Editorial: Newport Beach takes its own wrong path on housing

Anyone who follows California housing policy is well aware of Huntington Beach’s losing efforts to defy the state’s effort to permit more housing development. The courts have repeatedly rebuked that Orange County city’s lawsuits and the city is now facing a loss of its local zoning control and potential fines. Down the coast, Newport Beach is likewise resisting new construction, although it’s taking a different approach.

Newport Beach officials have, to their credit, approved general-plan...