“We have a really warped sense of...
“We have a really warped sense of humor. We make it fun for adults
and kids and try to get some messages out when we can.”
-- Colleen Hanson, on her Halloween-decorated Costa Mesa house
“I’m always surprised with the amount of diversity in our schools.
And seeing the statistics for the rest of the county and how well the
students are achieving and learning, to me, it’s an affirmation that
we’re on the right track.”
-- Dave Brooks, Newport-Mesa Unified School District Board of
Trustees member, at a meeting the state of education in the county
“I don’t understand why they have to have such a huge concrete
capacity in the Santa Ana River as it goes through Orange County and
why they can’t do things like create a soft river bottom so that
water has a chance to seep into the river.”
-- Jan Vandersloot, Newport Beach environmental activist, on a
plan to dredge the Santa Ana River
“It’s hard to get people involved. This is your government in
action. Government is people. So when the bulldozers come to plow
over the daisies, [people] can’t complain.”
-- Randy Garell, of the Grant Boys store, on a poorly attended
meeting on plans to widen Newport Boulevard
“I don’t believe it will happen. I don’t understand what they’re
doing. I don’t think they would destroy this beauty.”
-- Avo Kilicarslan, owner of Avo’s Bistro, on possibly losing his
business to the CenterLine rail
“We need that bridge.”
-- Dick Nichols, Newport Beach City Councilman, on a bridge at
19th Street in Costa Mesa, a position shared by the other council
members, who voted unanimously to keep the bridge plan alive
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