“There’s just no alternatives right now that...

“There’s just no alternatives right now that would take their place.

Unless something comes along, I don’t see where a plastic ban by the

city would have a significant impact.”

-- Newport Beach General Services Director Dave Niederhaus on the

Costa Mesa-based Earth Resource Foundation’s effort to ban

“throwaway” plastics.

“I came from the East Coast, and we don’t have anything like this.

I’m going to e-mail a bunch of photos to my kids. They did a

marvelous job, these people.”

-- Costa Mesa resident Norman Lacourciere on the Newport Harbor

Christmas Boat Parade.

“Riding a motorcycle as we do takes finesse and control rather

than brute strength.”

-- Newport Beach Sgt. Ron Vallercamp on Penny Freeman, the first

woman to be a Newport Beach Police motorcycle officer.

“We have reason to suspect foul play, but we don’t know what’s

become of the Hawkses.”

-- Newport Beach Police Sgt. Steve Shulman on Thomas and Jackie

Hawks, who were reported missing by their family after the couple

sold their yacht.

“If it’s the type of music and loud noise I think it will be,

that’s not the type of place I enjoy going to.”

-- Newport Beach City Councilman Don Webb on the restaurant and

bar Josh Slocum’s makeover and name change to Rodman’s.

“I’m taken aback that Greenlight feels that these principles that

38 good citizens in the city came up with constitutes unreasonable

development.”

-- Newport Beach Mayor Steve Bromberg on the slow-growth group

Greenlight’s challenge to proposed changes to the city’s general

plan.