“They approached me about two weeks ago...

“They approached me about two weeks ago to lay out their program as

to what they want to do. What they’re talking about doing is very

upscale and very nice-looking.”

-- Steve Bromberg, Newport Beach City Councilman, on a plan to

demolish Lido Marina Village to clear room for a luxury hotel and

time-share condominiums.

“The proposed project will destroy the village character in Lido

Marina and replace it with condos like Cannery Lofts. We deplore

taking our bayfront for still another hotel project.”

-- Phil Arst, slow-growth movement Greenlight’s spokesman, on the

Lido Marina Village proposal.

“This could save those private property owners a lot of money.”

-- Dave Kiff, Newport Beach assistant city manager, on an Army

Corps of Engineers test plan to plant eel grass at eight spots in the

harbor.

“We’re always trying to bump it up, always thinking of ways to

make it bigger.”

-- Dina Mead, chairwoman of today’s annual Spirit Run.

“We thought it went well. As we lawyers say, all the ‘hard

questions’ were posed to the plaintiffs.... Whether that means

anything or not, we have yet to see.”

-- Ron Harris, a lawyer with Los Angeles-based law firm Harris &

Green that represents Southcoast Early Childhood Learning Center in a

lawsuit against the parents of two children murdered there five years

ago, on a hearing before the state Supreme Court.

“It will be a big convenience for anyone from Orange County who

needs to go to the East Coast.”

-- Chris Cox, Newport Beach’s representative, on a John Wayne

Airport flight to Washington he is pushing for.