Patsy Ann Weaver, a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away at 79. Pat was the daughter of Willard Wallace Tully and Alice Katherine Tully. She was born in Glendale, grew up in Alhambra and graduated from Alhambra High School and Pasadena City College where she met Everett (Gene) Weaver. They were married on July 18, 1953 [...]
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko toured the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, still temporarily offline after a radioactive gas leak shut it down two months ago, to get a first-hand overview of safety issues there last Friday. At a press conference afterwards, Jaczko heard a controlled barrage of questions about repairing the plant, which [...]
Editor, Thank you Tom Osborne for asking us, “Is Nuclear Safety an Oxymoron?” (Fe. 17 edition). We are very fortunate to have our Laguna Beach City Council voting to send a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission asking that Edison remove the growing pools of radioactive waste from San Onofre. Of all 104 nuclear reactors in [...]
s long as the human race has created art there have been patrons of the arts. From the first patrons of feudal Japan to the Medici of Florence or the Warburgs and Guggenheims of New York, certain families are ubiquitous and generous. Laguna is no exception.
The Guns Of August: The Fears Of September September should offer some relief from the market’s guns of August, the worst August in 10 years. The S&P 500 index lost 6% and unusual volatility seemed to scare investors even more. In one four-day stretch, the Dow Jones Industrial Average swung over four hundred points on [...]
Laguna meetings on safety of San Onofre Nuclear Plant Since the meltdown of Japan’s Fukushima power plant in March and its undetermined health implications, the safety of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) is the only thing on the minds of the founders of San Clemente Green. The group’s founder, Gary Headrick, will [...]
Embracing Hope Over Prophets of Danger “We have hope for Japan despite our current dangers.” Yumiko Tochigi, entrepreneur and Green Room director. Local Lagunan Gabe Sullivan, my business partner Scott Coon, and I spent the past two weeks in Japan launching our energy drink brand and planning a new adventure publication for [...]
Staying Connected to Teens Michael Riera, a published authority on children and teenagers, is the guest speaker Wednesday, May 18, at Coffee Break, the parent education workshop that begins at 8:15 a.m. at the Surf & Sand Hotel. Riera’s cornerstone philosophy is that parents of teens should shift from being authoritarian managers to collaborative consultants. [...]
With shocking images from Japan’s quake and tsunami last month as a sobering reminder, Laguna Beach’s city officials aim to bolster disaster readiness here by learning hard-won lessons from victims of local catastrophes at a City Hall workshop Saturday, April 9. “We need to hear the experiences and the ideas firsthand so that we can [...]
Difficulties “Life is difficult,” M. Scott Peck, “The Road Less Traveled.” The wonderful paradox of M. Scott Peck’s classic work is that once we accept the truth of life’s difficulty, we can transcend it and it ceases to be as difficult. A few of life’s difficulties intertwined last week and became less so [...]
Students, faculty and staff at Laguna College of Art & Design have joined forces to produce artwork for a benefit sale to aid the victims of the cataclysmic events in Japan, to be held on Sunday, April 3, at the main campus, 2222 Laguna Canyon Road. LCAD artists of all levels and all majors [...]
No News May be Good News Recent news events in Japan, the Middle East and Portugal pounded the stock market, yet the overall dip was only around five percent. With major uncertainties still prevailing, stocks seem stabilized. Still 2% off their 2011 highs, they are ahead 4% for the year, a creditable showing considering the [...]
It Can’t Happen Here By Michael Ray We do not think it can happen here. I live above Diver’s Cove in a house that is at an elevation a good 50 feet above the ocean. Let me be specific. My house is on a lip of land 20 feet above Cliff Drive, which runs below [...]
Times’ Business Columnist to Speak Los Angeles Times consumer and business columnist David Lazarus will be speaking to the Laguna Beach Democratic Club at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, about the state’s fiscal crisis. Lazarus is the author of two books on Japan, where he lived for several years. The meeting will take place [...]
Japan’s Tragedies and the Market The tragic earthquake damage in Japan continues to dominate the news. While this has an impact on our stock investments, the higher priority is to assist with the human needs. The market has been good to us over the past couple of years and I recommend donations to https://american.redcross.org/site/Donation2?idb=0&5052.donation=form1&df_id=5052 The [...]
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 [...]
