Letter: Candidates: What are They Really About?
I’ve been taking some time to learn about the candidates, met with some of them, saw some of them speak at the forums and...
Letter: Candidates’ Responses not Truthful at Suzi Q Forum
Previous forums wouldn’t allow debate among candidates on audience questions. That changed for the better with Council incumbent Iseman, Planning Commissioner Kempf, and Former...
Letter: Twenty Years of Iseman is Enough
In 2013, the $65 million parking garage was opposed by Let Laguna Vote on grounds of cost scale and size. Toni Iseman joined LLV...
Letter: Measure P False Facts
Door hangers and campaign literature from the local PAC known as “Yes on P” pushing the sales tax increase are being distributed to residents...
Letter: Let Laguna Live Unrelated to Liberate Laguna
One need not have strong feelings about historic preservation to be astonished by the Council’s vote on Sept. 29 to support Larry Nokes’ interpretation...
Letter: Pay Attention to Candidate Rhetoric
Dear Residents,
Please remember this warning from the author Gore Vidal:
“As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not...
Letter: Why I’m Voting Against Measure P
I am in favor of undergrounding the utilities. I am also in favor of the 1 percent increase in the sales tax.
In the past,...
Guest column
Clearing the Air on Historic Preservation
As a former Heritage Committee member, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when I read in the...
Letter: Remembering Mr. Laguna
Last Monday, Oct. 1, came and went with no mention of Harry Lawrence, “Mr. Laguna,” who was the driving force behind the creation of...
Letter: Hypocrisy, Pure and Simple
This is in response to the letter by Mr. David Raber regarding Village Laguna.
The irony of his letter is that it is not at...
Letter: Laguna Beach Needs to Address Air Quality
According to the L.A. Times, Los Angeles had 89 days of unhealthy, smoggy air in 2018. New York City has a law that requires...
Letter: Laguna Beach Seniors: Beware of Scam
Be on the alert for a scam call from Mr. John Peterson. He will tell you he represents Publishers Clearing House and is calling...
Letter: Can a PAC Buy an Election in Laguna Beach?
A new Political Action Committee (PAC), called “Liberate Laguna,” spawned by the controversial Citizens United case that sanctions unlimited money in politics, has been...
Letter: Thanks to Larry Nokes, City Staff for Work on Historic Preservation
I just wanted to take this opportunity to give a special thanks to Larry Nokes for all of his hard work concerning historic preservation....
Letter: School Board is Prioritizing Students’ Success
The Laguna Beach Unified Board of Education voted 5-0 passing the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 student instructional calendars on Sept. 25.
For the record, I am...