Laguna Beach moves forward with plan for Tesla batteries at Food Pantry, ASL
The City Council approved an agreement Tuesday with Swell Services, Inc. to purchase, install, and maintain 14 Tesla Powerwall II batteries to provide backup...
Letter: Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
We think most people want to know who is suing them. So the founders of Laguna Neighbors thank Cathy Jurca for identifying herself as...
Letter: Forest Promenade Concerns
Why is our City Council rushing to spend almost $400,000 to do a preliminary engineering study for a permanent Promenade on Forest Avenue? Instead...
Letter: As Regards the Sweetwater Project
I don't take issue with the proposed development at the Sweetwater site. I take issue with its contemporary design. What is proposed would fit...
Letter: A Shock That Fails to Shock
The Indy website has corrected its report that our new city manager makes more than her Newport Beach counterpart. But regretting the error, and...
Letter: An International Destination – West Street Beach
Sometimes we forget that we have a LGBT-friendly beach, West Street beach in south Laguna north of the stairway with the same name.
West Street...
Letter: Setting the Record Straight on Artlofts
Recently councilmember George Weiss has been disseminating misleading and inaccurate information about the Artlofts Laguna Beach with the intent to stir up controversy. He...
Opinion: Are We A Gulf or An Ocean?
By Mike Beanan
Have you ever been on your surfboard and found yourself drifting upcoast? Or while swimming through the kelp forest, you notice the...
Opinion: Village Matters
Still In Love With You
“I can’t help It if I’m still in love with you.” The strains of the South Laguna Garden Band singing...
Opinion: Outside In
Who Owns the Ocean
By David Weinstein
I don’t have a horse in this race, but I live up the road from Laguna, so I have...
Opinion: Wisdom Workout
The Third Choice
My older brother and I fought a lot when we were kids. Sometimes, he would stand in the doorway to the kitchen...
Opinion: Musings on the Coast
America’s Secret Weapon
My niece Emily and her husband Paul live in Maryland and work for (two different) companies which have one client: the CIA....
Opinion: Losing Mo-Mentum
By Billy Fried
Well it’s open season on Mo Honarkar, the embattled lease-owner and redeveloper of the Hotel Laguna. Two weeks ago there were three...
Opinion: 529 Plans – More Versatile Than Ever
By Maggie Klein
If you have children or grandchildren, you may already be somewhat familiar with the 529 plan, a popular education savings vehicle. But...
Opinion: Finding Meaning
Reducing Your Risk of Stroke
Because May is Stroke Awareness Month, the last column discussed stroke and what to do if it struck someone near...