Quotes of the Week 8-7

“Practice? I was born ready when it comes to the tricycle. That’s like asking Picasso, “Are you practicing to paint the Mona Lisa?” -1st District Supervisor Salud Carbajal, mocking outrage when asked if he was prepared for his tricycle race against Mayor Marty Blum.

“There would be a lot of finger-pointing and they would be pointing, justifiably, at us“. -Santa Barbara City Councilmember Dale Francisco, on the need for the city to revive its desalinization plant in case a disaster rendered the water supply unusable.