"We were pretty happy to receive that. For us, this was a nice step
up."
-- Dave Kiff, Newport Beach assistant city manager, after the
Natural Resources Defense Council named Newport Beach one of four
"beach buddies" nationwide in an annual water-quality report.
"Even if you're not a Shakespearean connoisseur, you're going to
get the gist of what's going on."
-- Lisa Coffi, producing artistic director for the Shakespeare by
the Sea production going on this weekend at Grant Howald Park,
describing the two family-friendly performances.
"She made a point of pulling us and keeping us together. She had a
great fondness for the Tournament of Roses, and she was just a
wonderful spokesperson for it."
-- Nancy Skinner, Newport Beach resident and former Rose Queen,
about Holly Hasted Balthis, a longtime Newport Beach resident who, at
the time of her death a week ago, was the oldest living Rose Queen.
"They're out here 24/7, patrolling the campus, and Costa Mesa
Police Department is a big help, working hand-in-hand with them."
-- Rich Pagel, Orange Coast College's vice president of
administrative services, about campus-safety workers and others who
patrol the area. The crime rate is at its lowest point in 12 years.
"This is not something where I am trying to push through a
particular solution. I'm trying to see if there is a solution which
is acceptable to all the stakeholders here."
-- John Campbell, Newport Beach's assemblyman, about a proposal in
a state report to sell the Orange County Fairgrounds to help with
California's budget woes.
"I clapped my hands three times. It was not a loud clap. It was a
soft one. I didn't want to scare them."
-- Ski Meinschein, the "Birdman of Newport Beach," who says
swallows, more commonly associated with San Juan Capistrano, are
visiting his seaside studio.
