“We were on the ferry and...

“We were on the ferry and heard a big boom. I went over and pulled

a guy out of the water.”

-- Matt Dubow, a Newport Beach resident, on the aftermath of the

single-car accident that injured 13 people near the Balboa Island

ferry

“If dogs can have a park, why can’t we?”

Roger Cetina, a 14-year-old Costa Mesa skateboarder, on a skate

park

“It was a place to really doll up and show off.”

-- Richard Marowitz, owner of Newport Children’s Bootery in

Fashion Island, on the center when it opened in September 1967

“They are now over areas where they haven’t been before.”

-- Jerry Snyder, public affairs officer for the Federal Aviation

Administration’s Western Pacific Region, on the increases of flights

over areas like Costa Mesa’s Westside

“There is a piece of Lladro for every special event in a person’s

life.”

-- Stacey Rogner, general manager of the Bailey Banks & Biddle in

South Coast Plaza, on the famous porcelain sculpting family’s works

on display

“If somebody gets a bill like that, they’re not likely to pay it.”

-- Jim McGee, chairman of the Newport Coast Advisory Committee, on

the city of Newport Beach asking residents to pay for the removal of

brush near their homes

“If they had agreed to abide by rules of a 50-foot height limit,

we certainly would not be here tonight.”

-- Steven Brombal, president of the Bonita Canyon Homeowners

Assn., on Mormon Church officials asking for a 124-foot-high steeple

for their proposed Mormon temple.