David Hansen
A writer and Laguna Beach resident
Hansen: Women say Laguna Beach men are different
If you are a single man in Laguna Beach, women call you contradictory names: eclectic, driven, casual, civic minded, rich, poor, educated,...
Hansen: Shame on companies that rip off Laguna name
Far from the blue waters of Laguna Beach, there is a graffiti-stained warehouse in historic South-Central Los Angeles that calls itself...
Hansen: No citywide will to bury power lines
When historians look at old photos of towns, they look for telltale clues to guess the era: horses or cars, gas lights or electric,...
Hansen: Nostaglia, freedom meet behind the wheel
Some say it's a guy thing. Others say it's nostalgia. Still others say it's because of what took place in the back seat.
Hansen: City eyes downtown private parking
During summer, the downtown Laguna Beach Wells Fargo is not so much a bank but a beach parking lot.
Hansen: Filming ourselves in Technicolor
From the beginning, movies were always mesmerizing but now they have become permanently imprinted onto our personalities and culture.
Hansen: Curvaceous peace in architecture
There are a few ramshackle stretches of Coast Highway in Laguna Beach cluttered with tired buildings and bad imagination.
Hansen: Enlightenment, one step at a time
You see them on the side of the road in color-coordinated outfits. They strut, shimmy and pedal their way with attitude.
Hansen: Groups mirror our weirdness
Never before has it been so easy to assemble chanters, magical women, goddesses or white hot habibis.
Hansen: Sleepy Hollow is our past and future
Downtown Laguna Beach gets all the attention. North and South Laguna have cardinal directions. Midtown has a fancy marketing slogan. But...
Hansen: Plastics death greatly exaggerated
An out-of-state visitor stands in line at a Laguna Beach supermarket, and the female checker asks him, "paper bag for 10 cents or did you...
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