Beach Access to Nowhere
Editor,
Re: the proposal to build a staircase at Rockledge Point (“Neighbors Seek Beach Access,” April 29 edition.)
As one of the few souls who frequents...
Hospital Fails the Good Neighbor Test
Editor,
It’s disappointing that Mission Hospital would undermine our community’s efforts at the last minute to purchase a critical hillside parcel of land in South...
Angered Over Hospital’s Purchase
Editor:
It is now known that Mission Regional Medical Center has “outbid”, rather it has undercut, the city for a 7.8-acre parcel of land...
Opposing Open Space Initiative
Editor,
We just heard about the open space initiative through another property owner in Laguna. Why weren't the property owners notified and given the vote...
Supporting Open Space Initiative
Editor,
Gathering signatures for the open space initiative, I’ve been enjoying the opportunity to say “Hi” to a lot of people who live in and...
Against Open Space Initiative
Editor,
The Laguna property owners bought 23,000 acres of canyons and hilltops with a bond of $20 million, paid over 20 years. This debt ends...
Parsing City Salaries
Editor,
At a dinner party over the weekend the topics of Laguna Beach salaries came up (“Top-Paying Jobs Under Scrutiny,” June 24 edition) and here...
Helicopters a Worse Offender
Editor,
Thank you for bringing attention to the airplane noise over Laguna and Newport Coast. It has reached epic proportions of getting out of control...
Bicyclists Ignore Traffic Laws, Too
Editor,
I have no problem sharing the road with any other user as long as they follow the appropriate laws (“Bike Lanes Planned for North...
A Peek at U2
Editor:
How refreshing to hear, amongst the scandalous and titillating headlines of late, that a mega star like Bono somehow manages to stay grounded and...
Corrections:
An article about a grand jury report in the June 24 edition (“Top-Paying Jobs Under Scrutiny” incorrectly identified the location where the city manager’s...
Correction:
The name of Wendy Estreicher, the owner of the kids boutique Hillary’s, was misspelled in the June 17 edition. The Indy regrets the error.
Peddling in the Right Direction
Editor,
I started riding a bicycle out of necessity because of my medical condition. Now I am proud to be someone who uses a bicycle...
Killing the Golden Goose
Editor,
I am absolutely stunned that our professional police force would be so mean to a local tourist (“Objections to Leash Law Citations,” Letters, June...
Ambiguous City Ordinance Creates Problems
Editor,
Laguna Beach City Ordinance 12.12.004 prohibits certain specified conditions. One of the prohibited conditions is any of several enumerated plants, "all of which are...