Letter: Promenade Parking Impact
There is concern that Laguna Beach will lose 47 parking places on Forest Avenue when the Promenade replaces the street. Yes, 47 places will...
Letter: Regarding Political Obsessions by Jean Ardell
I generally refrain from doing anything but laughing when I read Ms. Ardell’s Left of Center column. Perhaps the oddest thing about her column...
Letter: The Elephant in the Room
Laguna Beach is our home and is a very special place for many reasons. Caring and tuned in residents have organized and have worked...
Letter: You’ve been Busted!
Regarding the ad published last Friday with the heading "City Hall you've been busted," Councilmember George Weiss, you've been busted! Public records show that...
Citizenship Begins In Class
Editor,
In 2002 the Laguna Beach League of Women Voters issued a formal report finding elections at Laguna Beach High School “flawed” by voting not...
Angling for Local Anglers
Editor,
Most days I hit the beach early in the morning, sometimes before dawn, then go home and get ready for the office. Often I...
Skeptical About View Committee’s Make-up
Editor,
Several years ago, Buena Park’s City Council decided to remove a whole street of beautiful old jacranda trees because their roots were affecting the sidewalk.
I remember thinking, “Thank God I don’t live...
A Tipping Point for a Regional Solution?
Editor,
The ACLU lawsuit may be an opportunity for Laguna Beach to lead and organize this issue into a regional solution.
As the former national project...
Letter: Excited About Temporary Art
Hooray for provocative and engaging art in front of our City Hall! I grew up in Laguna and am proud to see our city...
Warning to Flip-Flop Wearing Drivers
Editor,
On Sept. 13, as many of us do every day, I was driving in flip-flop sandals.
I was in the process of leaving the Whole...
Open Space Parcel Tax
Editor,
The Citizens for the Preservation of Open Space are collecting signatures to put on the ballot an initiative to add $120 a year on...
Cultivating a Tree Charm Initiative
Editor,
I grew up in Corona del Mar, but I began working at age 7 for my Dad who was building single houses in Laguna...
Letters Fail to Illuminate
Editor,
I think it is time for the local newspapers to stop publishing candidate-related political letters during election campaigns, with a possible exception for letters...
Traffic Doesn’t Improve the Visitor Experience Either
Editor,
Those of us who live in Laguna know that we are being overrun by visitors, but you’ve got to love it when our local...
Roots of Singular Character
Editor,
Very smart thinking all the way around by our city government.
Butchering the trees that give our downtown its singular character right before summer. We...