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Laguna Beach Independent Letters Section

Trail Information Source Vanishes

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Editor, This morning, I took my regular morning hike out on the Westridge Trail. I was shocked to discover that all four bulletin boards along...

Neighborhood Preferences Ignored in Live-Work Project Dispute

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Editor, The author’s comments, lightly edited to adhere to print word-length guidelines, were read to the Planning Commission on Jan. 8.  I’ve been through fires, floods...

Arts Plan Relies Too Heavily on City Subsidies

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Editor, My main concern with the proposed cultural arts plan is the almost total reliance in the plan on funding from the city. I counted. The plan...

Bicyclists Ignore Traffic Laws, Too

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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...

Calendar Change Made Without Consulting Parents

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Editor: I’m writing to you to communicate my frustration and displeasure with the school board’s sudden decision to change the district calendar. My family doesn’t want...

AIDS Becomes a Church Mission

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Editor, This week the Saddleback “mega” church and its famous Pastor Rick Warren adopted a major program to combat AIDS. My correspondence is a note of...

New Taxes May Fund Pensions Rather than Services

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Editor, So the city wants an additional $2 million per year to, according to the city's informational flyer, "protect beaches from pollution; provide fire and...

District Devalues Math

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Editor, Jan Vickers continues to wage war on LBUSD students that want to pursue science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Last year she voted to eliminate...

Revisiting the Canyon for a Skatepark

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Editor: Last Thursday night, a meeting was held at Moulton Meadows Park to discuss the possibility of locating a skateboard park there (“Residents Object to...

Wrestling with a City Entrance, Undergrounding and Views

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Editor, As usual, our city is embroiled in difficult issues, some of which are very costly and all of them very emotional.  The divisive issue...

Where is the Model for Fire Safety?

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Editor, Thank you Ganka Brown for noting the photo of the recent brush fire in Bluebird Canyon, demonstrating the volume of fuel that could go...

What Are They Thinking?

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Editor, The city just received a $50,000 parking study that concluded we could have the functional equivalent of 200-400 parking spaces in the downtown where...

Smarter Methods to Douse Fire

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Editor, (This letter was also addressed to the City Council.) As much as $10 million will be available in state grants for local urban runoff and...

Fired Up Over Archaic Tattoo Policy

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Editor,   Recently, I was shopping at Albertson's in South Laguna near my home when I ran into one of our local firemen. He was doing...

Ruling Clears Pearson to Vote on Village Entrance

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Editor, Yesterday, I learned that Laguna residents Verna Rollinger and Jean Raun had made official inquiries regarding my legal ability, as it relates to the California...