Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager Maintaining and improving Newport Beach’s infrastructure is critical for the quality of life here in the City, both for current residents and future generations. With several major construction projects now underway, we appreciate the community’s patience. City Read More
Two subjects people have difficulty discussing are politics and war. They are such hot topics that many people avoid the subjects completely or they rely solely on emotion without suffusing their arguments with facts. On the international scene I have noticed the last two weeks that there is enormous emotion Read More
Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager It’s easy to take beach sand for granted – until it starts to disappear. But that’s exactly what happened decades ago after flood control projects in the Los Angeles, San Gabriel and Santa Ana rivers began to reduce the amount of Read More
Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager Our next City Council meeting is Tuesday, March 22. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://www.newportbeachca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/68244/72. Study session at 4 p.m. Agenda items include: Financial evaluation and discussion regarding a future inclusionary Read More
Nothing can arouse bipartisanship more than war, particularly this war. In a sharply divided America, the degree of approval for President Biden after his State of the Union speech soared to a rate of 78 percent from a dismal range preceding the Russian invasion of the Ukraine. Because of the Read More
If you like people who are transparent, have integrity and put their money where their mouth is, look no further than Tom Miller, candidate for Newport Beach City Council in District 1. Case in point: Tom has just made a generous $25,000 donation to stop the disastrous “Elect Our Mayor” Read More
By Eric Marchese | Special to the NB Indy How many pop singers can you name whose legacy includes having earned more than one nickname? The immortal Ella Fitzgerald had three. “Queen of Jazz” referred to the genre by which she was best known. “First Lady of Song” came later, Read More
Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager Addressing and preventing homelessness is a top priority for the City of Newport Beach. Over the past several years we have devoted an increasing amount of resources to meet this ongoing challenge, most recently with the addition Read More
Through the productive efforts of members of the City Council and city staff, the city has a commitment of over $16 million from the Army Corp. of Engineers for a harbor dredging project. This grant will cover approximately 80 percent of the cost of the proposed project. This project is Read More
Will O’Neill By Will O’Neill, Newport Beach City Council Member Who controls the 73 toll road and how are your tolls used? Perhaps you wonder that as you pass through the Catalina View toll plaza at the top of the ridge, but don’t know who to ask. Well, in addition Read More
