“Visibly, it is very noticeable, or...

“Visibly, it is very noticeable, or I should say not noticeable.”

-- Bill Morris, Costa Mesa’s director of public services, on

placing utility lines underground on the Westside

“Our twin goals are world-class security and world-class customer

service. These men and women are well-trained in the latest security

techniques to screen baggage and detect security breaches. But they

have also been trained to treat passengers with respect and dignity.”

-- Norman Mineta, the U.S Secretary of Transportation, on federal

baggage screeners who began working at John Wayne Airport on

Wednesday

“If people want to exercise their right to appeal this, we’re

happy to revisit it with the City Council.”

-- Weatherford Clayton, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of

Latter-day Saints in Newport Beach, on residents appealing the

Newport Beach Planning Commission’s decision to approve plans for a

Mormon temple

“Everyone knows Indonesia is one of the best travel destinations

in the world.”

-- Ryan Harris, a surfer taking on the waves in West Newport on

Wednesday, on not being deterred from traveling to Bali and other

Indonesian regions despite last weekend’s terrorist bombing

“The hardest thing is not being noticed when you need help and

it’s cold. There’s too many of us and not enough of them.”

-- Jenny Dinh, a Westminster High School student at a Costa Mesa

High School terrorism drill Wednesday, on there not being enough

teachers and emergency officials to aid students in the case of a

real situation