Newport Beach Weighs Youth Curfew After 300 July 4 Arrests
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 28
Newport Beach Weighs Youth Curfew After 300 July 4 Arrests
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 28
Summary
Tuesday’s City Council meeting will consider a youth curfew, a broader public-nuisance definition and limits on mass gatherings organized on social media.
More than 300 people were arrested on July 4 after thousands of young people converged on the Balboa Peninsula, setting off illegal fireworks, fighting and looting an upscale grocery store.
Most of those arrested were 25 or younger and from out of state, reinforcing residents’ complaints that Newport Beach has gained a reputation for tolerating bad behavior.
The debate reaches beyond one holiday disturbance, tying Newport Beach’s response to wider fears over social-media-driven “teen takeovers” and to California’s long-running fight over access to its coastline.