BUSINESS Majority of Cannery Lofts sell fast...
BUSINESS
Majority of Cannery
Lofts sell fast
Developers of the eagerly anticipated Cannery Lofts project have
seen sales of their commercial “live-work” units take off, more than
four months before they are set to be completed.
So far, 14 of the 22 lofts have sold, developer Kevin Weeda said.
Of the 22, 18 inland lofts have been selling for at least $1.3
million, while the four waterfront units go for as much as $2.8
million.
The spacious 3,000-square-foot lofts, at 30th Street, between
Villa Way and LaFayette Avenue, won’t be completed until Aug. 1.
* PAUL CLINTON covers the environment, business and politics. He
may be reached at (949) 764-4330 or by e-mail at
paul.clinton@latimes.com.
POLITICS
Federal money given to Newport-Mesa projects
On the political front, Reps. Dana Rohrabacher, who represents
Costa Mesa, and Chris Cox, who represents Newport Beach, announced
that President Bush has included $21.6 million of funding for Orange
County projects in his 2003-04 budget.
More than $19 million of that amount would go toward improvements
to the Santa Ana River to reduce possibly catastrophic damage to
homes near the river in the event of a flood.
Money was also included for an environmental survey of Upper
Newport Bay.
* PAUL CLINTON covers the environment, business and politics. He
may be reached at (949) 764-4330 or by e-mail at
paul.clinton@latimes.com.
NEWPORT BEACH
City Council campaign reform gets underway
Campaign reform is headed to the City Council. At a study session
on Tuesday, members agreed to consider at a future council meeting
mandatory training on campaign finance filing, as well as requiring
scripts for telephone campaign messages to be filed with the city
clerk’s office.
A subcommittee of the city’s parks commission will take on a
court-ordered study of city tree ordinances. Corona del Mar residents
worried that changes to tree rules could threaten their ocean views
applauded officials’ commitment to keeping overgrown trees out of
their line of sight.
The Regent Newport Beach Resort took a tiny step forward Tuesday
when the council voted to formally accept changes to the project
plans. The project, which will go before voters sometime next year,
was reduced to 110 rooms late last year.
Also, Former City Council candidate Marianne Zippi will run for
the Republican nomination to the state Assembly.
* JUNE CASAGRANDE covers Newport Beach and John Wayne Airport.
She may be reached at (949) 574-4232 or by e-mail at
june.casagrande@latimes.com.
COSTA MESA
Decision on expansion of redevelopment zone delayed
The Redevelopment Agency decided to postpone any decision on
adding 434 acres to the downtown redevelopment zone for six months
because of insufficient information about economic stagnation in the
proposed territory and to give the Community Redevelopment Action
Committee a chance to present its vision for the Westside next month.
Next week, city officials will discuss asking South Coast Plaza
developers to help pay for a study to place the CenterLine rail
project underground through Costa Mesa, said Peter Naghavi said.
Orange County Transportation Authority members have not come forward
to support paying for the $3-million study.
* DEIRDRE NEWMAN covers Costa Mesa and may be reached at (949)
574-4221 or by e-mail at deirdre.newman@latimes.com.
PUBLIC SAFETY
Arrest made following gunshots into truck
Costa Mesa police arrested a 30-year-old man Wednesday on
suspicion of firing a gun at a colleague’s parked pickup truck,
officials said. No one was injured in the 4:15 p.m. incident.
Both the suspect, Jorge Luis Romero, and the unidentified victim
were employees at an office building at Harbor Boulevard and
Sunflower Avenue, police said.
Romero was allegedly angry at the suspect and fired at the truck,
police said.
He was arrested on suspicion of possessing a loaded firearm in
public, shooting an unoccupied vehicle and vandalism.
* DEEPA BHARATH covers public safety and courts. She may be
reached at (949) 574-4226 or by e-mail at deepa.bharath@latimes.com.
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