Measure B sure has brought out some interesting opposing arguments, often based in falsehoods and fear. Fear and name-calling don’t move the needle for me, and I hope they don’t for you. A recent rebuttal to the No campaign, written by John O’Hara, reflects the thinking that sealed my commitment Read More
Grace Leungce leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager Our next City Council meeting is Tuesday, May 10. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://newportbeachca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/68241/72?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery. A study session will begin at 4 p.m. Agenda items include: Residential refuse program update. Read More
Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager After nearly two years of effort that included numerous community workshops and public input opportunities, the City’s Housing Element update is nearing completion and certification by the state. The Housing Element update, part of the City’s General Read More
Danny Crowe, John Adkison, MaryAnn DiPietro and Alison Nusbaum star in “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” at the Laguna Playhouse in Laguna Beach. By Eric Marchese | Special to the NB Indy It makes perfect sense for Laguna Playhouse to program “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” Read More
In June, we will be voting on whether or not to create an elected mayor position for Newport. Electing a mayor is only a small part of this proposal. Like many things, the devil is in the details since this proposal creates an exceptionally powerful mayor. One of the concerns Read More
Last October, I wrote a letter to the editor that called The Elect Our Mayor initiative “The People’s Power Grab.” I encouraged the City Council to let us, the voters, choose the Mayor directly. The City Council would have to give up that power and let us, the voters, take Read More
Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager Two of the City’s longtime department directors will be retiring in the next few weeks. Recreation and Senior Services Director Laura Detweiler is retiring after 20 years of service (14 years in her current position) and Library Read More
I’ve heard some rather odd rumbling around town that even though the people don’t have the right to directly vote for our Mayor, this system “isn’t broke so we don’t need to fix it.“ This suggests that our system was whole and right to begin with. But when the government Read More
Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager Our next City Council meeting is Tuesday, April 26. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://newportbeachca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/68242/72?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery. 4 p.m.: Study Session. Agenda items include: Residential refuse program update. Staff from the Public Works Read More
I want to have a direct say over who becomes Mayor of Newport Beach. And I want the Mayor to be directly accountable to me. It’s that simple. That kind of power – the power to select the Mayor – should be with the voters. We’ve seen what it looks Read More
