Letter: Hotel Laguna Questions for City Staff
At the Aug. 10, 2021 City Council meeting, it was unseemly for Mayor Bob Whalen to cross-examine Councilman George Weiss and Councilwoman Toni Iseman....
Letter: City Council Real Estate Purchase
The City Council of Laguna Beach is in the process of purchasing the Ti Amo Restaurant property in South Laguna Beach at 31727 S. Coast...
Letter: A Pure Cover-Up at City Hall
Did you think residents wouldn't notice your deception in Aug. 24, 2021's staff report on the closed session regarding the Hotel Laguna? According to statements...
Letter: Regarding Skip Hellewell’s Navajo Wisdom
Skip Hellewell’s column on his drive through the Navajo Nation was interesting to this person who grew up just off and spent a lot...
Letter: Open Public Meetings
Laguna Beach citizens are getting played by their own local government. At the same time I have to wonder who is in charge. They recently...
Laguna Beach lawmaker’s bill advances to modernize domestic violence hotlines
A bill authored by Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Laguna Beach) that would modernize domestic violence services is headed to the Governor’s desk for a signature,...
La Playa English classes begin Aug. 31 at Laguna Beach Boys & Girls Club
La Playa Center, a nonprofit adult English-as-a-second-language program, will restart free English classes at the Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach’s Canyon Branch...
Opinion: Pet Peeves
Big Shot
By Mark Crantz
I’m back at the monastery. I’ve reaffirmed my vow of silence. In my absence, I was made assistant to the assistant...
Opinion: Outside In
Fast and Furious
By David Weinstein
The weather was near perfect on Sunday afternoon, so we decided to drive down to the Festival of Arts. There...
Opinion: Musings on the Coast
Who Wants Hotel Laguna Closed?
Laguna’s most iconic structure is Hotel Laguna. It was first built around 1880 and made of wood, but burned down...
Opinion: Ballot Initiatives and Referendums From Laguna’s Past
By Michael Morris
We Laguna Beach residents regularly enjoy the benefits that past local ballot initiatives (BI) have produced in our beautiful physical environment and...
Opinion: Left of Center
“Shining a Light”
By Jean Hastings Ardell
I missed the Blue Moon Sunday night. Chalk it up to news avoidance, which I adopted recently when the...
Opinion: Overheard at the Susi Q
This conversation took place sometime in the near future at the Senior Center Bingo Bonanza.
Fred: (reading this paper) Hey Mabel, did you hear about...
Opinion: Finding Meaning
The More You Learn
The Beautiful Wife and I are back in bucolic Midway Utah, high in the Wasatch Range of the Rocky Mountains. Midway...
Laguna Beach United Methodist Church promotes new leaders
Megan Waters and Jeremiah Krueger, worship leaders at Laguna Beach United Methodist Church, have taken on additional responsibilities for the congregation.
The Leadership Board approved...