Our Readers Write: La Jolla High mural; traffic and speeding
Letters to the editor
La Jolla Light Opinion
Let Inga Tell You: Still fighting the good fight against new trash fee
A lawsuit filed by five San Diego residents is great news, but we need to...
Our Readers Write: Scripps Coastal Reserve, La Jolla cityhood
Letters to the editor
Guest commentary: The importance of building a great teenage resumé
Whether it's to prepare for college or a post-high school career, carefully collecting accomplishments can...
Let Inga Tell You: Mom guilt — the plague that lasts forever
I am not generally prone to guilt. Our former primary care doctor, Dr. No (as...
Our Readers Write: Power San Diego, ex-Jack in the Box site, overgrown weeds
Too many unanswered questions about a municipal utilityRegarding "Backers of measure to replace SDG&E still...
Let Inga Tell You: Cohabiting with the crows and coyotes
On May 17, I saw our first housefly of the season. Definitely a little early...
Our Readers Write: Traffic speeds, electromagnetic fields, UCSD, homelessness
Traffic is too fast in Bird RockNicole Hadfield is absolutely correct that cars are speeding...
Guest Commentary: Coming soon to La Jolla – new Village streetscape
The first major project of the La Jolla Community Foundation since forming the La Jolla...
Guest Commentary: Time to watch sea lion birthing in La Jolla – safely
Point La Jolla, just around the corner from the famous La Jolla Cove, is possibly...
Our Readers Write: Scripps Coastal Reserve and the Kumeyaay
UCSD's record on protecting tribal resources isn't good The La Jolla Light's most recent article...
Let Inga Tell You: The perils of e-bikes aren’t good for my EKG
There is not a day — maybe even an hour — that goes by when...
Guest Commentary: Enhance La Jolla’s flower baskets and bench refurbishment lead 2024 activities
It’s fair to say that when you come into the Village of La Jolla, Enhance...
Let Inga Tell You: Where did I go? And am I coming back?
As my husband, Olof, and I like to say, every 40 years we spend a...
Our Readers Write: UCSD protests, e-bikes, more
No separating UCSD protests from anti-SemitismThe pro-Palestinian protests and encampment at UC San Diego created...
Let Inga Tell You: Improving a bad remodel, a few decades at a time
As anyone who is touring homes to buy knows, the remodels people do on their...
Our Readers Write: Vending, San Diego budget
Differences between vending and expressive activityIn response to Chris Cott and some of the beach...
Guest Commentary: Lack of care for infrastructure is impossible to understand
It is no secret how bad our infrastructure is in La Jolla and in the...
Overdue Column: Contest shows poetry’s power to create sentiments and smiles
Librarian on the Go held its first poetry contest — called Quill & Ink —...
Our Readers Write: Vendors, short-term rentals, parking spaces, pinnipeds, more
Time for zero-tolerance enforcement on vendorsScripps Park has been ruined by the onslaught of unregulated...
Let Inga Tell You: An avian invasion that’s hard to duck
Every spring I conduct what I call a Preemptive Rodential Offensive, denuding my orange tree...
Our Readers Write: Scripps Coastal Reserve, Via Capri, ‘Complete Communities’
Coastal Act is most important factor in Scripps reserve closure I find it to be...
Let Inga Tell You: A sterling effort to use classy flatware
I simply refuse to be defeated by sterling silverware. But so far the tally is...
Guest Commentary: Mistakes and misconduct in science are not synonymous; there are remedies for both
From climate change to vaccines, science seems under attack everywhere on every topic, though often...
Our Readers Write: Scripps Coastal Reserve, Scripps Park vending
Scripps Coastal Reserve did fine when public had accessUC San Diego’s justification for attempting to...
Let Inga Tell You: A primer on disastrous post-divorce dates
OK, I’m guessing my local readership is a little tired of broken appliances and streetlights...
Guest Commentary: San Diego’s short-term rental ordinance needs fixes
The first anniversary of the city of San Diego's short-term vacation rental ordinance is May...
Guest Commentary: Here’s an inexpensive way to reduce the potholes on our streets
While in plain sight, the root cause for why potholes are forming rapidly is not...
Our Readers Write: Scripps Coastal Reserve, Realtor commissions
It's time for UCSD to reopen Scripps Coastal ReserveThank you, La Jolla Light, for your...
Overdue Column: Reading and dancing share the stage at ‘A Book and a Ballerina’
City Ballet of San Diego’s “A Book and a Ballerina” series of programs for kids...
Guest Commentary: Complete Communities is a bad deal for San Diego
The Building Industry Association (BIA) touts the Complete Communities Now program as ramping up production...
Guest Commentary: We need to embrace community board change for the future of La Jolla
The times they are a-changin’, and for La Jolla, this is not just a desire...
Let Inga Tell You: A Streetlight Named Quagmire, Part 4: Let there be light, and hopefully lessons learned
This is the last of a four-part series telling Inga's saga of getting her streetlight...
Our Readers Write: War protesters, sidewalk widening
Pro–Palestinian demonstrators are in the rightIn response to Amir Sahimi’s letter, “War protesters are on...
Our Readers Write: Municipal utility is a bad idea in San Diego
San Diego has no business running a utilitySDG&E’s rates have been the highest in the...
Let Inga Tell You: A Streetlight Named Quagmire, Part 3: Finally, a glimmer of hope
This is Part 3 of a four-part series telling Inga's saga of getting her streetlight...
Guest Commentary: Mayor’s housing orders can be a winning game-changer for San Diego
When San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria delivered his State of the City address earlier this...
Guest Commentary: Artificial intelligence can make health care safer and more personal
In the 1960s, Dr. Warner Slack built the first computer capable of asking patients about...
Our Readers Write: War protesters, Scripps Coastal Reserve
War protesters are on the wrong sideIt’s a sad commentary when our youth, particularly those...
Let Inga Tell You: A Streetlight Named Quagmire, Part 2: Into the void
This is Part 2 of a four-part series telling Inga's saga of getting her streetlight...
Our Readers Write: Scripps Coastal Reserve, accessory dwelling units, traffic lanes
A different Scripps Coastal Reserve experienceIt's wonderful that La Jolla Light reporter Ashley Mackin-Solomon was...
Let Inga Tell You: A Streetlight Named Quagmire, Part 1: Plunged into darkness
This is Part 1 of a four-part series telling Inga's saga of getting her streetlight...
Our Readers Write: Vendors, U-turn
Vendors don't have the right to do whatever they wantRegarding vendors being at the beaches...
Overdue Column: Nearly 600-year-old invention allows us to press on with reading even today
“Who is that?” asked my 8-year-old son, Charlie, in front of a large statue of...
Our Readers Write: Beaches and vendors, Scripps Coastal Reserve, traffic, school district, Whaling Bar
Don't make local beaches like state parksIn response to the article "S.D. OKs stricter street...
Let Inga Tell You: Separation anxiety can work itself out in the end
I get that sons need to separate from their mothers. But do they have to...
Our Readers Write: Scripps Coastal Reserve, gun violence
Surfers need to protect access to Black's BeachSurfers, this is a call to action. If...
Let Inga Tell You: The weather-averse life of The Southern California Dog
The recent rains have highlighted the unique habits of a breed of canine known as...
Guest Commentary: Rare diseases affect 30 million Americans. We must answer the challenges to finding cures
By official definition, a rare disease is a condition that afflicts less than 200,000 people...
Our Readers Write: Scripps Coastal Reserve, Children’s Pool
Time to end UCSD's abuse of power in closing Scripps Coastal ReserveIt’s disappointing and appalling...
Let Inga Tell You: Suffering for the sake of style and beauty
As much as I enjoy the late-19th-century-set show "The Gilded Age," I can’t help but...
Guest Commentary: New state law could alter La Jolla’s housing landscape
Assembly Bill 1033 is a new state law that went into effect this year that...
Our Readers Write: Scripps Coastal Reserve, Kellogg Park trees, La Jolla representation
No good reason to continue Scripps Coastal Reserve closureThe Scripps Coastal Reserve closure is a...
Our Readers Write: Councilman’s decisions, historic preservation, Scripps Coastal Reserve, school deficit
Say it ain't so, JoeOpen letter to Joe LaCava [San Diego City Council member for...
Let Inga Tell You: New dispenser performs its own version of ice(cube) capades
When you find yourself writing about ice cubes, is it time to hang it up?I’m...
Let Inga Tell You: Rideshares have oh so many possibilities for seniors
Rideshares have had mixed reputations in recent years, but compared with the olden days, when...
Our Readers Write: Scripps Coastal Reserve closure
Explanation for Scripps Coastal Reserve closure is fictionUntil Scripps Coastal Reserve was closed when COVID...
Overdue Column: Time to introduce your inner book lover to the joie de livre
This article is an installment of Katia Graham's series of columns for the La Jolla...
Our Readers Write: Scripps Coastal Reserve, La Jolla needs, Shores longhorn, demonstrators
No excuse for Scripps Coastal Reserve closure As a longtime volunteer at Scripps Coastal Reserve...
Guest Commentary: How bad are San Diego’s streets? We can see for ourselves
Another new, and expensive, comprehensive survey to tell us what we already know about San...
Our Readers Write: Seals and sea lions; Joe LaCava
What's wrong with 400 pinnipeds in 0.37 miles of coastline? PlentyThe linear distance between La...
Let Inga Tell You: Was this Christmas in a parallel universe?
It's increasingly worrisome to me that I couldn’t identify half the gifts that were exchanged...
Guest Commentary: Science is advancing past the need for drug testing on animals. Let’s embrace alternatives
In 1937, there was great demand for a new way to treat streptococcal infections, which...
Guest Commentary: Enhance La Jolla had an important year in 2023
Enhance La Jolla was created by the La Jolla Community Foundation to meet the demands...
Our Readers Write: San Diego housing; COVID and flu shots; nonprofits
San Diego housing package doesn't solve crisis, but it's a good startI applaud the City...
Let Inga Tell You: Visions of a remodel dancing in our heads
You know you’re getting older when you catch your adult kids walking around your house...
Our Readers Write: UC San Diego housing
UCSD has created housing shortage with ruinous growthUC San Diego has a housing shortage. They...
Let Inga Tell You: How an engineer makes holiday cookies
Inga is on vacation. This is one of her favorite columns from 2014.Two weeks before Christmas,...
Let Inga Tell You: The Great Refrigerator Delivery Water Valve Scam
I recently wrote about how much poorer the quality of kitchen appliances has become —...
Guest Commentary: Matthew Perry was open about addiction. Like him, we can’t stop trying to overcome it
“If an alcoholic or drug addict comes up to me and says ‘Will you help...
Our Readers Write: Housing package, Shores parking plan, Coast Walk right of way
Housing package needs to be salvagedThe City Council failed profoundly by rejecting Housing Action Package...
Guest Commentary: Tips on alcohol and drugs to help you have a safe holiday season
Of all the stories we share over the holidays, there is one we need to...
Let Inga Tell You: Spousal birthday gifts can be a trip to the danger zone
In December, my birth month, I can’t help but reflect that birthday gifts from spouses...
Overdue Column: ‘Ecumenical’ – a ‘Sparkly Word’ fitting for Thanksgiving
This article is an installment of Katia Graham's series of columns for the La Jolla...
Our Readers Write: Shores parking spaces, bocce court benches, cityhood and schools, Scripps Coastal Reserve
La Jolla Shores parking proposal has problemsA number of concerns arise relative to proposed new...
Let Inga Tell You: For column No. 500, I wonder: Is ChatGPT going to put me out of business?
For my 500th Let Inga Tell You column (yes, really, this is it), I had...
Guest Commentary: Dispute over public right of way on Coast Walk is really a settled matter
This is a rebuttal to Glen Rasmussen's Guest Commentary, "Legal investigation is needed to settle...
Our Readers Write: San Diego’s housing shortage
San Diego needs more housing now[Cary] Lowe and [Michael] Stepner promote a restrictive approach to...
Let Inga Tell You: They don’t make ’em like they used to
In 1999 we remodeled our tiny 1947 kitchen. It was a huge boon to have...
Guest Commentary: Legal investigation is needed to settle the extent of the public right of way on Coast Walk
of the public, including myself, are trying to get San Diego City Attorney Mara...
Our Readers Write: Budget priorities, street parking
What are La Jolla's true budget priorities?Kudos to San Diego Councilman Joe LaCava for ing...
Guest Commentary: San Diego needs more housing, but the ‘shotgun approach’ is doing more harm than good
In the rush to address California’s severe housing shortage, we are abandoning fundamental principles of...
Let Inga Tell You: A trip down bank robbery memory lane
The downside of living in the same house for decades is that you never do...
Let Inga Tell You: A trip down bank robbery memory lane
The downside of living in the same house for decades is that you never do...
Guest Commentary: My video of sea lions ‘attacking’ La Jolla tourists raises the question – can we coexist?
As I stepped onto the sands of La Jolla Cove on July 23, I filmed...
Our Readers Write: Adelante Townhomes, UCSD staircase, Enhance La Jolla, Village Merchants Association, more
Adelante Townhomes developer deserves creditAs a sometime developer, I wish to commend the Murfey Co....
Let Inga Tell You: How to make college essays fun
If it’s fall, it’s time for pumpkin spice overload, an invasion of spider webs, lots...
Overdue Column: In times of trouble, poetry speaks words of wisdom
This article is an installment of Katia Graham's new series of columns for the La...
Our Readers Write: UC San Diego growth, bicycle safety
UCSD chancellor has an 'edifice complex'In response to the guest commentary from [UC San Diego]...
Let Inga Tell You: Olof does what he loves best and engineers a pizza
Some years back, I won a first-place prize in the annual San Diego Press Club...
Our Readers Write: UCSD growth, Scripps Coastal Reserve, eucalyptus trees, Torrey Pines Road crossing
Chancellor continues to ignore key issues in push for unbridled growthIn the Sept. 28 La...
Let Inga Tell You: Floating away
I reading in some long-ago anthropology class that some Eskimo cultures, not wishing to...
Our Readers Write: Ex-Jack in the Box, UCSD housing, SummerFest
Former Jack in the Box has been an eyesore long enoughHow long do the residents...
Let Inga Tell You: Taking your own advice
I’ve often reflected while reading the morning paper that it’s a good thing I have...
Guest Commentary: As UC San Diego chancellor, here’s how I’ll make student housing affordable and accessible
San Diegans are well aware that the nationwide housing crunch presents particular challenges in our...
Our Readers Write: UCSD growth, Scripps Coastal Reserve, sea lions
UCSD's growth plans are unjustified and damagingA recent article discussed the UC San Diego chancellor's...
Overdue Column: I’m still keeping my library love local
Katia Graham has resigned from her position as youth services librarian at the La Jolla/Riford...
Our Readers Write: Vendors; Point La Jolla; streets and traffic
La Jolla is being wrecked from the outsideReading the hollow explanation from San Diego city...
Let Inga Tell You: Time to take the plunge on a new toilet
This is a "Best of Inga" column that was originally published in September 2018.Some time...
Our Readers Write: Utility undergrounding, Scripps Coastal Reserve, UCSD, Neptune Place fencing
Unlock the money for undergoundingRegarding La Jolla's utility undergrounding ("La Jolla residents seek answers about...
Let Inga Tell You: What happened to taking responsibility for one’s actions?
I failed in a hundred ways with my kids. If you asked them what my...
Our Readers Write: Utility undergrounding, property transfer tax, tobacco retailers, more
La Jolla can wait for utility undergroundingI'm writing in response to the article about underground...
Guest Commentary: Here’s how to become wired to detect and avoid impostor scams
According to recent Federal Trade Commission data, U.S. consumers reported more than a 30 percent...