Notable QUOTABLE

“The world of pro sports is very cutthroat. I was looking for the kind

of team-oriented camaraderie that you have when you play sports in school

and college, and that just wasn’t there.”

-- Erin Brown, Newport Beach’s first female firefighter

“It does give us a lot of credibility. The FAA does listen.”

-- Bob McGowan, a member of the New Millennium Group that backs an

alternative runway plan for El Toro, on pilot endorsement of the layout.

“If I could do anything with that facility, I would give it back to

the Marines. We need to preserve our military air base infrastructure if

needed for a national emergency.”

-- Jim Silva, Newport-Mesa’s supervisor, on the planned El Toro

Airport.

“We’re hoping this will be one of the most cutting-edge water quality

labs in the nation.

-- Dave Kiff, assistant city manager for Newport Beach, on a water

testing laboratory that is temporarily going in on Shellmaker Island.

“If you think you’re going to win an appeal, don’t do the EIR.”

-- Bob Caustin, environmentalist and founder of Defend the Bay, on

plans by the Irvine Ranch Water District to perform environmental studies

of storing reclaimed water at the San Joaquin Reservoir while fighting it

in court.

“I was freaking out and upset. It’s a great way to start my UCI

experience.”

-- Varun Jain, a UC Irvine freshmen who is among those affected by the

school’s dorm overpopulation.

“They noticed it had something that looked like a cell phone charger

on the outside and had wires running inside.”

-- Dale Birney, Costa Mesa Police lieutenant, on a bomb scare at 17th

Street and Superior Avenue.

“People have to get out of their cars and into some sort of mass

transit system.”

-- Libby Cowan, Costa Mesa mayor, on county plans for a light-rail

system that could include stops in the South Coast Metro area.