Around Town: Speak Up Newport discussion will tackle short-term rentals
Residents will have a chance Wednesday night to learn more about potential changes to the short-term rental industry in Newport Beach during a Speak Up Newport forum.
As the popularity of short-term rentals available through websites such as Airbnb, TurnKey and Vacation Rentals by Owner continues to swell, Newport has become one of several beach communities in Orange County grappling with how to regulate an industry that critics say has disruptive effects on communities.
Representatives of the short-term rental industry and city staff will share their ideas about ways to improve relations between rental operators and neighborhoods.
Speak Up Newport will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Civic Center Community Room, 100 Civic Center Drive.
Presentation at Center Club to focus on active shooter situations
Lt. Chris Hays, commander of the Special Enforcement Bureau of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, plans a presentation Friday in Costa Mesa on how people can respond to active shooter situations.
The event, from 7 to 9 a.m. at the Center Club, will include information on how to recognize the signs of potential workplace violence, what information to provide to law enforcement and how to determine whether to run, hide or fight.
Admission is $52 ($39 for club members).
The Center Club is at 650 Town Center Drive.
Miss Huntington Beach pageant Saturday
Eight young women will compete for a $3,000 scholarship and the title of Miss Huntington Beach 2017 on Saturday at the Central Library Theater, 7111 Talbert Ave.
Tickets for the pageant, which begins at 4 p.m. and is presented by the Sand Dollars of Huntington Beach, a section of the Women’s Club of Huntington Beach, are $20 for adults and $10 for people 18 and younger.
Anti-bullying march scheduled in Laguna
Students and parents plan to march in solidarity against bullying during an event Saturday at Main Beach in Laguna Beach.
The nonprofit National Assn. of People Against Bullying will hold its fifth People’s March Against Bullying beginning at 4 p.m. It is open to the public.
Anna and Danny Mendez formed the organization, which offers services such as meetings and phone calls, in 2009 following the suicide of their 16-year-old son Daniel, a San Clemente High School student who the family said had been bullied.
Newport Beach golf tournament raises $80,000 for Marine foundation
The Newport Beach Police Association Charitable Foundation announced that it raised $80,000 for the Newport Beach 1st Battalion 1st Marines Foundation in a golf tournament Sept. 12 at Big Canyon Country Club.
“It was wonderful to see the golf course full of community members and business owners who care deeply about our local men and women in uniform,” said Vladimir Anderson, president of the Police Association Charitable Foundation.
LCAD to start two new degrees
The Laguna College of Art + Design plans to launch two new degree programs — a creative writing bachelor of fine arts in fall 2017 and a master of fine arts next summer.
Norm Leonard, a screenwriter, author and publisher, chairs the college’s BFA and MFA programs in creative writing.
“I’m excited to assist students and faculty to create rich, craft-driven explorations of writing that are as playful as they are earnest,” Leonard said in a statement.
Balboa Yacht Club to host annual CHOC Regatta
Children’s Hospital of Orange County’s Glass Slipper Guild plans its annual CHOC Regatta from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 5 and 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Balboa Yacht Club in Corona del Mar.
The event will aid the guild’s $1-million pledge to the Hyundai Cancer Institute & Complementary Integrative Medicine Center, according to a news release.
In addition to boat racing, the weekend will include live music and children’s activities.
For more information about the Glass Slipper Guild, visit choc.org/giving/guilds/glass-slipper-guild.