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An item about forming an ad hoc committee about election reform sparked some debate at the Newport Beach City Council meeting this week, not about its subject of study, but about who should take part in the group. Councilman Jeff Herdman pulled the item from the consent calendar...

As the election draws to a close, Newport Beach residents face some stark choices.  After a month of dodging the question, our mayor was forced to disclose that he is a licensed marijuana grower and had secretly employed Councilman Scott Peotter as his lobbyist. Duffield skipped...

The city of Newport Beach released an advisory this week about campaign materials after one City Council candidate was warned for using a photo that included city staff. Residents will likely get numerous campaign materials, including mailers, phone calls and text messages, from...

I am so disappointed in our incumbent City Council members Scott Peotter and Duff Duffield.  They do not represent the best interests of the citizens of Newport Beach.  Their pot farm interests and allegiance to large builders rather than the people who voted for them has left me...

I am totally aghast that Scott Peotter and Duffy Duffield have not taken their name off the ballot for City Council after all of their manipulations and illegal activity have been revealed. This is not just a political issue, it’s also a moral issue which we expect the City...

One of the reasons that I decided to run for Newport Beach City Council in District 4 was because I was very concerned with the actions of the current City Council and particularly my opponent in District 4, Kevin Muldoon. I am afraid that Kevin, along with incumbents Scott...

Newport Beach has bipartisan elections for the City Council and yet Scott Peotter brought party politics into the race by saying he was a better Republican than Joy Brenner. Do party politics have any relevance in our local elections? In Newport Beach we normally do not see the...

When it takes the Mayor of Newport Beach almost two months to answer a simple yes or no question, something’s terribly wrong. At the August 29th West Newport Candidate Forum, I asked my opponent, Mayor Marshall Duffield, if he’d ever employed Councilman Scott Peotter during their...

A state board this week cleared two Newport Beach City Council members of any conflicts of interest related to complaints filed earlier this year, but has yet to address the most recent complaint which includes the newly revealed paid work relationship between the two. On...

This November I urge fellow Newporters to vote for candidates who respect the views of residents, who have strong community ties, and are independent thinkers. Four years ago, many of us were misled into voting in a slate of ideologues (Team Newport) whose actions have favored...

Incumbent Newport Beach City Councilperson Scott Peotter stated his number one concern for the City’s future is the unfunded pension liabilities the previous City Council encumbered us with. I cannot disagree with him on that matter. However, he currently draws paychecks from the...

Seven Orange County cities have sales tax increases on their ballots this year.  Without question, these are all pension taxes. Pensions are crowding out basic services across the County. But not here in Newport Beach. In 2014, a wave of new candidates ran on a platform of...

I recently read Joy Brenner’s letter to the editor attempting to rationalize her 43 donations to Democrat candidates and liberal political action committees through ActBlue, a SuperPAC formed to promote Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign. Federal Elections Commission records...

As a fiscally responsible 43-year resident and property owner of Newport Beach, I can appreciate Roy Englebrecht’s concern about the fiscal health of Newport Beach. As a longstanding resident himself, he has the history necessary to make wise decisions that will help keep...

Since Scott Peotter and friends have brought up the issue of comparability with the candidate who is running against him for Newport Beach City Council, Joy Brenner (claiming that he is “more Republican” than she), I thought it would be an opportune time to name some of the other...

It’s been a long time since I’ve written to a newspaper, but now I believe I must voice an opinion about what a local election should and should not be. First, local is truly that. Local. Does a candidate express views about the city, in this case Newport Beach, that I believe...

I am an unapologetic conservative that believes in electing Republicans to city councils. I have walked precincts and donated to Republicans my entire adult life because they believe in free enterprise and limited government. As the Newport Beach city council campaigns approach...

The question is. who to vote for in November’s City Council election? I know who I’m voting for because actions speak louder than words.  Forums are good introductions, but often don’t do much to differentiate one candidate from another. All candidates say they “love” Newport so,...

Newport Beach City Council candidates had a busy week of forums, one more casual, discussion-like, another small, neighborhood-focused, and another moderated by local students who will be voting for the first time in November. They discussed a range of topics, including which...

As a board member of the Line in the Sand PAC, I feel compelled to respond to Therese Loutherback’s letter of September 7, “City Council Candidate Ethics.” This is a crucially important election year for our city, and voters need to have their facts and priorities straight. As in...