Columns

The Squid Whisperers Many would say the risk was too great. In hindsight, I would have to agree. But on Tuesday, June 25, my daughter...

Laguna’s Churches In the search for meaning, it’s been my pleasure to attend all of Laguna’s churches. In truth, I haven’t been to a service...

Stinky Business Special Enterprise Districts are one of California’s oldest forms of government. Most folks don’t know they exist. They are the first form of...

Bough Breaks Yikes. The OC Grand Jury released a report criticizing Laguna Beach as one of eight cities with a low number of publicly owned...

Is It a Creek? I Hear Frogs! As I was walking back into town after the Sawdust preview party last Tuesday night, I entered the...

The Patriotic Citizen   Last week people came to our town by the tens of thousands to celebrate Independence Day. Truth be told, most came to...

Book ‘Em Danno “Book ‘Em Danno.” The Laguna Beach police investigated three house thefts. Two suspects are believed to have posed as potential house buyers...

The Builders Usually this column focuses on issues that are, in essence, Laguna’s first world problems. Independence Day with its fireworks displays and throngs of...

Slim Summerville The power went out in South Laguna the other night, a rare occurrence. Rare enough that I was uncertain how to respond. The...

The Cry Bullies of Laguna Beach Village Laguna is a group of mostly liberal and well-intentioned people advocating what they think is right for Laguna....

School Board’s Action a Danger to Democracy On June 11, when the Laguna Beach School Board decided by a 4-1 vote to create a subcommittee...

The Difficult Path to Delight “Whenever I’m driving through a neighborhood and see a (landscaper) truck with orange cones set out on each end, and...

Best Made Plans I was delighted to read the Indy’s “Laguna Leaders Receive Recognition for Landscape Plans.” The American Planning Association (APA) presented its 2019...

Something to Chew On I’m deep in Ibiza, the White Island, one half—along with Formentera—of Las Pitiusas (the Pine Islands), also part of the Balearic...

Emotional Maturity High-minded concepts are health food for the over-burdened mind. There is nothing like a good inspirational concept to lift our spirits and help...