The Newport Beach City Council passed a resolution supporting the local school district’s (rather than the state’s) control of implementing a mask or vaccine mandate.  The resolution countering the state’s mask mandate in K-12 schools passed by a vote of 6–1 with Councilmember Joy Brenner dissenting.  Councilmember Noah Blom, who introduced the item, said the resolution is about maintaining “local control” and speaking up for the freedom of Newport Beach’s residents.  “We should get to make our own decisions about people that don’t legally get to make their own decisions. And those are our children,” Blom said during the Aug. 25 meeting.  “We do have their best interests at heart. We don’t want to hurt them,” he said.  Dozens of residents supported the council’s decision during public comments, while few opposed it. Many had written council emails both in favor of and against the resolution, councilmembers said.  Blom said the city council is hoping …