Trustees voted 4-3 to shift plans for a $41M theater from a northeast portion of the Costa Mesa grounds to a parking lot on the north end of campus. The move ends an ongoing battle between the district and the city of Costa Mesa.
The Newport-Mesa Unified School District board of education voted unanimously to name the new track at Corona del Mar High School 'William (Bill) Sumner Track' on Tuesday night.
Estancia High's senior lawn was to be removed to accommodate construction of a new theater. But, responding Tuesday to ongoing protests, officials said they'd look at other building sites.
Newport-Mesa Unified Trustee Michelle Barto was named president Tuesday during a somewhat contentious board reorganization meeting, before which parents rallied against COVID-19 vaccines for kids.
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