Readers Respond

At Issue: Slow-growth measure’s passage generated heated campaign that

has left some wounds.

I don’t care how people voted on S or T. Everyone has the right to

choose which side they believe in and want to support. But I do care when

erroneous ads are placed in the Daily Pilot that imply Hoag Hospital

supported one side or the other. I’m referring to the ads run by

“Citizens for Traffic Solutions, No on S, Yes on T.”

I have served on the Hoag Hospital Foundation board for 10 years and I

know that out of respect and concern for its patients, donors, volunteers

and staff, the Hoag board chose to stay neutral on the S and T

initiatives.

I also know that neither of these issues will effect Hoag’s ability to

build the new seven-story Women’s Pavilion and expand its Heart

Institute.

The people behind these scare-tactic ads have used Hoag Hospital

(without its permission) and this type of foul play is just why voters

distrust politicians.

SANDY SEWELL

Costa Mesa

The polls are in: The Irvine Co. may reign above the bluffs, but their

towers won’t! Sixty-four percent voted no on The Irvine Co.’s initiative

T, while 62% voted yes on S, the people’s choice!

Let The company overdevelop Irvine, where the residents there are

begging for more houses, traffic, pollution and development so as to

block a safe airport plan for El Toro.

RUSS NIEWIAROWSKI

Santa Ana Heights

Thanks to the persons that provided full page ads in opposition to

Measure S for listing the names of former mayors, councilmen, and other

visible people in Newport Beach.

This helped to remind me that those named were the same people that

were responsible for the destruction of the “quality of life” here.

PAUL HUMMEL

Newport Beach