Planning Commission meeting canceled The Newport Beach...

Planning Commission meeting canceled

The Newport Beach Planning Commission meeting for tonight has been

canceled because of lack of business. The next meeting is expected to

take place on Aug. 21. For agendas, staff reports and further

information, visit www.city.newport-beach.ca.us, or call (949)

644-3000.

CenterLine will not be on Oct. 7 ballot

The CenterLine light rail system, which would run from Santa Ana

to John Wayne Airport -- with Costa Mesa in the middle -- will not

join the gubernatorial recall on the Oct. 7 ballot after the Board of

Supervisors voted against giving county residents the chance to weigh

in on the controversial project.

On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors voted 3 to 2 to reject asking

voters whether they support the $1-billion light rail line. The vote

would have only been an advisory measure, since the board of the

Orange County Transportation Authority has control over Measure M

funds.

Only Supervisors Chris Norby and Bill Campbell supported putting

the issue on the ballot.

The authority voted 9 to 2 in favor of a truncated CenterLine

route in late July after Irvine voters rejected the route through

their city.

Neighborhood Watch available in Costa Mesa

Neighborhood Watch, sponsored by the Costa Mesa Police Department

Crime Prevention Unit, seeks to reduce crime, catch criminals,

recover stolen property, strengthen communication and awareness and

make neighborhoods safer by educating residents and helping them work

together.

A Police Department representative will be sent out to establish a

place and time for a neighborhood meeting and provide fliers. Once at

least 50% of the neighborhood shows support for the program, a

Neighborhood Watch sign will be posted free of charge.

To have a department representative sent out, call Crime

Prevention Specialist Janet Curtis at (714) 754-4876.

Rainforest adventure set for Newport libraries

“A Rainforest Adventure,” a free program for first- to

sixth-graders, will be presented by Magic Castle entertainer David

Skale beginning at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Newport Beach Central

Library.

The program is the last in the Newport Beach Public Library’s

summer reading series, “It’s a Jungle Out There.” Additional programs

will take place at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Corona del Mar branch, at 3

p.m. Wednesday at the Mariners branch, and at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at

the Balboa branch.

For more information, visit www.newportbeachlibrary.com or call

(949)717-3816.

‘Twelfth Night’ auditions set at OCC

Orange Coast College will hold auditions for Shakespeare’s

gender-bending comedy “Twelfth Night” from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 26.

The play, which will run in November, will feature 15 male and 10

female roles that involve some singing and dancing. Auditions require

a two-minute, memorized monologue and readings from the “Twelfth

Night” script.

For more information, call (714) 432-5640.