Letter: Bishop Samuelian shined at State of the City address
I want to thank the Chamber of Commerce for sponsoring the 2024 State of the City address.
The event was well-planned, executed and held in a beautiful...
Village Laguna’s Charm House Tour on the horizon
Isn't Laguna Beach such a wonderful town! Such special events and places include the Patriots Day Parade, Hortense Miller Garden, and the Village Laguna Charm House...
Letter: Crime stats release took too long
Crime statistics: As any good detective (or readers/writers of who-done-it literature) can tell you, there are no coincidences.
So, "coincidentally" with the publication of Michele Monda's latest column, voila! The annual...
LBUSD should consider tax payers
At the March 14 Laguna Beach School Board meeting, over $2 million in contracts for design and planning to demolish and rebuild the existing...
Letter: A great district pool
As the city moves forward with its own pool, you may wonder where this leaves the school district project.
For clarity, city recreation manages and...
Letter: Edison bulldozes open space
All Lagunans should be concerned about the Southern California Edison unpermitted grading bulldozing paths in the open space. We appreciate the updates we have...
Letter: Giving while living
Last I read, hundreds of nonprofit organizations call Laguna Beach home. Whether your heart lies with housing and feeding the unsheltered, saving the oceans,...
Letter: Stolen angel
In the shadows of early morning or in the dark of night, the angel statue at our door was whisked away. It wasn’t perfect,...
Letter: Council is a leader in environmental standards
Thank you, Tom Osborne and the Laguna Beach Independent, for your March 29 City Council update. Living in your neighboring city of Laguna Niguel,...
Letter: Support bill banning gillnet fishing
On March 22, a migrating gray whale was spotted entangled in gillnet fishing gear off the coast of Laguna Beach. Despite efforts by the...
Letter: Is it the parking?
City Hall (and this includes our five elected council people) has, for generations, believed that building bigger roads and more parking would relieve bumper-to-bumper...
Letter: Former Gelson’s space could be used for affordable housing
Maybe there is a visionary developer who would take Gelson’s space and convert the building to several two-bedroom, working-wage affordable apartments.
Rotate the use of...
Letter: The tree must be removed
Regarding Ann Christoph’s recent Indy column, “Too Late Smart,” where she went to great lengths to describe the death of an oak tree near...
Letter: Mean Girls was Broadway quality
Thank you, Indy, for your cover story on our LBHS production of “Mean Girls.” You referenced a quote that said it was “Broadway quality,”...
Letter: New preschool fee needs recalibration
I applaud the Laguna Beach Unified School District for opening a new preschool this coming fall. One of the benefits of this preschool is...