Laguna Beach Local News

Is there a pandemic or not?  A little over 3,000 people died in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the whole country came...

Due to the pandemic, local residents have foregone musical events, club meetings, etc. for months. Advocates of religious liberty, however, are citing the First...

My old raffle ticket stub turned out to be a winner thanks to a Laguna Beach Assistance League volunteer. We had our workbench stacked...

Please Mr. and Mrs. Katz, litigate the City. Seriously. This happens all too often, lax upper echelon administrators/analysts on city staff that constantly seem oblivious,...

In response to Bob Whalen, another feckless leader to go along with our superintendent of schools, Jason Viloria- both of you need to sack...

As a fellow Brit, nature lover and environmentalist, I hold that Malcolm Warner has been an astonishing leader of the Laguna Art Museum with...

The Top of the World neighborhood is being inundated with visitors to enjoy the views and recreation opportunities at Alta Laguna Park and the...

2020 has been quite a year:  devastating fires (e.g., Silverado Fire), violent protests and a record-breaking heat wave. What about the COVID-19 virus? A...

Why are we closing the Promenade on Forest Avenue at the end of January 2021? This is the biggest question people are asking themselves...

Dear Laguna Beach Residents: I know that it is discouraging to many to hear about another stay-at-home order—especially during the holiday season. I also realize...

Back in the late 1970s, when I was directing the California Voter Group, a nonprofit organization working with high school students, a death threat...

I generally refrain from doing anything but laughing when I read Ms. Ardell’s Left of Center column. Perhaps the oddest thing about her column...

Dear Ann Christoph. Thank you so much for your astute observations about my lack of knowledge about the meaning of the term, "Village character.” As...

Our city is losing its class and esteem. As an alumna of Laguna Beach High School, I grew up watching this quaint little artist...

My appreciation to the Laguna Beach Independent for the opportunity to correct disinformation published in a recent Letter to the Editor titled “Toll Road...