“We are kind of spooked, based...

“We are kind of spooked, based on what happened in Costa Mesa.”

-- Dana Black, Newport-Mesa Unified School District trustee, on

not assuming who the new school board president would be after seeing

what occurred at the Costa Mesa City Council meeting earlier this

month

“I’m sure that some of my votes will displease some of you some of

the time. I take comfort, though, in the fact that it is logically

impossible for me to offend all of you all of the time.”

-- Tom Egan, one of two new Newport-Mesa Unified School District

trustees, while introducing himself to the school community at

Tuesday’s meeting

“If indeed Centerline is going to be successful and be built, they

cannot build it without Costa Mesa. And it is essential that we have

the undergrounding studied in the preliminary stage.”

-- Libby Cowan, Costa Mesa councilwoman, on her request that light

rail officials consider putting underground the part of the line

through the city

“This is major. Considering the growth in the county, the caps

that will be in place I think will be very, very comforting to the

people that live under the flight path.”

-- Jim Silva, the supervisor representing Newport-Mesa, on the

latest JWA settlement agreement extension proposal

“I think we all think half the loaf is better than no loaf. At

least now, we’ve established a legal backbone and legal presence. It

shows the people will stand up for the trees.”

-- Jan Vandersloot, vice president of the Balboa Arbor Society, on

a deal struck between the group and the city of Newport Beach that

saves one of the ficus trees spared when 23 others were chopped down

on Main Street on the Balboa Peninsula