Letter: Response to “Musings on the Coast”
It was amusing to read Michael Ray’s recent “Musing” column, in part because he claims that Village Laguna “controlled the City Council” and other...
Letter: Mayor Bob Whalen Has Learned Nothing from Brown Act Violation
Last week Mayor Bob Whalen wrote a Guest Column “City Progress” noting City Council accomplishments that I basically agree with. Glaringly missing was the...
Letter: Wildfire Season – The 1993 Laguna Beach Fire and Unsolved Threats
In 1993, the Laguna Beach fire, dubbed “One of the 20 Largest Fires Losses in U.S. History”, burned 16,000 acres, destroying over 400 homes...
Opinion: What I Learned In Glasgow
By Juliana Essen
What does a non-party stakeholder / non-governmental observer (NGO) do at the United Nations Climate Change Conference? I filled this role last...
Opinion: Musings on the Coast
The Tokyo-Sage Hill Shuffle
I was in a deep sleep when the bedside phone rang and my first thought was, “Where am I?” but by...
Opinion: Finding Meaning
Hitting Your Prime
The experts say we hit our physical prime by age 25. Then it’s all downhill, though doing our best to minimize the...
Opinion: Norman Rest – An Appreciation
I have written previously about my fears of a tragic outcome between the burgeoning adolescent electric bike community and our aging population of motorists....
Obituary: David Robbins
David Paul Robbins of Laguna Beach passed away on Oct. 21, 2021.
He was 74 years old.
His son, Christopher Robbins, and daughter, Ashley Wheeler, were...
Hope In Motion International fundraises for Mexican children
Hope In Motion International raised more than $75,000 at its first event on Nov. 13 to support the nonprofit’s mission to provide medical, dental,...
Penny Milne to Speak at Laguna Canyon Conservancy
The Laguna Canyon Conservancy will virtually host Penny Milne, president of Canyon Alliance of Neighborhoods Defense Organization (CANDO), at 7 p.m. on Dec. 6.
Milne...
Laguna Beach joins sister city in annual French celebration
On Nov. 18, Laguna Beach Sister Cities Association celebrated the French Beaujolais Nouveau release tradition with 65 guests at a private home in San...
Nuance Boutique to Support PUP Laguna Beach
Interior designer Lisa McDennon will once again host a private shopping event at her boutique where a portion of the sales is given to...
Christmas Golf Cart Parade to Return Dec. 18
The Laguna Beach Golf Cart Club is having its second annual Christmas Golf Cart Parade at 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 18.
The public is invited...
Letter: The Preposterous Price of Paradise
Is it time to drop Sarasota, Fla. for Laguna Beach, Calif.?
I left Laguna in 1984, but it never really left me.
I always come back....
Letter: Coordinated Attacks By Pro-Developers?
What - is it only a coincidence that Michael Ray of Liberate Laguna and pro-development Councilmember Peter Blake publicly attacked outspoken activists in the...