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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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General Plan Update, ‘Port Plan’ Among City Goals

City Council and staff met this week to set goals and plan for the future of Newport Beach. About 75 people attended the annual Council planning session held Monday at Marina Park on the Balboa Peninsula. The big item of the night was the general plan update. An update to the...
Posted On 01 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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‘Hot’ Topic Wakes Up Crowd

With the wave of fires throughout California recently, a local fire department leader was a timely speaker during a morning meeting this week.   Newport Beach Fire Department Chief Chip Duncan spoke to about 60 people Thursday during the NB Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Wake Up!...
Posted On 04 Jan 2018
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Panel Recommends Sculptures for Civic Center Park

The next phase in the Newport Beach Civic Center Park sculpture exhibition is one step closer to being placed following a public forum on Wednesday where the selection panel decided on which pieces to recommend. About a dozen people attended the public forum and only a handful of...
Posted On 24 Aug 2017
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Letter to the Editor: Peotter’s Plan is Bad for Newport Beach

As someone who served with Scott Peotter on the Newport Beach Planning Commission, an issue that greatly concerns me is Mr. Peotter’s initiative to update the City’s General Plan.  The current City Council has limited municipal planning experience, thereby offering Mr. Peotter...
Posted On 06 Aug 2017
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Letter to the Editor: Taking a Step Back on Mariners’ Mile

On behalf of the Coalition to Protect Mariners’ Mile, we would like to personally thank the Planning Commissioners and the dedicated staff for their efforts to take a step-back and reevaluate the Mariners’ Mile Revitalization Plan. Moving forward, we need to look at all the plans...
Posted On 06 Aug 2017
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Letter to the Editor: Peotter Supports High Density Development

Councilman Scott Peotter likes to defend his support of high rise development by saying he supports “property rights.” I also support property rights. However, I believe most residents would define property rights as the ability to develop your property in accordance with the...
Posted On 06 Aug 2017
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Letter to the Editor: Peotter Insults and Attacks

How do we know that Scott Peotter is getting desperate in the face of a recall by Newport Beach voters? His “campaign” has resorted to attacks on leading citizens and organizations rather than even attempting to defend his record. Peotter, through his emails and posts, and his...
Posted On 30 Jun 2017
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Letter to the Editor: McCaffrey Wrong About Peotter

Bob McCaffrey, the political boss of Team Newport, recently wrote in support of Scott Peotter. We last heard from Bob when he acted as a shill for Dave Ellis and Peotter’s disgraceful efforts to deny residents the right to referend the Museum House project. Bob filed a Fair...
Posted On 25 Jun 2017
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Residents’ Vision is 20/20, City’s Vision is Foggy

The latest Mariners’ Mile Public Workshop that was held on January 26 at Marina Park was intended to provide the residents with a clear vision of what the City and the Consultant, Placeworks, have been working on since their last community meeting. It was clear that the City and...
Posted On 03 Feb 2017
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Op-Ed: Out With the Old

By Scott Peotter, Newport Beach City Councilman  During our last council meeting, it was out with the old and in with the new. The three outgoing councilmembers, Keith Curry, Ed Selich, and Tony Petros, stepped down and Brad Avery, Jeff Herdman and Will O’Neill were sworn in. At...
Posted On 30 Dec 2016
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2016: A Year in Review, Part 2

NOTE: Indy reporter Sara Hall compiled this look back at what made headlines in the NB Independent during 2016. This week, we cover July through December. To read part one click here. July — Lifeguards rescued two people from the water after a nearly 20-foot wave overtook them...
Posted On 30 Dec 2016
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Op/Ed: Transparency is Under Attack in Newport Beach

By Keith Curry Civic transparency continues to erode in Newport Beach. First, Team Newport refused to address campaign finance loopholes that allowed two of them to escape the consequences of violating our campaign contribution laws. Incumbents continue to raise funds from those...
Posted On 08 Oct 2016
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Women’s Democratic Club Candidates Forum

The OASIS Senior Center in Corona del Mar provided the backdrop for the Newport Beach Women’s Democratic Club’s candidates forum for Newport Beach City Council and Newport Mesa Unified School District Board of Trustees on September 15, 2016. The hall was full (estimated attendees...
Posted On 08 Oct 2016
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Council Candidates Meet Again at Peak of Campaign Season

As the 2016 political season nears the final stretch, the Newport Beach City Council candidates are wrapping up the last few forums, including a community meeting held Wednesday at Marina Park. The Central Newport Beach Community Association hosted the discussion panel, which was...
Posted On 07 Oct 2016
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Council Debates Televising Candidate Forums

The current Newport Beach City Council debated last week whether or not future Council candidate forums should be broadcast on the city’s television channel. Council voted 6-1 to continue an item that aimed to create a policy to regulate City Council candidate forums held at city...
Posted On 07 Oct 2016
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City Council Candidates Debate Issues at CdM Forum

At the first forum that every single Newport Beach City Council candidate attended, there were laughs, applause and some serious moments. The Corona del Mar Residents Association hosted the candidates at the Oasis Center on Monday. All eight candidates attended, a first for the...
Posted On 30 Sep 2016
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