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Newport Beach Mayor Pro Tem Will O’Neill spoke at the NB Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee meeting Thursday morning, covering a range of topics including the city budget, the harbor, and public safety. He also explained the economic stability of Newport Beach to an...

NOTE: Indy reporter Sara Hall compiled this look back at what made headlines in the NB Independent during 2017. This week, we cover July through December. (For part 1, click here) (click the first line of text in each brief to read the full, original story)   July ► Longtime...

NOTE: Indy reporter Sara Hall compiled this look back at what made headlines in the NB Independent during 2017. This week, we cover January through June. (click the first line of text in each brief to read the full, original story)   January   A Huntington Beach man was...

O’Neill Chosen as Mayor Pro Tem Newport Beach has a new mayor, and he already has a plan for 2018. Marshall “Duffy” Duffield was elected Tuesday by his fellow City Council members as the next mayor of Newport Beach. “I’m going to do my best to make it work,” he said later...

Newport Beach City Council got the ball rolling Tuesday on the General Plan update, but slowed the roll down to a crawl in an effort to be transparent, engage and inform the community, and take their time considering a potential update. The General Plan provides the policy basis...

Newport Beach golfers are one step closer to teeing off at the possible future Coyote Canyon landfill-turned-golf course following a county decision this week. The Orange County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday selected Chapman Investment Company LP and Guardian Investment...

New sculptures are headed for the Newport Beach Civic Center Park. On Tuesday, City Council approved the Arts Commission’s proposed placement for nine sculptures and one alternate in the park by city hall. The works make up Phase III of the city’s rotating sculpture exhibition...

Op/Ed by Councilmembers Diane Dixon and Will O’Neill Newport Beach enjoys extraordinary blessings, including weather, location, fiscal prosperity and community stewards, to name just a handful.  Our City Council Members and dedicated citizen members have worked hard through...

Money was on the minds of Newport Beach residents who turned out to hear Newport Beach Councilman Will O’Neill’s city finance overview at the Speak Up Newport forum on Wednesday evening in the community room at the Newport Beach Civic Center. The Stanford graduate and business...

A Newport Beach park will soon don the Duke’s name. City Council voted 5-2 Tuesday to change the name of Ensign View Park to John Wayne Park. Council members Brad Avery and Diane Dixon dissented. Mayor Kevin Muldoon recently suggested renaming the park, located adjacent to...

The final point for pickleball near the Port Streets was scored Tuesday night as Newport Beach City Council approved construction of four courts at Bonita Canyon Sports Park. Council unanimously awarded the contract to Green Giant Landscape Inc., the lowest bidder of seven...

The first City Council meeting of the new year and the three newest members are fired up and ready to go. Although the new council members were officially sworn in on Dec. 13, the meeting was mostly ceremonial. Next week the council will get down to business for 2017. All three...

With Election Day come and gone, results show that Newport Beach City Council will soon see three new faces on the dais: Brad Avery, Jeff Herdman, and Will O’Neill. Each race had some interesting ups and downs Tuesday night, as all 63 precincts reported more than  25,000 votes...

When I talk about needing a tone shift in our city, I’m referencing commentaries like the one written by Jean Ardell this past week. The author compares a political consultant to “anti-Semitic, pro-fascist” forces. She then moves from that (remarkably false)...

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...

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...

(Editor’s Note: The article previously incorrectly listed Max Johnson and Jane Jones as candidates, they pulled papers but never filed. It was also incorrectly stated that Johnson was absent, however he did attend the forum.)   Most of the questions the Newport Beach City...

A set of candidate forums kicked off the political season in Newport Beach this week. The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce hosted a candidate forum Tuesday morning in the Friend’s Room of the library. Lucy Dunn, president and CEO of the Orange County Business Council, moderated...