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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...

Renovation of a small, local park in West Newport was tabled until more research and community outreach is conducted, primarily centered around health concerns about whether to use sand or a rubber mat in the play area. The Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission voted 7-0 on...

A familiar face was back in Newport Beach this week talking about a familiar topic. Former City Manager Dave Kiff was the guest speaker at the Corona del Mar Residents Association board meeting on Thursday. Kiff, now the interim CEO of Association of California Cities-Orange...

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...

At the final public forum for the 2018 Newport Beach City Council candidates, the audience was more involved and outspoken, creating some tense, heated, and impassioned moments. Members of the crowd often interacted directly with some of the candidates, calling out questions and...

On Friday, August 17, the real opponents of the ballot measure being advanced by Team Newport will go to court to displace the phony arguments filed by Team Newport supporter Bob Rush. This ballot measure demonstrates how Duffy Duffield and Scott Peotter are using an amendment to...

Newport Harbor was once again the focus of a speech from Mayor Marshall “Duffy” Duffield this week, but the recent controversy over the early retirement of the Newport Beach city manager is what made waves during the meeting. At Thursday’s board meeting of the Corona del Mar...

On Tuesday night, Newport Beach celebrated two National Night Out events, which gave residents a chance to meet with police and learn more about crime prevention. National Night Out is observed by many police departments and cities through the U.S., Canada, and even on U.S....

Although a city panel this week unanimously denied the request to rename Balboa Island Park after the late resident and community leader Ralph Rodheim, locals behind the effort said they plan to appeal the decision. The Newport Beach Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission voted...

Newport Beach City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an amendment to the Local Coastal Program for properties along east Oceanfront to allow encroachments and remove unpermitted development in the area. With approval of the item, council sent Coastal Commission a “plan to...

After working on the Mariners’ Mile Revitalization Master Plan for approximately one year, the city has backed off following public outcry. In a notice sent out to the community on Tuesday, Newport Beach city staff explained that the draft plan for the stretch of Pacific Coast...

  A group of residents got a wide-ranging update about the state of the city at an early morning meeting this week. Newport Beach Mayor Kevin Muldoon discussed a number of important topics in the city with about 35 people at the Corona del Mar Residents Association meeting...

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...

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...

  A trial anchorage program will soon be placed on the west side of Lido Isle following a Newport Beach City Council vote this week. Council approved the item 6-1, with Mayor Pro Tem Diane Dixon dissenting. “What we’re asking for is just a shot to try it,” said Harbor...

After about three hours of discussion and public comments, Newport Beach City Council voted this week to postpone the proposed amendments to the city’s general plan land use element. Council chambers were packed Tuesday night with more than two dozen public speakers –...

There has been an increase in mail thefts recently, according to authorities. Newport Beach Police Department sent out a crime alert Wednesday, warning residents about mail and package theft. Authorities have seen an increase in this type of crime throughout the city since the...

On Tuesday evening a group of us was enjoying a rollicking conversation about baseball when from out of left field came a comment from a man of a certain age about the City’s decision to examine the outsourcing of the part-time lifeguards who patrol Corona del Mar State Beach....

Fifty years ago on Friday the country was in shock. Americans were in mourning. Nov. 22 marks the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s assassination. For many, the memory is still vivid. “It’s one of those things you never forget,” said Marian Bergeson, longtime Newport Beach...

Trash, parking and trees were among the agenda items at Tuesday’s city council meeting. The “main event,” of the night, as Mayor Keith Curry called it, was the agreement for residential solid waste collection. After nearly three hours of discussion, council voted 4-3 to approve...