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How Will Sea Level Rise Affect Newport Beach?

How Will Sea Level Rise Affect Newport Beach?
How Will Sea Level Rise Affect Newport Beach? Smart Coast California is an organization trying to bring some common sense into sea level rise particularly with the coastal commission. In recent years the California Coastal Commission and other agencies have begun to implement a policy of “Retreat” to abandon properties affected by sea level rise…
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Proposition 1 – What Does it Mean for Newport Beach?

Proposition 1 – What Does it Mean for Newport Beach?
Proposition 1 - What Does it Mean for Newport Beach? California’s transformative Proposition 1 aims to radically reduce soaring homelessness by changing the way money is spent on housing and mental health services. The Proposition, which barely passed, will now require California counties to focus more on housing and personalized support services when addressing some…
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City of Newport Beach – Housing Units Mandate

City of Newport Beach – Housing Units Mandate
Where will the City of Newport Beach place the 4,845 new Housing Units mandated by the State? The city is currently amending the City’s Land Use Element, adding a Housing Overlay Zoning District citywide, and adopting new design standards to provide for the new housing units. How will the city do that and maintain the…
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Who Should Elect our Mayor?

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
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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