Further Recollections on the Historic Preservation Ordinance
Anne Frank’s recent letter ignores significant historical events and misses the mark.
Historic Resources Element (HRE) of the Laguna Beach General Plan was adopted in...
Voice Will Linger When Marchers are Gone
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Numbers don't lie. I am a lifelong Democrat who wishes Hillary Clinton had won the election last month. But she didn't. Monday's electoral college...
Author Offers Corrections
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Regarding the Independent's article (From Troubled Parcel, Emerges New Open Space) on the City's alleged purchase of Mr. Song's property at 1199 Lewellyn Drive, please...
Time to Relocate the Shelter
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My neighbor calls. "There is another fire near the homeless shelter again." My wife and I rush to our outdoor deck to see flames...
More Questions Over Historical Inventory
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I would like to put forth some questions to Ann Frank regarding her letter on history of Historic Inventory.
Who were members of city council...
Interpreting Iseman
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I'm not sure if the LB Independent is reading from Toni Iseman's work history or the police blotter, but the questions “Iseman Readies for...
New Mayor Needs a Broader Vision
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Toni Iseman’s interview (“Iseman Readies for a Final Mayoral Term,” Dec. 9 edition) was really nice with good intent, similar to how a grandmother...
How the Historic Inventory Came to Be
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Re: Guest column by Larry Nokes, Nov. 25, concerning the 1981 Laguna Beach Historic Resources Inventory. There are a number of misrepresentations concerning the...
Unwelcome Chill on Hospitality Night
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Laguna Beach rolled out the yule-tide cheer last Friday for Hospitality Night. The cold temperatures didn’t put a chill on the crowds of happy friends,...
Police Priorities Disregard Local Culture
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Who's idea was it to hire a police chief from out of town. City Manager John Peitig?
Historically, Laguna Beach has had better chiefs when...
Hills Thanks Voters
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At the last school board meeting I congratulated successful candidates and thanked over 5,000 voters supporting our campaign to enhance school governance. (Nov. 15...
Tepid Tribute to World AIDS Day
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As a long-term survivor of the plague that killed most of my friends in the ‘80s and ‘90s, I am personally appalled at this...
Take a Stand Against Discrimination
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As people, who live and work in Laguna Beach we are concerned about the safety of our fellow humans in town. While most of...
Is Alcohol Enforcement a Profit Center?
Editor,
After reading your article by Cassandra Reinhart (“Police Cork an Art Walk Tradition,” Nov. 16) my first thought was doesn’t the PD have better...
Dry Art Walk Further Degrades an Art Colony’s Soul
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No red wine on weeknights? Okay, so now our galleries are under yet another set of over-bearing rules! Undercover cops patrolling Art Walk to...