Daily Pilot

WEATHER

Mostly sunny with northeast winds.

See Page A4

PRESENTS

People urged not to adopt pets as gifts this Christmas.

See Page A3

FORUM

Contributor Flo Martin laments efforts of grinches and scrooges to

ban symbols of holiday spirit .

See Page A5

HOLIDAY CLOSURES

* City halls in both Costa Mesa and Newport Beach will be closed

today. on Friday, Dec. 24.

* Libraries in Costa Mesa and Newport Beach will be closed today

and Saturday. Friday, Dec. 24 and Saturday, Dec. 25.

* Schools in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Orange

Coast College and UC Irvine are closed, reopening again on Jan. 3.

* Front lobbies of the Newport Beach and Costa Mesa police

departments will be closed Saturday.