The Newport Beach City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to ... “sleep or lay down” in a public restroom, bench or bike rack, or to obstruct access to EV charging stations and ATMs.

with another bench discarded in an adjacent woodland, Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council (NCCC) said. Two men were seen carrying the brown recycled plastic bench along Godric Road on August 28.

Newport Beach voters will be deciding in November councilmembers for the District 2, 5 and 7 seats on the City Council and at least two will be new to the dais. In District 2, which represents ...