Opinion: Musings on the Coast
What is Happening to Me?
In a recent column, I wrote about trying to drown myself by stupidly swimming out during big surf and getting...
Opinion: Left of Center
“Buswoman’s Holiday”
By Jean Hastings Ardell
Enjoying the view of the sugar pines and live oaks I see a bobcat lope by. My perspective is the...
Opinion: A Moment of Hope After Freeing Mochi the Sea Lion
By Kathleen Hayes
Aliso Beach in Laguna hummed with expectancy. Locals in windbreakers cradled thermoses of coffee, while others in shorts and T-shirts shivered in...
Opinion: Finding Meaning
An Uncertain World
One fascinating result of the Olympics is the creation of certainty. World’s fastest man? Hah! Big surprise. It’s Lamont Jacobs, an unknown...
Opinion: Bob Whalen we thought we knew ‘ya
By Alan Boinus
The City Attorney Phil Kohn, City Manager Shohreh Dupuis and our five council members were in attendance at a closed session held...
Veteran service dog nonprofit will be boosted by local Realtors’ fundraiser
Compass Laguna Beach will host a fundraiser supporting K9s for Warriors, a nonprofit providing veterans with service dogs, on Friday at Studio Cycle in...
Community invited to Laguna Beach Democratic Club picnic
Laguna Beach Democratic Club (LBDC) has invited the community to a picnic at Bluebird Park, 798 Bluebird Canyon Drive, at 12 p.m. on Aug....
Laguna Beach Business Club will host city manager at August meeting
City Manager Shohreh Dupuis will be the next guest speaker at the Aug. 19 breakfast meeting of the Laguna Beach Business Club.
The Club holds...
Anneliese Schools plans to add pop-up shop sites
Anneliese Schools’ pop-up shop at 1816 S. Coast Highway is still selling organic produce, homemade meals, and other home goods.
Its inventory also includes glassware,...
Letter: Housing in Laguna
I am curious about the future of housing here in Laguna Beach.
Laguna, just like every other coastal town has a set amount of land...
Letter: Trust Laguna Beach Voters
One of the duties of being a citizen of this great nation is the responsibility to vote. As happened in the founding of this nation,...
Letter: Regarding Robert Wyland
WYLAND, our whale of a man was interviewed Aug. 1 on the National CBS Sunday morning show. He is shown working for his foundation...
Letter: When Will Americans Stop Whining About Covid?
Donald Trump said that during his presidency we’d win so much that we’d get tired of it.
Well I’m getting tired of all of the...
Opinion: Wisdom Workout
Stop the Chaos Before It Starts
Every good drama has three main characters: A victim, a persecutor, and a rescuer.
These three players work in tandem...
Opinion: Village Matters
Time to Collaborate?
By Ann Christoph
Patience and persistence—these two qualities are necessary in large amounts to cope with getting permits at City Hall. Talk to...