Newport Beach City Council · Nov 3, 2026

Michelle Barto

Councilmember, District 2 (term 2024 to 2028)City of Newport Beach

10 sourced positions

Michelle Barto (Councilmember, District 2) is not on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot and will stay on the Newport Beach City Council after the election.

Councilmember for District 2; her term runs to 2028.

Where Michelle Barto stands: positions on the record

Police headquarters2 sourced positions

Voted yes on continuing to evaluate Civic Center Park for a new police headquarters, including design and an environmental report (passed 6-1, March 2026).
Council voteNewport Beach City Council minutes, March 10, 2026 · Mar 10, 2026
Voted yes on architect, environmental-report and public-outreach contracts for a possible police headquarters at Civic Center Park (passed 6-1, 6-1 and 5-2, July 2026).
Council voteNewport Beach City Council minutes, July 28, 2026 · Jul 28, 2026

Public safety1 sourced position

Voted no on denying creation of an Ad Hoc Public Safety Committee (denial passed 4-3, Sept. 2026).
Council voteNewport Beach City Council minutes, Sept. 8, 2026 · Sep 8, 2026

Citizen initiatives3 sourced positions

Voted no on setting Nov. 7, 2028 as the election date for the term-limit, district-voting and open-meetings initiatives (passed 5-2, Aug. 2026).
Council voteNewport Beach City Council minutes, Aug. 25, 2026 · Aug 25, 2026
Voted yes on calling the court-ordered Nov. 3, 2026 special election on the three citizen initiatives (passed 4-3, Sept. 2026).
Council voteNewport Beach City Council minutes, Sept. 11, 2026 special meeting · Sep 11, 2026
As reported by the Daily Pilot
Questioned whether a rushed special election was the one residents would want.
“If you were in our shoes, is this the election you would be wishing to put on for the public?”
Own statementDaily Pilot · Sep 19, 2026

Housing2 sourced positions

She co-wrote the ballot argument against Measure H, as reported by the Orange County Register.
Own statementOrange County Register · Oct 1, 2026
Voted yes to place the Responsible Housing Initiative on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot (passed 7-0, Nov. 2025).
Council voteNewport Beach City Council minutes, Nov. 18, 2025 · Nov 18, 2025

Surf park2 sourced positions

Voted yes to approve the Snug Harbor surf park at 3100 Irvine Avenue (passed 6-0, Oct. 2025).
Council voteNewport Beach City Council minutes, Oct. 28, 2025 · Oct 28, 2025
After a referendum petition qualified, voted yes to repeal the surf park's General Plan amendment rather than hold an election (passed 6-0, Jan. 2026).
Council voteNewport Beach City Council minutes, Jan. 27, 2026 · Jan 27, 2026

In their words

Questioned whether a rushed special election was the one residents would want.
Sep 19, 2026 ·As reported by the Daily Pilot ·Daily Pilot · Sep 19, 2026

On the record

Voted no on setting Nov. 7, 2028 as the election date for the term-limit, district-voting and open-meetings initiatives (passed 5-2, Aug. 2026).
Aug 25, 2026 ·Newport Beach City Council minutes, Aug. 25, 2026 · Aug 25, 2026
Voted yes on calling the court-ordered Nov. 3, 2026 special election on the three citizen initiatives (passed 4-3, Sept. 2026).
Sep 11, 2026 ·Newport Beach City Council minutes, Sept. 11, 2026 special meeting · Sep 11, 2026

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