“Whenever there is an explosion, we recommend...
“Whenever there is an explosion, we recommend people get away from
there. They should migrate away, not gravitate toward.”
-- Bob Durham, Costa Mesa Police sergeant, on people’s interest in
a transformer explosion at Triangle Square on Tuesday
“It’s important to know that quality standards for our groundwater
basin are as good or better than bottled water. If there’s a bad
chemical out there somewhere in the water supply, it’s more likely to
end up in your bottled water than in the groundwater. Me, I’ll drink
the groundwater.”
-- Dave Kiff, Newport Beach assistant city manager, on promoting
the Orange County Water District’s Groundwater Replenishment System
“We really get into the story by eating green eggs and ham.”
-- Jenna Chatillon, an Eastbluff Elementary fifth-grader, on Dr.
Seuss’ “Green Eggs and Ham” during Read Across America day on Monday
“Costa Mesa should be called the ‘City of Public Storage’ instead
of the ‘City of the Arts.’”
-- Beth Refakus, Costa Mesa resident, on a businessman’s request
to build a two-story mini-storage building near residences on Tustin
Avenue
“I’ve learned that you should start off slow because if you start
off fast, you won’t be able to finish.”
-- Paulina Zubatov, an 8-year-old who has competed in the Spirit
Run the last three years, on how to make it through the 5K
“Why is everything being done in secrecy? Everything is being done
in stealth. It is not a historical monument. It is an eyesore.”
-- Dick Nichols, Newport Beach councilman, on why no one was told
that the Port Theatre was sold 1 1/2 years ago and that plans exists
to renovate the closed theater
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