CORONA DEL MAR TODAY

CdM Today’s Top Stories This Week

1. The Newport Beach Film Festival is underway, prompting us to interview a Corona del Mar filmmaker who has launched a non-profit filmmaking organization. Read more, including how to help, in our story about Javier Reyna.

2. Corona del Mar business leaders plan to move a bench from near a bank ATM in an effort to reduce complaints about transients annoying customers; read our story here.

3. Harbor View Elementary School students involved in a Team Kids empowerment charity effort this spring raised more than $2,000 — a Team Kids record, organizers said. Read our story here.

4. The city’s Aviation Committee met this week, and while no new noise complaints were voiced by Corona del Mar residents, one committee member suggested they request an environmental impact report to determine if noise pollution is a result of a new takeoff procedure from John Wayne Airport. Read our story here.

5. The Coastal Commission removed the AERIE condominium project from its May agenda and instead could reconsider a new iteration of the plans in June; read our story here.