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Notable Quotables

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“Maybe I’ve seen too many Hollywood movies, but that’s just the way a

street should feel. You just feel more at peace when you drive through

those places.”

-- Shirley Willard, a volunteer with ReLeaf Costa Mesa, on why she

dreams of a day when she can drive down her tree-lined street, with

branches providing cool patches of shade and light

“Watch one of Dane [Bora’s] telecasts, whether it’s a kid’s sporting

event, snow day or a historical snapshot of Costa Mesa and you can’t help

but think how much more this medium and his management could do for this

town.”

-- Doug Sutton, Costa Mesa resident, on Dale Bora, the city’s video

production coordinator, leading his staff at Channel 74 to be honored

with the Star Award from the Southern California and Nevada chapters of

the National Assn. of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors

“We love it. It’s great for the children. It’s a great old fashion

parade.”

-- Clare Warner of Costa Mesa, on attending the Balboa Island Parade

on June 2. This year’s theme was “All Fired Up.”

“We have never had any problems. This [law] is trying to prevent

crime, but we’ve never had a crime, so why should we have to go through

this?”

-- Mark Tong, co-owner of 3rd Dimension Online, on a proposal brought

forth by the police department to put more stringent controls on cyber

cafes in Costa Mesa. The City Council voted 3 to 1 against the proposal.

“We have hundreds of parent coming in and out of our sites daily. It’s

not a new experience. We don’t have forts.”

-- Supt. Robert Barbot, on the joint-use nature of the proposed

Mariners Library children’s section. Parents have raised safety concerns

because the library would be shared by the general public and Mariners

Elementary.

“Our city councils -- past and present -- are well-intended, but very

naive, very liberal, very permissive. They have an attitude of denial,

indifference and silence that frustrates the electorate.”

-- Chris Steel, Costa Mesa councilman, speaking at a Vanguard

University public forum designed to gather input from city leaders and

address local problems

“He seemed interested in exposing personal vendettas and pointing out

who the enemies are. The focus was really negative today, which is not

the point of the network.”

-- Jarred Rowland, a Vanguard University student who regularly attends

Outreach Network meetings, on Steel’s appearance Thursday

“It was so much fun because the kids have been talking about it for

the whole week.”

-- Mary Manos, principal of Andersen Elementary School, on kissing a

pig Friday to reward her students for raising more than $3,000 for the

Make a Wish Foundation.

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