Newport Beach City Council wants you The...

Newport Beach City

Council wants you

The Newport Beach City Council is looking for registered electors

from District 4 -- Eastbluff, Santa Ana Heights, Newport North,

Belcourt and Bonita Canyon areas -- interested in serving the balance

of the council term that ends in November 2006.

The city clerk’s office will accept applications until noon Sept.

9. Forms can be picked up at City Hall, 3300 Newport Blvd., by

calling (949) 644-3005 or through the city’s website at:

https://www.city.newport-beach.ca.us.

For more information, call the city clerk’s office at (949)

644-3005.

Bill to ease fees moves to governor

A bill that passed the state legislature Friday specifies that

student fees at public universities and colleges should not increase

more than 8% a year.

The bill also requires fees not to exceed 40% of the overall cost

of education at University of California schools and 30% of costs at

California State universities.

“[This bill] will ensure that future classes aren’t strapped with

the burden of balancing the budget in bad fiscal times,” said

Assembly member Carol Liu (D-La Canada Flintridge), an author of the

bill, in a press release. “This measure keeps college accessible by

requiring fee increases to be gradual, moderate and predictable. It

makes state funding of public higher education a priority in this

state again.”

The bill now goes to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s desk for

approval.