Briefly in the news

-- Paul Clinton

Newport Beach Assistant City Manager Dave Kiff is scheduled to speak

today at Shellmaker Island about the issues confronting Back Bay.

Starting at 7:30 p.m., Kiff is scheduled to give a talk called “The

Future of Newport Bay.” The talk will be given at the amphitheater on the

island.

Kiff is set to discuss the problems in the watershed and how to

restore it as a safe environment for wildlife and people. The bay has

been designated as an impaired water body by the Environmental Protection

Agency.

Kiff’s talk is being sponsored by the Newport Bay Naturalists and

Friends. The island is at the end of Shellmaker Road, off Back Bay Drive.

Information: (949) 640-6746.