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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-11-15 - Newport Mesa Daily Pilot•• A B • e • 1\-. ~ • l • • • • • U&ri''.Ji<ftG( • • Serving the Newpo'rt-Mesa community since 1907 MONDAY, NOVDmER 15, 2004 ~J11r. . Irr .ig111 " . '· iO c ,. ::1 .,,•;. '~1380 Revenue recoPd tings up better tnan 1a1r Fairgrounds' succes~ is based upon several factors, including a central location, freeway access and a significant variety of programs. Allcla Roblnaon DaityPilot FAIRGROUNDS -In the lat four years, the Orange County Fah It f;lpolidon Center bu gone from a break-even cancan to a bJue..chfp Investment Revenue from yar-round events at the fairpowlda. lndud- ing the annual three-week Orange CoUnty Pa.tr, wait from $13.1 million ln 2000 to $21.5 million In 2003 -an lnaeue of more than 64" -and profita are projected to rise another 22" to $2;6.3 million by the end of 2005. &penditllrel haw lncreued also, but~ haw outpaced them. The fa1rpouoda fadlidea were In the red In 2000, spending about $300,000 more than they toot h1. Wlth r.dlidel booked year-round for the fair, swap meet. concerts and other evmts. otlldala expect to make a profit of$1.8 million in 2005. Haw that turnaround hap- pened wu not 10 much a change in philoeophy u a foa.w on ~ting money to pay for improvements ln the $45.7-mil- lkm. 10-yeu plan !or the '* grounds. fak Chief Mmtntma· tiYe <>man-Dena ffee!hDMD said. "lt'I probably j\llt became • little more a dole al ndty lml¢ DOW that Wflre admD)' cledpdtC those projedl.. lbe said. '"']be only way we can do fmprove- menta and ldDd of IP'JCe up our fadlttia II to~ money In· temaDy to do chat.. In die IMt few years. fair em- ployees haw bad IDOft sua:eea getting corporate lpOOIOnhipt from compen.la IUCh u Coca C.Ola and ~ and the re- opening of the Pad&: Amphi- theater in 2003 also helped the bottom line, Heathman said. •1 believe that the fairgrounds For more buefnea news, ... ..... AZ are making evay e4ort to better utilize and maximiu! the fadlfty for event.a other than just the fair,· Costa Mesa Ouunber of C.Ommerce President FA Fawcett said. But the fair itaelf alao has had a big hand in booltfng fair· grounds profits. In the 2005 bud- get., the fair accounts tor 6841(, of the fairgrounds' projected rev- enue, and fair anendance is ex- pected to top l million. ·0nce upon a time our fair STEVE McCRANI< OM. V P'l OT Fireworks explode above the Pacific Amphitheatre at the 2004 s.e FAIR, Pace M Taste of the Fair at the Orange County Farr and Exposrt1on Center ·Council to consider series of pay hikes Officials say wage increases will make Costa Mesa more competitive in hiring and I he lp keep good employees. 1 • KEM' TREPTOW /DAU Pl.OT Architect Maya Lin, the designer of the UC Irvine Arts Plaza, chats with guests at the plaza's groundbreakmg ceremony on Sunday. Creativity celebration BJ Andrew Edwards DailyPilot Designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial attends groundbreaking for her redesign of UC Irvine Arts Plaza. of~ lift," Un said. Ub many buildings at UC lrviDe. molt of the buildlnp at the Arts Plua have mertora of bdge brid:wort. Un's deligrl will leave the buildings in plKe. but will add a mbl'ure of high-tech features and greenery lo t,M>pes of THE BUSINESS OF LANGUAGE Scribing postcards from StafbJ,tcks I ~ . making the Arts P\aza more inviting. ·u·s kind of like thi& sea of concrete; it really needed help.· Unsaid UC Irvine Olancdlor Ralph acerone Ukeoed the current courtyard. swrounded by utilitarian-looking bulldings. to a • medieval fortrea.. acerone and otben involved with the project said they hope SM CREAlMTY, ..... M Daily Pilot AT A GLANCE Deirdre Newman Daily Pilot COSTA Ml--\A -The Liiy <.ounc:il to· night will con">tder muea.,mg the ..alanes of oty employ('("; so tht'} matt h the ,1ver age saJane.. m ne1ghbonng cll1t-.. ~M1h111 INSIDE three year; Among the top pro posed mcrease' fur the first year are ahou1 8 H% for the fire chud. ahout 6.9% for senior hfeguani'> and 6 4% for firefighter.. For more on tonight's city council meeting, see P•v• Al The Jumps c;hould malc.e the oty more cumpeuuve m hiring and help keep good employee. from leavtng. offic1alc, said Salanes have dropped behind other l'll· 1es because of numerous budgt.>t issue<>. such as the state taking away local rev- enue. The goal of the incre~ ,., 10 en hance the city's ability to recruit and 10 keep high-caliber candidates. Mayor Gary SH COUNCL, Pace M .. COURTS . .. • Judge to hear Haidl , ~ :i. bail motio~ Prosecutors today will argue that 19-year-old violated the terms of his freedom two weeks ago. llerllaO..... DllyPlat ... ~ ... -.. YOUR BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT DOUGlAS ZM4E.RMAN I DALY Pl.OT Paul Davis shows off one of his Easy Carry fast-food trays, designed to make it simple and safe to carry drinks and good eats. Carry on, .fast-foods fans .. Dane Grace Special to the Daily Pilot P aul Davis understands the precanousness of trying to cany a large take-out food order wtthout spilling soda on tum.self. Award-winning chow carrier, which debuted at Super Bowl XXXV, makes it safe and simple to haul good eats. It's JUSl such messy mishaps tha1 inspired Da\115, the president of f.a.sy Cany UL. to inven1 the Easy (.any. The device for packing food was named FoodseMce Package of the Year by Qualiry and Speed for Restauranl Success. The Easy Cany is a fasl-food·style cardboard d.onk carrier with an exlJcHail handle that can fit through the middle of a special pi7za box or tray 10 carry concession foods such as hot d~ French frie-; or hamburgers. While hi.'> BRIEF.LY IN BUSINESS Koll hires a new director of leasing invention doesn't look particularly exotic. it is different in that it can be held in one hand with relative ease and stabiliry. Davis said. The device can carry drinks and food for a family of four in one hand, Davis said. The carrier was first used at Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa. • Aa., in 2002. Since then. Davis has been improving on the invention and has added another tier to the design. He has tested its durability by dumping four 36-owice drinks into the carrier. putting four full drinks into It Newport 8elch-bMed 11!111 estate ftrm the Koll Compmy baa biftd CMrJa Aidhammer u director of Jeu- 1.ng for muld-tmant buftdiav Wath more than 25 yean of apedence la CODUPeJ'dal real estate, AiJfbanunerwill handle ~ for 1.7 mWoia ~ feet of Ught ID<tustria.1 popeiiles ID On.op. Lot . Anplea. San DieF and ~couo.da. ~~-~in- and hanging it from a rree form boun. While the product can mod on bl own. DIMs lllid tm aJltomr.:r-~ ecbk: bu carried ow:r from bla ticbt-.tfng t-nlnrsa, MA ~in Nevlport Beadl. His family bu been in the businell since the l960I, and be sakl .. OJSfnlnft-ftrst •ninwle cootribula .to Buy Qury'a 8'wx:ell- "Wf!re here bea111e we pnMde good eenlce. and I took dMlt motto to this product. .. o.vil-"l It would aeem the .uategy ii . ...... EK BUSINESS CALENDAR •Send ..... CALENDM ltef'N to 1he Delly PUot. 1375 suntow.r Ave., COIU Mela. CA 92626; bV ...-nallto J.tf.bflMon•~corrr. bV ,.. to (714) 98M879; Of bV Cllfng (714) 98f.ot817. lndudt the dme, dat9 end loartk>n of h 4MMtl, •Will •I contlCt phone number. NC'N.15 ·~IHltMtt(· Orange County Nof1h Acceterat9d Nelwoftjng Ewnt wfl be from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. It 1he Cent« Club, 860 Town Center Drive, Costa Meu. lnformetion: (714) 63&-9393 or htlp://www. .~Mrtwolt.com. NOV.17 A C9rW tret-'don worbhop will touch on topics auch •• how jobeeekera can auea atdlla, marttet past experiencea and find attemedw careers. The worbhop will be h9'd from 5 to 6:30 p.m. It the Orange Coast College Faculty Houle, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mela. lnfonnetion: (714) 432-5162. NOV.18 Poldcal •b•l&gist Dll1 Schnur will dlSCUSI messaging and communication strategies from the political campaign. The 11:30 e.m. to 1:30 p.m. "9amion wltl be It the Holldly IM, 3131 Briatol St, Costa Mesa. Ticteta will cost SZ7 for members of the Or8nge County Public Retsdons Sodety of America. The price will be $35 for nonmemben and $23 for students. lnfonnltion: (714) 832·2037or htlp:/locpru.orglprograms. TheNM:.,rt!klnM netWOcting mixer will be from 5 to 7 p.m. 1t the Hyau Regency Newport Beactt, 1107 Jambonte Roed. AdmiAion will be free for membera of the Newport Beech Chamber of Commerce; nonmembera wiU P1Y $10. lnfofmltion: (M9) 72M410. ONGOltG The COllll Mel8 a-nber of Commerct,..,... netwoftdng luncheon meadt11ga ~from 11:.46 a.m. to 1 p.m • .t the Costa Mesa Country Qub. The coat ii $14. The dub" It 1701 Goff Coul"M Drtve, Cotta Mesa. (714) 885-9090. The Costa Mee. Communicators Toastmasters Cfub meec. from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays It the Orange County Department of Education, 200 Kalmu. Drive, Costa Mesa. Meetings are open to anyone who wants to improve his or her public apeaktng wits. (714) '""8783. The Newport 8-d'I Distinguished Toastmas1era Oub 1300 meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdeys It Sgt Pepperoni'• ~ Store, SE Bristol, Newport Beech. Information and reservationa: (949) ~1274.. The Mee. M1111ngen Toastmatera Club 691 in Cotti MIN meeta M 7 p.m. Tutld8yi at,.._. Verde Untt.d MMhOdlst °""°'· 1701 w. a.ter St, Cotta Meu. (71<4) I«> •448 TN Newpottc.-r T~Club231mMta from 7 to 8:30 •.m. MOtldllY9 lt1hl lrArJe Co., 110 NMpon c.nwom..~e-ti. (9'9) 758-1025. TN~ TOlltl'nllterl Oub mMta from 8 to 9:15 p.m. Tu.d8ys It Coco'•~ 151 Newport Center Oriw, Newpoft e.cti. lnfonnltjon; (310) 693-1982. The~Toeltnuw-• Oub meets It 7 a.m. Thul'9dlyl 11 Coco'I Babrf Restaurant 3448 E. Coat Highway. Coronl def Mar. (949) 293-483(). Udo .... ~...­ from 6'.30 to 8 p.m. Mondeva It F1etdMf Jonel Moton:ars, 3300 Jamboree Ro9d. Newpoft e..ch. (714) 964-6314. Thebl11l1rt~ group meet.a~ Wednesday from 7:16 to 8:30 a.m. at Mimi'• Cafe. Retetvltiona: Angle Stafford, (949) 474-2225. The.,... ..... Xdw'le Ms bculdllt "*°• .. 7 a.m. Tueedlys ltthe hclftc Oub, 4110 MICAl1hur BMl, Newpoft Beech. me tor 1he first meeting. (948) MMJ688. TheNwlport ........ of All l..eaen'• LMda Oub, an lntematk>NI group for business refemals end netwoftdng, meets 1111 :46 a.m. Tueadaya It Coco'•, 151 Newpott Center Ortve, Information. (800) 7ff1·73:1'1. http:l..WWW.~bla.oom. The eo. M-. a_.. ol AJi Lateen's Leedl Oub hokis a weeldy meeting for bullnw PfOf111ICMlla to lmPf"0\19 their netwofting stills end INtn how to obtain new oom.cta. The rnMtingl are t*d Tueedeya from 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. It M'mi'I ~In Costa Mesa. The caM '911 1836 Newport Blvd. (800) m -1m The Thalia QMpW olthe American eu.me. Women'• Aan. "*"'It e p.m. the fourth Tueedey of Md\ month It the Country Im & Suttee In Costa Meu. (714) 668-6700. The N9wpolt .... ai,.,,.,., of Commerce mMtl from 7:30to~.301.m. on the second Wedneedey of Nd\ month altemltlng between a breekfut It the Daily Grill Fashion Island and a noon to 2 p.m. luncheon It the Radiuon Newport Beldl. Information: (949) ]29..t.400. The Or-... Counlry Multimedia Assn. ~I Vldeo/30 I~ Group holtl a round~ dl1e1~ on w.rythtng video 117 p.m. In the eeoond Tueadly of eed'I month It Poaibilhiel AV, Video a Grephlca Studio, 711 W. 17th St, E2, In Coat.I Mesa. The COit la $10 for nonmembers and $6 for atudenta. Information: (714) 778-6336. ·WE'VE MO·VEDI l111ll111l111l111111ll111ll111l111l11111I Daily Pilot Reader 123 Any Street Anytown, CA USA DON l.EACH I OAl.Y Pt.OT Peter Tapia of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District bus yard wipes down a couple of ful-sized school boses ready to head out onto the streets. Tapia said it takes about an hour to do each vehicle right, which he considers the most important task in his responsibilities. GETTING INVOLVED • GETTING INVOUIED runt periodically In the Dally Pilot on a rotating basis. For Information about adding your organization to this list, c.11 (714) 966-4800. BOYS & GIRLS CUJ8S OF NEWPORT-MESA The three aru clubs need volunteer coaches and arta-and-<nfta workshop tsachert. Call for locations. Information: (949) 642-2246. BOYS & GIRl.S CLUBS The organization la running car campaigns to support It.a programs. If you would like to donate your automobile, call (800) 246-0493. BRAl..l.E INSTITUTE'S ORANGE COUNTY C£NTER The nonprofit organization It l<><*lng for volunteers to auist blind and visually Impaired students In a variety of areas. (714) 821·5000, Ext 2113. CAJMt LAUREL FOUNDATION Camp Laurel la aeeklng volunteer counselors and mecfal ataff for Summer Camp and Teen Adventure Camp. The orga-nlzation it dedicated to providing educational camping programs free of charge to children living whh HIV and AIDS. Information: (323) 653-6005. CASATDESA Casa Teresa, a temporary home for alngle, pregnant. homeleu women 18 and older, needs volunteer• for these po1itlon1: omce aulatant/greeter, computer aulatant, program developer auittant, and resale-boutique salesperaon. Information: (714) 638-4860. COMPANION HOSPtCE The hospice 11 now recruiting volunteers to become a friend for aomeone who needs that extra apeclel caring et the end of llfe. Become a member of a team whose goal 11 to promote quality of Ufe end comfort measures. Each applicant will receive 16 hours of orientation and training. Information: (714) 680-81n. COllWUNO'Y ANIMAL NEl'WORJ( The networt needl volunteers to help control the Ming population of wild~ In local neighborhoods. Volunteers would trap 8nd deliver~ to IOC8I wterlnarlans for apeying or neuterlng, and ttt.n ,....._them bee* to the property whete they were found. The goal of the progrem la to aeve the llvea of m-v cm. (948) 769-3M& COSTA MESA CMC PlAYHOUSE The~ nMda voluntMn for uthertng, blcbtege WOftc. maUlngt, typing, contlOIUng lights end manv ott. duties. lnformdon; (IM8) l60-52e9. COSTA MESA tlSTORICAL IOCE1Y The aodlitVP~ end ~the hftlofy of Co.ta Mell end the t*'»t .... "°"'"*" .... needed fot the ~ Nbt'aly, mu.um, docent end pubtlc>-oucrwtl progr9IN. lnfomurdon: (M) a1•1t. COITAmlAUllMC'V ccua. ThlC.-. Mell u.nov c.. ,,..._..,"*"91D .... Enilllh. 1 lloanid ... ... ,..,.....,_. ...... ...,. •I...._. I fl. .. *° i:F:.,.=~ •P"t••• ........ •O-.'*"-._" .. national Multiple Sderoala Society has started a new aelf-help group In Cotta Mesa for , peopM9 newly diagnosed or with minimal aymptoma of multiple tcierosla, or both. The group meets at 11 a.m. the aecond Tuaday of every month. Information: (949) 660-7659. COSTA MESA POLICE DEPARTMENT The Costa Mesa Police Department 11 ~ng volunteers 21 and older to wortc at least 16 houra per month at the main station at 99 Fair Drive or at the Westside substation at 667 W. 18th St Duties Include answering phones, making appointments. registering bicycles, entering data, fingerprinting and helping with citywide projects. Computer tklllt are not required. Information: (714) 764-5020. COSTA MESA SENIOR CENTER The multipurpose senior services facility at the comer of 19th Street and Pomona Avenue aeek.s volunteera who can greet membera and the public at the front desk and volunteers for the Rnource Department with Excel computer experience and sharp telephone alcilla. The Senior Meals program alao needs people to deliver meals to homes. Information: (949) 646-2356. COSTA MESA SENIOR CORP. The nonprofit organization at the Cocta Mesa Senior Center it l<><*lng for new board membera. The fundralalng and pollcymalcing board needs volunteers who will participate in monthly meeting•, occaaional committee meeting• and special projects. Candidates should have connection• In Cotta Mesa and surrounding communities and an Interest In aerving the community by helping seniors. Information: (949) 646-2356, Ext. 16. COURT~APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES Volunteers are needed to 1erve as advocatM for abused, neglected and abandoned children. VoluntMn wort one on one with a child for three houra a week. Information: (714) 81&-6156. DISPUTE RESOUmON SEMCU Volunteer medlatora, case apeciallata and outreadl .-.ianta are needed to help In a variety of mecfiatk>n caaet. Bilingual language lklllt are needed for office volunteers and for medlatora. Information: (949) 260-0488. EASTER SEALS &.ter Sella neede volunteers for ongoing clerical wort. programs for chlldnln with dtaabOitJM and epedal .....m., Information: (714) 834-1111. DMROfMNTAL NATURE cenu The &Mr0t lllnlnt.t Nlture Center prcMdee quatfty ~ through hlnda-on ~ with .,...,,. '" • 3.&«n outdoor d.Mlroom. Adult wluntMr trall ouldle.,. needed In the .... ~during the W.-to lead cHldl'll1 .. tourt In .. c.m.r. SM'il °'**"'°"'""" ~ .. -~ ~(Ml)MI• FM" n-conamM Thie~«~ Of9l'lli.illloi8' whld\ WDftll to Pft:Ntdl'°""' Ind ..... ~ ~fllmlfv eupport. hlilllh .. ......,.., ,,.. ....... ........ -.--d1>4'11M ........... ..,. ......... ........ ..... -. ........ n: .. ....... In a variety of areaa. Information: (949) 646-8050. FRIENDS OF THE BAU.ET MONTMARTRE The Friends need volunteers who want to help talented local dancers perform in professional theater•. For 30 years, the organization has provided the community with quality Russian ballet training, helping youth develop strong discipline skills, build high self-esteem and achieve dreams of being a profeaaional dancer. Information: (714) 241 -7424. FRIENDS OF THE COSTA MESA LIBRARIES The Friends is a support group for the three libraries in Costa Mesa. Help with fundraising events and help promote library programs and services in our community. Information: (714) 556-4396. FRIENDS OF THE NEWPORT BEACH LIBRARY The bookstore needs donations for book sales. Good quality children's and nonfiction books are especially needed. They may be left at any of the branch libraries -Balboa, Mariners or Corona del Mar -or m the special book closet next to the Fnends Book Store, at 1000 Avocado Ave. Volunteers are needed to staff the used book store, which is inside the entrance of the Central Library. Volunteers mutt be members of the Friends of the Library and are asked to worlt one three-hour shift per month. Information: (949) 759-9667. FRIENDS OF ORANGE COAST INTERFAITH SHELTER The Friends of the Orange Coast Interfaith Shelter meet the first Thursday of each month to plan/"'\, projects and events that benefit I homeless families. FOCIS is the shelter's only fundraising arm. Information: (949) 640-8828. GIRL SCOOTS Girt Scouts of Orange County needs volunteers who will be trained as troop leaders, serve on special committees and give lectures, demonstrationa or claaea. Information: (714) 979-7900. GIRLS INC. OF ORANGE COUNTY Volunteers are needed to offer educational end enrichment opportunities for girts and boys. Information: (949) 64&-7181. HOSPICE PREFERRED CHOICE Volunteers are needed to help make a difference In the lives of terminally Ill peraona and their famlllea. Volunteers would anltt them with nonmedical needs tudl at providing respite for the primary caregiver, running errands, reeding to the patients and weekty IOClal viatta. The organization It ateo kM*tng for clerical and berMvement volunteera to Ul!ct with offtoe dutJee. Training Is proyided. lnfonnation: (714) llCM)800. JEWISH fNA.Y IEMCE Of ORMQE COUffl'Y ~ .... needed for Project Cartng, wNd\ ~ IOdaHndon and C&lllunlf ...... ~to the ..... ....... endoht'I• FelMew Dlwlopmental c.;,.'" Cotta MMe.~ edClpl. t.dllV to prcMdl Pf09r••wnk'fl of JiwWlconMntlD ........... on I motttf"Y llllllL 1°hlV mull ....11 ..... ......,. ............................ ~ ........... .. ~ ....... ·=· ......................... ..,, .. ~ '""'"".:: Hiii ...... c:r~ .... #a~:SS:o, 11~ ftle. ·-Sud. t t •• ·~-... ON THE AGENDA Hnll9at.woltbe._ lbe coundl wOl c:oDlkllr .......... IANFrATION FRANCHISE FEE The COUDdl wW iplD c:oolldlr 1 law bnPol&na. frlndu.e fM OD nlolt of Che dty1a tmab bauJen tlw tt ftnt tpproved on Nov. 1. 1be Jaw would tmpoee 1129' r .. on the pou II.lee of wutl haulen. m:ept the c.o.ta Mela Sanitary Dlltrtct'1 excluatve ret1dmdaJ wute hauler, CR.adl Such flanc.tu.e feet ll't J)llid to dt1ee for use of dty street.. The revenue &om the new fee Ja expected to beJp the dty close ita recurring budget pp. Pranchllet would be panted for seven-year terma. Haulers serving cornmerdal, tnduatrlal and mu.ltifamUy properties, like condomlnfwn complex.es, would make an annual minimwn payment of $10,000 for a permit to operate In the city. Haulers that handle Dumpsters for construction and demolition sites wouJd pay $1,500 for their permits. WHAT TO EXPECT The council will likely give final approvaJ to the law. RESIDENT-ON(V PARKING The council will conMder wdy!> to add more parking to crowded areas in and around the ColJ~e Park. neighborhood. One suggestion by staff members as to remove the bicycle lanes on Wtlson Street, between Fairview Road and CoUege Avenue, adding 50 parking space... Another is to add 41 park:mg '>paces on the west side of Vanguard Way between <Jearbrook. Lane and Nt>wpon BouJevard. Adding parking 111 th~c two areas wouJd COM a totaJ of $9,000. These idea'> are being considered after homeowners in the area said their sLreets were being overrun with parked cars, affecting their quaJily or life and creating safety hazards. They suggested residen1-onJy parlcing restrictions. Other reMdents in the area, such as apartment renters and condommJUm owners, opposed any parkmg restricuons Staff membe~ would mo1111or the results of these rwo measures -if they are approved -after lhree montl1• .. If park.mg ' Re Painting? If you're looking to paint or repaint, rebuild it. replace rt or restore 1t, look 1n the Pilot Classifieds to find the service best f1tt1ng your needs Daily Pilot APPEALS BOARD CHANGES The coundl'wtll comider R!dudng Che memberahip of the Accesa. Buildlng, Fire and Housing Boud ol Appeals. nru board h.andlel appeals of decisions made by a dry building oflldal or fire marshal. The current board has l 0 membera and the council will consider reducing the membership to five. Staff members suggest the board be made up of two physically handicapped members, two people with construction experience and one member of the public. They also suggest appointing a completely new board, so lhe members meet thel>e requirements. WHAT TO EXPECT The council is lilc.ety 10 follow tl1e adVln~ of staff member-. Luxury Performance Value Perfection Never Looked So Good ... 2005's Now Available ! PENSION IOOITING Tbt council wW conatdet IMnl Aaeil2t Atty. Tum • '"' Wood and MCntary Marllyn Ro lnlOn credit for two extra yean of wort to boa.t their· pemlona. ; Both recdved lix-month layoff • noticet In September, becau.e the city ii now uatna an ot:awde legal flnn 1nltead of an in-houae city anomey'1 offtce. State law aDowt cities to provide MidltionaJ work credit for employees who are laid off. Slaff members estimate the most It could cost the dry la about $135,000. Mayor Gary Monahan said adding years of service w reuremenl benefits is common prncuce m the corporate world. I le ...ud the cost will more likely be abou1 $60,000 smce both are expected 10 retire before the end of lhe six·month period, and theu salanes are included m the 'ltaff members' ei.timate. WHAT TO EXPECT Council member~ will have 10 rnnsider af they can afford to '>pend up 10 S U S,000, when they • are als.o t0n~1denng 111uea.,ing tl1e 'Milarie'> of o ly rmployee-. PUBLIC SAFETY Police to push far less paper M•rtHO'Nell OlilyPiot NEWPOKI'·MESA -On the teleYisioo show .Cold c.ue.. detedtves root through a masaNe room of me bales and ~ from old. unsolved cues. But real-life ICeOel like that will play out -fre.. queotJy to local polk::e de- penments u more mes are in the computers and out of dusty buemet1ta. In the not ·too-distant run.are. loose papers and file folders could be eodangwed spe- cies in some departments. On Nov. 1. the Costa Mesa Polk:e Department siart.ed the laborious switch to a new, computerized m:ords management system for the first time in more than 20 years. civilian commander Scberaltt Ford said. Once the new system is in pJace. and other components are added over the nen year or so. infonnation typed in by officers will 6ow electroni- cally to everyone who needs IL "When a repon comes into the &tation. it's entered into the system. which knows by starute where the repon is ro go next." Ford said. '"There are less dejays getting it to the right ddec- tive to get to wort. and it's all done electronically. so we're not doing the paper shuffle." Ultimately, an officer will be able to enter a repon and send it for approval to a supervisor, sfte said. From I.here. information will go to detectiws, If necessary, and to the records departmenL Now, officers write re- pons and submit hard cop- ies for approwl. 11leD. re- cords technicians ~ them into !he system. Managing the amount of records and paperwork that comes througb a police de- partment is a massive Job. Newpon Beach Police LL John De9nond said. It taki!s about six mon~ to train n~ ~to enter and man.age daJa in the records department. he said. "We ha~ someone wort.- mg in rec:otd.s 24 hours a day. sew11 days a week. 365 days a yar, • he laid. -ibey oeYel' dose. The recordl aection wom every day. in- duding Quisunas. .. Polloe wor:k involves vol- umes of paperwork and re- port writing. often the least fawrite part of an oflk:et's job. With the new system in Costa Mesa and planned laptop computers !hat can be used for report writing ln palrOl cars. the process will be simplified. Ford said. "'We need our policemen in the fidd. not in the sta · tion (writing reponsJ: she said. "If they can respond in the field. the community is better ser.'ed. • Newpon Beach Police al- ready have laptop comput · ers in patrol cars. Desmond said: Oflian still print out bard copies of reports for supervisor approval. and the information must be typed in. But that department also has a document i.magi.og system, which allows them to scan f!VefY piece of papei: into its network. Desmond said. Newpon police ~ documents dating t.c:k to 1994 scanned in and are woddng OD the rest. be said. Most of the files that pre- date 1994 are on miaoficbe or microfilm. he said "'We still have some bard copies. but >Ne're in the process of destroying the old paper copies.• Des- mond said Costa Mesa police keep most records up to 6Ye years. but major C¥eS like murc:len and rapes are kept indefirutely, records man- aget" Ellen Hefter said. Co6ta Mesa doesn't have files on microfilm or miaofiche. but hopes to get a docu- ment imaging system like Newpon Beach's. she said. Until then. Costa Mesa still has thousands of files from old ase5 dating back half a century, Herter said. And the department had to wait until things got up and running before records t:echrucians c:ou1d enta new information into the sys- tem. mearung they have to play catch -up this weS. R>rd said. POLICE FILES COSTA MESA • East 11th StJ99t: Grand theft was reported in the 200 blod: et 11 :24 a.m. Saturday. • East ..... ~ o.M: Auto theft was reported in the , 500 blo<* at 10:36 p.m Saturday. -~~ Robbery was reported in the 3200 blod: et 9:~ p Saturday. • Or-.. '"'1u« Robbery was reported in the 2600 blo<* at 8:05 e.m. Saturday. • 'r.yb Wly: Grwtd theft was reported in the 3000 blo<* at 7:28 a.m. Saturday. • Wist~ StrMt: Burglary was reported IO the 700 block at 6:47 p.m. Saturday. NEWPORT BEACH • S.Wwood DIM: Veodalism was reponed in the 300 bk><* at 1 :08 p.m Saturday. ·e..t~C.... Olhe: Burglary was reported in the 400 blo<* a1 11:13 e.m. Saturday. •Nluu.,ortCentllrDrtw and GI_.. o.tw.c An injury tnlffic ooUision was reported at 12:21 p.m. I ~. •S ...... o.tw: V8ncWilnl w reported in the 5800 block at 9-.21 p.m. Saturday Daill!APilot VOL .. NO. 320 ,_..., ........ ~ ....... 'a••••,...._, '"4•-..... , ...... ..,.,. ~ .... _ FAIR Contiu9d from Al COUNCIL Continued from Al Monahan uid. ·1 dlink it eeoda a meuqe that the city ls wlllJng to com- pete for the best~ pecta in the mark • Monahan said .. ·Our fl.re and police departments can bdng In the qualified indMduala Ibey need to serve our dty." The salary lnaeases would cost the city about $3.3 m.Ollon the first year. The city ls able to afford them because Its revaiue is higher than projected, and its CREATIVITY Continued from Al the redesigned plaza will become a popular meeting place for students. faculty and an loYers. "It will be a beckoning destination that people can find in the first place, and then want ro come back.· Ocerone said. lb make the plaza more inviting, Un said she plans to use red. blue and green tights to illuminate the walkways leading to !he plaza The Sunday HAIDL Continued from Al chat if Greg Haid} violated any or the conditions, he would go lo jail until the upcoming trial ends. "We anticipate the judge will listen to the eo.1dence . . . then come to the condusion chat Mc. [Greg) Haid) had been drinking ak:ohol on Oct. 30, and because of his behavior. that will result in his bail betng revoked.· Orange C.OUOty Chief Assistant Di.st. Any. Onrl Middleton said. Greg HakfJ is frtt on $100,000 bail while awaiting retrial on charges that he, K.etth Spann and LANGUAGE Continued from Al JUSt Ill it for the money.) So wtth that. I open SUunk and White's -ibe fJements of Style" to a random page and happily stumble upon an answer lo a question I've been meaning to look up for a long time. "Imply" and "tnfer,· I learn on page 49. are not interchangieable. "Somedli.ng irnptitfd is something suggested or indicated. though not exp~ Something inferred is something deduced from evidence at hand." And ngtlt here, at this very moment in thia ver:y SCarl>\.ds. I bebew I may~ unJocbd the secret a.. to why so many people could ~ less about English grammar and usage: The people who claim lo ~ the language so much that they toil OYel' all the tiny rules are the same people who couldn'\ write their way out~ a brown papu big with a blowtorch for a pmdl. Of .. expemel ~ ~ Monabao added. The council wm aJlo CODllder lnaeaing tta own salary, but the change wouJddt bib effect until the wtnnen or the 2008 counc:fl race are on the da1a. 1be council can increale tm aalary up to 159' -59' for each year since the lut lncreue in 2002. Council members tab home $828 a month, Monahan saJd. By the third year of the in· creases, the employees will be at the average of worken in neigh· boring cities, including Newpon Beach, Irvine and Huntington Beach. Hitting the area's average ceremony included a performance by UC Irvine soprano Stephanie Feder, who was accompanied by the school's Men in 8laque chonde ensemble. Two student groups. the Rawlins Quartet. a chamber music ensemble. and the Jazz Quartet. also performed at the evenL Lin's favorite components in her design include plans for a screening room and a drawing room. which are both open open-air areas of the plaza. The first area is set to be an outdoor amphitheater with graM seating for student films and plays. Kyle Nachrei.ner gang-raped an aJJegedJy unconscious 16-year - old girl in Don Haidl's Corona del Mar home in 2002. The incident was videotaped. Briseno declared a mistrial Ill June after a jury deadJoded on !he charges. The judge put serious restric- tions -i.ncluding staying away from Wl<ierage g;.ds and requiring the wearing of a tr.ding device -on Greg HaJdl's bail in Man:h after a series of run-ins with !he law. One or those was the alleged statutory rape of a 16-year-old g1.rl in lune. The latest ~ to revoke Greg Haadl's bail came after he was i.nvolYed in a traffic accident course. that's true only if you accept that a litmus test for good writing is that the reader remain conscious for at least four sentences. ~ the notoriously stuffy ·QUcago Manual of Style" make$ a lighter read out of this one: Jhe writer or speaker "implies' (hims. sugests); the reader or listener 'infen' (deduces)." The notoriously simplisuc ~led Press Style Book takes a distinctly joumali.stic approach to the 5Ub;ect: It basically plagjarir.es the Chicago Manual while changing just enough of the words to make the blurb Its own. "Writers or ~ 'imply' in the words they me. A listener or reader 'infen' something from the words." Notice how~ they changed Chicago's ·the writer or speaka"' to the plun.I •writers or speakers"'? I'm proud to say that wbeo I WU a Slaff" reporter. I WU f!'V'el'Y bU 85 devu. So. to recap. while you may have inferred that I WU twd up for malerial for this column this wage lhould help keep good emplayeee. Deputy Pin Cllid Gftll SQward a&ld. ·u 1ee1111 like many of the flrdlgtiten ~ two or three dmermt pJaca dW ue ttytng to recruit them at the ume time,. Steward AJd. .So. th1t can potentially help ua not lote people to other ddes. because our pay may not ran too far be- hind." After a few months of nego- tiations, agreements have been reached between the city and the Costa Mesa Firefighters Assn., the C.OSta Mesa Qty Em- pt~ Assn .• the Costa Mesa Police Management Assn. and " I am looking to be able to have the possibWty of summer evening fesdvala aod performances, .. said Nohema Fernandez. dean of the university's Oaire lrevor School of the Arts. Plam for the drawing room feature •whispering benches.· which are to Ceatwe speak.en for playing music and poetry as plaza visitcKs sit around a waler table that Un said was among her favorite works of her career. Un collaborated with landscape an:hitect Pamela Burton, and the pair came up the night of Oct. 30 Ill Santi Ana. ac.cording to police. A prelimirwy alc:ohol ~g test admlrus- tered at the sttne ~ered .t blood ak:ohol level of .02'L -be- low the legal limit but enough to show he'd consumed some ak:o hol Middleton said. De!ense aaomeys for Greg Hai.di said that a nwnber of tac tors, Ulduding spicy food. can resister on !he test. mahng at ap- pear that someone has been drinking. Greg Haidl had not been drin.k:ing. attorney Pete Sea· li5.i said I.Mt week. but had just eaten a spicy Indian meal Prosecutor; aren ~ buying that excuse. In a ~y conducted m the week. it's cenainly not be-cause I implied il. Returrung to the screenwnting examples above. rt comes as a surprise to many people that "alright• isn't a word. It's ·an right.· The other example above -• ... told them to lay down ... • -is one I've written about in this column before. Recapping that one in rt.s sunplest fonn. •to •AUCIAMIB•ON~ bull.-. pomca nfw ~--tNlf .. ....,., •t7M>• .... b¥~• dd&1~•..uom. tbe Colla,..... Poke Alm.. The dq'• ~ have been ememelJ pedePI In Wilt- ing out cbe dry'I ~ eco- nomic dl:nes. City Manager Al- lan Roeder aid. •u bam't been a ca1e of. 'WeU, we dodt aue llbolJt these th1np: we Jmt want oun, aod the market bu gone up, and we haYen\'" Roeder aid. ·1 appre elate them having • broader pempective than jult keeping up with the Jonaes. • • OBRDAE NEWMAN covers government. She m..,. be ruc:.tted at 1714) 966-4823 or by •mail at de1rdrw.~•n•t•tHn..com. with a plan to minimize the u,,e of paving and use fragJant planlb like orange blo6eocns, roees:nary and lawnder as natural oontrasts to the p.lazU electric llghu and video screens. The apected aJISt for the plaza IS $5.6 million. The pro)ect is scheduled to be built by the beginning of the oat ldlool year. and second-year arta student Jack 8artJdt said he loob forward to beiD8 able to relax in the drawing room. "I think It jldt seems like a ruce place to go to. a nice quiet area.· he said. sheriff department's aime lab, d person ate Indian food and then blew into the same machine used on Greg Hald! after the accident. Mkidleton said. The machine reg astered °" each of the four times. he said. Greg Haidl was hospitalized with dept iessior1 following the ac ddent. according to his auom~ BriseOO ordered him to stay in tht' hospital until he decides whether or not to revoke his bail The gang-rape reuiaJ is sc:hed uled to begin Jan. 31 . • MARISA O'NEL OCMtf'S public safetv end courts. She mev be readled at (714) ~18 Of by e-mail st ,,.,....OtWil '8t1m6IS com lie· is something J do to myself; "to lay" is something I do to an object. • 1 lie on the ground,· • 1 lay the $4.50 on the counter to cover the C05t of oo~ ver:y thick. very icy, very sweet and creamy cup of 'coffee.'" • JUNE CASAGRANDE is a freelallQ8 writer. She c.n be reached at JuneTCNl!laol.com SURF AND SUN WEATHER FORECAST Expect moldy IUMy ... end hlgt'9 from 7210 71.. W1rldl • be nont.tv at 1610 25 n"Cllh with 81*11 IO 3& mph "' 1he rno.1 •IQ. deer I nl 1U In the .. iiOCMt.. Tonight, It wit be mo.dy *-'In 1he wenll.g. beconqpdydoudy ..... 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Newport (9·0-1) will play host to El Dorado (5-4-1) Friday at 7 p.m. The Gol· den Hawb are the third-place team from the Century League. The cwo teams share one COfl'lmon opponent this fall in Dana I liUs The Sailors defeated the Dolphins, 35· 20. ~pt. 30, while El Dorado was beaten by the South Coast League eniry. 28-26, in its opener, Sept. I 0 The ~ were ranked No. I in the di- vision for the first five week.., of the year, then maintained the No. 3 '>pol after a IO· IO tie with Foothill in the Sea View League opener. But Brinkley figured hi'> team would move past the loser of friday\ I mpire League fulale between Omnge Lutheran and Valencia, the No. I and No 2- ranked teams in the d1V1'>1on, re<.Pff· 11vely Orange Lutheran beat Valrm m. l4 7, to wm lhe lea.gue crown and da1m the No. I seed. Valencia is Llll'>t'cded, as league champions Mayfair (9 1) and ViUa Park (9· I) claimed the Nu :J and No. 4 spots, respectively "I thought we would be the No. 2 c,eec1: Brinkley said. "It came out how I anticipated.· Brinkley's Newport I !arbor teams are 24 12 in the playoffs. including a Divl-MARK U"> 11>; ,\ See SAILORS , Pace A6 Newport Harbor quarterback Kasey Peters (7) hopes to help Sea View League champions encounter smooth sailing m CIF D1v1s1on VI playoffs. begmnmg Friday Corona del Mar draws def ending champions Sea Kings visit vaunted La Habra Friday in search of program's first playoff tri umph in nine seasons. Rick Devereux Da1fyP1lot • The Corona del Mar I hgh football team has t.'Xperienced some highs and lows throughout the 2004 season. CdM (6-4) finished third in the Pacific Coast League to earn a guaranteed spot in the CIF Southern Section Division lX playoffs. That is a high. But the Sea Kin~ will visit two-time defending Division ex champion La Ha· bra (7-3) in the opening round Friday at 7p.m. That is a low. l..a Habra, the No. 3 seed. also reached the Division ex title game In 2000 and has won ll of Its IMt 12 playoff games. CAM, on the other hand. has lost Its lasrftve playoff contests, including first- round exits in 2002, 2000, 1999 and 1998. If the SeJ k.111~., l ;m pull off the upset, the opponrnl'> grl il lillle easier, but not much ea'iier "That whole drJw I!! tough,· Coach Dick Fret'man '>Clld. "IOur coaching !)taffl ~ lhtnk.mg of ways IClfl couJd lmessl with us. We couJdn't really think of anything. hut they found a way. We're not a bad tt•.Lm, hul we have a tough draw" Corona '>t heduled non league games against La I l,1bra in 2003, a 45-0 loss, and 2002. a 4 I 14 '>etbaclc. "We're go111g to look a little bit at thoc;e !game rapes! and see what they think tl1ey can do again'>t ui.. • Freeman ..aid. ta Habra\ lo'is.,._ thi'i sea.son ere to playoff participant<; South J fills (Divi- sion VII), 1.0., Alamitos (the No. 2 seed in Division I) and Brea Olinda (Division VI). The Highlanders have won five straight. outscoring league foes. 169-31. CdM has defeated only one playoff team this season, pinning a 44-28 defeat on Troy Sept. 17. But that does not dampen the spirits of the CdM coaching staff. SM SEA KINGS, P .. e A6 SENIOR SPORIGHT P0:ssionfor competing might be fall-time job Corona del Mar resident Pcarsons, 61, plans to use retirement to spend more time polishing her tennis. Cltrll Yeilime DlilyPlot MONDAY MORNING UARTERBACKS ----------- "I do feel fortunate /to ~et an at-large playoff berth). We don't care who we plav in the playoffs. Evervthing else is just icing on the cake." Tom Monarch. Sage Hrfl football coach Lightning appreciate at-large opportunity Sage Hill e nter~ Cll" playoffs for first time, whil e team it l ost to i-. denied Div. XIII berth. Rick Devereux Daily Pilot Sage Hill St hool b<>O'>lt'r' 'hould be sendmg thank you nou·, to Academy League football oppom•nt'> ~I Marga- ret's, Brethren Cluis11an <1nd Capistrano Valley Ouistian. It is likely the L1gh1nmg would not have received their fi,-.,1 < II Soulht•rn Section Division XIII .11 l.irgl' playoff berth without the strong pla~ of those Academy foes. Sage Hill (7·3) was um• of threl' at- large teams to earn a pl.tyoff -;pot. Ma· hbu (9-1) and Great Oak (fi J}, both free- lance schools, received 1h1• orhcr two Sage will trdvel to lt•mN ula 10 play No. 3-seeded l.infil'ld <l1ri ... 11t1n IA I ll Friday at 7:30 p.m 111 1lw hN round. Villanova Prep (5 J) heal the Ughl ning, 21·7, on SepL 17 but wa'o denied an at-large bid. VillanOV'J Prep. a free- lance school, also bca1 Capo Valley • tlln.,ll.m. .!4 o \\lid•· ">.l~l' llC'fl·,111·d ti It' I ~tj.{lt·-. . .!4 I.'. I ri1l.1\ "1 lhC' .11 l,trgl ,,•11 ·1 lllHl'>I \\J'> \t'I\ dtll11 ttlt .tnd 11 wok .i long 111111· 111 makt'." '<lid Hoh \\1g11d \<n11lw111 Wt.lion <l'>'>l'>tant l 11111111" '>tOn('r 111 l tMrgt• of foo1h.11l 'In tlll' 1•11d Wt' though! 7 I \\.I'> htttt•r 1h.111 r, I ' Ont' l.11 tor 111 \.1~l'' favor \'l.d' 1lw Academ\ I .t·J.,'lll' "We tlon't hel1t•vt• V1llanm.1 l'n•p would haw been ) .I 1f 11 had 111 pl,1\ 111 the Aradt•my l.eagut'." Wigotl '<1111 1 lw Academy I eah'Ut' '' a n•all\ ''' ""~: league • Lea~1t• ch,1111p111n \I Marg.m·i'" 17 I· I l 1' tht• !'.o \ <,t•ed 111 the d1' 1'>sc111 .111d Brethren Chn,UaJl. lhl' \tJdem\ I 1"1~:111' runner-up. I'> al'>o 111 rlw plavon, "I do feel fortuna1t· that 0111 ll'.1111 wa.'> the at-large <>ele't·t1nn1: ( 1i.tl h 111111 Mon.m:h '>aid "Wt• don·1 care '' h11 \\I' pl.1} 111 1ht• playoffs. t-very1h111~ 1·1"• '' ju'>I 1t 111..: 011 the cake • No ont• can blame Monarch ror h,1\ ing a swee1 ta'lte m hi' mouth .1l11·r leammg <,age HIJI would be makmg 11' S.. l.JGHTNNG, Paa• A6 OCC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK CIF PLAYOFFS CdM, Sage split flips ,. ~. NMmb« 15, 200' ... .. lhemaw'M lnlO a MW. poup.- "'Jbe mca ctmw lb<Rll ~--· Oldll' ~ whb Mell dml l ma119 ~ lntO a MW .. dMlaoa. I'm tM - l\l'W ldd cm tbl block.• a llld. .1·: Jn ........ Plnonl ii• ltnlll·" pu. Aidde from tenn1' aDd plC! lhe byab. blka 'tWlb OUl at :·: ~om end lhe ulld to mow ·;.: lid. •But I'm aavlna my kne9' noW 1 by not .wns." abe Mid. ;: She lrayab ln Newport Harbor: and hqumdypadd* CMf to ..: Ba&>o. laiand. to tnb • cup ol 4 co«ee. She eakS .rw CIQ pt tbed: tater kayaldna than dlMnl-:... ""°"' moYed to Saa 1 ':'; Pnndtco from Qmnec:dcui when abl WU 25 and ""8 a hJgb • ec:bool gufdance coumelor In • the ro\llblr pU1I of the Bay Area. She later mewed IOUth to ... attend Claremont Gdduate -· Un!venlty for her muter\ - degree and one of her ad\ttaors talked bet Into staying for her • doctorate. For the last 20 yem, ahe bu · been making a Uvtng u a llcented dln1cal psytbologlat at her own practice In Newport Beach. But when she retires In Dec.ember, a good portion of her. time previously spent woning · wflh people's psychological Issues, will be spent pcyd1ing .. people out on the tennis court. - OOUGl.AS ZltiKRMAN I OM..Y Pl.OT Palisades Tennis Club member Pat Parsons and her doubles partner reached the 55s semifinals of a recent national hardcourt event. •I'm ~lessons now and I'm on a five-year plan to improve my game,· ahe said. ·Hopefully my lep will hold up • and I can beat these old ladies..· • BRIEFLY No. 1 UCLA edges Anteaters Bruins, including Belden, March, erase UCI's halftime edge to win 16th straight and claim MPSF title UCLA 7L':'C IMne e 8cof9 U( aa-.ra UC Irvine 3 1 1 1 -6 UCLA 2 1 3 1 7 UC hvtne -Noon 2. A. Meri<> 2, en 1, P9tera l S.Y81 -Wynne6 UClA -Orrmby 3, Powell 1, Marett 1 lop-ranlced UCl ed _!!:pm , ~0arcia 1, Hewto l Saves -Axelrad cl 4~3 halftime d tell to defeat . fifth -ranked uc Irvine. 7-6, in a Pirates place fourth Mountain P'dc1fic Sports Federa· lJOn men's water polo game at the Sunset Canyon Recreauon Center Sunday. Senion; Dan Noon and Rick Merlo scored rwo goals each to give UCJ its halftime advantage. Brum senior Brett Ormsby stored his second of three goals with 3:0 I left 111 the thud quarter to lie lhe game, 5-5, and the Bru· in~ scored the next two. before UCI junior Olris Peters scored with three seconds left for the fi. nal margin. UCJ is 14-11, 4-4. It was the 16th straight win for UCIA. which claims the MPSF reguJar-season title. Newpon Harbor High product Peter Belden was one of six Bru- ins honored in senior day cer· cmonies before the game. Former Corona del Mar High Mandout Michael Man:h, a jun· tor. scored one goal for the Bru· • MSICETMU..: The Orange Coast College women's bas~et· ball team fell, 77 ·69, to Comp· ton Sunday in the third-place game of the Mt. San Antonio tournament in Walnut. OCC sophomore Rhondi Naff, a Costa Mesa High prod- uct, led the Pirates (1 ·2) with 24 points en route to all-tourna- ment laurels. Naff's three-poinler was the difference ma 60-59 first-round win over Solano Friday night, in a game she rallied 24 points. Naff was one of four Pirates to score in double figures in a 76·61 semifinal loss to Mt. SAC Saturday night. Naff, freshman Christen D'Alessandro and freshman Crystal McCormick had l 0 points each. while sophomore Lauren Srapanslci had 12 against Mt. SAC OCC resumes play Thursday in the Sanra Barbara tourna- ment. Ill SAC toumlmlrlt Th~pme Compton n. Orana. Coat It Compton -Jacbon 3,"'Bankl 15, Decoud 16, Brown 10. Maxwell 8, Thalley 11. Oaring 6, Sames 8. 3-pt. goals -Jacbon 1. °'9nge Coast -Naff 2~. Chadet 12, O'Aleuandro 8, Katayama 8, Castro 11, Stepanski 5, Viloria 1. 3-pt. goal1-Chades 2, O'Alenandro 2, Kauyama 2. Naff 1. Halftime -Compton, 38-31 Northridge tops UCI •SOCCER: Willie Sims scored in the 64th minute to lead host Cal Stare Northridge to a 1-0 Big West Conference men's soccer victory over UC Ir· vine Sunday. UCJ feU to 7-13, 3-7 ln confer· ence, while the Matadors im· proved to 11 -5-2, 6-2-2. Belden UCLA bound •WATER POW: Newport Harbor High senior girls water standoul Anne Belden has signed a letter of inrent to play for UCLA The two-time high school All- American will join her older brother Peter and older sister Katherine in Westwood. A Special Edition of Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce Lookout !Advertise in tfie Official Christmas rsoat rparade & 'Ring of Lights 'Program! Publication Dau: SaturJAy, December 4, 20<U .!Kc ~hrisunas Boat Parade is almost here! Now in the 96th yar, the parade themed "W"mtn Wllln'llaul"' will run from D«nJ.r 15 -l!J. The OffieUJ Nn11J>Ort &rbor ammtuu Bo.I PlltVIM 6 RiliK .j Lipu Prov-m will be mailed to all Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce members and be ddivcrcd to more than 40,1JOO holl#INJM with the Dan, Pilot on ~ ~ 4, 2004. Additional bonus distribution will be available at numerous sites during the parade including W2tcrfrom re.staUr:mn For llli«nisi1tf infomu#i4n. c"1J (714) 966"4600 l f SAILORS Continued from ~ sion V title in 1994 and a Division VI crown In 1999. He said being a No. 2 seed does not mean added pressure to perform. ·we put high expectations on ourselves.· Brinkley, in his 19th season at the helm of the Sail- ors, said. "I don'l think anyone can apply more expectations on u.s than what we put on our- selves.· Newport Harbor has not won a playoff' game since a 36-25 vic- tory over Cerritos in the 2001 Di- vision VJ quarterfinals. The Sail- SEA KINGS Continued from A5 ors were eUmlnated ln the opening round ln 2002 and 2003. If the nm are able to break that trend, the second-round game could be a home contest against Miramonte League Champion. Owttt Oak (7 ·3). It could also be against Ken- nedy (6-4) al Western High. the home fteld of the F13hdng Irish. because Kennedy won a coin flip. Brinkley said he would favor a proposal to change that rule. ·1 would like to see it more like the NFl. where )'OU get to keep your home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.· he said. There are several signs that point to a deep playoff run for the Tu.rs. "Every year we get inlo the playoffs we think we're going to go far; Freeman said. "every ~ar we think we have a legitimale shot at winning the whole lhing, and this year is no d.tJferent" CdM has been Its own worst enemy. ln its four losses, CdM is minus-three in turnover ratio, with nine giveaways. In six wins, the Sea Kings are plus-three in turnover ratio. The Sea Kings have also been penalized for 762 yards this fall. "We've shot ourselves in the foot in our loses,• Freeman said. •(The other teams) didn't really beat us as much as we beat oursdves. If we could have trimmed down our penalties and turnovers, we would have won some of those games." CdM won its ftnaJ lWO league games to extend its sea.son. The Sea Kings have averaged nearly 32 pointB in their sh wins, but just more than JO ln their four losses. nus la not the first time New- port Harbor has played PJ Dorado ln the first round. The Sailors de.. feated FJ Dorado. 22-0, in 1999. and went on to win the CIF title. That team also finished the- regular season 9-0· l. That team posted back-to-back;. shutouts against Woodbridge and"' Fairfax in Weeks 8 and 9. Th.ls year's squad posted back= to-back shutouts against Irvine:' and Laguna Hills in Weeks 8 an~ 9. -The 1999 team scored more-- than 50 points twice. Thar feat. had nor been matched until th.I&.. year, when the Sailons scored 55 and 6.3 points ln the final lWO games. MARK C. OUSTIN/DAILYPl.OT : The offense b led by a trio or seniors. Tailback Wess Presson haa l, 114 rushing yards and 12 TDs on 150 carries. Quarterback Tom Welch has 1,292 yards and 12 touchdowns pas.sing, with 500 yards and nine TDs rushing. Receiver Kevin ~lch has 35 receptions for 647 yards and seven TI>s. Corona del Mar High Coach Dick Freeman will · attempt to exhort his team to first-found upset. LIGHTNING wilh Sage H.W. Villanova Prep has played Chadwick {6-3-1) and Ma- Contmued from A5 Ubu. both playoff entries.. •t think IVJ,l1anoya PrepJ has a very good progn.m, • Monarch first playoff appearance in the said. ·1 would not have been up- program's three-year varsity his· • set if they had been chosen over tory. U&. I don't think they lhould be The Lightning did not pfay a upset because we were clloeen particularly strong nonleque over them. though. because it schedule. Their seven opponents comes down to the fact th.at ~ had a combined record of 15-52. won seven games and they won Villanova Prep Is the only &ehool five.• with a winning record on Sqe Along with the fint playoft Hilla nonleague ldiedule. game in the propam• hiatory. The eight teams VUlanova Prep Sage hu managed to rewrite the faced have gone a combined 33-record book all aeuon. 46-1, and only lhree ftnlshed 1be defenle baa allowed the wtth a winning record. Along fewest polntl In the progmm'1 history (158). And the offense has : scored more points (262) than ' the previoua two sea.sons com· bined (217). Don Ayres and Keya Man&hadJ demolished all school rushing re-' cords. Mansha.d1. who entered the aeuon with I 09 career rushing yards on 27 carries. set a IChool record with 14 rusbing toucb- downa. He la second on the team - with 883 ruah1ng yards on 110 at~•~ lempta. Ayres leads the team wlth 998" ruahing yards OD 178 c:am.,' ' both tc:hooJ records. He Is ICIC- ond on the ram wfth 12 rushing touchdowns. QUOTE OF THE DAY OCC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK "Every year wt thin.le we have a legitimate shot al winning th6 whole thlnJ, and this year ii no dl/ftrent." ~,,..,.., CGrOfil def ,. focilallcoadt ltat : -•• ... ... _ .... . ; ..... d.~ ... ..... ie: ..... . -. •• • ... .. cir: -ow .... d: . .... h ' .. 1• L Policy Rates IDd deadlines ~ ~UbJCCl to change without notice. llle pubhi.hcr reserves the right to cen~or. reclassify. tevise or f'CJCCI any cla.c;~1fied ~vertisemenL Please repon any error lt\ll may be tn your classified ad immediately. TIM Daily Pilot accepts no liability for any error an an advertisement for which tt may be ~iblc except for the co~t of Lhe wacc actually occupied by the error. Credit can only be allowed for the fir,1 Insertion. ElllRTMIBT r:r 1111 OW. 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