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About 30 people attended the first General Plan Update Steering Committee meeting Wednesday in the community room at the Civic Center. An earlier meeting held Feb. 13 was a staff-led introductory overview, this week’s meeting was the first time the steering committee officially...

Many mornings people wake up and immediately read bad news and depressing headlines, former Newport Beach mayor Nancy Gardner pointed out during a early meeting this week. But she was happy to announce that was not the case at Wake Up! Newport on Thursday. “Today is a feel-good...

What can a tiny animal shelter accomplish in just two years of operation? Quite a bit, when it has the support of the City Council and 32 volunteers. After parting ways with the Orange County Humane Society in November 2015, the Newport Beach Animal Shelter has come to the aid of...

Indy writer Richard Simon recently posed four questions to the seven Newport Beach City Council members. We recently shared the responses from council members Tony Petros and Mike Henn. This week: council members Nancy Gardner and Keith Curry. Keith Curry:   Q: What are the...

We have all heard the expression “if these walls could talk.” Well, what if our town could talk?  If our beaches, back alleys, and boulevards could share their stories, what would they have to say? You need look no further that the late Judge Robert Gardner’s new book, “Naughty...

Mayor Nancy Gardner took time out of her very busy schedule in October to do an early interview with me so I could have this column ready for the changing of the guard in December. As most of you know, we do not elect our city’s mayor. They are chosen annually by their council...

The “Goldenrod 6” chickens have at least one more month at their Corona del Mar home. the Newport Beach City Council decided Tuesday that they will discuss the ordinance governing the hens in about a month, after the city staff researches the issue and reports back. Mayor Nancy...

Newport Beach City Council unanimously elected Nancy Gardner as its newest mayor during Tuesday’s meeting. Gardner thanks the council for voting her in as mayor and referred to a quote by Oliver Cromwell, “He who stops being better, stops being good.” “I think you can apply this...

A recent study found widespread contamination of various toxins in sport fish along the California coast, including locations in Newport Bay. The study found that methylmercury and PCBs pose the most widespread potential health concerns to consumers from fish caught on the...

The city is planning how to conserve water and be more efficient in its use, as well as how to handle an emergency water shortage. A recently released draft of the city’s new Urban Water Management Plan includes a 2009 city ordinance about water conservation regulations that is...

  Between now and election day, Nov. 2, we will be sitting down with each of the candidates for City Council to get some of their views via 10 Questions. We begin that effort this week with Councilwoman Nancy Gardner, who is running unopposed for a second term, representing...