Coastline Pilot - Elections

No shake-up on school board

Local voters spoke Tuesday, reelecting incumbents Jan Vickers and William Landsiedel to the Laguna Beach Unified School District board.

Scenes from election night

It was a long night for Laguna Beach City Council candidates.

Photo Gallery: Election Night in Laguna

Hansen: Election workers keep us free

In Orange County, Republicans disappointed by party's showing

As the very young and the very old began to head for the exits of Orange County's biggest election night party, Republican political donors, strategists and candidates headed to the elevators.

Mansoor, Rohrabacher strong in early returns

Local Republicans celebrated the electoral victories of state Assemblyman Allan Mansoor and other area GOP candidates Tuesday night in a packed hotel ballroom across from South Coast Plaza. U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher also nabbed another win.

Mailbag: Vote on facts and ignore dirty tactics

Some people generally accept dirty tactics as part of the political process. Others even believe the most unscrupulous candidate wins. They engage in ugliness because they enjoy the game. Others use the process to lash out for personal reasons, and a few do both.

Election 2012: Financial statements filed

Mayor Pro Tem Verna Rollinger, one of the two incumbents running for reelection to the City Council, has accumulated the biggest war chest of the campaign, as of Oct. 20.

Commentary: Rohrabacher's absence was voters' loss

The League of Women Voters of Orange Coast feels compelled to respond to Rep. Dana Rohrabacher's statement as quoted in your article ("Candidate a no-show at forum," Oct. 25): "Years ago, I participated in several forums by the League of Women Voters and found them to be dishonest and biased, and I decided I would not ever be involved in the League of Women Voters again."

Rush says he's in to win

Amid the bluster and noise of election season, and with Nov. 6 approaching like a bullet train, Newport Beach businessman Bob Rush managed to find some quiet.

Water reuse and sewer pipeline replacement discussed

The South Laguna Civic Assn. surveyed the six South Coast Water District candidates about issues pertinent to Laguna Beach, such as Aliso Creek, water recycling and the five-year Tunnel Stabilization and Sewer Pipeline Replacement Project.

Election 2012: Discontent among local Dems

The Laguna Beach City Council election is nonpartisan race, but you would never know it based on some of the campaign literature and rhetoric.

Election countdown: Five candidates vie for two council spots

The election is less than two weeks away. The Coastline Pilot offers a last look at the five candidates for City Council.

Rohrabacher skips candidates' forum

Attendees may have been puzzled as to why Friday's congressional candidates' forum, hosted by the League of Women's Voters in Laguna Beach, wasn't attended by both candidates.

Schools candidates discuss issues at forum

Laguna Beach Unified School District board candidates put their stances on the table at Thursday's forum at Top of the World Elementary. Incumbents pushed consistency and practicality, while newcomers argued they would bring a fresh perspective to the board.

Election 2012: Forums for council candidates winding down

Four down, one to go and the City Council candidates will be done with scheduled forums for 2012.

Election 2012: Candidates talk out more city issues

The Laguna Board of Realtors and Chamber of Commerce held a fast-paced forum Oct. 4 in the City Council chambers.

Politics stay friendly at Chamber

Local state assembly candidates kept it polite Wednesday night at a reception hosted by the Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce.

Election 2012: Firefighters endorse Bob Whalen

Laguna Beach firefighters want Planning Commissioner Robert Whalen on the City Council.

Mailbag: Rollinger is 'ideal small town council member'

Being a 45-year resident of Laguna Beach, I care deeply about the issues that keep it a beautiful, unique place to live. I've known Verna Rollinger personally for 40 years, and find her to be a principled, intelligent person.

Democrat challenges Rohrabacher's incumbency

Ron Varasteh will pull an all-nighter to uphold his political beliefs, even with a tent over his head.

Commentary: Steve Dicterow is 'a voice of reason'

Laguna Beach, it appears, has finally grown up. Karl Rove would be so proud.

Commentary: Why I support Egly, Whalen for City Council

It is election time again, and we have an opportunity to fill two City Council seats with qualified candidates. We have five candidates running for the council this year. Many people have asked me who I am supporting and why. My answer is Bob Whalen and Jane Egly.

Election 2012: Deadline to apply for mail-in ballots is Oct. 30

More and more folks are voting via mail-in ballots, touted as a convenience for busy citizens.

Commentary: Voting no on Measure CC is a 'no-brainer'

I'm saying no to Measure CC. This item on our Laguna Beach ballot is a bad idea being supported by faulty logic and half-truths.

School board race sees new and familiar faces

Laguna Beach residents will make the choice Nov. 6 whether to keep familiar faces on the five-member Laguna Beach Unified school board or vote in favor of two newcomers.

Election 2012: Candidates discuss arts issues at forum

Laguna Beach is all about art — unless it's about money — according to the five City Council candidates at the Arts Alliance forum, which was held at the air-conditioned Playhouse on a sweltering Saturday.

Election 2012: Dicterow hosts 9/11 tribute

A crowd of more than 100 responded Tuesday to Steve Dicterow's invitation to a 9/11 tribute at Mozambique Steak House, which his daughter, Taryn, said was also a celebration of her father's reelection campaign.

Election 2012: Democrats open headquarters

The Laguna Beach Democratic Club will officially open its 2012 Election Headquarters at 7 p.m. Saturday at 1401 S. Coast Hwy.

Election 2012: Police employees endorse Rollinger, Whalen

The Laguna Beach Police Employees' Assn. announced Monday its endorsement of Mayor Pro Tem Verna Rollinger and Planning Commissioner Robert Whalen for City Council.