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It wasn’t 30 units in 2007. It was 15 in 2010. City up zoned M1-b commercial property without EIR. CEQA violation. 8 feet of water in 2010 maybe, but 8 feet of mud? Wrong. Investor angels? They locate property, find loopholes, develop. Not out of goodness of hearts, but goodness...

Oh, where have you gone Billy Boy, Billy Boy? Oh, where have you gone darlin’ Billy? Because it is obviously not to the land of facts and truth. But then, why should you make that effort when it is so much easier to lie back in the false sun of misinformation, distortion of truth...

There’s a sense of deja vu regarding actions by the school board—both prior to the election, last fall and the calendar issue, and the most recent incident bypassing Dee Perry as board president. While I am grateful for the board’s service to the community, our students and...

Billy’s whining characterizations about the Longi project aren’t appreciated. Longi’s property has flooded several times, because he bought a small affordable property at the bottom of a flood plain. Across the country, it is well known that artist work/live projects are the new...

Some homes have spectacular panoramic sunset ocean views, some have the drama of the coves and cliffs, some folks have equally breathtaking views of our town and hillsides. All views are precious—to be appreciated and respected. Laguna is a city of views, and that is really our...

Let’s face it, the trolleys are for tourists. The current wisdom is that the trolleys keep tourists from parking downtown. Considering the number of tourists the city faces, I suspect the trolleys make little difference. The merchants downtown benefit from the trolleys; however,...

I have been reading with increasing dismay the letters and articles about who would be LBUSD Trustee Board President. It seems to me that Dee Perry not being chosen to be board chair has to do with her personal feelings and nothing to do with policy or students, which is the...

Take Turns One of the first things I learned in elementary school—you have to take turns. Give everyone a chance. So, when I was called to the principal’s office, I always made some other kid go. My record is spotless and remains unsealed. I was surprised that the school board is...

Read the Personals GREEN REVOLUTION – We have excellent plans for the future – no plastics. We are opening a restaurant where everything will be made of recycled paper. Tables, chairs, window coverings – as well as plates, cups, forks, spoons and knives. Opening in April...

Longtime Laguna Beach residents and father/son team Ron and Casey Marks encountered a friendly face looking for some bait earlier this month.

Newly elected Congressman Harley Rouda answered a variety questions during his first local town hall this week, including several on national issues that hit home in Laguna Beach: affordable housing, homelessness and healing the division among political leaders.

Moment of Silence A moment of silence, please. NASA’s Mars rovers, Opportunity and Spirit, have died. Since 2003, both exploring machines have sent information back about the planet Mars.  It was Opportunity that found and rescued Matt Damon. The transmission went, “Hey, you...

The LBUSD Public Communications office recently confirmed email content sent under official seal by School Board member Peggy Wolff. The message recklessly accuses member Dee Perry of violating legally binding School District rule. That accusation is not supported by evidence,...

In his column, “Don’t Come Here, You’ll Drown” J.J. Gasparotti explains that Laguna is at the same time both spending tax dollars to bring in more tourists while also spending tax dollars to try to deal with the impacts of tourists. And the revenue the city collects from tourists...

Regarding J.J. Gasparotti’s Feb. 15 column, “Don’t Come Here, You’ll Drown:” J.J.—Your best column ever, maybe the best column I’ve ever read that sums up the schizophrenia. The slippery slope was built and greased when the city raised bed taxes by 2 percent what, 15 years...