Town Crier

The choice of a new city manager provides a wonderful opportunity as well as a quandary for the City Council as well as the...

I am writing to discuss the deeply disturbing topic of CEQA abuse. The 1970 law may have been a good one aimed at keeping...

As I've followed along with the lawsuits brought against the City and the Kirby family's preservation and expansion of their home over the past...

My name is Curt Crandall and I live at 64 Lagunita in Laguna Beach. In last week's Indy, we learned that Ann Christoph, Johanna...

I’m responding to the letter from Rosanne Beam regarding “The other side of the ADU story”.  Ms. Beam’s comment regarding “Ms. Lewis’ tenants may...

I read with interest your article “LBUSD Consultant Shares Roadmap to Confront Institutional Racism”.  It reminded me of an incident that happened to me...

Pivotal Thinking The word pivot means to change directions; to deliberately choose directions of vital importance. When you decide to make life changes, you take on...

Good Guys or Bad Guys? From the look of last week’s Independent the bad guys are Village Laguna and everyone who advocates for historic preservation....

Let’s Bring Back Stoning This one is too good to pass up. As you may know, Councilmember Peter Blake recently was “censured” for his “bad...

By Catherine Jurca The latest attack on historic preservation holds that the law is important—sometimes. Projects can get a pass depending on who the owners...

By Gene Felder The City’s Parking, Traffic, and Circulation Committee will meet on April 22 to discuss a proposal by the Top of the World...

This Old House Can I add my 2 cents to Laguna’s historic home preservation battle? Readers will recall the passing of my Mom at the...

Laguna Greenbelt President Norm Grossman will speak at 7 p.m. on April 5 during a Zoom meeting hosted by the Laguna Canyon Conservancy (LCC). The...

Brady White placed first in the Junior Racing League XC High School Varsity Mountain Bike race in Temecula on March 27, racing a 22-mile...

The Sawdust Art Festival invites the public to the first Sawdust Spring Fling, a weekend pop-up art show on April 17 and April 18...