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Laguna Beach Local News So just how equitable is The Independent? I’m getting the impression not so much. Week after week, Michael Ray and Billy Fried are given numerous column inches and free rein to bash individuals and groups, commit character assassination, misinform, whine, and harass anyone by name who might be opposed to their pro-development, pro-business, pro-tourism agendas. No holds barred, facts be damned. While they are given large featured columns, those attacked are limited to simple letters to the editor a week after the fact. I know of four individuals who have had their le...

Laguna Beach Local News More than 45 people met at Laguna Beach City Hall on June 15, 2021, to celebrate the reopening of California’s economy. Photo by Sharon Evans. More than 45 residents and city employees came together at Laguna Beach City Hall to formally recognize the city’s reemergence from COVID-19 restrictions and celebrate their post-pandemic lives on Tuesday. Mayor Pro Tem Sue Kempf and long-time resident Denny Freidenrich met up for the friends and neighbors, many of whom hadn’t seen each other in the last 16 months, for the community group photograph.  Freidenrich asked ...