Turn Indicators Are Not Optional Equipment
Editor,
Do people think everyone else driving on the road is psychic?
How many of us have gritted our teeth or cursed when someone cuts us...
Smoking in Wilderness Areas Demands Attention
Editor,
This letter was also addressed to City Manager John Pietig.
A short while ago, I spotted several newly planted hinged signs positioned near the entry...
Boost Bus Patronage With User-Friendly Outreach
Editor:
What is this about “the stigma of riding the bus in a town filled with expensive cars?” Has Laguna become that provincial and nouveau...
What’s That Smell?
Editor,
A foul smell is blowing in from the East as Trump-like rhetoric and personal attacks arrive in the Indy. When someone is losing on...
A Culprit in City Hall’s Talent Drain
Editor,
One subject no one brings up in conversation is Laguna Beach city government. The Indy front-page article (“Turnover at City Hall,” May 6 edition)...
Accolades for Chef Alessandro
Editor,
The city approaches local businesses to encourage them to install parklets (a sidewalk extension that provides extra space for people using the street to...
Perhaps a Zoo Instead?
Editor,
If the so highly criticized parklet were repurposed into a petting zoo everyone would be happy.
Robert Story, Laguna Beach
School Board Split Over Fee Hike
Editor,
“Schools Reject Fee Hike on New Building” (Indy, May 13) suggests our school board “refused to impose a hike on fees,” after “district staff”...
County Educators Need Lessons in Leadership
Editor,
(This letter was also addressed to the Orange County Board of Education.)
Wow, being a human being can be so tricky. On Wednesday, I attended...
Regulate Short-term Rentals, Don’t Ban Them
Editor,
Since the 1990s, all Laguna Beach homeowners have had the right to apply for an administrative use permit for short-term rentals on their home....
Views Disappear Along With Civility
Editor,
I regularly read letters to the editor and particularly feel the on-going frustration of Dave Connell when he writes of view preservation and negotiations...
A Plea to Preserve Character
Editor,
If I may, I’d like to briefly respond to Dave’s letter (“Plant a Tree, Block a View”) from last week. To begin with, thank...
Battle Against Zika Endangers Health
Editor,
We are in trouble. The OC Vector Control wants to aerially spray our homes, parks, schools and churches with a pesticide that is a...
Congestion Tamer: Double-Deck Coast Highway
Editor,
(This letter was also addressed to the City Council.)
Here is a suggestion for the City Council and Caltrans regarding reducing the traffic congestion on...
Glad to See A Familiar Face
Editor,
Judy and I ran into Barbara Diamond the other day. We were pleased to learn that she is now back in Laguna, but saddened...