Other Methods to Lower Fire Risk Without Huge Costs
Editor,
The city's urgency in undergrounding utilities is the mitigation of risk from wildfire caused by Edison utility poles, yet nothing in the schedule or...
Unintended Consequences from Higher Taxes
Editor,
Last week, City Council gave 5-0 approval to place their recommended 1% sales tax increase on the November 2018 ballot. This despite objection by...
Cited Facts Undercut Headline
Editor:
If the Indy has chosen to endorse a candidate for the 48th Congressional District, it should announce it now. Otherwise, we will have to...
Neighbors Seek Laguna’s Support
Editor,
The town of San Clemente is facing a modern day David v. Goliath battle against a government agency’s blind rampage of destruction. The TCA...
TCA Proves a Poor Steward of Public Funds
Editor,
It has come to our attention that the Transportation Corridor Agencies that only builds toll roads, is looking at eight options, five of which...
Historical Preservation Task Force Interrupted
Editor,
After many long meetings regarding the Historical Preservation Ordinance, the City Council voted in favor of forming a task force of residents to study...
Rohrabacher’s Russia Visit
Editor,
Should we be worried about the Russians? Absolutely. It was shocking to see our president standing on stage next to Vladimir Putin saying he...
Short Term Rental Supporters Ignore Nuisance Laws
Editor,
Coastal city short-term rental proponents ignore legally-binding land use concepts, typically using meritless, fatally flawed arguments at hearings.
They’re good for business? Unfortunately, coastal trends...
Alternatives to Reduce a Canyon Bottleneck
Editor,
Given the sensitivity of Laguna Canyon, we should explore every option that would enable better traffic flow at a reduced impact to the canyon. ...
Dudes! Show Some Respect
Editor,
I was at the beach yesterday and I watched a surfer working the waves outside the surfing area at St. Ann’s narrowly miss a...
A Reason to Pressure Caltrans
Editor,
Caltrans holds the record on road re-alignments for Laguna Canyon Road, each time to "mitigate congestion and improve safety and facility operations.”
In 1993, 10 alternative...
Is Incivility the New Normal?
Editor:
Kudos to Billy Fried for his insights into decency and decorum ("The Season of Incivility," June 29). My reaction, in no particular order, was:
I...
Our Polluted Shoreline
Editor,
Must-read commentaries in Indy’s June 28 edition by Mike Beanan (“We Are All in the Plume”) and Charlotte Masarik (“County Ocean-Sampling Misses Pollutants”).
We’re on...
Report Card on Water Gets Failing Grade
Editor:
A flurry of negative comments from a few outraged Laguna Beach protectionists regarding the annual ocean pollution report card by Heal The Bay received...
Tree Plans Draw Critics, Defenders
Editor,
On June 29 I attended an open meeting to review the landscaping plan recently developed by city staff covering Broadway, Forest, etc.
About 99 percent...