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Editor, The city of Laguna Beach and the city’s Emergency-Disaster Preparedness Committee and the neighborhoods will be conducting a meeting on Monday, Sept. 12, 6 p.m. at Susi Q Community Center to discuss a “proposed pilot program” for streets off of Alta...

This letter was also addressed to members of the City Council and city manager. Editor, At the City Council meeting I did not intend to speak; I was only there to support my American Legion comrade Bill Sandlin. Bill and a Marine’s wife who serves as liaison for these activities...

Editor, With the new school year starting, parents’ to-do lists are now filled with shopping for school clothes, school supplies, and school food. That’s right – school food! In past years, our nation’s schools were used by the USDA as a dumping ground for surplus...

Ode to Laguna Beach Before anyone knew about the Irvine Company, everyone in Orange County knew about the Irvine Ranch. It covered one–sixth of the county and, in the mid 1960s, it contained mile after mile of orange groves, sugar beets, even a herd of cattle. I worked for the...

Ann Hult Crowell, a longtime resident of Laguna Beach, died on July 4. Crowell served on city Art Commission, in the vestry of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church and with St. Margaret’s Episcopal School, in the National Charity League and Habitat for Humanity. Crowell is the...

On Saturday, Aug. 27, Sunny, a longtime resident of South Laguna and Laguna Beach, passed away peacefully at her home on Brooks Street surrounded by her family. She was just about 16 years old. Sunny was a special dog, with an intelligent, yet sweet disposition. Although she...

Knock Knock Knock, knock. Who’s there? (Silence) Knock, knock. Who’s there? (Silence) The ghost of village entrance future appears. He gives the thumbs down and proclaims, “No one is at Laguna’s door. There is no door. The city has ruined knock-knock jokes forevermore.” I love...

By Bill Sorrells   I loved the town as it used to be Before they made a “window to the sea.” There’s a park there now with flowers and grass And benches filled with the homeless mass.   And I miss Benton’s with the homemade pies And Curries ice cream with the triple...

Guest Contributor Losing a special teacher is difficult. We’d been through it before at Thurston Middle School. My son’s burgeoning percussion skills had ignited under the tutelage of a previous teacher (not to mention former student Gabe Rabben’s inspiration.) Then...

Editor, As a tax paying resident of Laguna Beach, I am deeply disturbed by the Council’s vote to ban all short term rentals except in commercial zones. This ban was based on flawed numbers by city staff, a very well organized vocal minority in town (read Village Laguna’s hand)...

Editor, On Monday, I attended a Laguna Beach candidate’s forum hosted by Village Laguna at the City Council Chambers. For the first time in 17 years, our current city treasurer, Ms. Laura Parisi, is being opposed in her re-election by Ms. Anne McGraw. While competition and debate...

Editor, Peggy Wolff’s school board campaign launch party was held at current board member Ketta Brown’s stunning home. Brown says PTA is the best training for school board, and now Peggy is following in Ketta’s footsteps with “community volunteer” designation on...

Editor, Historically speaking, I don’t know if native Americans who lived in or near Laguna Beach smoked “weed.” Certainly some of the early 1900 bohemians did and as we should all know for a fact, hundreds did and still do starting with the hippie-love culture...

Editor, With respect to last week’s letter asking that Village Laguna spend money on insurance policies as opposed to candidates, let’s all chalk one up to small minded-ness. It is not the mandate of the folks with in Village Laguna, nor within the city of Laguna...