Don’t Fall for a Medicare Scammer
Editor,
There is great news for Medicare enrollees, and a bit of caution regarding scammers.
The good news is that Medicare will be sending out new...
Time for Changes at Home
Editor,
I went to the March For Our Lives event at Main Beach park on Saturday, March 24, and realized again that things in America...
Marathon Mom
Editor,
Here’s one for the books.... A neighbor lady. A great Mom. Four kids. Two in elementary school. One in middle school. One in high school. ...
Supervisor’s Support on Toll Road Proves Inconsistent
Editor,
I am gravely concerned that our Fifth District Orange County Supervisor Lisa Bartlett is not able to represent her constituents due to conflicting positions.
The...
Cox’s Monopoly Deserves Scrutiny
Editor,
As my email server, Cox Communications is derelict, I receive some emails hours after they were sent. Some arrive promptly; others never arrive. Sending...
Benefit Disparity Between Public, Private Sectors Continues to Widen
Editor,
Two articles in the March 16 Indy illustrate the dilemma Laguna Beach and other public entities have inherited as to defined benefit public employee pension plans.
In the private sector...
City Fails to Fulfill Court Deal to Fix Sewers
Editor,
Nearly 2.5 years ago, the city agreed to begin a 10-year rehabilitation schedule for our sanitary sewer system, funding $3.5 million per year for...
Going, Going, Gone
Editor,
On Dec. 20, my downhill next-door neighbor erected posts for a six-foot fence. I had no notice that this was going to be built....
Who Killed Taxpayer Watchdog?
Editor:
Always discerning, J.J. Gasparotti asks, “Have we become so prosperous that fiscal responsibility is no longer a concern?” (“Money for Nothing” in the March...
School Board Missed a Teachable Moment
Editor,
(This letter was also addressed to school board members.)
You ALL blew it! By being so passive, so restrictive, so opaque and stuck behind the...
Trees and Consequences
Editor,
Just read an article in this week's Indy by landscape architect Ann Christoph. Sounds like she's mostly about getting our city to look more...
Sounding Support for Park Plaza
Editor,
I strongly believe that Laguna will benefit from making Park Plaza permanent.
During its trial run from October through December of last year, I surveyed...
Critics of Granny Flats Lose Sight of Occupants
Editor,
Heartfelt thanks to J.J. Gasparotti for his pithy observations about the dearth of affordable housing in this town and the “unrelenting process of code...
Unsettling Intrusion by Trespasser
Editor,
(This letter was also addressed to Mayor Kelly Boyd.)
Hope all is well in your world and that you’re feeling good and back to 100%,...