Town Crier

July 22, 1927 - May 16, 2018 A resident of Laguna Beach for 47 years, David H. Koontz was born in Ottumwa, Iowa. Koontz served in...

  A memorial service will be held for photographer, gallerist and activist Mark Chamberlain at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 3, at Neighborhood Church, 340 St....

Steinle-Lamb Larry Thomas Steinle, of Laguna Beach, and Pamela Hunt Steinle, of Fullerton, announce the marriage of their daughter Aurora Hunt Steinle to Michael Quincy...

Read the Personals   CHICKEN WHISPERER NEEDED IMMEDIATELY.  Help!  My chickens have stopped laying eggs.  I don’t know what to do! I have a farm, but...

The Sympathy Trap   Are you concerned that your caring about the complex problems of others is getting you down? Do you wish you could shut...

  Editor, The city’s fear and fire campaign to underground utilities in Laguna Beach was not developed as a means of saving the residents from the...

Editor: The month of June is officially LGBTQ Heritage & Culture Month in Laguna Beach, as proclaimed by former Mayor Toni Iseman and the City...

Editor, I saw the article about the “art mural” on what was once Tivoli Too! A very romantic, elegant wedding venue. Looks great for a...

Editor, Laguna is a close-knit community that supports creativity and art, that believes in protecting our natural resources, and offers unique opportunities that shape the...

Risk, Gain, Loss, All Four-Letter Words Four-letter words have a clouded reputation. “Good authors, too, who once knew better words/Now only use four-letter words” (Cole...

Editor, Last week I was working on a local whale watch vessel and noticed a shiny, colorful object floating on the ocean. An exotic marine...

Editor, I wanted to thank you for publishing Skip Hellewell's columns.  I have been a resident of Laguna Beach for most of my life (40...

Editor, Thank you for your support of this column "Finding Meaning" in your local newspaper.  I was a 30-year resident of the city where my...

  Editor, SchoolPower President Kristin Winter (“SchoolPower Welcomes Financial Transparency” May 18) assures she’s “keeping overhead costs below industry standard.” But sustained success as a small town...

Editor, What gives our president the right to defy a United Nation’s vote and declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel? Israel is barely 70 years old....