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Now that the dust has settled, I wanted to distill what I learned from our most recent election results. Ballot MeasuresIn Measure Q's resounding defeat (65-35%), there's a clear sense among voters that Laguna's existing oversight for commercial development is sufficient; a balance can be found between greater commercial vitality and preserving the character of Laguna.
In the past several weeks, I've received 15 pieces of stuff from the special interest group calling itself Protect and Keep Laguna Local (PAKLL). PAKLL tells us it is opposed to Measure S. PAKLL though its stuff lists its reasons why it opposes Measure S. After reading through all that stuff in one exhausting sit-down, some questions about what that stuff was talking about came to mind.
A slate of political action committees is poised to spend tens of thousands of dollars to influence the outcome of Laguna Beach ballot initiatives.