This year's budgets for both sides in the fight nearly equal those of the previous 5 years combined.
Polls show little movement in public opinion.
The spending spree comes during the most critical time in planning for what would become the second-largest airport in Southern California. What is ironic, she said, is that the largess to lobbyists and public relations professionals hasn't managed to budge public opinion on the airport. Other housing advocates decried the money being spent on public persuasion over El Toro. Newport Beach, which bears the brunt of departures at John Wayne Airport, is the only city supporting an El Toro airfield to devote money. You will not be charged to look for stories, only to retrieve one.