Housing for the Homeless Need Not be an Eyesore
Editor,
I don’t know why everyone (at least everyone who writes letters) appears to think that “permanent supportive housing” necessarily portends some kind of large...
Save Paradise
Editor,
We watched the storm surf this weekend bust our shore here in Laguna with unprecedented power. The waves from a hurricane were enormous. Two...
Battle Drought by the Bucketful
Editor,
I recently advocated treating our sewage to a potable level of purity that we could pump up the hill and mix with our other...
How About Repurposing Historic Theater as a Public Venue?
Editor,
The free September Sunset Serenades in Heisler Park could benefit from an indoor site as a public or private and public partnership. Why not...
MacGillivray Rues the Death of Local Cinema
Editor:
Neighbors in Laguna are upset and disappointed that the Laguna Cinema has closed-down. I am as well, but I also know that these closures...
Lack of Local Political Will Prevents a Solution for the Unhoused
Editor,
Reading comments in the media, made in reaction to the ACLU's recently filed lawsuit, is disappointing even if predictable. It appears that a citywide,...
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Editor:
Regarding the ACLU’s lawsuit filed against the City of Laguna Beach, I applaud the City Council’s decision to “vigorously defend the city against the...
A Witness to Uncivil Behavior
Editor,
I support the unanimous decision of the Laguna Beach City Council to fight this law suit, to clean up Laguna Beach and make our...
Some See Homeless Population as Threatening
Editor,
I am a homeowner who lives near downtown Laguna Beach. Many of our citizens are reeling from the fact that the ACLU is now...
Homeless Effect Laguna’s Quality of Life
Editor,
Ditto to Mark Christy’s letter to council members. Visitors are shocked by the throngs of homeless in our city. It seems that it is...
Weekend Trolleys Omit North Laguna
Editor,
It seemed as though the city of Laguna Beach was finally getting the trolley system figured out. Between the weekend trolley runs starting last...
Bad Apples Take Advantage of Help for the Homeless
Editor,
The recent lawsuit by the ACLU is a slap in the face and a case of the ACLU thinking they have an easy mark...
Thumbs Up for Two of Three Changes
Editor,
I never write letters to the editor of any newspaper but there is so much to say this week....
We have lived in Laguna Beach...
Another Icon Bites the Dust
Editor,
I am so very wistful. Our vintage movie theatre, which to me was one of Laguna's few iconic venues left in this resort town, is...
A Tipping Point for a Regional Solution?
Editor,
The ACLU lawsuit may be an opportunity for Laguna Beach to lead and organize this issue into a regional solution.
As the former national project...