Line in the Sand Endorses

Brenner & Stoaks for 2018 City Council Race

Tim Stoaks, District 3 and Joy Brenner, District 6

Joy and Tim are long-time Newport Beach residents whose values and goals are aligned with those of Line in the Sand PAC. The two candidates have track records of standing up for residents and working to prevent overdevelopment and traffic. Both worked actively to defeat Measure Y and the Museum House.

Joy has been involved in the community for decades, giving her time to countless committees and commissions. She was notably a founding member of the Corona del Mar Residents Association and is its current president.

Tim has served on the boards of many local organizations. In particular, he helped promote the OASIS Senior Center project and was a founding member of the Friends of the Newport Beach Animal Shelter, of which he is now president.

Line in the Sand is proud to support these candidates who are independent thinkers, have longstanding ties to the community, and believe that representing residents and local business owners should be the Council’s top priority. Joy and Tim’s philosophies and platforms are in stark contrast to the incumbents they are challenging. And like Line in the Sand, they will work to preserve our town’s unique qualities.

For more information about our endorsed candidates, and to learn how you can help them win on November 6, please visit their websites (www.JoyforNewport.com and www.NB4Tim.com).

This endorsement was not authorized or paid for by a candidate for this office or a committee controlled by a candidate for this office.

BUCKLE UP NEWPORT BEACH VOTERS

2018 IS GOING TO BE QUITE A RIDE

Elections

Our city council election campaigns are in full gear.  You’ll see candidates at many events and meetings throughout the city.  They will be working hard to raise awareness of their candidacy and raise funds for a successful campaign.  And if we are lucky, maybe just a few will even take to heart the concerns you have about our city’s future, finances and overall vision, all of which directly impact that character and charm of our town and its neighborhoods.

Development

There are also be important development projects that we need to monitor.  Koll Center Residences, a high-rise complex spanning across three towers in the Airport Area near Jamboree and Birch, will be coming back again for its Planning Commission Study Session redo.  The initial study session was abruptly halted mid-meeting as several commissioners identified their financial conflicts of interest in this project.

Many of you drive by Shopoff’s Uptown Newport project, growing by leaps and bounds, in that very same Jamboree corridor.  Residences, retail shops more are being jammed in between several high-rise commercial centers.  And just a block or two away, our neighbors in Irvine keep building more and more high-density projects from our shared boundary line to its northernmost city limits.

You can count on more traffic clogging our arterial roads as these residential and commercial projects come on line.

There is talk of a Newport Beach General Plan Update, but none of our city leaders are anxious to tackle that in the midst of our election cycle.  And why is that?

City Manager Transition

Meanwhile, we are all gearing up for an unexpected change in our city manager who is leaving at least six months ahead of his employment contract expiration.  To say the circumstances surrounding his departure are “murky” is an understatement at the very least.  We have an opportunity to provide input on what we think are important skills and attributes for someone who manages a roughly $300,000,000 operating budget each year. But given the lack of transparency that pervades our local government, it is unlikely our input will find its way into the transition process in any meaningful fashion.

Our Goal

Line in the Sand has been publicly quiet for the early part of this year for a variety of reasons, including using the time to study issues, development projects and candidates.  But we won’t be quiet for the rest of the year.  You can count on hearing from us on a regular basis on a variety of topics we feel are important for the long-term health of our home town.

Stay informed, visit our website, follow us on social media, and encourage your like-minded friends and neighbors to subscribe to our E-News updates.  Your engagement in these issues is vitally important now and through the balance of this year. We thank you for your past support and willingness to talk about and tackle the big, important issues.

We are all in this together, and together we can effect positive change.

Your Participation

The beautiful heritage of Newport Beach is at risk again this year.  Recruiting a new city manager, electing new or incumbent city council members, and approvals of ever-expanding development projects – all will remain on Line in the Sand’s radar and we hope yours as well.

Engage with your neighbors on these issues, schedule time with your council members and key city staff for meaningful conversations about your vision for our city’s future.  And when you can, donate to candidates and organizations who will help us achieve our common vision of preserving the character and charm of our Home Town.

Thank You!

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