Anaheim mayor’s chief of staff alleges the mayor heavily drank at city functions and council meetings and made racist remarks to her, OC coastal towns are bracing for El Niño – these are the week’s top headlines.
Category: Newport Beach
Posted inOutdoors
A Tale of Two Shores: San Clemente, Newport Beach and the Search for Sand in OC
Replenishing the county’s beaches is taking a new focus amid warnings about super storms set to batter the coast.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Newport Beach Ballots Shipped Overseas Despite Questions on the Election’s Legality
Despite the unprecedented administrative challenges of hosting an election with little to no help from state and county elections officials, City Attorney Aaron Harp advised council members to move forward to avoid violating a judge’s order.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
How Will Newport Beach Leaders Pull Together an Election in 50 Days?
While the first ballots go out on Friday, there are few details available to the public about how the election will be conducted or if the city has what it needs to do it right.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Newport Beach’s Phantom Election
A split city council moved forward on Friday with hosting an election despite the county elections team refusing to help them amid questions about its legality.
Posted inNewport Beach
Newport Beach Imposes Teen Curfew on Holiday Weekends
Following a “teen takeover” that led to over 400 arrests on the Fourth of July weekend, city officials are looking to crack down on unruly, social-media fueled gatherings.
Posted inCountywide
OC’s Biggest Civic News as Arte Moreno Moves to Sell Angels to Rams Owner
Angels owner Arte Moreno is moving to sell the team to the Rams owner, thousands of people were stuck in the Great Park traffic jam after an Olivia Rodrigo music festival – these are just some of this week’s biggest stories.
Posted inNewport Beach
Newport Beach Greenlights HOA Cameras in Public Streets
City officials approved to permanently incorporate a pilot program that allows homeowner associations to apply to install security cameras within public rights-of-ways.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
OC Cities Increasingly Embracing Homeland Security Grants For Cooperation With Border Patrol
Newport Beach and Orange officials are the latest in OC to accept grant funds from the Department of Homeland Security. Local officials say the grants are to combat drug trafficking but others worry it could co-op police for immigration enforcement.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
OC Election’s Chief Rejects Newport Beach Initiatives Ordered by Judge
It’s now unclear when Newport Beach voters could vote on a series of initiatives aimed at expanding transparency, establishing term limits and shifting the city to district elections.
