“In my opinion, we gave proper notice...

“In my opinion, we gave proper notice when we started the process in

2002. The statute doesn’t say you have to give notice every time you

start the process.”

-- Milford Dahl, who represents the Coast Community College

District, which is seeking to sell KOCE-TV.

“It’s pretty exciting. I certainly didn’t expect to see the

world’s largest popcorn machine here.”

-- Tony Pierotti, a Newport Beach resident, as he waited in line

at the opening of the Newport Beach Film Festival on Thursday night.

“All these men and women look beautiful and shapely in black. But

take it from me, pink is the new black. And plastic jewelry is

fabulous.”

-- Dragnun Sister Buffy, who was pretty in a pink sequined dress

at the film festival’s opening.

“The yacht market’s hot. That’s where the action is now.”

-- Duncan McIntosh, who runs the Newport Beach Boat Show, which

took place last week.

“I think it has greater value to the public than what is being

portrayed. That area could be a made into a riparian habitat.”

-- Jan Vandersloot, Newport Beach activist, on parts of city

parkland that have been taken over, in part, by neighbors.

“He’s done many bad things. In the end of all this, you’re not

going to like Mr. Crummel.”

-- Mary Ann Galante, the public defender who is defending James

Lee Crummel, who is accused of murdering Jamey Trotter.

“We are looking out the window right now and people are outside in

the car lined up because they procrastinated until the last minute.”

-- Dave Tax, a Newport Beach tax preparer, as the minutes ticked

away on April 15.