The Kibitzer
A Good Buzz at City Hall
Public comments about prohibiting medical marijuana deliveries and commercial cultivation at this past Tuesday’s Council meeting was a marvelous...
Heart Talk
What to Do With Borrowed Time
Alta Laguna Park is a great place to start my early morning walk. Around the outfield fence of the...
Guest Column
The Donald Calling
It was very late at night when the phone rang, but I answered it in a New York minute. I could have...
Inside Out
Dancing with Dolphins: Killin’ it with the Orcas
The open expanse of sea can be like a mysterious lover, an unexplored treasure, a call into...
Pet Peeves
Schedule Your Schedule
I read in the Indy that city workers will take off alternate Fridays. I called the city to verify. I got no...
Taking Stock
Time To Buy?
Storm clouds are blowing out. Market corrections last a couple of months on average and we probably have a few weeks before...
Village Matters
Reconsider please…
Not enough funds to maintain “The Sunbathers” sculpture? The two semi-abstract figures lounge in Nita Carman Park behind the high school baseball field....
Wisdom Workout
Choosing a President
"In what American election is the greatest number of votes cast? The answer is, of course, the presidential election. In what American...
Taking Stock
Sailing Choppy Seas
The stock market’s frustrating search for a bottom seems inconsistent with economic realities. The market is a leading indicator, which might raise...
Pet Peeves
Countess Confidential
I saw “Act 3” at the Laguna Beach Playhouse. I did not see Act 1 or 2. I’ve been living in a cave...
Musings on the Coast
To: All Members of the Laguna Beach City Council
Re: Six-month moratorium on choosing or placing public art
Background
For some time, activists have complained about the...
Heart Talk
Iowa? New Hampshire? Why Not Laguna Beach?
Every four years, we in this part of the country are gripped by a sense of powerlessness and...
The Kibitzer
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Ire
Councilwoman Toni Iseman opened Agenda Item 22 at the last Council meeting by informing us that Laguna Beach had one...
Taking Stock
Bottoms And Tops
Is the stock slump over? Maybe. The market made a remarkable upward reversal on Wednesday after disorganized selling took the Dow Jones...
The Slant
A Glance Over the Shoulder
Within one 15-minute period recently I received word of the deaths of my 101-year-old great grandfather and the beloved husband...