Columns

Bird’s Eye View “It’s time to fly south for the summer,” cooed a Morning Dove. “Sorry dear, but you have that mixed up. It’s fly...

Of Smartphones and Schools With my size 11 sneakers, I am going to tread not so reverentially over sacred ground. The subject for today is...

The Duality of Ibiza “Nothing exceeds like excess. You should know that, Tony.” -Elvira Hancock (Michelle Pfeiffer’s character in “Scarface”) If Tony Montana were alive today, instead...

Happy Campers Recent reports showed that the more LA taxpayers spent fighting homelessness, the worse it got. This is the exact opposite of the results...

Main Beach Park has lost whatever curb appeal it had. Conceived as a view improvement for the driving public, it never fulfilled its recreational...

I like books; always have. Invite me into your home and you’ll catch me surveying your library. Among my oddities is an inordinate fondness...

The school district is revisiting a 2016 decision to unweight grades. Some parents and students question the school district’s course structure alignment to UC...

The Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual State of the City event on May 2—it was our largest turnout in history. Mayor Bob Whalen...

I’ve just returned from almost a month in a short-term rental in Sorrento Italy. Sorrento is very much like Laguna Beach—it is a charming...

What happens when goals are partly met and partly not? Everyone is a little disappointed—but at the same time pleased that some of what they...

My house was robbed the other night. Actually, it was very early on a Thursday morning. My dog and I were in my upstairs...

Rat Trap Councilmember Steve Dicterow has found himself moved to address the plight of the poisoned bobcat by prohibiting the use of rat poison. He...

A Season for Patriots American Legion Post 222 did us proud with their 92nd annual Memorial Day program in Heisler Park. We’re in the season...

Dialed In Sure, I’m old. But I’m not out to pasture, yet. How do I know? Well, I still get cell phone reception. And according...

Lighten Up by Lighting Up Our little town is bifurcating along two ideological lines: those who make their living off visitors, and those who don’t....