INSIDE SCOOP

-- Compiled by the Daily Pilot staff

His Way Ministry, whose members make the Newport Pier their singing

stage on most days, are worried about Newport Beach’s proposed, Dennis

Rodman-inspired noise ordinance.

They’re worried it might drive them off the Pier, if just a few people

complain.

The ordinance, which would give police more power, is up for final

consideration before the City Council June 12. If approved, it will take

effect 30 days from then.

But police say officers have not even made contact with His Way

Ministry members.

And Lt. Doug Fletcher says they have nothing to worry about.

However, Fletcher does remember a man who was found singing very

loudly at the base of the pier. Fletcher said his booming voice, which

would mostly be heard during the late evening hours, disturbed residents

nearby. They promptly complained.

So according to Fletcher, as long as you don’t shout and wake people

up in the middle of the night, you can sing all you want.

City Hall Carwash special

Getting our cars washed is not exactly something your Piloteers are

real good at, if you know what we mean.

So when we saw a couple of guys working away on parked cars in Newport

Beach City Hall’s parking lot last Wednesday, it naturally sparked our

curiosity.

Here’s the deal: The city has a contract with a private car washing

company that cleans city-owned cars every Tuesday. The next day, they

come back and offer to take care of cars that belong to city officials.

At six bucks a wash, that doesn’t seem like a bad deal to us, especially

when you can leave your scruffy looking wagon in the morning and return

to a shiny, polished reincarnation of it in the afternoon. One chore

taken care of.

And if any of you have already started thinking about toxic runoff the

service might set in motion, we can comfort you just a little.

Gail McElroy, the city’s new spokeswoman, assured us that the crews

use deionized water and no soap at all. Sounds good to us. Now all we

need to do is convince the bosses around here to follow suit.