Opinion: Common Sense
Laguna and Elections by-District
It is hard to keep up with all the laws and regulations coming from Sacramento affecting our small town. The California...
Opinion: Musings on the Coast
Zooming the City Council
As some of you may be aware, the Laguna Beach City Council now “Zooms” its meetings. This was necessary because...
Opinion: Common Sense
Re-Opening Laguna
By Jennifer Welsh Zeiter
President Donald Trump’s guidelines for opening up America are worth reading, containing very useful information, and calls for re-opening America...
Opinion: Green Light
Earth Day 1970, 2020, and 2070
Laguna Beach has almost always had its share of environmentally-minded visionaries who included artists, merchants, academics, and hippies. On...
Opinion: Say it Ain’t So, Mo
Dear Mo,
Oh, how we wanted to love ya. At least some of us. A benevolent local entrepreneur who would revive some of our aging,...
Opinion: Village Matters
What’s The Rush?
Feeling like strangers in our own town. That’s what it’s like lately.
We’re on remote control already because of the virus. We’re terribly...
Opinion: Positive Change in Laguna
“No” just doesn’t cut it anymore
By Jeff Redeker
Recently, a working group was created and the work product that came out of the committees efforts...
Guest Opinion: Fudge Cake
I had a birthday recently and someone asked me what I wanted. I thought about defeating climate change, peace on earth, and of course...
Opinion: Positive Change for Laguna
Embracing New Ways
By Nia Evans
This time ten years ago, I was a senior at Laguna Beach High School. We had just wrapped our Spring...
Green Light
Dr. Alan C. Braddock, associate professor of art history at the College of William and Mary, spoke on “From Nature to Ecology: The Emergence of Ecocritical Art History.”
Opinion: Green Light
The Education of Surfrider CEO Chad Nelsen
He’s learned; he’s playful; he’s determined; he’s optimistic. He’s one of Laguna’s and America’s treasures. Unless you knew...
Catering to Tots
By Melanie Silverman
Last month, the Los Angeles Times reported that chef Jamie Oliver wanted to take his “Food Revolution” show to the Los Angeles...
Opinion: Laguna’s Housing Element – what every resident needs to know
By Alex Rounaghi
How will Laguna Beach add 394 units over the next eight years? By October, Laguna Beach must adopt a Housing Element that...
Finding Meaning
Remembering Howard G. Heisler
What person most shaped early Laguna? You could make a good argument for Howard G. Heisler. Next Wednesday marks the sesquicentennial...
The Slant: Where Ghosts Still Roam
Does the idea of going to Oak Street seem frighting this year? Or the prospect of staying at home on Halloween just plain scary....