2022 City Council Candidates Forum Come Hear All the Candidates for the November 8, 2022 City Council District Elections Speak Up Newport has been sponsoring a City Council Candidates Forum for over the past 30 years. This year there are eight candidates for four seats on the City Council. The forum will be at the…
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Concerned About Home Break-Ins?
Concerned About Home Break-Ins? Come Hear What the Newport Beach Police Department is doing to Address Residential Burglary Trends and Find out How to Prevent your Home from Being Targeted by Burglars Have you heard about recent home break-ins and asked yourself, “What is being done by the police department and what do I need…
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The Electric Bicycle Controversy
The Electric Bicycle Controversy Some Call for a Ban, Others Boost Them.Receive insight from an E-Bike innovator as well as hear what the City of Newport Beach is doing to address E-Bike safety, education, and enforcement Like them or not, electric bicycles are ubiquitous in the City of Newport Beach. Their relatively low cost, ease…
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Who Should Elect our Mayor?
Who Should Elect our Mayor? Measure B, on the June 7th ballot, proposes changing the present system of the city council electing the mayor to a one-year term annually to one in which the general electorate elects the mayor for a four-year term. Mayor Pro Tem Noah Blom will present the case for supporting Measure…
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Meet the Candidates for County Supervisor and State Assembly
Meet the Candidates for County Supervisor and State Assembly District Boundaries have been redrawn creating interesting and important primary races for the 72nd Assembly and 5th District County Supervisor Races. Some of the candidates are familiar to Newport Beach residents while others are new. Speak Up Newport has invited all the candidates to appear and…
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