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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Newport Beach public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Delhi Channel Improvement Project opposition
Winery owner Richard Moyardi urged the council to scrap a $30 million, 10-acre Delhi Channel marsh project he says breeds invasive mosquitoes and threatens his business, proposing a botanical garden instead.
County herbicide use and Newport Bay water quality
A resident with the Creek Team warned that Orange County's blanket glyphosate spraying near waterways is under investigation and threatens the Back Bay, and asked Newport Beach to push the county toward organic-first practices.