Town Crier

The recent "hit piece" flyer against Ruben Flores mailed out by Peter Blake supporters was a mean-spirited and offensive joke. The front page shows...

Editor, Your headline caption in the May 27 issue, "Volunteer Tidepool Cops Wanted," is catchy, but misleading and incorrect.   The wonderful members of the Laguna Ocean...

By Josh Zimmerman, Special to the Independent   Lorraine Zimmerman, owner of legendary Fahrenheit 451 Books in Laguna Beach (1978-1988), of Collected Thoughts Bookshop in Berkeley...

Greening the 2020 School Board Election Campaign This year’s School Board race features something I’ve rarely, if ever, seen in Laguna Beach: some attention to...

Editor, School Board President Jan Vickers boldly defended LBUSD defiance of a state court ruling, insisting attempted nullification of a judicial order was “driven by...

One silver lining of the pandemic – besides slowing our busy lives down for a reflective respite and a renewed focus on loved ones...

Editor, Went out for a lovely autumn evening after-dinner walk.  Just a few doors away from the home in the Spring Valley neighborhood of Washington,...

 Editor, Laguna Beach’s Public Works Director Steve May, one of Laguna's $125,000 + city employees, says, "Camel Point Drive is a private street and the...

June 14, 1935 – June 9, 2016 Last Thursday, June 9, 2016, our community lost one of its most beloved citizens. Carl Post, a Laguna...

Councilmember Peter Blake, Mayor Sue Kempf, and Mayor Pro Tem Bob Whalen voted to censure Councilmember George Weiss. It would now be appropriate to...

Story and photos by Susie Campbell, Special to the Independent   Joyce Campbell turned 90 on Sept. 17. Even so, she does not let the grass...

Sideways Motions Halfway through the second quarter, the market has gone nowhere so far this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is where it started...

The Hortense Miller Garden, a hidden gem in North Laguna, welcomed nearly 300 visitors to its free open house on Saturday, April 6. The...

Sleigh Bells Ring, Are You Listening? Despite some nervousness toward the end of November, the stock market finished the month in positive territory. That makes...

Vision, Commitment for Reopening the Community Learning Center I write as an initiator and proponent of the Community Learning Center (CLC) alternative school that since...