The Newport Beach City Council Tuesday rejected unanimously all construction bids for the central library’s proposed lecture hall at city staff’s recommendation after the lowest bid exceeded the ...

In the footprint of what will eventually be the 299-seat library lecture hall, city officials and staff welcomed a small crowd of onlookers to the groundbreaking of Witte Hall late Tuesday afternoon.

Just as the City Council is set to embark on a new agreement to fund the construction of a world-class lecture hall at the Newport Beach Public Library, residents are voicing concerns about its cost.

A $23.5 million lecture hall expected to bring notable authors, journalists and scientists to Newport Beach will advance with groundbreaking expected as soon as next month. The City Council on Tuesday ...