“Instead of having three or four attorneys...

“Instead of having three or four attorneys that have a decent amount

of knowledge but aren’t experts in any particular fields so we need

to get second opinions and ship out an awful lot, we need experts

working for us.”

-- Gary Monahan, Costa Mesa mayor, on a decision by the City

Council to do away with its city attorney’s office and contract with

an outside firm.

“He doesn’t bother me any. It hasn’t been crazy around here at

all. This is usually a very quiet neighborhood -- most people around

here have kids.”

-- Katherine Meredith, a new neighbor of former Newport residents

and NBA star Dennis Rodman, who has moved into Huntington Beach.

“Instead, the diocese has filed senseless and intolerant lawsuits

against three local churches in an attempt to confiscate their

property and buildings.”

-- A statement issued by three churches, including St. James in

Newport Beach, that have broken from the Episcopal Church.

“It’s amazing what fresh paint will do for you. The classrooms

look so beautiful and fresh. It’s going to be a great year.”

-- Candy Sperling, principal of Wilson Elementary School in Costa

Mesa, which was extensively refurbished over the summer with new

paint, walls and carpets, as school got ready to start.

“We’re suing because the [report] is deliberately misleading and

concealing and may therefore lead the public to pass Measure L by

mistake by deceiving them. It’s deceptive in several ways. The most

important is that it does not consider the main alternative -- using

the park for some attractive park purpose, such as a boating center.”

-- Allan Beek, secretary of Stop Polluting Our Newport, on a

lawsuit the group filed against Newport Beach over Marinapark.