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Another Second Place Swap in Narrow CA 48 Race

The narrow roller coaster race for second place in California’s 48th Congressional District, which includes Newport Beach, had another switch-up this week. Monday’s update caused Hans Keirstead and Harley Rouda, both Democrats from Laguna Beach, to again swap places, leaving...
Posted On 22 Jun 2018
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Keirstead Widens Lead for Second Place in 48th

As California’s statewide primary election unfolded Tuesday night, the nation’s eyes were on the 48th Congressional District. Would one of the leading Democratic candidates advance in California’s top-two primary? Or would another Republican in the predominantly red-leaning...
Posted On 07 Jun 2018
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UPDATE: Keirstead Narrowly Takes Over Coveted #2 Spot in Congressional Race

Wednesday’s 5 p.m. election results update brought with it yet another dramatic change-up — and at a difference of just 45 votes, a more narrow gap — in the race for the coveted second place position in the 48th Congressional District, which covers Newport Beach. The latest...
Posted On 06 Jun 2018
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Rohrabacher Secures Top Spot, Tight Race for Second Place

In the tightest race on Newport Beach voters’ ballots Tuesday, the 48th Congressional District, the top spot easily went to the longtime incumbent, but the fight for second place is down to a difference of just 73 votes. While Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher held...
Posted On 06 Jun 2018
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Forecasting the Race, Ballot Round-Up

By Andrea Adelson | LB Indy About 100,000 new voters who have recently registered to cast ballots in anticipation of next week’s California primary election, where four congressional districts in Orange County are in play. Despite the bump in voter registration countywide, within...
Posted On 01 Jun 2018
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Outsiders Step Up Local Political Messaging

By Andrea Adelson | LB Indy Political campaign advertising in the run-up to California’s June 5 primary is surfacing on lawns, on cable television, in mailboxes and online, but some of the sloganeering is being underwritten by interests other than the candidates themselves. At...
Posted On 03 May 2018
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Council Pauses Legislative Effort to Pursue ‘Port Plan’

Newport Beach City Council hit the pause button this week on the official effort to pursue legislation that proposes to establish Newport Harbor as a “port” and authorize the city to apply for a Port Master Plan. Council voted 4-1 on Tuesday, with Councilman Scott Peotter...
Posted On 26 Apr 2018
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Coastal Commission Opposes ‘Port Plan’ Bill

The California Coastal Commission voted April 12 to oppose Assembly Bill 1196, which proposes to establish Newport Harbor as a “port” and authorize the city to apply for a Port Master Plan. The CCC voted 9-3, with commissioners Erik Howell, Ryan Sundberg and Roberto Uranga...
Posted On 20 Apr 2018
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‘Port Master Plan’ Making Waves

As some have coined 2018 “Year of the Harbor” in Newport Beach, the idea of a “Port Master Plan” is making waves. The possible PMP was the focus of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce Marine Committee’s discussion Tuesday. About 40 people, including city staff, Council members,...
Posted On 06 Apr 2018
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CalTrans Grader and Pickup Involved in Fatal Collision on 73

A man died Thursday after the pickup truck he was driving collided with a heavy equipment grader on southbound 73 toll road between Bison Avenue and Bonita Canyon Drive, authorities reported. A 30-year-old man was driving a Ford F-250 southbound on state route 73 when, for...
Posted On 05 Apr 2018
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Gun Control Ricochets Across the Region

By Andrea Adelson | LB Indy Kylie Mawson experienced first-hand the terror of being a human target as she crawled across the grounds of a country music festival in Las Vegas as a gunman fired more than 1,100 rounds from a high-rise hotel, leaving 58 fans dead and 851 injured on...
Posted On 26 Mar 2018
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NB Candidate Drops Out of Congressional Race, Endorses Rival

By Andrea Adelson and Victoria Kertz | LB and NB Indy In a first sign of consolidation among candidates bidding to unseat Rep. Dana Rohrabacher in the midterm election, Newport Beach resident and architect Laura Oatman this week ended her campaign and endorsed one of her...
Posted On 22 Mar 2018
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Harbor Commission ‘Respectfully’ Declines Grant for Pier Project

In order to preserve the original intent of the Central Avenue Public Pier, the Newport Beach Harbor Commission voted 3 to 2 Wednesday to “respectfully decline” state grant funds that included a requirement they found to be conflicting to the dock’s main purpose. The Commission’s...
Posted On 16 Mar 2018
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Newport Police Ready for ‘Stoned’ Drivers

As the laws regarding marijuana change, so does authorities’ approach to enforcement, as local police informed a  city committee this week. On Monday, Officer David Spenser of the Newport Beach Police Department briefed the Civil Service Board with a cannabis enforcement update....
Posted On 09 Mar 2018
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Candidates for Congress Spar Over Foreign Policy, Immigration

By Andrea Adelson | LB Indy A question about identifying foreign security threats to the United States elicited both half jests and dead serious replies at a candidate forum in Irvine Tuesday. The five Democrats featured on the panel are bidding to challenge the Republican...
Posted On 09 Mar 2018
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Candidates Debate Women’s Issues

By Andrea Adelson | LB Indy With the national reckoning over sexual harassment as the backdrop, six candidates who want to represent Orange County’s coastal cities, including Newport Beach, in Congress took to a stage in Costa Mesa last week to stake their claim as champions of...
Posted On 16 Feb 2018
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Laguna Beach Resident Wins Democrats’ Backing in Assembly Race

By Andrea Adelson | LB Indy In the race for the state Assembly district that covers Newport Beach, the candidacy of Laguna Beach resident Cottie Petrie-Norris received a boost this week from the California Democratic Party, which endorsed her bid for office. At several locations...
Posted On 10 Feb 2018
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Democrats Vie for Front-Runner Status

By Andrea Adelson | LB Indy None of the eight Democratic congressional candidates running to unseat Rep. Dana Rohrabacher in the 48th District in November received enough votes to win the state Democratic Party’s endorsement. Winning approval is a coveted trophy among a crowded...
Posted On 02 Feb 2018
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Democrats Step Into Spotlight in Newport

A packed candidate forum in Newport Beach shed light on the field of eight Democratic hopefuls looking to oust the 48th Congressional District incumbent, Dana Rohrabacher, who silenced speculation about his future intentions this week. “I am unequivocally running f...
Posted On 11 Jan 2018
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Officials Speak Up About Sea Level Rise Plans and Projections

“Go with the flow” seems to be the mantra for the city in regards to sea level rise. Both literally and figuratively, as Newport Beach officials react to sea level rise by both building or capping physical barriers like seawalls and keeping up with the latest science in order to...
Posted On 11 Jan 2018
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