Letter: City Council Censuring Of Councilman Peter Blake Accomplished Nothing
The censure of Councilmember Blake was the ultimate nothing burger. Achieving mass media exposure seems to have been its only accomplishment. That and making...
Letter: Political Extremism in O.C.
I have lived near the beach for more than 50 years and have experienced the ugly arm of extremism many times. Back in 1971,...
Letter: The Weak Defense of Blake’s Behavior
I read both Cindy Shopoff and Peter Blake’s responses to Johanna Felder’s letter in the Indy and watched the censure of Blake by the...
Letter: A Better Laguna – We Refuse to Segregate our Concerns
Thanks to Jean Hastings Ardell for her column on “Black Current Events Month.” We are making racial progress, but it is because of those...
Opinion: Finding Meaning
The Faith of Families
In the three plus years of writing Finding Meaning, it’s been my privilege to know Laguna’s religious leaders. It’s been an...
Opinion: Wisdom Workout
Bunches of Money
This long-ago memory revisited me this morning. My seven-year-old granddaughter and I planned a jailbreak from after-school care. (Name withheld because she...
Opinion: Village Matters
Keep on Planting
Some people have remarked that the South Laguna Community Garden Park was looking sad. Indeed it was. We made the decision to...
Opinion: Outside In
The Best Things in Life are Free
By David Weinstein
I drive to Moulin for my morning latte. This time, however, instead of Newport Beach, I...
Opinion: Do the Right Thing – Laguna Beach and Historic Preservation
By Catherine Jurca
Anti-preservation groups Let Laguna Live and Liberate Laguna have a new friend— Laguna Neighbors—which represents an evolution in local opposition to historic...
Opinion: Historic Preservation in Crisis
By Doug Cortez
Despite years of meetings and task forces, Laguna’s historical preservation (HP) program is facing a crisis of confidence.
For the past two...
Letter: Shiny Objects Our School District Helps You Focus On
Wednesday was a shining moment for our district. Our secondary students returned to campus with a hybrid learning model - two days synchronous and...
Letter: Stop the Madness and Let Laguna Thrive!
As many residents know by this time, whether by following out of curiosity, or having a vested interest in their own property, Laguna Beach’s...
Letter: Regarding Hawthorne Road Lawsuit
Village Laguna has been accused of bringing a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) lawsuit against a project at 369 Hawthorne, a locally designated historic...
Letter: Who is the Laguna Beach Historic Preservation Coalition?
In last week’s Indy, Dan Rosenthal called out this group as one of the plaintiffs in the outrageous lawsuit that’s been brought against the...
Letter: Wyland Foundation’s Response to Gary Stewart Letter
We believe we can have the most influence by encouraging people to reduce their impacts on our water systems. This includes protection of our...