A Plea to Preserve Character
Editor,
If I may, I’d like to briefly respond to Dave’s letter (“Plant a Tree, Block a View”) from last week. To begin with, thank...
Battle Against Zika Endangers Health
Editor,
We are in trouble. The OC Vector Control wants to aerially spray our homes, parks, schools and churches with a pesticide that is a...
Congestion Tamer: Double-Deck Coast Highway
Editor,
(This letter was also addressed to the City Council.)
Here is a suggestion for the City Council and Caltrans regarding reducing the traffic congestion on...
Glad to See A Familiar Face
Editor,
Judy and I ran into Barbara Diamond the other day. We were pleased to learn that she is now back in Laguna, but saddened...
West Street Beach Lives On
Editor,
If you have L.G.B.T. friends, remind them that warm weather on Memorial Day weekend, May 27-30 will see crowds at one major attraction that...
A Pitiless Approach
I am puzzled by the report that Laguna’s police department will be using a golf cart to round up homeless people found sleeping on...
Golf Cart Hides But Doesn’t Solve Homelessness
Editor,
Did your reporter take time to talk with any of the people who are now going to get their free ride to somewhere each...
‘Making Them Invisible to the Thoughtless’
Editor,
It appears from Rita Robinson's front page story, (“Police Golf Cart Will Round Up Homeless,” in the April 29, 2016, edition that our police...
School Board Candidate Earns a Backer
Editor,
Thank you Mr. Hills. I'm thrilled that you are running for a seat on the Laguna Beach Board of Education. Over the last year...
Plant a Tree, Block a View
Editor,
In Mace Morse’s letter last week, “Trouble in Paradise” (Letters, April 28), he made many good points but made one major error.
That was that...
Keep Commerce Out of Neighborhoods
Editor,
Please preserve the character of our community.
To set the facts straight, those of us who are speaking for the silent majority against short-term rentals in...
If You Can’t Beat ‘em, Hack ‘em
Editor,
A few days ago, Stu News ran an online poll asking, “Do you favor allowing Laguna Beach homeowners to have short term (30 days...
Dichotomy Seems Obvious
Editor,
Quote of the year: "South Orange County is not growing. Laguna Beach, with 24,000 residents, really hasn't changed much in the last five years....
Laguna Ignores Short-Term Rental Policies of Other Cities
Editor,
Thanks to the LB Indy for the eye-opening article about the number of short term rentals in Laguna owned by people who do not...
Regulations Should Forbid Absentee Owners
Editor:
I am dismayed by the attitude of Lagunans, who want an outright ban on all short-term rentals, home-sharing, and home exchanges. They seem to be...