A worker shoots a stream of water into the pile of debris to keep the dust down as he follows an excavator that rips apart one of the old buildings at the former Newport Beach City Hall site, where demolition began Thursday morning. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
A tree-trimming crew removes old pine trees at the former Newport Beach City Hall site, where demolition began on Thursday morning. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
An excavator backs out of a hole in the side of a building it tore down at the former Newport Beach City Hall site. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
Office furniture lays in a heap outside one of the old buildings at the former Newport Beach City Hall. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
A worker shoots a stream of water into the pile of debris to keep the dust down as he follows an excavator that rips apart one of the old buildings at the former Newport Beach City Hall site, where demolition began Thursday morning. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
A tree-trimming crew removes old pine trees at the former Newport Beach City Hall site. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
A worker collects pieces of piping where an excavator rips apart at one of the old buildings at the former Newport Beach City Hall site. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
