NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Newport Beach residents will decide June 7 if the way the upscale coastal community elects its mayor should change.
Measure B, if passed, would have voters citywide—starting in 2024—elect its mayor for a four-year term. Currently, the city elects seven city councilors who select the mayor for a one-year term each year.
Opponents of the initiative include several former Newport Beach mayors and city councilors, environmental groups, and other city leaders.
The political action committee Line in the Sand, which was created by the board of the conservation group Still Protecting Our Newport, has donated $15,000 to defeat the measure….