Editor, So I made the mistake of reading the beautiful features on Andy in this week’s edition while having lunch at Lumberyard (“A Tribute from Andy Hedden’s Family,” “A Hometown Comic and Scribe Exits the Stage.” I couldn’t stop laughing thru tears over my soup. Your hard work is helping us heal. Thank you, [...]
Editor: This letter responds to Richard Picheny’s personal attack on me in a recent newspaper article regarding the demolition of old structures. Mr. Picheny indicated that I do nothing as a councilmember to protect old cottages. His statement is simply untrue. Here is one example: several years ago, when I was involved with [...]
Editor, A round of applause is due Liz Avila with the Public Works Department for organizing a successful compost giveaway last Saturday, May 10, in the ACT V parking lot. Arriving at 8 a.m. with my gloves and shovel, I joined in with 20+ locals in scooping up rich, nutritious compost into my six sand [...]
Editor, Re: proposed Emerald Bay signal My suggestion is to move the entrance further into the complex, getting the cars off the street or letting the workers in earlier. Warren Goff, Laguna Beach
Editor, (The letter was also addressed to top city administrators and elected officials.) I write in support of installing the proposed traffic signal at Emerald Bay and Coast Highway. My opinion is informed by personal history. I lived in Three Arch Bay before there was a signal, and even before there was a guard gate [...]
Editor, Emerald Bay does not need a traffic signal. It needs a “no left turn” signal. This will allow residents wishing to go south to use the existing safe exits. It is also much cheaper. Henry W. Pribram, Laguna Beach
Editor, Last week I attended Mobility Planning Meeting and Visioning, an open workshop organized by the LB Planning Commission to familiarize attendees with the the Land Use and Circulation Elements and a new visioning for Complete Streets Policy. Deja vu, where had I experienced this planning process before? Then I remembered meetings I attended previously. Each [...]
Editor: I am writing to urge support of the project to install a traffic signal and increase the safety on North Coast Highway at the main entrance to Emerald Bay. My wife and I moved to Emerald Bay in 1984. Shortly after that time, we had some very close calls when exiting the main [...]
Editor: (This letter was also addressed to city representatives.) Which is to have thousands and thousands of other commuters wait while Emerald Bay casually exits its growing hordes of house-servants, builders, contractors, party-planners and other vendors via a new traffic light on PCH. Do not allow this. I have driven north past the EB [...]
Editor, Last night while walking on Forest Avenue after dinner my wife and I (along with several others) witnessed a loud verbal shouting match involving three grown men turn into a huge fistfight on the sidewalk. I dialed 911 and explained what was occurring and the operator put out a call to the LBPD. [...]
Editor, The bicycle safety committee of Newport Beach voted Monday, May 7, to install bicycle safety sharrows on Pacific Coast Highway. In related developments, the Planning Commission of Laguna Beach met for the first time to begin the “Visioning Process” for Complete Streets in Laguna Beach. Despite five years of informal discussions and three [...]
Editor, Too often the public becomes disenchanted with government activism, so it is refreshing to see the Laguna City Council using common sense and acting in the best, long-term interests of the community. At a meeting on April 17, the council rightly chose to implement a public awareness campaign about responsible balloon use instead of [...]
Editor, The transformation of the renowned Royal Hawaiian into a noisy neighborhood problem shows the need to balance business and neighborhood interests by compliance with conditional use permit rules. This often difficult process is likely to reappear as owners submit plans for parcels under development or still vacant along North Coast Highway. Most property along [...]
Editor, Laguna outdid itself this year for Earth Day with collaboration between the city, Seeds, Transition Laguna, Kelp Fest and others. What a great day and a great turn out. So what a come down to have AT&T telephone directories dumped on our doorsteps. I was extra lucky; I got two of them since [...]
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Ignoring a Red Zone Elicits More Than a Ticket
How can lack of a parking space land you behind bars? In Laguna Beach, it occurs when you pull into a spot marked in red reserved for the police watch commander. That’s what happened to Barbara Louise Kanode, 47, of Newport Beach, who on Wednesday, May 9, took an available spot near City Hall while [...]
