“This isn’t secular and this isn’t...
“This isn’t secular and this isn’t just for the bro/bra. It’s for
the recreational surfer, the professional surfers; it’s for the whole
gamut.”
-- Alain Mazur, director of public relations for the Op Newport
Classic, on the five-day surfing event that ended Sunday
“We need to think outside of the box a little in terms of
ordinances.”
-- Gary Proctor, Newport Beach councilman, on why he asked city
staff to take a look at how other cities deal with overcrowded
events. Proctor is looking for a way to curb Independence Day mayhem
in the city.
“We have gone into the transaction happy to run the property as is
for the time being.”
-- Michael Gelfand, president of Terra Vista Management, which
along with Goldrich & Kest Industries bought the Newport Dunes
Waterfront Resort on Aug. 1
“It’s on its way now. We have all the approvals. We have jumped
through every hoop and every wicket.”
-- Dave Janes, chairman of the Boy Scout committee overseeing the
new Scout Sea Base, on the groundbreaking ceremony Friday for the
$5.2-million project. The Sea Base is expected to be finished in
June.
“Philip Morris did not deny that they purposely misled all of
their addicted smokers about the dangers of smoking and gave them
false hope. Miss Bullock admitted that she was partially responsible
for her fate because she believed their lies.”
-- Mike Piuze, attorney for Betty Bullock, a Newport Beach woman
who won a $28-billion judgment against tobacco company Philip Morris.
Bullock said the company’s false advertising and negligence caused
her lung cancer.
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