Editor, The community response to the school board rescinding the calendar change should cause the community to stand up and take notice! Many see this as a calendar issue, it isn’t. It’s more than that; it is about the lack of integrity in the process. While, I am satisfied with the recent decision reversal, facts [...]
Editor, To a packed-in group of LBUSD parents and other community members, Laguna Beach school board President Bill Landseidel used the phrases “blown out of proportion”, and “odd” (adding to Ketta Brown’s “crazy” and “absurd”) to describe his constituents’ reaction to the board’s school year calendar change (yes go ahead, listen to the podcast, if [...]
Editor, If the school board is apologizing to parents then it is only fair that they correct their mistake. Put the calendar back and leave it alone until you’ve allowed a proper public debate. When a student does something wrong in class he is required to correct it and/or fix it until he gets it [...]
Editor, During the standing room only February school board meeting, the members and Supt. Smith all acknowledged their failure to properly communicate and manage their decision to change the school calendar. While their belated admission was a positive step, there is a growing group of parents galvanized to be more active and advocate for improved future [...]
Laguna Beach’s school board stuck to their unanimous decision to start school before Labor Day, prompting grumblings by disgruntled parents to boycott the earlier start in August and even recall school board members. “What is it they can’t hear?” Rick Putnam, who has two daughters at the high school, said in frustration. Putnam had just [...]
Editor: I’m writing to you to communicate my frustration and displeasure with the school board’s sudden decision to change the district calendar. My family doesn’t want a whole week off of school at Thanksgiving. As it is, we already have so many breaks during the school year that by the time our kids get out, [...]
Dear Editor, In a joint LBUSD School Board and LB City Council meeting held Jan. 29, Sherine Smith, superintendent, cited a 43% response rate to a November email survey of parents about ‘considering to possibly change’ the school calendar. Further, Ms. Smith shared that 75% of LBUSD teachers responded. When asked how the parents’ responses [...]
Artist Paints In Live Demonstration Artist Georgeana Ireland will be painting live at Fingerhut Gallery, 210A Forest Ave. Saturday, Dec. 15, from noon to 3 p.m. For more, visit fingerhuart.com. Modern Facelift for a Laguna Classic The Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters redesigned their [...]
Editor, A bit of history will clear up some of the misunderstandings about the reasons the city has recently received $251,251.87 from the sale of property near Camel Point. In the beginning, the developers of Coast Royal, brothers Joe and Guy Skidmore, were very generous to the people and thus left many beach access ways [...]
Laguna Outreach for Community Arts is now taking registrations for a beginner-level clay-sculpting class. The workshop takes place at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center on Saturday, Oct. 6 from 9-10:30 a.m. The activity includes a docent tour of the center, and a close up view of live sea lions. Following the tour, participants will create [...]
Auditions for singers, dancers and actors for No Square Theatre’s production of Laguna Tots will be held on Friday, March 2, between 3 and 8 p.m., at No Square Theatre’s Legion Hall, 384 Legion St. Candidates should sing one song and bring accompaniment on CD, a cappella, or bring sheet music in the correct [...]
Auditions for singers, dancers and actors for No Square Theatre’s production of Laguna Tots will be held on Friday, March 2, between 3 and 8 p.m., at No Square Theatre’s Legion Hall, 384 Legion St. Candidates should sing one song and bring accompaniment on CD, a cappella, or bring sheet music in the correct [...]
Tuesday, March 1 City Council, 6 p.m., Council Chambers Wednesday, March 2 Housing and Human Services Committee, Community Center. Thursday, March 3 HIV Committee, Community Center.
Ill Prepared Hiker Rescued from Hillside
A sheriff’s helicopter was used to extract a hiker who suffered an anxiety attack and was unable to move from a steep trail in Laguna Beach’s open space about 6 p.m. Sunday, June 9, police said. Lifeguards in an all-terrain vehicle coordinated the extraction from thick brush and a steep slope between Alta Laguna Park [...]
