Notable QUOTABLES

A CHANGE IN SCENERY

“I would love to have a garage. I would give my heart and soul for a

two-car garage, but it’s just not possible here.”

-- Dave Morley, of Costa Mesa, who was cited for violating the city’s

code that prohibits living in a garage.

“He was wonderfully social, always up and enthusiastic.”

-- Larry Sweet, on his son, Brian. Brian, a Costa Mesa resident and

Newport Harbor High graduate died last week while running at Orange Coast

College.

“It’s highly unlikely. Everything I’ve heard is that the numbers don’t

work.”

-- Tom Wilson, county supervisor, on Newport Coast being moved into

the district that now includes Newport Beach.

ACTING CLEAN

“The reason this is so important in Newport is because some of the

best recreational swimming areas are surrounded by boats.”

-- Jack Skinner, Newport Beach environmentalist, on a proposed federal

bill that could change Newport Harbor’s protected status.

“We’ve been together for so long -- 40 years. These days marriages

don’t last that long.”

-- Allan Beek, growth-control advocate and member of Balboa Island’s

founding family, on his 1961 Volkswagen Beetle, which was totaled in a

crash.

“I think it’s a very good way to spend the money.”

-- Tom Egan, Costa Mesa Library Foundation member, on plans to open a

third branch in the city.

“It takes your mind off school and all that other stuff.”

-- Robert Prear, a Jordan High School student from Watts, on sailing

he is doing in conjunction with the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum.