Newport Beach’s new city manager will begin when the current city manager retires with an extra year’s salary at the end of 2025 – meaning the city will effectively be paying two city manager salaries next year.
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Newport Beach City Manager to Retire a Year Early With Large Severance
Newport Beach City Manager Grace Leung’s employment contract was supposed to end in 2026, but a new agreement bumped up her retirement to December 2025 with a severance equal to a full year’s pay.
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Newport Beach Residents Criticize New Farmers Market Operator
Newport Beach City Council members are facing mixed reactions from residents after selecting a new operator for the Corona del Mar Farmers Market, as the current agreement comes to an end.
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Newport Beach Clashes With State Over Offshore Moorings Pricing
State agencies have rejected Newport Beach’s attempts to alter the cost and layout of offshore mooring fields in Newport Harbor — permanent spaces where community members store their boats in the water.
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Top Newport Beach Staffer Sues City, Alleges City Manager Covered Up Wrongdoing
The city’s longtime head of HR is claiming the city manager forced her to cover up an illegal gift of public funds.
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Current Newport Harbor Mooring Holders Won’t Face Rent Hikes for Life
The city will eventually change all mooring permits to a license program, but all current permit holders’ rates will remain the same for their lifetime — as long as their name stays on the permit.
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Does Prop 1 Mean More Group Homes for Orange County?
Proponents of the measure say it’s a critical step to curb substance abuse and mental health issues while building more housing for homeless people. Critics say it exacerbates group homes and shifts funding from counties to the state.
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CA State Bill Looks to Give Cities Regulation Over Sober Living Homes
It comes as cities throughout Orange County and California struggle with regulating sober living and other group homes that are a nuisance to neighborhoods – something local officials fear Prop 1 could worsen.
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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.
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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.
