NOTABLE QUOTABLES o7”I think the most surprising...

NOTABLE QUOTABLES

o7”I think the most surprising result is the level of Gilchrist’s

support.”f7

-- Louis DeSipio, UC Irvine political scientist, referring to

Minuteman Project founder and American Independent candidate Jim

Gilchrist, who placed third in last week’s special primary to replace

Rep. Chris Cox

o7”They’re going after the same base.... He [Gilchrist] is going

to be the Ross Perot of this election.”f7

-- Steve Young, the Democrat in the general election for Cox’s

seat, on his main opponents, Republican John Campbell and Gilchrist

o7”You have first-, second-, third-, fourth-graders riding their

bikes on the same street teenagers are driving on. We absolutely need

a crossing guard there.”f7

-- Lauren Young, Eastbluff Elementary School’s PTA president, on

the need for a crossing guard near the school; parents acted as

volunteer crossing guards last week, and a petition drive is underway

o7”My nurse [said], ‘You’ve got to push that baby out and be the

first one.’”f7

-- Richelde Bello, of Costa Mesa, who delivered the first baby, a

girl named Margaret, at Hoag Hospital’s new Women’s Pavilion

o7”Almost everything that we see pricing-wise, California tends

to be the leader. If you look at technology and jobs and where people

are making money, it tends to be on the West Coast.”f7

-- Steve High, an executive vice president for Coldwell Banker

Previews International, on the high price of homes in the state,

Newport Beach included

o7”Cameras can’t make rescues -- cameras can’t treat people. It’s

another tool in our arsenal to help us be more effective in treating

people.”f7

-- Eric Bauer, Newport Beach lifeguard captain, on digital cameras

being added along the beach to help lifeguards watch the water