The City Council is accepting applications to fill an unexpired term on the Planning Commission, which will be vacated by City Council member elect Robert Whalen. The term extends to June 30. The council is also accepting applications from residents for an upcoming vacancy on the Board of Adjustment/Design Review Board. Applicants for both posts [...]
Editor, At the City Council meeting on Oct. 16, Mayor Jane Egly stated that she wanted to support the South Laguna Community Garden, but that she needed to know about the soil contamination and to see an appraisal. Specifically she said, “I need to have the answers to those two questions before I can say yeah. [...]
Editor, With two new members to our City Council, I hope that we as a city can take this opportunity to look at some of our ordinances that have caused so many heartaches in our town. One that comes to mind not only to me but to many of us is the issue of our [...]
New Law Discriminates Against Skateboarders I have been asking myself why the Laguna Beach City Council has decided that they are more qualified to govern the local skateboarders then our already existing state laws. The state of California’s vehicle code section 21212 reads: “(a) person under 18 years of age shall not operate a bicycle, [...]
Laguna Beach voters elected two challengers to the City Council and returned two incumbents to the school board, according to unofficial and nearly complete results from the county registrar. Robert Whalen and Steve Dicterow received more votes than incumbents Verna Rollinger and Jane Egly in the race for Laguna’s City Council. Jan Vickers and Bill [...]
Editor, Caveat emptor: The devil’s in the details! It is an expensive campaign featuring full color mailers, a professional web site with videos and an array of endorsements. Central moderators for this circus atmosphere are CC’s spokesmen: a real estate developer and an ex-City Council member. It is telling that they relate to the success [...]
Editor, Mahatma Gandhi once wrote, “Leadership means getting along with people.” If that is true, then Jane Egly was born to be a leader. She has proven herself to be a leader during eight years on our City Council, where she has successfully brought disparate sides of issues together to find consensus, sorely needed in today’s [...]
Editor, It is with enthusiasm that I share my endorsements regarding Laguna Beach’s City Council race – and to ask you to consider supporting my choices: Jane Egly (an incumbent) and Bob Whalen (a current Planning Commissioner). As many know, I have served on the City Council nearly 10 years, now – and before that, [...]
By Martha Lydick Laguna Beach Greenbelt Inc. and other supporters of Measure CC expect voters to accept a biased, self-serving interpretation of the ballot they wrote, using pretty pictures of uninhabited canyon scenes to say “trust us” to manage public use of “open space” in residential neighborhoods. Instead of accepting anyone’s interpretation of Measure [...]
Editor, The purpose of Measure CC is to provide funding for acquiring undeveloped open space within the city that is currently in private hands. Proponents of the measure concede the space is a mix of developable and undevelopable land. As to the undevelopable land, why should the city even acquire it? Let the owners continue to pay insurance, [...]
Editor, The election season is almost over and we can soon breathe a sigh of relief. It’s been a long, contentious struggle at all levels—national, state and local. Some decisions, such as how to vote on state initiatives, may have been difficult, but the one closest to home, Laguna’s City Council race, is easy at least for [...]
It was incorrectly reported in “Skateboard Confiscation Law Ok’d,” Oct. 19, edition, that a law requiring the confiscation of skateboards by helmet-less riders had received final approval by the City Council. Rather, the proposed law received preliminary approval and is tentatively scheduled for a final reading on Nov. 13. Also in that article, Kathryn Doe’s [...]
Editor, Flooding in the canyon and the downtown business district has devastated property and businesses and even cost lives. I own a house in Laguna Canyon, behind the animal hospital and was concerned about the flooding issues, so I contacted Verna Rollinger for help. Verna didn’t just respond to our pleas, she rolled up her sleeves, went to [...]
Editor, Re: “Where’s the Fire?” Local Currents, Oct. 12 letters. This once again is David Vanderveen at his best, nailing truth about the proposed Social Host Ordinance (SHO) to a post in the public commons. I agree with David 100% and urge everyone to sign the petition asking all City Council and school board candidates [...]
Editor: City Council elections are important. This is the level of government that can affect you most directly. There are two incumbents and three challengers for two seats. Verna Rollinger is extremely knowledgeable about the workings of the city of Laguna Beach. Having served as City Clerk for 29 years and now running for [...]
Police Use Taser to Subdue Assault Suspect
An assault involving three men escalated into a struggle with Laguna Beach police, who ultimately deployed a taser twice to subdue the younger combative suspect in the 300 block of Cozumel around 1:15 a.m. Friday, May 10, police said. Police ultimately arrested Laguna Beach resident Sergio Gabriel Borgognone, 51, for allegedly resisting arrest and his [...]
