Speak Up:  Resident comments and quotes about Measure Y

  • Ayres Boyd (Past President, Airport Working Group), September 23
    “If I wanted to live in Miami Beach, I would move there!  It’s a never-ending battle with developers [here].”
    Bob Shelton (Former City Manager and City Council Member), August 18
    “The ballot language describing Measure Y is deceptive. The ballot arguments favoring Measure Y send mixed messages and make dubious promises.  The Measure is unwarranted and should be defeated.”  Read why Bob believes this is so here.
  • Susan Skinner:  Public Comments Video – City Council Meeting, August 12
    “I am intensely frustrated over the so-called impartial ballot statement approved by the Newport Beach City Council.”  Select Item XV and fast forward to 05:40
  • Nancy Skinner:  Public Comments Video – City Council Meeting, August 12
    “We’ve lost something as a City if we can’t be fair and impartial . . . We’ve taken a step back and I’m very disappointed in all of you.” Select Item XV and fast forward to 02:00
  • Resident Comments by Zip Code (SPON Petition to City Council as of July 31)
  • Public Comments:  City Council Meeting, July 22 – Select Item XVIII and fast forward to 28:00
        • Allan Beek:  “The trouble with the current general plan is that it is working too well . . . If it ain’t broke don’t fix it!”
        • Dennis Baker:  “I have to believe what I see with my eyes . . . traffic backed up through CdM”
  • Public Comments:  City Council Meeting, July 8 –  Select Item XVII and fast forward to 36:30
      • Karen Tringali:  “When did the City of Newport Beach become a developer’s ‘Field of Dreams’?”