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Dock fee opponents drop request to stop collections
After private discussions with an Orange County Superior Court judge, the attorney for the Newport Beach Dock Owners Assn. agreed Friday to drop a request for a temporary restraining order that would have kept the city from collecting contested...Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Court Preliminary, Lawyers
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It's A Gray Area: Lessons from Thatcherism remain relevant
As you know, Margaret Thatcher died April 8 at the age of 87 after serving as Britain's prime minister from 1979 until 1990. We owe her a debt for at least two reasons, one of them principled, the other cautionary. First and foremost, Thatcher took...Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Margaret Thatcher, Politics, United Kingdom, Russia
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Newport challenges claims by dock fee opponents [updated]
Newport Beach officials shot back Wednesday at a group suing the city over dock fee increases, saying that they had yet to see evidence of a request for a temporary restraining order that would prevent the city from collecting those fees. The...Tags: Laws, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Lawyers
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Judge blocks accused killer of O.C. doctor from giving away property
An Orange County Superior Court judge has prohibited a man accused of gunning down a doctor from transferring his properties to relatives, according to an attorney for the victim's family. Stanwood Elkus, 75, of Lake Elsinore, stands accused of...
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Hit-and-run bill yanked
Assemblyman Allan Mansoor (R-Costa Mesa) has shelved a bill inspired by the death of a Newport Beach doctor that would have upped the penalty in fatal hit-and-run cases. Assembly Bill 956 would have mandated an extra five years behind bars for hit-and-...Tags: Punishment, Allan R. Mansoor, Crimes, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice
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It's A Gray Area: Minimum wages cause more harm than good
The 2012 platform for the Democratic Party promised to raise the national minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.50 per hour and to tie future changes to inflation. Just as with arguments for a "living wage," this sounds like a good and compassionate idea, but...Tags: Labor Legislation, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Man pleads not guilty to alleged theft at Albertsons
A Palm Springs man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to three felony counts related to alleged thefts at a Laguna Beach grocery store. Jason Richard Paquin, 30, appeared in Orange County Superior Court to face charges that included two counts of second-...Tags: Rogaine (drug), Theft, Trials, Court Preliminary
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Group says not to pay dock fees
Opponents to a fee increase for Newport Harbor's residential docks are urging affected homeowners to ignore them. But the city said anyone who doesn't pay could face a 10% penalty. Stop the Dock Tax and the Newport Beach Dock Owners Assn. plan to send...Tags: Public Officials, Politics, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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State Lands Commissions delays Newport decision
The California State Lands Commission has agreed to postpone its decision on whether Newport Beach can create a special harbor fund. The city's request was on the consent agenda for the commission's April 26 meeting, but will now be heard June 21,...Tags: Allan R. Mansoor, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Lawyers, Justice System
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It's A Gray Area: Government is meddling in health care
Since my last column about health care appeared in this space, the system has continued to gallop toward disaster. Today, under the federal government's "leadership," we often pay several times more in the United States for the same prescription drugs...Tags: Health Insurance, Politics, U.S. Navy, Medicare, Lyndon B. Johnson
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Driver pleads guilty for killing doctor riding bike near beach
A motorist pleaded guilty Friday to accidentally hitting and killing a Newport Beach doctor as she bicycled with her husband along Newport Coast, court records show. Michael Jason Lopez, 40, of Anaheim admitted in Orange County Superior Court in Santa...Tags: General Practitioners, Punishment, Trials, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice
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Volunteer film curator booted
The Laguna Art Museum dismissed a volunteer film curator last month after finding "financial irregularities" in her work, according to a museum official. Sharon "Keiko" Beatie, who curated films that were showcased by the Laguna Beach Film Society,...Tags: Arts, Festive Events, Museums, Punishment, Trials
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