The City Council Tuesday night unanimously adopted an emergency ordinance to allow businesses and religious institutions like churches to extend into public property through temporary use permits.
Category: Newport Beach
Posted inNEWS
Video: Orange County Goes Back to the Beach
A Voice of OC flyover captured video of beaches up and down the OC coast, to see what members of the public were doing while Coronavirus social distancing restrictions is in effect.
Posted inTop Stories
Newport Beach Spends Over a Million to Chase Housing Goals They Oppose
Newport Beach city council members don’t support state plans for nearly 5,000 affordable housing units but under state law have to keep spending taxpayer money to implement the plan.
Posted inREGIONS
City Beaches Get State’s OK to Reopen, Other Beaches Remain Closed
The cities of Laguna Beach, Seal Beach, San Clemente, Dana Point, and Huntington Beach were allowed to reopen after their reopening plans were approved by the state.
Posted inHuntington Beach
Officials to Send Beach Reopening Plans to State, Supervisors Split on Plan
Orange County Supervisors fiercely debated adopting beach reopening guidelines on Tuesday, just as a showdown between some Supervisors and Gov. Gavin Newsom has been unfolding over the past week over beach closures during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inNewport Beach
Newport Beach Supports Legal Challenge of Beach Closures, Doesn’t Join Lawsuit
The Newport Beach City Council voted to support the lawsuit opposing Gov. Gavin Newsom’s beach closures, but decided not to join the case as a plaintiff.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Gov. Newsom: Not Surprised by OC Lawsuit Threats Over Beach Closures
Gov. Gavin Newsom said he wasn’t surprised by the lawsuits that are gearing up from two Orange County cities over his beach closure, just as protests were gearing up in Huntington Beach and San Clemente.
Posted inDana Point
Gov. Newsom’s Closure of OC Beaches Stirs Confusion, Spurs Potential Lawsuits
Gov. Gavin Newsom said he’ll be closing all Orange County beaches beginning today, yet there’s still no order and only a letter on the issue as coastal cities are gearing up to file lawsuits against the state during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inHuntington Beach
Huntington Beach Will Sue Over Gov. Newsom’s Order to Close OC Beaches; Newport Beach May Follow
Huntington Beach intends to sue the state after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he would be closing all Orange County beaches.
Posted inNewport Beach
Newport Beach Keeps Beaches Open Amid Covid-19 Concerns
Beaches in Newport will remain open to the public with city staff advised to increase police and lifeguard presence to enforce social distancing guidelines after the City Council voting against closing the beaches on the weekend at a special meeting Thursday.
