“From day one, when I first saw...

“From day one, when I first saw him with the girls, I knew he would

take them somewhere.”

-- Lisa Marocco, a cheer parent and St. Johns alumna, on Eddie

Strachan, the coach of the St. John the Baptist School cheerleading

squad that earned national honors

“This isn’t Tree City USA, this is View City USA.”

-- Barry Allen, a Newport Beach resident, on suggesting that the

city not revise its tree policy in any way that would jeopardize

residents’ scenic views

“The public is probably going to hear more about this project than

any other project in the city. If this were a Greenlight vote, the

scrutiny would not be even close to the scrutiny it will receive

under this process.”

-- Steve Bromberg, Newport Beach’s mayor, on the 2004 citywide

vote on a proposed 110-room resort at Marinapark. Under the city’s

process, the project will have to submit to an environmental study

“A proposal was made to me by a group of residents and I thought

it was my responsibility to [get it looked into]. It was studied by

the Planning Department and the [Planning] Commission, and the

commission thought it was not appropriate and I agree with it.”

-- Gary Monahan, Costa Mesa councilman, on his decision to grant a

group of 76 homeowners’ request to look into placing restrictions on

140 Eastside homes

“We are trying to get out the message that war is dangerous for

the world. We need to have faith in the belief that humans are

intelligent enough to find a peaceful solution.”

Hueteo Lopez, a 30-year-old UCI criminology student, on carrying

antiwar signs such as “War is not the answer” and a picture of

President Bush with “War Monger” written beneath it in the annual

Spirit Run last week in Newport