Recommendations Hijacked
Editor,
The Task Force for Complete Streets (CSTF) have been meeting formally with City Council members for 27 months to research and recommend policy changes...
Double Saves in 2011
Editor,
At this time of year I need to give a shout of "thank you" to two Laguna Beach people that saved my life this...
The Big Picture
Editor,
Laguna Beach has no citywide water recycling system. With ocean diesel power requirements to extract, filter and re-distribute seawater, we will likely have the...
Grateful for Acceptance of Giants
Editor,
I wanted to express my gratitude to the mayor and the members of the city council for taking a second look at the great...
Good People in Bad Times
Editor,
This morning (Dec. 15), after our Food Pantry had closed, a car pulled up to the Resource Center. It seems the driver had "found"...
DAR Gains New Support
Editor,
As we near the end of the year, the members of the Patience Wright Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution would like...
Porn in Public Places?
Editor,
It appears that our county supports porn in public places, such as libraries, as part and parcel of first amendment rights. Really? Our society...
Revisiting an Auto-Free Zone
Editor,
Friday night's wonderful Hospitality Night was our annual reminder of how much better Laguna would be if we closed the west end of Forest...
Sprinkled by Pixie Dust
Editor,
Each year when I get home after playing the Christmas Wish Fairy on Hospitality Night I can hardly contain myself. My heart is so...
Dreaming of a Green Laguna
Editor,
Green architect Chris Prelitz's proposal to transform and revitalize Laguna Beach as an eco-destination is right on the money (“Eco-Trade Not to be Ignored,”...
A Tall (Tree) Tale
Editor,
I’ve lived in Laguna Beach a little over 75 years and, laugh if you like, but I still feel pretty spry, and I like...
Remembering AIDS Deaths
Editor,
World AIDS Day is always Dec. 1, and this year it falls on Thursday. Just as in years past, members of our city’s HIV Advisory...
Digging Into Footpaths
Editor,
Temple Hills Community Association (THCA) is promoting public staircases over existing easements. Temple Hills Neighborhood Association (THNA) includes members of THCA, the owners of...
Overflowing with Gratitude
Editor,
I would like to personally thank Elizabeth Pearson, Ann Larson, Christa Johnson, the city of Laguna Beach staff and the Planning Commission for being...