“[This] is the only communitywide activity that...

“[This] is the only communitywide activity that we had and we’ll soon

have. It’s like a reunion. There are many people who don’t see each

other at all, except at the Fish Fry.”

-- Chuck Cassity, the master of ceremonies for this weekend’s Fish

Fry, on the event’s worth

“This is something I’m really torn on.”

-- Don Webb, Newport Beach councilman, on how the city should

replace its City Hall

“This tournament introduces soccer to a lot of kids ... and the

kids get to play with their school chums, so it has a little

different atmosphere [for a tournament] because they’re playing for

their school.”

-- Kirk McIntosh, the organizer of the Daily Pilot Cup soccer

tournament, on what the event does for the community

“I’ve lived here 23 years and thought, ‘How cool would it be to be

the first guy in line.’ I can always drive by and say I was the first

guy through that door.”

-- Dave Burnell, a Costa Mesa resident, on why he waited in line

so long to be the first customer at the city’s new IKEA

“It’s been a real struggle because I think there’s a tension in

the city between those who want to have community identities,

neighborhood identities versus those that want to have sort of a

laissez-faire approach. We took direction from the City Council to

make the process more efficient. I just hope it doesn’t turn into

having less than excellent projects.”

-- Katrina Foley, Costa Mesa planning commissioner, on the

commission’s decision to change home design guidelines so that they

drop the harmony factor and keep the compatibility factor