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Editor, In 2016 three-decade school board incumbent Jan Vickers told voters her vast knowledge of local school “history and facts” will ensure “continuity” in school policy. Before the 2016 election Vickers stridently defended $2.2 million “urgent need” spending for new Community...

Editor: In response to “Getting what we deserve”, Letters, in the June 23 issue. I remember a singular time years ago when my father, after listening to a fair and equal vote from a car full of kids, finally allowed me to take command of our Mercury wagon and drive the family...

Editor, Now that it is summer, the trash on the beaches is multiplying.  I wish to thank all of the people I see who, like me, walk along and pick up the discarded bottles, cans, and beach toys. I also wish to thank the hotels, such as the Capri Laguna, who has now put out a new...

Editor, Our city’s commercial-friendly groupthink has made it official: Welcome to Laguna Beach, the Disneyland of OC beach communities, whether residents like it or not. Take that Huntington and Newport, yes, we can: We can out-gaudy you, we can deface and clutter our sidewalks...

Editor, I have read with interest the letters of homeowners whose objections to being included in the Historic Inventory have been largely disregarded. I would like to add my name to the list of people who have a problem with their home being placed on the Laguna Historic...

Editor, Very happy to see “Indy on arts” in the last four editions. Hope others are, too.   Elliot Sacks  

By Robin Pierson, Special to the Independent With its latest round of grant-making, Impact Giving, a collective giving group established by five Laguna Beach women, announced that it has granted more than $1 million since its inception. “Eight years ago we didn’t exist and today...

John Taylor Freeman, born March 6, 1984, was killed in an automobile accident in San Diego on June 13, 2017. Freeman was a 2002 graduate of Laguna Beach High School and also a graduate of San Diego State. He is survived by his parents Dan Freeman and Donna Freeman, brother Peter...

April 24, 1943 – June 15, 2017 Artist Michael Norris Graham passed away on June 15, 2017, in Laguna Hills. He died from a stroke at 74. Michael was born in Stockton. He attended Wilson High in Long Beach and in 1967 graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a degree in theatrical...

Stone Age Answer I was reading the Indy when tiredness overwhelmed me, my eyes closed and then several hours later I awoke with one answer and one question. The answer solves two recent Laguna problems. The Laguna College of Art and Design was forced to close its stone-carving...

By Charlie Warner, Special to the Independent After four years in high school, the senior class of 2017 embarked this week on a new journey. Before departing, though, seniors arrived by buses in droves to a familiar but newly remodeled space, the grounds of the Festival of Arts,...

The city of Laguna Beach will mark its 90th year as an incorporated city on Tuesday, June 27, with a reception and historical presentation in Council Chambers at 5:30 p.m.

An octopus sculpture and bronze bench now perch in Heisler Park overlooking Diver’s Cove in Laguna Beach.

Square dancing brought smiles to the multi-purpose room as Pioneer Day drew to a close. Mothers and fathers counted their steps and tried to keep pace with their children. It was a special time for connection and reflection.

Editor, I have lived in Laguna since 1959. At 10 years of age, the realization that this is where I want to live is absolute. Fast forward to 1979, and I have a wife and we prepare ourselves to start a family by buying a house. Since 1979 there have been many changes to living in...