Rebutting Vail, Disputing Entrance Decision
Editor:
Former Planning Commissioner Greg Vail charged in his recent column (“In Support of Entrance Decision,” Aug. 2) that my interview with Elizabeth Pearson on...
Why Not a Vote?
Editor,
I’ve been reading the letters-to-the-editor some for and many against the village entrance project. I’m wondering who the project will really benefit most? Surely...
Laguna is Beautiful Enough
Editor,
There is talk of taxing us $125 million to underground the utilities. We had a power outage yesterday, and it reminded me that 25% of...
Recapturing Essential Local History
Editor,
Dizz's As Is restaurant is great but it's not 80 years old.I knew Rick and Shannon, the two owners who opened Dizz's in the...
A Party to Remember
Editor,
Re: “An Accomplisment of Century,” Aug. 2 edition.
The article was beautiful and Aunt Esther was so touched. Her birthday party was something I'll never...
A Looming Financial Crisis
Editor,
Although the economic downturn hurt our city as it did all government agencies, Laguna's current financial situation has stabilized. Per the latest budget, we...
Tree-economics 101: My lost trees = My lost dollars. Who pays?
Editor,
Hold on a minute. With all the subjective talk about trees and views, let’s talk about objective economics.
Let’s understand that there is a definable...
Criminalizing Homelessness Worsens the Situation
Editor,
Criminalizing homelessness by harassing, arresting or jailing the poor because they have nowhere else to go but the street should sicken all of us.
If...
Exemplary Table Manners
Editor,
I came across the mountains from Bermuda Dunes last Thursday, July 25, to see the “Pageant of the Masters.”
My friend and I purchased food...
Praise for Article Describing the Push to Bury Utilities
Editor,
Thank you for your excellent article on undergrounding! (Crash Spurs Advocates of Below Ground Utilities,” July 26).
As you may have found out from your own...
Houston, We Have a Problem
Editor,
Since the institution of the drain-the-lagoon program at Aliso Beach, the amounts of sand accumulating on neighboring beaches is startling, and makes one wonder...
Pushing for a Popular Vote
Editor,
The citizens of Laguna Beach deserve the opportunity to vote on the proposed $50 million village entrance garage.
We have reached a point in the...
Predicting an Entrance Bailout
Editor,
In reference to the proposed village entrance parking structure:
In the Los Angeles Times on July 5 there is a report, "The O.C. Tollway needs...
Citizen Voting for Entrance
Editor,
The refusal of our City Council majority to allow a citizen vote regarding the village entrance project seems to confirm that the Council acts...
Championing a Plebiscite on Entrance
Editor:
On June 11, in a packed City Hall meeting devoted to the proposed village entrance, three City Council members voted to strip $15 million...