You shouldn’t have to shout to be heard — too many neighbors feel City Hall has stopped listening
Tina Babajanians for City Council
The Newport you love. A City Hall that works for you.
When peak season hits and City Hall feels far away, neighborhoods pay the price. Tina Babajanians steps in beside you — a neighbor, clinician, and restaurant owner ready to help Newport stay livable, safe, and heard.
Tina Babajanians
Newport Beach neighbor · speech-language pathologist · restaurant owner · showing up for the city you
already call home
A guide who gets it — Tina has spent 15 years helping people find their voice, and built a business under real pressure with no roadmap
A clear path — listen with residents → practical fixes for safety & quality of life → a City Hall accountable to you
Issues Preview
What neighbors are asking for
Listen with residents → practical neighborhood fixes → a City Hall accountable to you.
Issue 1
Public safety that plans ahead
You should feel safe on your block — in peak season and every season.
Neighbors deserve preparation, presence, and accountability — not slogans.
Join your neighbors Issue 2
Neighborhood quality of life
Daily life in Newport should still work for the people who live here.
Livability is the job: residential character, workable parking, streets and blocks that do not get overwhelmed.
Join your neighbors Issue 3
Short-term rentals
Your street should still feel like a neighborhood.
Keep residential neighborhoods residential — rules people can understand, enforcement with teeth.
Join your neighbors Issue 4
A City Hall that works for you
Being heard shouldn’t be a luxury.
Neighbors want a City Hall that listens and explains decisions in plain language.
Join your neighborsThe Newport you want is a team sport.
Join neighbors who are done waiting on the sidelines.