Columns

E Pluribas Unum Over the course of Independence weekend, I was reminded again of what makes Laguna such a special place. And America, too. People...

The Nervous Bull Market Well over a year after making new highs, stocks finally broke through to new closing records on both the Dow Jones...

Counting Chickens Mother always told us kids, “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.” This advice confused us. We didn’t have chickens to count. We...

Primer on City Housing Assistance, Pay, and Benefits By John Pietig This letter to the editor is in response to a recent guest column (“Perk City,”...

Miracle Workers What’s my favorite time of year? Hint. Not Christmas. Another hint. Not my birthday. And no readers this isn’t a trick question. Like...

Beyond Independence July 4 is set aside yearly to celebrate our declaration of independence. As Americans, we highly value independence. We often take our rights...

Stock analyst Tony Crowell says farewell to Piccadilly Square.

The Price Of Paradise   The summer has arrived and the much ballyhooed El Nino seems to have made about as much of an impression on...

Let’s Work Together “It’s the scariest proposition to face the city yet.” “It will ruin your life.” “It will take away our community, our neighborhoods,...

The Play for the Playboy Mansion I read with fascination that the Playboy Mansion just sold for an unbelievable $105 million. Why the exorbitant price...

Considering China We’re afraid of China. It is taking over the world. Trump uses it as a theme. China takes unfair advantage of trade. They...

Acquaintances I’ve been silent long enough. My wife and I have waited patiently to hear back from the Pageant of the Masters. We anticipated being...

Exit Ramp The stock market shies away from uncertainty, thus it attracted increasing buying strength last week as polls and prediction markets forecast a vote...

Perk City If Huntington Beach is Surf City, then Laguna Beach is Perk City. Kudos to Rita Robinson of the Indy for the news article exposing...