California State Lands Commissioners, tasked with protecting public lands and waterways, are stepping in to voice concerns about Newport Beach’s management of the harbor, including offshore moorings and residential piers.

Now, local mooring permit holders are at odds with state commissioners over price hikes, permit transfers and the overall future of how accessible Newport Harbor will be for residents.

It comes after Newport Beach mooring permit holders have spent the past couple years protesting rental rate spikes for their boat storage spaces in the harbor — after the city proposed increases that would cause some people’s monthly payments to quadruple.

While state commissioners found no apparent issue with the appraisal used to increase mooring rates, they did voice concerns about un

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