“It’s an exciting time for us. Some...

“It’s an exciting time for us. Some schools had to make improvements

of only a few points but made huge jumps. This is very good news.”

-- Dave Brooks, Newport-Mesa Unified School District trustee, on

the latest statewide test results

“This is not meant to be a money-making operation for the city.

Red-light runners cause the most injury collisions, and numbers show

that these cameras, over a two-year period, will bring down red

light-related accidents by 40%.”

-- Karl Schuler, Costa Mesa police lieutenant, on red-light

cameras that have caught 4,000 motorists since May

“I still don’t like the whole concept of them declaring an

emergency, and I think, quite frankly, if somebody challenged them on

it, they would have a tough time defending it.”

-- Garry Brown, executive director of Orange County Coastkeeper,

on the Board of Supervisors approving work to clear San Diego Creek

“With real estate today, we’re selling houses in the over

$1-million price range, and it is a consumer luxury good. I think the

marketing and advertising strategy now is about creating a brand

identity.”

-- Steve High, Strada Properties president, when his firm was

acquired last week by Coldwell Banker

“This is a great day for [the School of Information and Computer

Science]. We’ve come a long way lately. The university has invested a

lot, we’ve improved quite a bit in size and research dollars, and

this gift will give us the margin of excellence to move into the top

ranks nationally.”

-- Debra Richardson, dean of UC Irvine’s School of Information and

Computer Science, which received a $20-million anonymous donation,

matching the largest ever made to the university