Letters to the Editor
Letter: Life is Change, Growth is Optional
I am proud to call Laguna Beach home, and grateful my wife and I can raise two young children here. There is a sense...
Letter: A New City Manager. Vision and Leadership or the Same Complacency?
The choice of a new city manager provides a wonderful opportunity as well as a quandary for the City Council as well as the...
Letter: Don’t Stay Silent
I am writing to discuss the deeply disturbing topic of CEQA abuse. The 1970 law may have been a good one aimed at keeping...
Letter: Is it Growth or Progress?
As I've followed along with the lawsuits brought against the City and the Kirby family's preservation and expansion of their home over the past...
Letter: Who is Suing Laguna Families
My name is Curt Crandall and I live at 64 Lagunita in Laguna Beach. In last week's Indy, we learned that Ann Christoph, Johanna...
Letter: Response to The Other Side of the ADU Story
I’m responding to the letter from Rosanne Beam regarding “The other side of the ADU story”. Ms. Beam’s comment regarding “Ms. Lewis’ tenants may...
Letter: Regarding Anti-Racist Curriculum
I read with interest your article “LBUSD Consultant Shares Roadmap to Confront Institutional Racism”. It reminded me of an incident that happened to me...
Letter: Formation of Underground Assessment Districts in Laguna Beach
The case for not putting utility wires underground and taking down poles within an Assessment District Boundary (Pending Woods Cove 2014-2 Assessment District).
Forming an...
Letter: Continue the Work But Do So In A Respectful Manner
I want to thank you for passing the censure for Peter Blake and showing the residents that you will not tolerate bullying, name-calling or...
Letter: City Council Censuring Of Councilman Peter Blake Accomplished Nothing
The censure of Councilmember Blake was the ultimate nothing burger. Achieving mass media exposure seems to have been its only accomplishment. That and making...
Letter: Political Extremism in O.C.
I have lived near the beach for more than 50 years and have experienced the ugly arm of extremism many times. Back in 1971,...
Letter: The Weak Defense of Blake’s Behavior
I read both Cindy Shopoff and Peter Blake’s responses to Johanna Felder’s letter in the Indy and watched the censure of Blake by the...
Letter: A Better Laguna – We Refuse to Segregate our Concerns
Thanks to Jean Hastings Ardell for her column on “Black Current Events Month.” We are making racial progress, but it is because of those...
Letter: Shiny Objects Our School District Helps You Focus On
Wednesday was a shining moment for our district. Our secondary students returned to campus with a hybrid learning model - two days synchronous and...
Letter: Stop the Madness and Let Laguna Thrive!
As many residents know by this time, whether by following out of curiosity, or having a vested interest in their own property, Laguna Beach’s...