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In the Newport Beach City Council election, results for one race have been too close to call for weeks now, although the challenger has consistently maintained the lead, this week the two swapped positions. Incumbent and current mayor Marshall “Duffy” Duffield overtook challenger...

In 2014, I supported someone who is now my opponent, Diane Dixon. She promised a lot of things, but has done the opposite on nearly everything. She affirmed the Dock Tax which she pledged to stop. She not only raised existing taxes, but also added more of– she recently...

Mr. Muldoon is not getting my vote, and here’s why. Mr. Muldoon was elected to NB city council in 2014 as part of “Team Newport,” backed by big-money development interests. The Shopoff Land Owners, who are planning to add three 13-story towers in the Koll Center and are also...

As this election season comes to an end, I would like to thank my opponent’s campaign team for running a civil race. It seems both camps have strived to stick to the issues, with only a few supporters on each side veering away. By now, the voters know that I have championed...

As the Past Chair of the Newport Beach Host Town Committee for Special Olympics and director for many local community service organizations, I was a little shocked to read the letter by Tim Stephan’s stating that: “Kevin Muldoon has shown little interest for the community.” He is...

“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...

If the question was asked of Joy Brenner (running for District 6 on the City Council) do you favor Cheerios or Wheaties for breakfast, the answer would be that it has nothing to do with the Newport Beach City Council. The same can be said if questioned about her political party...

Tired of the election hit pieces? Try focusing on the positive and you’ll feel better. We live in a beautiful small city, population 80,000 vs Huntington Beach at 202,000 and Costa Mesa at 114,000. Some would even go so far to say “small town” because in many ways we are. Many of...

Why I am voting NO on Measure T in Newport Beach. There is no other city in the nation which has adopted this kind of restriction, although lease obligation debt has been validated in court decisions as far back as 1942. Do we really need to hold an election when we will rebuild...

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...

As former City Council members, Citizens of the Year, and long-time community volunteers and civic leaders, we have often disagreed on issues facing the city. But we all agree on one thing: Newporters need to re-elect Diane Dixon to the City Council. The reason we all agree that...

The 2018 Newport Beach City Council campaign season is nearing the end, and this year had its share of twists and turns, controversies and contentions, and hot button issues discussed at about a dozen forums. Eight candidates spent the last several months meeting residents,...

How did our common understanding of what is right and wrong in terms of the conduct of public officials change so drastically in the last four years? Before 2014, a council member would have been shamed by accepting a donation from a known felon and compelled to return it. Now,...

As a former Newport Beach mayor and Citizen of the Year, and a 50-plus-year resident of Newport Beach, I urge my fellow Newporters to re-elect Councilwoman Diane Dixon. I know Diane to be a hard worker, an excellent listener, smart and caring, and a natural leader. She has...

The Newport Beach city budget for 2017-2018 doesn’t go into effect until July 1, but it’s already getting a lot of attention. Staff provided a presentation on the budget during a special joint meeting of the City Council and Finance Committee on Tuesday. “I believe this budget is...

By Keith Curry / Newport Beach City Councilmember This year will be a critical election for our city. In December, no member of the council will have more than two years of experience, and there have been many issues where the change of a single vote would have had profound...

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...

As Yogi Berra might have said about undergrounding assessment districts in Newport Beach, “It’s deja vu all over again!”  Proposed districts continue to be fought over while the city pretends to be impartial. Undergrounding is being debated once again, this time...

I recently attended a Newport Beach City Council Meeting for the first time, and was I in for an education.  My reasons for being there were to speak on an item that was on the evening’s agenda- the undergrounding of utilities. It certainly seemed, if one were to follow this...

As an attorney practicing in securities law, I was both shocked and surprised to read the proposal by Mayor Diane Dixon and Finance Committee member Will O’Neill to refinance the civic center debt. I was shocked because this proposal was vigorously debated at the City...