Save Newport Real News in Newport Beach
TONIGHT, Tuesday March 1 at 6pm will be the Parks, Beach, and Rec meeting about whether or not to destroy Dog Beach. Please be there to tell everyone how much you love dog beach and what it means to you!
Here is what my message will be, and I hope you join me on it: Do not only keep Dog Beach, but expand it. Allow dogs on Newport Beach between the County’s Dog Beach and Olive Street (one block over) so that we don’t have to waste the time of our police department ticketing dogs who run over that imaginary line.
Additionally, allow dogs on the beach in that area from 5:30am – 8:15pm (currently, dogs are banned during the daytime there, which is where many of the tickets are coming from).
This will not only save police resources but will also accomplish what the community so overwhelmingly desires. There is only one resident who opposes this.
Due to our activism, Mayor Diane Dixon whose proposal it was to destroy dog beach, has recently walked back on the comments, stating “If there is a demand for a leashless beach and an ordinance is necessary to amend the code, I will listen to that option.” — we just need to show an overwhelming demand at this meeting tonight. She will then have the option of keeping her word or breaking it… and we are already hearing a lot of feedback on what people would like to do about politicians who break promises about expanding the dog beach.
FAQ:
Q: Do I need to show up? Will they really remove it?
A: Yes! Nobody wanted the fire rings removed either (96% approval rating) but nobody showed up, so we lost half of them. If you love our Dog Beach, this is the time to show up and say so. Your voice matters!
Q: Can I bring my dog?
A: Sorry, there are no dogs allowed in the council chambers.
Q: Do I have to be a resident of Newport?
A: No. All California residents are beach owners according to California State Law. Please show up and tell us how much you love the area!
Q: I am out of town and cannot attend the meeting, what can I do?
A: WRITE!
- Write the press:
- dailypilot@latimes.com
- christopher@firebrandmediainc.com
- peakins@ocregister.com
- Write our city government:
- City Council – citycouncil@newportbeachca.gov
- Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission – PBRcommission@newportbeachca.
gov - Carol Jacobs, Assistant City Manager – cjacobs@newportbeachca.gov
- Laura Detweiler, PBR Staff Member – ldetweiler@newportbeachca.gov
- Write our county supervisor:
- Michelle Steel, OC Supervisor – Michelle.Steel@ocgov.com
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If you wish to sign the petition to save Newport’s last Dog Beach, you can do so here:
Your email address will not be sold, shared, or spammed.Supporters:
| 6,587 | Erin Silber | Feb 09, 2024 |
| 6,586 | jean daniel | Jul 20, 2023 |
| 6,585 | Vanessa Villalpando | May 08, 2022 |
| 6,584 | Muriel Francis-Hoyle | Feb 04, 2022 |
| 6,583 | cheyenne holt | Sep 25, 2021 |
| 6,582 | Phuong Lam | Jul 08, 2021 |
| 6,581 | Kimberly Hales | Apr 19, 2021 |
| 6,580 | Chelsey Clure | Apr 14, 2021 |
| 6,579 | Porsche Santoro | Mar 07, 2021 |
| 6,578 | Ann Miller | Oct 08, 2020 |
| 6,577 | Emily Campbell | Oct 02, 2020 |
| 6,576 | Toru Matsumura | Sep 23, 2020 |
| 6,575 | Sabrina Torres | Sep 21, 2020 |
| 6,574 | Liz Bishop | Sep 16, 2020 |
| 6,573 | Noemi Malaluan | Sep 10, 2020 |
| 6,572 | Paul Rohrer | Aug 28, 2020 |
| 6,571 | Erin Dresser | Aug 27, 2020 |
| 6,570 | Valerie Van Ness | Aug 14, 2020 |
| 6,569 | Brian Rizzo | Jul 13, 2020 |
| 6,568 | Caroline Vallejo | Jun 09, 2020 |
| 6,567 | Krikor Kupelian | Jun 07, 2020 |
| 6,566 | My Vu | Jun 05, 2020 |
| 6,565 | Miguel Salcido | May 22, 2020 |
| 6,564 | Ann Miller | May 13, 2020 |
| 6,563 | Natasha Selvidge | May 13, 2020 |
| 6,562 | Ralph Maglonso | Apr 30, 2020 |
| 6,561 | Jenna Murrell | Apr 27, 2020 |
| 6,560 | Brittany Lovero | Apr 27, 2020 |
| 6,559 | Lance Land | Apr 25, 2020 |
| 6,558 | Diana Wilkinson | Apr 08, 2020 |
| 6,557 | Sophia Dang | Mar 28, 2020 |
| 6,556 | James Moore | Mar 20, 2020 |
| 6,555 | Meg Kott | Mar 05, 2020 |
| 6,554 | Cinthia Montes | Feb 17, 2020 |
| 6,553 | Kathleen Hsu | Feb 16, 2020 |
| 6,552 | Alexandra Pinto | Feb 15, 2020 |
| 6,551 | BEOMYEONG KIM | Feb 12, 2020 |
| 6,550 | laura rivera | Feb 07, 2020 |
| 6,549 | Seth Van Der Linden | Jan 31, 2020 |
| 6,548 | Sierra Decota | Jan 29, 2020 |
| 6,547 | Marissa Rietman | Jan 25, 2020 |
| 6,546 | Michael Cordeiro | Dec 09, 2019 |
| 6,545 | brian Hernandez | Dec 05, 2019 |
| 6,544 | Adam Swerdlow | Dec 05, 2019 |
| 6,543 | Richard Milling | Nov 26, 2019 |
| 6,542 | Richard Milling | Nov 26, 2019 |
| 6,541 | Geena Garcia | Nov 25, 2019 |
| 6,540 | Heidi Mitchell | Nov 24, 2019 |
| 6,539 | Michael Nguyen | Nov 23, 2019 |
| 6,538 | Mackenzie Thurston | Nov 20, 2019 |
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