Letter: Measure P is a Hodgepodge Plan
I am a resident in the neighborhood of Driftwood Drive, Marilyn Drive, Ocean Vista Drive and Wesley Drive. Our utilities were undergrounded 20 years...
Letter: Under-grounding is Good, Measure P Isn’t
The City Council ballot statement to Measure P misappropriates events to curry their cause. Fire is a deadly threat, but major Laguna Beach fires...
Letter: Liberate Laguna Takes Brave Stand against Bullies
According to Michael Ray, writing here last week about the origins of the developer-funded Liberate Laguna PAC, Laguna Beach has a hitherto undisclosed class...
Letter: Voting for Village Candidates
Our City Council election is coming up in November. There are the usual suspects running for office: tree hugging village types, change is good...
Letter: Large Banner Violates Sign Ordinance
Why do we have a sign ordinance? It was put in place many years ago. The ordinance has been usurped by Liberate Laguna. It...
Letter: Iseman Defends Against Opportunistic Developers
The first time I saw Toni I didn’t really see her. She was a young princess flitting through the canyon, coming up for air ever...
Letter: Iseman’s Claims are Unfounded
Candidate Toni Iseman is making outlandish claims that five local developers want to change the rules in Laguna, including raising the current building height...
Guest column
Mr. President, Democrats aren’t Violent or Evil
Back in August, President Trump called Democrats violent people. Last week he characterized them as evil. Hasn't he ever...
Just for Laughs
TALL, DARK, illegally-handsome guy of 40 – going into the witness-protection program (Midwest, I think). Seeking a gorgeous female pen pal with late-model fast car/stunt driver...
Polynesian Voyaging Canoe Hikianalia to Visit Ocean Institute
After a 2,800-mile voyage from Hawaiʻi to Northern California using traditional non-instrument navigation, solar and wind-powered voyaging canoe Hikianalia and her crew have been...
Quake Stricken Nepalese Villages Continue Rebuilding
Local non-profit R Star Foundation reports that over 55 organic greenhouses are now in place in the Nepalese villages hit by two earthquakes in...
Letter: Wake Up Laguna
I was disappointed to see your columnist, Michael Ray, use his “Musings on the Coast” column last week to promote the Liberate Laguna PAC...
Finding Meaning
A Tale of Two Churches
Attending Laguna’s churches is as enjoyable as a sunset walk on our beaches. I’ve said this before and I’ll keep...
Does the Wet Suit You
Saved Shoelaces
My mother-in-law, who was weeks shy of being 100, and my 96-year-old uncle died this month. They were remnants of what some have...
Finding Meaning
Gifts of Children
It’s election season in our great democracy, but you do sometimes need a break from posturing and preening politicians. Last week, we...