Editor, Re: moving the bus terminal to village entrance. Elizabeth Pearson sent an email saying the bus terminal will stay where it’s at and will not be relocated to village entrance. Toni Iseman sent an email saying she is no longer in favor of moving it because big buses cannot make the turns it [...]
Editor, It is my understanding that the village entrance area is to be as park-like as possible. With more than 60 arrivals and departures per day, some with 10-minute “layovers” the big OCTA buses combined with numerous municipal bus arrivals would take a lot away from any “park-like” environment. Yes, the big buses do burn [...]
Editor, Orange County librarians are admitting that the internet system in the 35+ libraries has been slow for at least a month and may either improve or get worse. The use of computers in the orange county library system is way down because of on-going internet problems, and yet this is one of the most popular [...]
Editor, The Laguna Beach City Council is generations out of touch with much of new Laguna. Bruce Hopping may be in his early 90s but he is right when he says education in relation to drinking and “pot” is better than more laws (“Teen Drinking Law Takes a Summer Hiatus,” June 22). The young people [...]
Editor, It’s amazing how Ann Christoph orchestrates a 90 minute presentation to save an old house (“Old House Lacks Integritym” March 9) but cares nothing about Camel Point Drive’s residents discouraging people from walking on their street, which is a legal, public walking access way to the beach. The city of Laguna, County [...]
Editor, Walk into Wells Fargo Bank and up the grand staircase to the second floor and see a great art exhibit put on by C.A.P. (Community Art Project) and the bank, open til March 20 and titled “Cars.” Sketches, paintings and photographs combine to make a moving display of cars and the walk around show [...]
Editor, West St. beach, South Laguna, entered into a Google search will produce 11 pages of references for this internationally known gay and lesbian beach which is actually about 1000 yards north of the picturesque West St. stairway. Reviews include comments like “I was pleasantly surprised at how nice people were.” West St. beach is [...]
Editor, Peter J. French’s letter to the editor regarding the skateboard fiasco and arrogant City Council and City Hall is one of the best letters I have ever read. (“Skateboard Ban Courts a Challenge,” Letters, April 22) When the city put a parking money machine in Lang Park that was it for me. A pre-school, [...]
Editor, Alas the Laguna Beach City Council is spending $30,000 to repair the “creek bed” near the city animal shelter (“Animal Lovers Fund Shelter Makeover,” April 15). What about the creek as it runs further east? No $$$$ for this part of the creek that was responsible for major damage to houses along its [...]
This letter was addressed to county Supervisor Pat Bates. I voted yes for Measure M to provide funds from sales taxes in O.C. for good bus service. I hear you may give the south Orange County bus routes to a private company, and do away with OCTA in south county. Is this true? The public [...]
Editor, It would be great if the skateboard families who dealt with the Laguna Beach City Council in a patient and civil manner could find someone who has the time and energy to run for City Council in the next election. The parents and children not only spoke well at several long City Council meetings [...]
Editor, In the short time John Pletig has been city manager, he has brought a breath of fresh air to our town. His waiving of rebuilding fees is great, but only til Jan. 10? This sounds too much like our last city manager. His leadership during the rains was great. A wall of water went [...]
Editor, The president of the Laguna Beach Police Employees Association, Larry Bammer, says that the defeated marijuana Proposition 19 is dangerous, and he talks about illegal sales of marijuana from storefront dispensaries. You can get a medical marijuana card if you have any one of over 200 medical conditions. The 1997 law passed by the people allows [...]
Editor, Believe it or not, 2,781 Lagunatics voted for Patrascu. You know something is wrong with city government and the Laguna Beach City Council when almost 3,000 citizens vote for an unknown city council candidate, Mr. Patrascu. I drove to Pasadena yesterday and saw only three highway patrol and police cars during the whole trip, [...]
Editor, It’s totally amazing how many people have told me they are “bullet” voting and plan to vote for only one Laguna Beach City Council candidate, although you are supposed to vote for three. People feel like we are stuck with this council forever and are tired of the police department, meter maids, ridiculous city department [...]
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 [...]
