Town Crier

I have often admitted in public and in private that Village Laguna has done some things right by keeping buildings short. Preservation of some...

I expected to disagree with Coalition spokesperson Cathy Jurca’s column about the lawsuit against the Kirby project. But then I am one of the...

Hugh Rouse’s April 9 letter displays a stunning set of assumptions about the purpose and need for the Laguna Beach Unified School District’s hiring...

I am asking City Council to take into account the overwhelming desire of residents for a fresh perspective, people-oriented, qualified city manager. I attended...

Earlier this year, I wrote to our Council encouraging an open recruitment and a survey to gather public input on the type of leadership,...

Indy readers certainly continue to get our fill of public school related race pandering across the political spectrum. I’ll get to vengeful, divisive far...

I heard Mayor Whalen’s exciting news on the April 8 Mornings with Ed radio show that the recruiter for a new City Manager has...

Newspapers are important for our debates over public issues that affect us. I appreciate the challenges of capturing opposing views. In my view, the...

Decentralized, incremental, and bottom-up: ADUs are the best solution to provide missing affordable housing options, and are the antidote to sudden, disruptive neighborhood change. ...

By Christopher Quilter In a recent comment in the Indy, Michele Monda urged residents to make our voices heard concerning the next city manager. She...

Pretzel Logic By David Weinstein In the immortal words of Monty Python, “And Now for Something Completely Different.” (Spoiler Alert: I’m not going to talk about...

Reflections on Education and Political Correctness By Jean Hastings Ardell Some of you may have seen the page one article in last Sunday’s New York Times...

I’m back from five weeks of travel and what do I come home to? Squabbling, extraordinaire. Why are we so addled, when we have...

Home Sweet Home In Laguna, we rate our homes by their connection with the ocean. An ocean view is good, a white-water view better,...

Cathy Jurca’s comments in last week’s Independent concerning the litigation by her various groups against the City and the Kirbys are typical of what we have...