Letter: Sales Tax Increase Isn’t Needed for Public Safety
Editor:
Here we go again. Will we ever get some relief? Will our city keep asking for tax increases every two years? Will they keep...
Letter: In Defense of Taking a Knee
Editor,
"Our lives begin and end the day we become silent about the things that matter." –Martin Luther King Jr.
This is why NFL players taking...
Letter: Climate Remedies Should Include Changing Our Diet
Dear Editor,
With scorching heat and raging wildfires in the west and torrential downpours and massive flooding in the east, global warming is not just...
Letter: We are the City’s Money Tree
Editor:
Here’s one more reason to oppose the city’s proposed 12.9 percent sales tax increase in November. Look at the City Council’s approval last week...
Letter: Rohrabacher is Not Protecting the Planet
Editor:
Many of you probably received the newsletter from Congressman Dana Rohrabacher in the mail in the last week or so.
I was completely flabbergasted when...
Letter: Agate Beach Access Already Deteriorating
Editor:
I would like to report that the recently finished Agate Street stairs already has a broken railing.
One of the most important pieces of railing—the...
Letter: Roundabout Should Inspire Other Intersection Improvements
Dear Editor,
This is a commentary from a 56-year Laguna resident about the city's plan to spend taxpayer money on the beautification of the current...
Letter Proposes Smart Solution to Canyon Bottleneck
Editor:
David Raber’s July 13 letter to the editor, “Alternatives to Reduce a Canyon Bottleneck” presents a brilliant idea: get Caltrans to de-commission the entire...
Letter: City Council Needs Safety-Minded Candidates
Editor,
Every day I look over the ridge toward Top of the World, where in 1993 I saw flames reaching for the sky and smoke...
Letter: Village Entrance Site has Skate Park Potential
Residents of Laguna,
On my daily walk, I pass by this iconic view, and I wonder what changes the “Lady” will see in the next...
Letter: Surfrider Committed to Protecting San Onofre, Watershed
Dear Editor,
After reading Ms. Geller’s letter to the editor, I felt compelled to respond on behalf of the Surfrider Foundation.
First and foremost, the Surfrider Foundation’s...
Coast Inn Project Needs Rigorous Review
The megaproject proposed by an investor group to transform the Coast Inn and Coast Liquor property by dramatically increasing the intensity of use and...
‘D’ Grade for Summer Trolley Service
This summer's trolley service is an insult to visitors and residents. It is hard to believe the transit department is under the supervision of...
Omen or Common Sense?
As I walked up Broadway to the Laguna Playhouse on Wednesday, July 11, I commented to my mate, “That tree looks dangerous leaning out...
City Committed to Clean Ocean Water
Dear Editor,
The city of Laguna Beach is committed to protecting its greatest public resource—the ocean. Recently, a letter questioned the water quality testing methods...