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Quotes of the Year

Jan. 8

‘I can tell just from talking to recruiters that the hotel and restaurant industry is frantic to recruit women and minorities.’

, Carl Winston, director of San Diego State University’s Hospitality & Tourism Management Program

Jan. 15

‘Fuel is now the largest percentage of expense that an airline company has. It used to be labor.’

, John Chalker, who serves on a citizens advisory committee to the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority

Jan. 22

‘I’m not sure that we heard where all the pain was going to be, but we know there is pain ahead.’

, Scott Alevy of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, referring to Mayor Jerry Sanders’ State of the City speech

Jan. 29

‘This cold is going to damage us three years out.’

, Charley Wolk, Fallbrook avocado grower, referring to the recent freeze that affected local groves

Feb. 5

‘But business is business everywhere you go. Everyone just wants to make a little money, and that’s what it’s all about.’

, Maquiladora owner Chuck Peinado

Feb. 12

‘I know that biotech and telecom are major job clusters but analytics could be the third huge cluster in San Diego. It could be the next big driver of our economy.’

, Russ Mann, chief executive of SEMDirector Inc.

Feb. 19

‘It frankly made my homeward-bound commute predictable, which it never was before.’

, Richard Caldwell, an executive with Kyocera America, on the ease of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border under the SENTRI program

Feb. 26

‘These (wage-related) class actions are crippling California employers, because they are penalty-driven. We see retail, hospitality, pharmaceutical, the building industry all being hit.’

, Marie Burke Kenny of Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLC

March 5

‘Brown Field presents what we think are some great opportunities not to just preserve a great general aviation airport, which are becoming increasingly threatened around the country, but it is a gem of the South Bay.’

, Lee Burdick, Jimsair Aviation Services Inc.

March 12

‘We see Fallbrook as being a very successful area in serving high net-worth individuals, which is why we’re glad to hang our sign out there.’

, Joseph Campano, a director at Merrill Lynch, which moved into an office in Fallbrook

March 19

‘There have been 20 new banks over the last five years and the market has become very competitive and somewhat saturated.’

, Vince Siciliano, president of San Diego-based First Pacific Bank of California

March 26

‘San Diego’s economy has become increasingly more dependent on the high-value, high-wage jobs created by technology and life science firms, which allow our region to compete in the global economy.’

, Duane Roth, Connect chief executive officer

April 2

‘The last three seasons have been the three highest (attendance figures) in Padres history, and that counts all those seasons where we played at Qualcomm, which holds more than 60,000.’

, Jeff Overton, the Padres’ executive vice president of business operations

April 9

‘If Realtors aren’t found online, there’s a good chance they won’t be found at all.’

, Richard Nacht of the Blogging Systems Group

April 16

‘At the current pace, foreclosures will be a significant part of the real estate economy, a fact which bears close scrutiny even in areas not yet affected.’

, Sean O’Toole of Foreclosure Radar, a foreclosure listings and software company

April 23

‘We talk to people (who are) literally running out of food at the end of the month, but their house is (worth) $600,000 free and clear.’

, David Loseke, president of Freedom Capital Equity

April 30

‘We’re a very reactive society, so when the U.S. Surgeon General said a glass or two of red wine is good for you, sales peaked.’

, Bernard Guillas, executive chef of the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club

May 7

‘There are hundreds of energy drinks that are cannibalizing each other out there, and we think we can offer something totally different.’

, Consultant Ray Maher of Tank LLC, referring to the Malava Relax beverage

May 14

‘We’re wondering if there is a conspiracy out there to kill ILCs.’

, Dennis Frank, chief executive officer of Silvergate Bank, referring to industrial loan companies

May 21

‘Don’t push buttons unless you know what buttons you are pushing. You don’t want blood on your hands, or the downfall of the company on your hands.’

, Dr. Michael R. Mantell, corporate psychologist, referring to workplace violence

May 28

‘We are facing a human and political crisis of unimaginable proportions in the meltdown of our health care system.’

, Geri Jenkins, registered nurse at UC San Diego Medical Center

June 4

‘The significant thing about this issue is that there’s history showing that Medicare is aware of the problem and has been aware for a number of years but has not done anything.’

, Dario de Ghetaldi, an attorney referring to doctors’ reimbursement rates

June 11

‘The court’s decision offers no guidance as to how employers might comply with the requirements that they provide their employees with meal and rest breaks.’

, Attorney Robert Naeve, on the Murphy v. Kenneth Cole decision

June 18

‘The last thing a hedge fund wants to do is get involved in a roach motel. You can get in, but you can’t get out.’

, Kevin Kinsella of Avalon Partners

June 25

‘Even though we may lose some companies, nobody’s leaving San Diego. Biotech executives don’t leave, they tend to go out and start other companies.’

, Rich Mejia, director of life sciences for Southern California at Ernst & Young

July 2

‘Today, when you do an ad, you need to be completely transparent. Generation Y has so much access to information, that if you don’t tell the truth, they will find out, and tell the entire world about it.’

, Andreas Roell, chief executive officer and president of Geary Interactive

July 9

‘Clearly, television is in a downward spiral. The general trend is toward Internet advertising.’

, John Eger, San Diego State University journalism professor

July 16

‘We’ll have 2,200 head of horses (in the stables). That’s probably more than any track in the country. Everybody wants to be at Del Mar.’

, Joe Harper, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club president and general manager

July 23

‘If you think that we know it all, we’re kidding ourselves. The talent that is coming from the foreign countries tends to be the cream of the crop.’

, Duane Roth, chief executive for Connect, a nonprofit organization aimed at helping entrepreneurs, referring to the influx of foreign-born technology workers to San Diego

July 30

‘San Diego is a hot spot and I think it will continue to be an upcoming market for retailers and other businesses.’

, Steve Fiorentino of Coldwell Banker Commercial Almar Real Estate Group

Aug. 6

‘The history of this airport for the last couple of decades has always been to provide for its immediate needs, but enough is enough. This is some of the worst planning by any public agency I’ve ever seen.’

, Fourth District County Supervisor Ron Roberts, referring to the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority

Aug. 13

‘They may have to pay higher interest rates because of all the bad news. Then again, maybe they won’t. By not being in the bond market for a while, it perversely works in your favor.’

, Kyle Klein of the California Municipal Bond Advisor newsletter, referring to the city of San Diego’s plans to re-enter the bond market this year

Aug. 20

‘Unfortunately, it sometimes takes a tragedy to show how badly a new technology is needed.’

, Amir Moussavian, Mir3 Inc.’s chief executive, whose company gained new customers for its emergency notification system after the murders at Virginia Tech University

Aug. 27

‘San Diego will remain a great destination as long as marketing efforts continue to stimulate tourism and conventions. You just can’t expect the percentage of occupancy to remain at all-time highs indefinitely.’

, Bruce Baltin, senior vice president of PKF Consulting

Sept. 3

‘There’s a lot of pulling out of hair and stuff like that but I’m not sure I necessarily agree with all my colleagues where this is the end of the world.’

, Richard Warburg, a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP, referring to upcoming changes to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rules

Sept. 10

‘Clearly, the dysfunction at City Hall is a major deterrent to developers.’

, Mark Fabiani, point person for the San Diego Chargers’ proposed stadium project

Sept. 17

‘Las Americas already has shoppers from all over Southern California and northern Mexico. Does Simon want to change that? Definitely not.’

, George Whalin, president of Retail Management Consultants

Sept. 24

‘Getting something of this size and magnitude done in the city of San Diego just is not possible.’

, Mark Fabiani, the San Diego Chargers’ point man for the team’s quest for a new stadium, referring to the CB Richard Ellis plan

Oct. 1

‘Everyone is watching the economy to see where it goes because as soon as you see the economy falter, we will see a drop in the demand for rental housing.’

, Robert Pinnegar, executive director of the San Diego County Apartment Association

Oct. 8

‘I had not even heard this committee’s name before we began our research, yet its members are responsible for one of the most prestigious championships in sports coming to our back yard.’

, Randy Ataide, director of Point Loma Nazarene University’s business center, referring to the Friends of Torrey Pines Golf Course Committee bringing the 2008 U.S. Open golf tournament to San Diego

Oct. 15

‘Absolutely, it’s going to happen. We are terribly overinflated and the markets are overpriced, and that makes them vulnerable.’

, Jack White, former owner of a San Diego stockbrokerage, predicting another stock market crash

Oct. 22

‘You never know the pressures that are put on farmers today. They’ve taken 30 percent of our water, and with the high cost of labor, it’s getting difficult to farm most anything.’

, Gil Henry, county Farmer of the Year

Oct. 29

‘I’m sure when all is said and done, that the amount of lost commercial business will be significant. I’m sure it will be in the billions of dollars.’

, Ed Brown, president of Cymer Inc., referring to the wildfires in San Diego County that started Oct. 21

Nov. 5

‘In the wake of this horrible disaster, protecting homeowners is of utmost importance. It is despicable that some people use tragedy for personal gain.’

, State Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, referring to concerns about building contractors defrauding people after the recent wildfires

Nov. 12

‘Certainly this is a big Navy town, but Navy fans are everywhere. They’re kind of like the Cubs and the Red Sox. They have fans everywhere.’

, Bruce Binkowski, executive director of the San Diego Bowl Game Association, referring to the Navy football team’s likely participation in the Poinsettia Bowl

Nov. 19

‘2008 is not going to be a great year by any means, and it will probably be 2009 before we see strong economic growth.’

, Kelly Cunningham, an economist with the San Diego Institute for Policy Research

Nov. 26

‘In any scenario, and under any pressure, you have to stick to your core business.’

, Marc Geman, chief executive officer of Spicy Pickle Franchising, who says listing calorie information on menus is impractical

Dec. 3

‘California had some of the most expensive real estate in the country and many people bought homes they couldn’t afford with teaser loans. Those families who lived beyond their means are going to go from boom to bust and, unfortunately, join a growing number of Americans in foreclosure.’

, Serbar Bankaci, president and chief executive officer of Default Research Inc.

Dec. 10

‘There’s so much at stake now to get the right kind of CEO into these organizations to bring back the returns based on the amount put in, you want to make absolute sure you find the right kind of person for the position. The competition for people that have those kinds of track records is as fierce as ever.’

, Bruce Rychlik, managing director of executive search firm J. Robert Scott

Dec. 17

‘The cocktail crowd is a fickle crowd that goes to whatever place they think is the coolest, but once they experience the new thing on the block, they’ll go back to their favorite bar.’

, Reggie Parks, general manager of food and beverage operations for the Marriott Gaslamp Quarter Hotel

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