Amid an increase in homelessness and pressure to increase California’s housing stock, questions remain as to how effective affordable mandates are in OC.
Category: Newport Beach
Posted inNewport Beach
Newport Beach Harbor Commission Recommends Spiking Boat Mooring Rents
City council members will still need to approve the rent rate increases before it can go into effect.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
City of Orange Considers Leaving CA League of Cities Over Prop 1
City officials throughout Orange County have voiced concerns over existing drug rehab homes and now the City of Orange could bail out of a municipal lobbying organization for its support of a measure that could exacerbate the issue.
Posted inTop Stories
Another Orange County City Bails on CA League of Cities Over Prop 1
Following in Newport Beach’s footsteps, Huntington Beach City Council members said the municipal lobbying group’s support for prop 1 – which could expand controversial group homes – was the breaking point.
Posted inTop Stories
Newport Beach Bails on CA League of Cities Over Prop 1
City Council members criticized the League of California Cities’ support over prop 1, raising concerns it would add more group homes to an already crowded – and controversial – market in the city.
Posted inGovernment
Newport Beach City Leaders Question Tourism Advertising Spending
City leaders had some tough questions over how their money is being spent on tourism advertising, and there weren’t many answers on Tuesday night.
Posted inEconomy
OC Struggles To Track Taxpayer Dollars For Tourist Advertising
Investigations into Anaheim and Irvine are putting a new spotlight on tourism bureaus, agencies that typically haven’t gotten much public attention in the past.
Posted inCOAST
Newport Beach Boat Owners Protest Proposed Rent Spike on City Moorings
If approved, the proposed mooring rate changes could skyrocket boat owners’ monthly rent, forcing some longtime boat owners to move or sell.
Posted inNewport Beach
Newport Beach Pushes Ahead With $23 Million Lecture Hall
While the city council majority argued it would be a new cultural hub for the city, others argued it wasn’t the right way to spend the city’s funds.
Posted inNewport Beach
Remembering Orange County’s Environmental Matriarch
Newport Beach resident Jean Watt lives on in the open space she saved and the beaches she kept clean.
