MAILBAG - Nov. 14, 2000

The city sign ordinance is definitely not too strict (“Candidates

complain of campaign sign limits” Nov. 2). I was driving through Newport

Beach the other day, and I was embarrassed to see how many campaign signs

there are along Jamboree and East Coast Highway. It was ridiculous. Do

they really think we even look at those things? I think it’s great in

Costa Mesa that there are some, but Newport Beach is just embarrassing.

DANA ODELL

Newport Beach

I think that the candidates who are running for political office

should come under the ordinance. I don’t think it’s too strict. I also

feel that when the election is done, they should take their signs down,

not leave up around like a lot of them do after the election.

LARRY SEAL

Laguna Niguel

Welcome to town, Adelphia Cable

I just wanted to say that the best thing I could have possibly read in

the Pilot other than, “El Toro Airport will be built,” is that we don’t

have to deal with Comcast anymore (“Stay tuned for city’s new TV deals.”

Nov. 1).

I have fought with them for years over their crummy service and their

resistance to give customers certain channels. I guess my only question

is: With this new Adelphia, will we be getting Fox SportsNet 2?

KAREN WHITAKER

Newport Beach

Measure F was devious from the start

Thank you for the front page article about Measure F (“Pro-El Toro

forces file additional evidence,” Oct. 10). While I assumed the

initiative had been deliberately crafted to disguise its actual intent of

stopping the El Toro airport, it is nevertheless interesting to have it

confirmed by an anti-airport Irvine councilman. Those who designed the

initiative intentionally added other components (landfills, jails, three

fourth majority vote, empowering the people) because their polls showed

it would never have passed without doing so.

When the judge declares Measure F illegal because it violates the law

forbidding multiple issues in a single initiative, South County airport

activists had better accept the verdict without a lot of negative

rhetoric. Their deviousness has been exposed.

JOHN MALLARD

Costa Mesa