NEWPORT BEACH
After years of fits and starts, the City Council this week approved the start of the Balboa Peninsula revitalization plan.
For more than a decade, business owners have watched as the once-prosperous community darkened into an area with few residents strolling the streets at night.
The council’s decision to endorse the “Village Plan” and Balboa Pier parking lot improvements is the first in a series of moves to revive the community that residents say is riddled with broken sidewalks and cracking facades.
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