Notable quotables

“It’s unfortunate that we won’t have that good neighbor providing this

wonderful service.” -- Richard Luehrs

President of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce on the end of the

43-year tradition of Fourth of July fireworks at the Newport Dunes

Waterfront Resort.

“Hopefully our half-million visitors will see very little effect.” --

Ken Kramer

President of the California State Lifeguard Assn. on state budget cuts

that will force reductions in lifeguard staff at Crystal Cove.

“I learned a lot about different heroes, that it can be anyone from a

soldier to your own family members.” -- Aaron Ludlow

An Adams Elementary fourth-grader on the school’s music production to

celebrate heroes.

“I’m trying to bring products of an artistic approach.” -- Shaheen

Sadeghi

A land developer on his his plan to develop a mixed-use retail, office

and housing building in Costa Mesa.

“This was about opening up communication between the three groups.” --

Newport Beach City Manager Homer Bludau

On a meeting with representatives from the Airport Working Group and

Stop Polluting Our Newport.

“We used smoke and mirrors to make it look like it was a larger,

financially sound company than it was.” -- Daniel Donahue

On receiving the UC Irvine Graduate School of Management Lifetime

Achievement Award for redesigning Fashion Island in the late 1980s.

“I’m not in the mood to take on a group that doesn’t want to come in.”

-- Newport Beach City Councilwoman Norma Glover

On the annexation of Santa Ana Heights.

“It’s a chance to get to know our neighbors.” -- Chris Walrod on the

Newport Community Assn.’s Cinco de Mayo celebration.