We were told that the district would share with the city. That is part of the reason that many residents supported it. That just wasn't how it turned out.

The city isn't going to be the scapegoat for why this program went away. The local option sales tax was sold to us with the understanding that this money would be shared with the city and we have yet to see that happen.

We, as a council, feel that revenues can be generated with the library and we see the library flatly saying that they refuse to do it. All we are trying to do is get some help with this.

We have been blessed over the years. For some reason our momentum really builds towards the end of the season. They toughen up, and … they relax.

The Lunsford Act does affect this ordinance and it is part of the reason for doing this ordinance.

In the course of events, there was a nexus to the city of Newport Beach, and that's the reason why we've taken an interest in the [other murder] case.