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Laguna Beach Independent Letters Section

Good-Driving Reminders Needed

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Editor, I know I’m not the only one who thinks driving in Laguna has become increasingly akin to maneuvering through a challenging obstacle course. Or...

The Legal System’s Revolving Door

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Editor, Well . . . with seven DUI convictions, it is perfectly understandable why he would flee. (“Multiple Offender Re-arrested,” Streetbeat, June 12.) The problem is...

Perturbed by Columnist’s View of Cuba

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Editor, Why does the Indy subject the children and other citizens of our community to the musings of an Indy columnist perving in Cuba? The glorification...

Forest Closure Endangers Shops

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Editor, Our City Councils in the past encouraged us to shop in Laguna Beach so why are they trying to make it impossible to shop...

Crowds Outstrip Outdoor Venue’s Capacity

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Editor, Last night’s capacity audience for Laguna Beach Live!’s bluegrass event at the Ranch had all the signs that Laguna is becoming a bluegrass town. The...

Merit to Redundancy

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Editor, While I understand and sometimes share City Council’s frustration with absenteeism on the Design Review Board, it would appear that the simpler and less...

Street Closure Needs a More Creative Moniker

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Editor, Before the Forest Avenue Closure stirs more panic from motorists, merchants and the petition police, here are execution steps to ensure the event will...

A Plan in Search of a Problem

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Editor, I attended a meeting at last week in which the city planner and a consultant presented plans to alter the downtown area. I have a...

Already Missing Mark Dressler

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Editor, Last Sunday about 150 friends, students, and parents attended a retirement party for Mark Dressler, who has taught theater in the Laguna Beach school...

A Character’s Absence is Noted

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Editor, The silver haired gentleman seen at the chessboard on main beach, occasionally with a pigeon sitting atop of his hat, has returned to his hometown of...

Rental Fight Echoes an Earlier Battle Over High-Rises

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Editor: Billy Fried's column last week regarding short-term lodging missed the mark.  He claims financial benefits to the owner, citing one renter who purportedly, "makes...

Another Round in the Visitors vs. Residents Culture Battle

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Editor, I am replying to Billy Fried's May 29th glowing endorsement of home sharing. Billy, you open your "kibitz" portraying yourself as an open-minded world traveler who...

Ideas to Turn a Problem Into Revenue

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Editor: I suggest an ordinance to mitigate the short-term rental crisis in Laguna Beach. Such rentals are a right of the property owners, just as...

Plea to Save Trees

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Editor, Please come to the Laguna Beach School Board meeting June 9 at 6 p.m. to stand and speak up for the trees around Laguna...

Christoph’s Plantings Ignore Current Sentiment

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Editor, As a professional landscape architect, Ann Christoph, the designer of the slope surrounding the high school baseball field, knew the eucalyptus and California oaks were a...