Letters

Editor, Should we be worried about the Russians? Absolutely. It was shocking to see our president standing on stage next to Vladimir Putin saying he...

Editor, Coastal city short-term rental proponents ignore legally-binding land use concepts, typically using meritless, fatally flawed arguments at hearings. They’re good for business? Unfortunately, coastal trends...

Editor, Given the sensitivity of Laguna Canyon, we should explore every option that would enable better traffic flow at a reduced impact to the canyon. ...

Editor, I was at the beach yesterday and I watched a surfer working the waves outside the surfing area at St. Ann’s narrowly miss a...

Editor, Caltrans holds the record on road re-alignments for Laguna Canyon Road, each time to "mitigate congestion and improve safety and facility operations.” In 1993, 10 alternative...

Editor: Kudos to Billy Fried for his insights into decency and decorum ("The Season of Incivility," June 29).  My reaction, in no particular order, was: I...

Editor, Must-read commentaries in Indy’s June 28 edition by Mike Beanan (“We Are All in the Plume”) and Charlotte Masarik (“County Ocean-Sampling Misses Pollutants”). We’re on...

Editor: A flurry of negative comments from a few outraged Laguna Beach protectionists regarding the annual ocean pollution report card by Heal The Bay received...

Editor, On June 29 I attended an open meeting to review the landscaping plan recently developed by city staff covering Broadway, Forest, etc. About 99 percent...

Editor, I’m alarmed and angered every time I walk up to the Carolyn Wood Knoll.  More unsettling than the ever-present scourge of trash and graffiti...

Editor, Laguna Beach has at least eighty retail outlets for alcohol, the deadly liquid which causes intoxication and alcoholism, a disease that kills millions of...

Editor, Nice article by James Utt. He is really growing as a writer. However, I do not see the necessity of making his article about a fire...

Editor, At 10 a.m., the opening ceremonies of the 2018 Sawdust Festival took place last Friday with Laguna Beach City Council member Steve Dicterow, a...

Editor, Thanks to JJ Gasparotti for his June 22 column in the Indy about South Laguna being considered a place apart and with a history...

Editor, As a Hawaii transplant and former canoe paddler I was very excited to read of the upcoming film, “Year on the Water,” a documentary...