2026 CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES’ FORUM COME HEAR THE CANDIDATES FOR THE NOVEMBER 3, 2026 CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT ELECTIONS ALL CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN INVITED TO PARTICIPATE! Every two years Speak Up Newport has been sponsoring a City Council Candidates Forum for over the past 30 years. This year there are eight…
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Your Turn To Speak Up! Speak Up Newport is Inviting Residents To Offer Their Opinions Traditionally Speak Up Newport has presented programs on civic issues of concern to Newport Beach residents with a structured program of a speaker or speakers followed by questions to and answers from the speakers. There…
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Newport Center: Past, Present and Future From Boy Scout Jamboree in 1953 to the recently approved Edwards Cinema Site Redevelopment to the Future of Newport Center How has Newport Center evolved into the Mixed-Use Center it is today? Has it fulfilled the vision of the planners? Come hear Michael Stockstill…
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Where Should the New Police Station be Located? At a recent City Council meeting the Council decided to study locating a new police station in the Civic Center Park adjacent to City Hall. Since that meeting there has been a lot of community discussion over that decision. Join us as…
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