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I’ve lived in Laguna longer than most people have been alive. There have always been homeless people here but only recently have they been...

Editor, Nice article by James Utt. He is really growing as a writer. However, I do not see the necessity of making his article about a fire...

Laguna Moves on Climate Action Plan On Nov. 14, the front page of my Los Angeles Times ran a stark photo of a burned forest...

Editor, Beautifully written (“Soloist’s Closing Coda,” Feb. 21 edition). Thank you for this. The fact that Cliff was hounded by the authorities - ticketed 17...

Effective Monday, July 30, and except as provided below, the regular hours of operation for Orange County Superior Court’s clerk will be 8 a.m....

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By Chris Tebbutt  The month of June is officially LGBTQ+ Heritage & Culture Month in Laguna Beach, as unanimously proclaimed by City Council five years...

It wasn’t always like this. Once I had my place au soleil—admired, bringing Americans what we French call “joie de vivre.” After all, my provenance traces...

The Play for the Playboy Mansion I read with fascination that the Playboy Mansion just sold for an unbelievable $105 million. Why the exorbitant price...

Disagreeing in a Civil and Thoughtful Way Now that the entire Seattle Seahawks football team and all but one of the Kansas City Chiefs players...

Historic Ripoff 3.0 The fog of obfuscation and misdirection generated by the usual mind-numbing presentation quickly filled the chambers during last Saturday’s special City Council meeting...

By Robin Pierson, Special to the Independent   Fearing that their daughter could be sexually assaulted due to the family’s lack of substantial housing, a 13-year-old’s...

Editor, After watching last week’s City Council meeting and reading Rita Robinson's column (“City Asked to Put Green in Garden,” Sept. 21 edition) I had...

By Mark D. Crantz   Laguna Beach is a special place because it is made up.  Yes, you read this correctly.  Laguna Beach is not real...