Opinion
Columns and editorials. Views expressed are the authors' own.
Updated October 10, 2026
LAGUNA BEACH
The Emergency Declaration Was the Easy Part. Spend the Borrowed Time.
The September erosion emergency bought Laguna Beach speed, tools and a shot at reimbursement. An editorial on why the city must now buy durable answers, not applause.
By Rhys Carmichael · October 1, 2026
LAGUNA BEACH
The Parking Math Doesn't Need Better Sensors. It Needs More Spaces.
The council just extended the Frogparking smart-guidance contract through next October. Six years of telling drivers where the spaces are has not created a single new one.
By Rhys Carmichael · October 1, 2026
LAGUNA BEACH
Zone 0 is coming. Laguna Beach should stop arguing about mulch and get shovels.
The state is about to require hardscape in the first five feet of every canyon home. The cheapest insurance policy in this town is a wheelbarrow and a Saturday.
By Rhys Carmichael · October 1, 2026