Distinguished Panel Discussion Series to begin Friday
NEWPORT BEACH -- The second annual Distinguished Panel Discussion
Series will get underway at 7 p.m. Friday with “A Tale of Three Cities:
What’s Happening in Orange County Cities That Will Make an Impact in the
New Millennium?” at the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave.
Panelists will include Newport Beach Mayor Dennis O’Neil, Santa Ana
Mayor Miguel Pulido and Irvine Mayor Christina Shea. Jim Wood,
co-publisher of Coast Orange County magazine, and library board trustee,
will moderate.
Panelists will discuss growth, traffic and urban revitalization issues
that affect all Orange County cities. Other possible topics include the
Newport Coast annexation and the possibility of an airport at the former
El Toro Marine Corps Air Station.
Friday’s event will be the first of the three Distinguished Panel
Discussion Series this fall. Co-sponsored by the Newport Beach Public
Library and the Newport Beach Public Library Foundation, the programs
feature community leaders discussing critical Orange County issues.
The second program titled “Law & Crime in Orange County” will be
presented Oct. 15. The final program, “Eye on Orange County Education,”
will be presented Nov. 19.
Admission to each program is $10 and dessert and coffee will be
provided.
For more information, call (949) 644-3296.
-- Amy R. Spurgeon
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