Town Crier

I’m responding to the letter from Rosanne Beam regarding “The other side of the ADU story”.  Ms. Beam’s comment regarding “Ms. Lewis’ tenants may...

I read with interest your article “LBUSD Consultant Shares Roadmap to Confront Institutional Racism”.  It reminded me of an incident that happened to me...

Pivotal Thinking The word pivot means to change directions; to deliberately choose directions of vital importance. When you decide to make life changes, you take on...

Good Guys or Bad Guys? From the look of last week’s Independent the bad guys are Village Laguna and everyone who advocates for historic preservation....

Let’s Bring Back Stoning This one is too good to pass up. As you may know, Councilmember Peter Blake recently was “censured” for his “bad...

By Catherine Jurca The latest attack on historic preservation holds that the law is important—sometimes. Projects can get a pass depending on who the owners...

By Gene Felder The City’s Parking, Traffic, and Circulation Committee will meet on April 22 to discuss a proposal by the Top of the World...

This Old House Can I add my 2 cents to Laguna’s historic home preservation battle? Readers will recall the passing of my Mom at the...

Laguna Greenbelt President Norm Grossman will speak at 7 p.m. on April 5 during a Zoom meeting hosted by the Laguna Canyon Conservancy (LCC). The...

Brady White placed first in the Junior Racing League XC High School Varsity Mountain Bike race in Temecula on March 27, racing a 22-mile...

The Sawdust Art Festival invites the public to the first Sawdust Spring Fling, a weekend pop-up art show on April 17 and April 18...

LOCA Arts Education and Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA) will co-present virtual paint together classes where artists will demonstrate their drawing and painting...

R Star Foundation, a Laguna Beach-based nonprofit that supports programs in rural Nepal, is celebrating the completion of a major Nepali road project after...

Ordained but not Resolved By David Weinstein I’m a funny guy. Ask anyone (except my wife) and they’ll probably agree. So, in my column, I’ve looked...

By Daniel Rosenthal In last week’s Independent, Catherine Jurca took me to task for a recent column where I challenged the propriety of a lawsuit...