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EDITOR’S NOTE: Indy reporter Sara Hall compiled this look back at what made headlines in the Newport Beach Independent during 2018. This week, January through June. Next week will cover the top news stories of the second half of the year. (click on the text to see original story)...

In two historically Republican-represented districts that cover Newport Beach, the Democratic challengers from Tuesday’s midterm elections are either already ahead or very narrowly behind in a pair of races that could flip the districts blue. But both are still too close to call....

Newport Beach voters have several decisions to make next week at the ballot booth. A notable race is for the hotly contested 48th Congressional District, which includes Newport Beach and spans Seal Beach to Laguna Niguel. During the primaries, it was a narrow roller coaster race...

“Global Warming: How bad can it get?” Pretty bad, according to the IPCC special report “Global Warming of 1.5°C,” released this month. Here in our beachfront communities of Newport, Huntington and Laguna Beach, we are represented by Dana Rohrabacher, a Congressman who absolutely...

After what feels like an interminable build up to this election, November 6 is right around the corner. I am especially concerned about the 48th Congressional District. If you have not already voted, please vote for Harley Rouda. I’m supporting Harley Rouda to win the 48th...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

By Andrea Adelson | LB Indy Eighteen people qualified as June primary candidates in the congressional race for District 48, which covers Newport Beach, including the last-minute entry of former Orange County GOP chair Scott Baugh. Baugh, who served five years in the state...

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...

As talks about gun violence and control continue across the country, a local candidate for the 48th Congressional District, which covers Newport Beach, brings the discussion home. Libertarian Brandon Reiser hosted a town hall Wednesday at Back Bay Bistro at Newport Dunes. The...

By Andrea Adelson | LB Indy Candidate Hans Keirstead outscored five opponents vying to become the Democratic Party standard bearer in congressional District 48 to win the endorsement of a majority of party delegates at its annual convention in San Diego. Keirstead, a stem cell...

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...

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...

Dana Rohrabacher, who has represented California’s 48th congressional district for 13 terms, is running for reelection. Elected in 1988, the California Republican has served under six presidents and even wrote speeches for fellow Californian Ronald Reagan before he entered the...

Donna Furey | NB Indy Harley Rouda, a Democratic candidate for the 48th Congressional District which includes Newport Beach, says he’s “neck-and-neck” with the longtime incumbent, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, in terms of fundraising. Rohrabacher, of Costa Mesa, who won re-election with...

Local Democrat Joins Congressional Race Democrat Dr. Suzanne Savary, retired professor and co-founder and former president of the Newport Beach Women‘s Democratic Club, announced her candidacy this week in the 48th District Congressional race to unseat Dana Rohrabacher. “I...