach Before It Became The OC. " It's a commentary on the former Fox television series "The O.C.," which aired between 2003 and 2007 and put Newport Beach on the international radar. As popular as the show was (early on), somehow in there the true history of coastal Orange County got muddled and lost, which Gordon Grundy, director of the Newport Beach Historical Society, is trying to rectify.

After more than a year of suffering from Stage 5 kidney failure, Eddie Beatrice decided to look online for a kidney donor. "It was Jan. 1 [2013] and I said, 'Today is the day I'm going to take back control of my life,' " said Beatrice, 51, of North Reading, Mass. Kelly Wright, 44, of Newport Beach, decided it was time to give someone else another chance at life after seeing the Donate Life float at the Rose Parade that same day. "I really wanted to do that for someone," Wright said.

Family members of a missing Huntington Beach kayaker are handing out flyers, continuing the search for the 53-year-old man who hasn't been seen since Aug. 3. The family of Marc Cross created a Facebook page and flyers in an effort to locate the missing man, who friends and family members describe as an avid athlete who was familiar with the water. Cross's sister, Susan Friesen, was coming from Northern Santa Barbara to meet with her brother's ex-wife, niece and nephew, who already handed out flyers Saturday.

Costa Mesa's proposed charter measure has a lot of fans in ... Jakarta. The Indonesian capital is the "most popular city" for an election-related Facebook page, "Yes on Measure V - Costa Mesa Charter. " "Most popular," in Facebook parlance, means "the city where most of the people talking about this page are from. " The page that supports the city's Nov. 6 ballot initiative has also seen an unexplained spike in its number of "likes" - a digital way of indicating approval.

The Little Knight, a longtime watering hole, has closed its doors at 436 E. 17th St. in Costa Mesa. But it's not the end for the popular dive bar, which plans to reopen at The Triangle under another name, the Black Knight, according to the tavern's Facebook page. The Triangle's owners, Greenlaw Partners, didn't return calls seeking comment. The phone at the old tavern had been disconnected. The Eastside bar was known for its cheap drinks, pool tables, jukebox and $1 fish tacos.

Corona del Mar High will have its annual alumni baseball game Feb. 19. The program does not charge for playing, but it will be accepting donations and contributions. The game will feature a team made up of players who played in 1999 or before against a squad of 2000 to 2010 players. More information can be found on the Facebook page: Corona del Mar High School Baseball Alumni/Foundation; or contact Coach John Emme by e-mail at jemme@nmusd.us . — From staff reports

More than 500 bicyclists plan to turn out for a memorial ride in honor of a 17-year-old Newport Beach High School student who died last week in a fire, according to the event's Facebook page . The ride in memory of Luke Upton, who died from his injuries after a Costa Mesa apartment fire Feb. 24, will take place from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday. The ride will start at A Street in Newport Beach and is expected to cover about seven miles around the Balboa Peninsula. Upton's younger brother, Diego, will ride Upton's bike in his memory, and each rider will be given a colored ribbon with which to adorn their bike, according to the Facebook page, which on Wednesday had 503 confirmed riders.

After more than a year of suffering from Stage 5 kidney failure, Eddie Beatrice decided to look online for a kidney donor. "It was Jan. 1 [2013] and I said, 'Today is the day I'm going to take back control of my life,' " said Beatrice, 51, of North Reading, Mass. Kelly Wright, 44, of Newport Beach, decided it was time to give someone else another chance at life after seeing the Donate Life float at the Rose Parade that same day. "I really wanted to do that for someone," Wright said.

The Daily Pilot is excited to announce the launch of our new online calendar system. With the help of Costa Mesa-based social calendar company SquaredOut, we've revamped the way we present local calendar listings to our readers. The most notable difference is that now readers can submit their calendar events directly to us. Our calendar listings can be accessed from the Daily Pilot home page, as well as http://www.dailypilot.com/calendar . Submissions can also be made on our Facebook page . Readers will notice a "submit event" button on all of those pages.

Kacey Leggio was about 4 years old when she visited the Port Theater, looked at the screen and proclaimed to her mother: "Mommy, I'm gonna be up there someday. " For the 20-year-old Newport Beach native and aspiring actress, that goal is coming true Sunday night at the invite-only premiere of "One Candle One Man" at the newly revived Corona del Mar venue on East Coast Highway. The film by Xerxes Afshar is partially based on his own life. He directed it, played the starring role and wrote the screenplay.

Costa Mesa's proposed charter measure has a lot of fans in ... Jakarta. The Indonesian capital is the "most popular city" for an election-related Facebook page, "Yes on Measure V - Costa Mesa Charter. " "Most popular," in Facebook parlance, means "the city where most of the people talking about this page are from. " The page that supports the city's Nov. 6 ballot initiative has also seen an unexplained spike in its number of "likes" - a digital way of indicating approval.

UC Irvine Extension and its OpenCourseWare initiative won four Impact awards at the 2012 Internet Marketing Assn. Conference in Las Vegas in September. UCI Extension won best Facebook, best Facebook "Like" outreach, best webinar series – educational and best webinar/vodcast/podcast – educational series, the program announced Thursday. "We're very pleased to be recognized for our efforts in Internet marketing," said Scott Rutherford, UCI Extension director of marketing and communications.

The Little Knight, a longtime watering hole, has closed its doors at 436 E. 17th St. in Costa Mesa. But it's not the end for the popular dive bar, which plans to reopen at The Triangle under another name, the Black Knight, according to the tavern's Facebook page. The Triangle's owners, Greenlaw Partners, didn't return calls seeking comment. The phone at the old tavern had been disconnected. The Eastside bar was known for its cheap drinks, pool tables, jukebox and $1 fish tacos.

Hunter Quien MacDonald 34 years old passed away Thursday August 23rd from the results of a surfing accident Saturday August 18th.  Hunter was a warrior who grabbed life with a gusto that all who knew him relished, embraced and loved.  He was a graduate of Southern Methodist University 2000.  He is survived by his parents, Rod and Barbara, brothers, Spencer and Taylor and wife Leslie.  Donations may be made in Hunter's name to the Newport Chapter of...

The Segerstrom Center for the Arts launched a new Facebook application that allows users to buy tickets, center officials announced this week. Segerstrom Center Social Tix, available through the center's Facebook page, allows users to also select seating for their events and create events so they can coordinate group attendance. Soon the app will allow customers to see where their friends are sitting, so they can buy their tickets accordingly. "We are very excited to launch Social Tix just before we open our new season," center President Terrence W. Dwyer said in a news release.

The Costa Mesa Police Department announced this week the launch of its own Facebook page , which is meant to provide the latest information on crime trends and prevention. "Our chief is very big on getting information out to the public as quickly and effectively as possible," Kelly Vucinic, a CMPD crime prevention specialist who oversees social media and communication projects within the department, said Wednesday. "Having a Facebook page is just one more tool for us to use. The more content we put out, the better.

Does a presidential candidate who misspells "America" love it any less than the guy whose campaign gets all the letters in the right order? Is he less fit to lead if his Facebook page mentions "offical gear" when it means official gear? Would the typo "sneak peak" on his Facebook page peg him as illiterate, an ineffectual supervisor or a helmsman too dumb to realize he's steering a ship of dummies? These are the questions raised by three typos in one week that the Mitt Romney campaign let slip, the most famous of them being a campaign app that went viral because it contained the slogan "A Better Amercia.