Columns

Don't kid yourself. Last week's anti-Semitic turmoil in Newport, Corona del Mar and Costa Mesa could have happened here in Laguna. If you need a briefing...

Less Laguna in Laguna? “Less design review and less heritage is what we’re looking for,” pronounced Councilmember Peter Blake at the last council meeting. Less oppressive...

Read the Personals DEAR AL – I know the truth about you and really want to forgive you for the fraud you perpetrated on me. I...

Monkey Business It was date night. My wife says it helps our marriage. Usually, date night consists of dinner and a movie. We can never...

Climate Change: Act Locally, the Clock is Ticking Recently, I was one of three panelists addressing what I and many others regard as the defining...

Shape Shifters Recently, the City Council asked Design Review Board members for suggestions to improve the design process that many residents, developers and architects think...

How Green Was My Valley The winter rains came in downpours and drizzles this year. As a result, the color I see from my deck...

Update from the Chamber The two questions I get asked most often are “What does the Chamber do?” and “Why should I join?” The simplest answer...

The Third Choice I am from a family of 11 kids. Seven boys and four girls. I am second eldest, eldest girl. In big families,...

A Bold Parking Proposal I encourage you to read the two columns by J.J. Gasparotti in the Feb. 15 and Feb. 22 issues of the...

Read the Personals OLDER RETIRED GENTLEMAN who lives in a retirement community is looking for a youngish woman to help me with housework. If you...

Art in Public Places An image of Las Vegas can be conjured up by the woman with the “Please Help” sign. There she is, frail,...

Kids Doing Better Sometimes you bump into a subject so uplifting you just have to tell about it. This one’s about a sensitive topic—sex. It’s...

Take Turns One of the first things I learned in elementary school—you have to take turns. Give everyone a chance. So, when I was called...

Viva El Paseo Harley Rouda, our new Democratic Party representative to Congress, had his first town hall meeting in Costa Mesa on Feb. 19. Orange...