A Blessing From The Heavens?

Read These 3 Daily Breeze Article Quotes With A Barf Bag in Hand 

Mayor Howard Fishman said. "We stopped the bleeding. It's the greatest accomplishment this council has done since I've been on it."

Gary Brutsch was a councilman in 1984, when voters approved two Macpherson-backed initiatives allowing drilling. And it was a chance encounter in December with Don Macpherson, his former neighbor, on a flight to Hawaii that paved the way for settlement negotiations to rekindle. Brutsch, a South Bay Realtor, said of the settlement. "At the very least, it has limited the city's liability. I think it was absolutely a blessing from the heavens."

"When you look at technology, and ask, "Is it dangerous?' The answer is not really," Ershaghi said. "People may worry because they are not sure of what the consequences are. The technology is there to make the project safe, it's just a matter of making sure rules and regulations are followed."

Just to be crystal clear, I am NOT questioning Doug Morino the Reporter who did a great job on the article.  Kudos to him for doing a lot of homework.  More to come I am sure.  Read this entire story from the Daily Breeze.