Town Crier

Editor, The Laguna Beach City Council is generations out of touch with much of new Laguna. Bruce Hopping may be in his early 90s but...

by Chris Quilter   I was going to walk to the recent Planning Commission subcommittee meeting on personal transportation options other than cars. Such as feet....

Editor, Election time is here, ponder this: South Laguna did not want to be part of Laguna (1980’s) – they wanted their independence. They wanted to take...

Public Improvements Take a Step Backwards When I was growing up in the late ‘40’s and ‘50’s, going camping was what middle class families did....

Summer Fun Fundraises for Boys & Girls Club   Tenants of the Aliso Creek Plaza Shopping Center will hold an End of Summer Bash and fundraising...

By Roger Bütow Charlene Thomas’ well-intentioned “Tips for the sewer repair crew” letter to the editor in the Dec. 29, 2023 edition of the Independent offered suggestions...

Hits, Misses  & Forecasts Quarterly earnings reports fell upon a stock market ready to react. Which way to react was unclear as what seemed as...

Editor, It’s a sad day for our free exchange of ideas when the argument is made that there should be a penalty for having an...

Editors;   Just wanted to praise some Laguna Beach business owners and what a godsend they are to this community.  First off, Gina from Animal Crackers...

Despite that South Laguna residents live within the South Coast Water District, residents have not played a role in electing its governing board since...

Editor, Going down Meadows Trail in the Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, I am appalled by the damage caused by some bikers. While most bikers follow...

Christmas Tree Caper I didn’t get the message. I showed up the Sunday after Thanksgiving with grandkids in tow for the tree lighting ceremony at...

Editor, With the latest proposed ordinance to empower the police to confiscate the skateboards of helmet-less riders of any age and require offending juveniles to...

Editor: As the recipient of the Laguna Beach Woman’s Club 2013 Woman of the Year award, I would like to thank the Woman’s Club members...

Laguna Checkout There was a knock on the door. “Candy-gram.” No response from inside. Then another knock followed by a second “Candy-gram” greeting. The hotel...