According to OC Register (a local newspaper here) - “MTV officials are in talks with Newport Beach officials about bringing a show to the city.”

According to city film liaison Joe Cleary, regulars of “Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County,” would venture into Newport, possibly meeting up with locals who would become characters in the show.

Network spokeswoman Jessica Nicola, however, was tight-lipped, and declined to confirm a tie-in with the Laguna Beach series. “We’re just exploring shooting a series right now, but we don’t have any details to provide,” Nicola said.

WWD.com reports “Since the MTV reality show “The Hills,” based on Teen Vogue intern Lauren Conrad, returned in mid-January, newsstand sales for the Condé Nast teen title have increased by double digits over last year.”

Pretty good since all of Teen Vogue’s competitors have shut down due to poor newstand sales….

Now another member of Laguna Beach has been arrested for DUI - this time it’s Jessica Smith.

Smith, 19, of Laguna Beach, crashed a 1999 Volkswagen Beetle into the back of a 2003 Acura MDX after she couldn’t slow down in time, a California Highway Patrol report said. The CHP report said that her level of intoxication, unsafe speeds and wet roadways were conditions that led to the crash.

Smith is being held at the Orange County Jail Women’s Intake Release Center in lieu of $100,000 bail. She’s scheduled for an arraignment at the Harbor Justice Center on Wednesday.

UPDATE: TMZ has learned that wayward “Laguna Beach” star Jessica Smith has just been released from an Orange County jail, after being charged with two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence.