HERBERT CALDERON: Scenes from the Wild West in Newport Beach this evening, which led to the city shutting all its businesses down around Newport pier up to PCH. Not one bar is open tonight in this part of Newport.

Authorities in California were forced to shut down businesses from Newport Pier to Pacific Coast Highway due to non-residents wreaking havoc on July 4th.

Hundreds of people reportedly swarmed police officers and threw debris at them before fighting each other.

Newport Beach… pic.twitter.com/fWjZZpzgaU

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 5, 2026

Scenes from the Wild West in Newport Beach this evening, which led to the city shutting all its businesses down around Newport pier up to PCH. Not one bar is open tonight in this part of Newport.

@herbertgcalderonu pic.twitter.com/oLmzMPfJyy

— Surflick (@Surflick) July 5, 2026

BREAKING 🚨🚨🚨#NewportBeach / #California

Pavilions Grocery Store in Newport has been reportedly Looted tonight but the unruly riot mob. pic.twitter.com/O7Q1yjsqMi

— OC Scanner 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 (@OC_Scanner) July 5, 2026

Out of towners?   

Pavilions on the Newport Beach peninsula was ran through and thrashed. 😢 #4thofjuly

@ocoress pic.twitter.com/VQSzM71GpV

— Surflick (@Surflick) July 5, 2026

Thank you to S. Martinez for this tweet. 

July 4th: Americans celebrate the 250th birthday of this great nation

July 5th: California business owners call their insurance companies to cover all the riot and looting damages pic.twitter.com/7odI2xrD1N

— Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) July 5, 2026