Laguna Beach’s City Council voted 4-1 on Tuesday to move forward with a $35 million multi level parking structure and park for the town’s village entrance, despite concerns raised by dissenting member Toni Iseman about costs. More than 30 people addressed the special meeting in Council Chambers, which was filled to capacity. Council members Elizabeth [...]
Editor, I strongly support the City’s recent attempt to strengthen the View ordinance, as announced in your paper (“Council Sets Sights on View Ordinance,” Jan. 18). At the same time, I think the city administration needs to get behind it and begin to support its intent. It often does not. Last fall my neighbor lost a third of his white-water [...]
Editor, I would like to gratefully thank all of my volunteers for their hard work and dedication during this election cycle. It was a battle well fought and even though we did not win at the national level, we did very well at the local level. We supported our newly redistricted Congressman Dana Rohrbacher, representatives [...]
Editor, I only have two votes for three excellent candidates, Jane, Verna, and Bob Whalen. I became aware of Bob at the candidate’s forum for the arts. The village entrance project was discounted by Steve Dicterow as probably not doable. Bob responded with his history of doing similar projects through his law practice and the view [...]
Editor, When you first meet someone it takes mere seconds for your first impression responses to kick in, and in the case of meeting Steve Dicterow, I knew immediately that I really liked the guy. I had just recently moved to Laguna Beach, and I was taking photos at an event. Steve invited me to sit [...]
The Laguna Beach Taxpayers Association will oppose Measure CC, the Laguna Beach Open Space Acquisition and Preservation Parcel Tax Measure, on the Nov. 6 ballot and endorsed challenger Steve Dicterow for election to the City Council. The measure “would not be sound tax policy, would trigger wasteful spending, and would not result in continuity or [...]
by Chris Quilter I’ve been under the weather lately and it’s made me cranky — or as my friends would put it, crankier. Last week, I ended a two-week course of a cancer-eating face cream whose active ingredient has to be napalm. (I lasted 12 days.) This week, my entire forehead has dandruff, and [...]
Editor: Steve Dicterow must be superman. At least that is what he himself seems to think. At his 9/11 tribute, which he seems to have turned into a campaign event and a celebration of himself, he takes single-handed credit for saving Laguna Beach last time he was in office. According to reports, “Dicterow said when he was [...]
The political campaign season is upon Laguna Beach. A veritable slew of forums, candidate discussions, and events are scheduled over the next eight weeks. The Laguna Beach Alliance for the Arts holds a forum for city council candidates this Saturday, Sept. 15 from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Laguna Playhouse in the Moulton Theater. The public is [...]
Laguna Beach City Council candidate Steve Dicterow invites the public to join him for a Sept. 11 tribute on Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. at Mozambique restaurant, 1740 S. Coast Highway. Complimentary drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be served.
Photo by Donna Gee More than 600 people — including gold medalist Annika Dries and council candidate Steve Dicterow, center — stopped by for a pancake breakfast served up by police and firefighters on Labor Day in Heisler Park, marking the end of the summer season and the departure of most tourists. Organizer Sande St. [...]
Editor, As president of the Laguna Beach Republicans, I feel it is my duty to respond to “A Surprise Among His Supporters,” Aug. 10. Laguna Beach Republicans support all candidates who are registered Republican voters. We do not discriminate regarding race, gender or what position the candidate is seeking. LBR is proudly supporting Steve Dicterow because not [...]
Correction: Due to incorrectly understood information, candidate Steve Dicterow’s age was listed incorrectly in “Anticipating Upcoming Elections,” in the July 20 edition. His correct age is 57. The Indy apologizes for the error.
Laguna Beach Legal held a fundraiser for Steve Dicterow for City Council last month. Dicterow previously served 12 years on the City Council, including three years as mayor. The event took place in the home of Paula Lingelbach, a longtime friend of Ellie Tipton Ortiz, owner of Laguna Beach Legal. Dinner was accompanied by a pianist and vocalist. [...]
Editor, In a few months Mitt Romney will buy the White House with millions from many unnamed donors and corporations. I was surprised and sad to hear Dana Rohrabacher will be representing Laguna Beach in the newly created 48th District and that he attended Laguna Beach city council candidate Steve Dicterow’s kick-off party. Rohrabacher is [...]
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 [...]
