Voter Sees Inconsistencies in Dicterow’s Record

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Editor:

Mayor Dicterow turns in the wind.

Though I, personally, remain conflicted about this issue, I noted that Mayor Dicterow initially strongly opposed the Planning Commission’s complete ban on short-term rentals. Instead, he pushed to weaken the ordinance by allowing limited STRs in residential zones, thereby making the ordinance impossible to enforce and changing the face of Laguna forever. After an avalanche of public protest, he flip-flopped and voted with the rest of the council for a total ban. Now he’s claiming credit for protecting our neighborhoods from STLs and preserving our village atmosphere.

A few weeks later Mayor Dicterow flip-flopped again. Running for re-election, he publicly declares he is for the preservation and charm of LB, (his yard sign says “Retain Laguna’s Charm and Character”, yet he professed to be confused regarding keeping the listed historic house at 337 Hawthorne Road from being removed from the city’s Historic Register (City Council meeting Sept. 13). He voted for its removal, which basically amounts to its future demolition.  Confused Mr. Mayor? Now I am confused.

Please Vote for Verna Rollinger. She is honest and true, says what she means.  She thinks issues through carefully so she doesn’t have to change her mind.

 

Lorna Shaw, Laguna Beach

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  1. I agree Lorna. Dicterow is one big contradiction. His campaign literature says he will protect property rights yet at a public forum to gain support said he would use Emanent Domain to take a landowners property for a garden. In another forum he boasts about how great Laguna’s finances are then insults visitors to the town calling them day trippers and bag launchers. Which it is Mr. Dicterow? Thanks to candidate Judie Mancuso for asking the tough questions that expose his leadership flaws. Laguna won’t survive four more years of flip flopping and catering to special interests.

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