“All the developers [we met with] felt...

“All the developers [we met with] felt there is a very big potential

for residential development in that area. That’s why it’s such a

linchpin for the whole [revitalization]. Once there is the

possibility of [residential], it infuses new customers into the

business center [of 19th Street] and then that changes what kind of

businesses might be interested in locating there.”

-- Westside Revitalization Oversight Committee Chairman Ralph

Ronquillo on Costa Mesa’s Westside revitalization efforts.

“It’s an allegation made purely for political effect. It wasn’t

there for legal reasons.”

-- St. James attorney Eric Sohlgren on allegations in a lawsuit

that St. James’ split from the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles was

because of a rift over homosexuality.

“There’s very, very, very little public dockage access, and that

is even very restrictive of how long you can tie up and the amount

you have to pay for it. It’s horrible.”

-- Norris Tapp, manager of Davey’s Locker Sportfishing on the

Balboa Peninsula.

“If you come to my place and tell me how to run it, and I ask you

to leave, you’re not going to be happy. The fact that these people

are attacking my business straight away shows that this is personal.”

-- Samir Botros, veterinarian and owner of the Orange County

Humane Society shelter, responding to complaints from a former

shelter volunteer’s allegation that unlicensed technicians are used

to euthanize and perform surgical procedures on animals.

“If I’m flying, and there’s a fee associated with my flying, I

think that I should pay it and not someone that doesn’t fly.”

-- Orange County Supervisor Jim Silva, who represents Costa Mesa

and Newport Beach, on a proposal to tack on a $4.50 to flying costs

at John Wayne Airport.