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Several Newport Beach residents joined together to file a lawsuit last week that claims the argument opposing a measure on the November ballot is misleading, the author is actually a supporter and that it’s just a ruse. Former Mayors Mike Henn, Rush Hill, and Keith Curry, along...

An item asking Newport Beach voters if they would like to amend the city charter to require a public vote before taking on costly lease financing for major projects will be added to the ballot in November following a City Council decision this week. Council voted 6-1 on Tuesday...

By Keith Curry / Former Mayor of Newport Beach In the last council meeting we experienced one of the most irresponsible and ideologically misguided acts in recent memory.  Newport Beach was eligible for $480,000 in needed state funds to improve our streets, specifically MacArthur...

By Keith Curry In just a few days, Newport Beach residents gathered 13,730 signatures to require a public vote on the Museum Tower project. More people signed the petition than voted for councilmembers Peotter (11,920) or Muldoon (11,768). It is also clear to observers of this...

By Keith Curry, former Newport Beach Councilman My God, does it never stop? As you know, I spoke against the efforts to require Newport Beach residents to print the entire EIR, along with hundreds of pages of extraneous documents as part of the Museum House petition. It now...

Newport Beach’s new mayor, Kevin Muldoon, plans to place a measure on the 2018 ballot that would require city officials to get voter approval before taking on additional debt for new infrastructure or buildings. “It is my hope that the residents of Newport Beach will have a say...

Op-Ed by Newport Beach City Councilman Keith Curry On November 22, I had proposed that the Newport Beach City Council adopt a resolution condemning the use of anonymous Farsi language signs designed to suggest the “foreignness” of one of the candidates.  My proposal was gaveled...

Op/Ed By Keith Curry Last spring, I introduced political reforms designed to ensure the enforceability of our campaign finance laws and to increase transparency about who is behind the candidates running for city council. The Team Newport incumbents refused to consider these...

Op/Ed by Keith Curry By now, Newport Beach Republicans have received direct mail telling us that Lee Lowrey and Will O’Neill are the “endorsed” Republican candidates. Since all of the candidates running in all of the districts are Republicans, some of them party activists since...

By Keith Curry | Special to the NB Indy Scott Peotter has again written about his “ideas” for the city’s debt.  Oh where to begin. First of all, General Obligation debt already requires a vote of two-thirds of the people under the state constitution and our city charter because...

By Newport Beach Councilman Keith Curry Mayor Diane Dixon recently commented in the media on my proposed political reforms, and we need to set the record straight on some issues. I proposed four specific actions. The first is to make the city’s longstanding limit on campaign...

Rebuttal to Keith Curry Op-Ed (NB Indy Forum, Feb. 19):  Losing has been hard on Keith Curry. He lost his Assembly race by 20 percent, including Newport by 10 percent, even his own neighborhood voted against him. The voters rejected Curry.  He wanted to eliminate the fire rings...

Regarding “Newport Needs Political Reform”  Keith Curry’s opinion piece (NB Indy forum, Feb. 19) is full of good ideas that would make elected officials more accountable to the public. I hope the public and the Council listen.  I’d like to make one more...

By Keith Curry In a democracy, the integrity of the election process is the bedrock of our freedom. As a nation of laws, citizens depend on the assumption that government will enforce the laws on the books equally, without fear or favor. Recent events have convinced me that to...

As Newport Beach residents go to the polls to pick a new representative in the state Assembly, the voters will face a stark choice. I have built a business employing more than 450 people, and understand the difficulties created by government regulation and excessive taxation. I...

As of Thursday afternoon, initial results from Tuesday’s primary election showed Newport Beach City Councilman Keith Curry leading the 74th District Assembly race. Curry edged out his competition in the primary election this week, receiving 27.8 percent of the votes counted so...

My choice in the race to be Newport Beach’s next Assemblyman is Keith Curry. He should be your choice also. Keith has led our city through the recession by reduction of city employees, growing our reserves and generating budget surpluses each year. With his Council...

Congressman Endorses Keith Curry for State Assembly Congressman Dana Rohrabacher endorsed Keith Curry for the State Assembly this week, according to an announcement. “I am honored to have the support of my longtime friend and fellow Reagan Administration alumni Congressman Dana...

SPON Announces New Campaign Stop Polluting Our Newport was formed in 1974 by a group of Newport Beach citizens dedicated to preserving and protecting the environmental and residential quality of life in Newport Beach. Now, as part of its 40th Anniversary, SPON will officially...

Nearly 500 Citations Issued During NBPD Distracted Driving Campaign In April, the Newport Beach Police Department joined over 200 other local law enforcement agencies and the Highway Patrol in a statewide Distracted Driving Awareness Month campaign.  Newport Beach Police Officers...