“She wanted to stay out of the...

“She wanted to stay out of the media, out of court, out of the

district attorney’s office and out of the front page.”

-- Adam Stull, attorney for the family of an underage girl who

allegedly had sex with Greg Haidl.

“If the Army corps is getting punitive on us because we’re trying

to protect our little piece of cheese, I’ll be the first to get on

the phone with [Congressman] Chris Cox ... and he would have to get

involved.”

-- Newport Beach Councilman Steve Bromberg after approving

measures for sand replenishment in West Newport through deposits

offshore, instead of the beach.

“This is not just a piece of property, it is a community. If we

lose this asset, our connection to our agrarian roots will be

severed.”

-- Will Harrison, president of the Orange County Farm Bureau,

supporting the idea that the Orange County Fairgrounds are not

underused.

“I think it’s great. You have to sit in everyone’s smoke downwind.

They say cigarette butts are the biggest polluting factor in the

world.”

-- Matt Sullivan of San Clemente on Newport’s banning of smoking

on its beaches.

“The picture provides an opportunity to look at an individual that

might be my neighbor or the clerk at the convenience store.”

-- Costa Mesa Police Det. Clinten Dieball about the Megan’s Law

databases at Newport Beach and Costa Mesa police stations.

“That is not free speech. The presiding officer of a public

meeting has the right to stop people when they resort to

name-calling. The mayor simply sat back and allowed this man to go on

and on and just blast away.”

-- Balboa Peninsula resident Linda Orozco, upset that Mayor Tod

Ridgeway didn’t intervened when another speaker made comments against

her at an Aug. 10 council meeting.