Storm has little affect on Newport-Mesa A...

Storm has little affect on Newport-Mesa

A few showers fell Thursday, but were so few in Newport-Mesa that

the National Weather Service in San Diego only had reports of only

4/100 of an inch in Costa Mesa by 6 p.m.

“Much of coastal Orange County was rainless, some with only a

trace a rain,” said Frank O’Leary, a meteorologist for the National

Weather Service. “It came from a storm off the Pacific that’s rolling

eastward.”

While Newport-Mesa experienced only enough to wet the cars, roads

and hamper spring-breakers’ outdoor activities, it should be the end

of wet weather for about a week, he said.

The weather is expected to warm up for the weekend, but will begin

to cool yet again near the middle of next week, O’Leary said.

26 apply for open City Council seat

One more hopeful has entered the competition to fill former Mayor

Karen Robinson’s seat on the Costa Mesa City Council. William Patton

Jr. submitted his application just before the 5 p.m. Wednesday

deadline.

He has lived in Costa Mesa for two years and is a student at

Vanguard University. He ran for the Montgomery County Council in

Maryland in 1998.

Patton could not be reached for comment on Thursday.

The council will begin the appointment process on Monday.

World War II base reunion set

The 28th annual reunion of personnel from the former Santa Ana

Army Air Base will be held Saturday at Orange Coast College in Costa

Mesa.

The college site hosted the Army Air Force with more than 128,000

pilots, bombardiers and navigators during World War II.

Reservations for the program and luncheon can be made at (949)

631-5918.