I was speaking to a group of people last week about how important it is to Vote NO on Measure B when all of a sudden a person in the audience spoke up and said the following… “I personally know and LOVE Will O’Neil. I have donated to his campaign, Read More
No Elected Mayor…Why does that sound like a campaign to limit my ability to decide who leads my City? Because it does. Sadly, it’s the No On Measure B campaign’s intent. It should give everyone pause, to just think about those words. The Elect Our Mayor (Yes On B) campaign Read More
Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The rollout of new, green-top organics recycling carts by Newport Beach’s waste contractor, CR&R, is nearly complete as of Friday, April 15. CR&R has distributed thousands of organics carts to residential households since January to meet the state requirements for recycling Read More
I feel sorry for my neighbors who live on Riverside Drive. We have been aware in Newport Heights of a traffic circulation change being considered for the last several months. The City Council has even gone so far as to close off upper Tustin on a trial basis and the Read More
Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager Newport Beach’s new mobile mental health crisis intervention service, Be Well OC, started in late February and is already making a difference in the community. In just a few weeks on the job, the Be Well team Read More
Over the years I have watched with great interest the consistent hard work and tremendous amount of time Robyn Grant has given to the City of Newport Beach and to various Organizations and Boards within our City. As a little background, Robyn Grant is a USC educated attorney with a Read More
Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager Our next City Council meeting is Tuesday, April 12. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://www.newportbeachca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/68243/72?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery. 4 p.m.: Study Session. Agenda items include: Review of Tustin Avenue trial closure. City staff will Read More
This June, the voters in Newport Beach will have an opportunity to approve a charter amendment that would enable all voters and all community members in the city to directly elect their own mayor. If approved, this means having a Mayor that is directly accountable to all of us – Read More
Grace Leung By Newport Beach City Manager Grace Leung The Newport Beach Police Department’s Annual Awards are always inspiring. The 49th Annual Police Appreciation breakfast on Thursday was no exception, as our officers, civilian employees and volunteers were recognized for extraordinary acts of heroism, courage and excellence in their field. Read More
According to campaign records kept by the Newport Beach City Clerk, as of April 1, 43 percent of donations to the “Yes” side of Measure B (June Directed Elected Mayor ballot measure) come from people listed as residing outside our City, and in some cases, even from outside our State! Read More
