“She can’t just get by on...
“She can’t just get by on her looks anymore.”
-- John Matthews, a lifelong Newport Beach resident, on a 1941
Newport Beach fire boat he’s restoring
“We need to set a community standard that discourages hate crimes
from happening. They could be triggered off by incidents such as 9/11
or be caused by a change in demographics. But hate crimes largely
happen because of ignorance, and that’s why we need to help build
relationships between diverse young people at an early age.”
-- Rusty Kennedy, executive director of the Orange County Human
Relations Commission, on how to reduce hate crimes
“Dennis has worn out his welcome. It was totally unacceptable.”
-- Tod Ridgeway, Newport Beach’s mayor, on former NBA bad boy and
Newport Beach resident Dennis Rodman’s expletive-laced rap song at
the Taste of Newport’s opening night
“We’re trying to get back closer to our actual budget. We’ve been
in such a high growth mode that we’ve extended ourselves too far.”
-- Bob Dees, vice president of instruction at Orange Coast
College, on plans to cut the school’s spring schedule
“We’ve been working all year and the Senate has been sitting on
their hands. We should be able to complain if the Senate is not
acting on a bill.”
-- Dana Rohrabacher, Costa Mesa’s U.S. Representative, on trying
to overturn an 1801 rule Thomas Jefferson created that forbids the
House from criticizing the Senate
“It’s just another layer of government over us. I’m concerned
about what Newport Beach has in mind for the redevelopment money.”
-- Greg Carroll, an East Santa Ana Heights resident who opposes
the city’s annexation of his unincorporated island
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