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Did you know that our country uses over 400 million pounds of pesticides annually? Did you know that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup that is used in our parks and sports fields here in...
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Did you know that our country uses over 400 million pounds of pesticides annually? Did you know that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup that is used in our parks and sports fields here in LH is now found in breast milk and urine? The WHO has announced that glyphosate is a probable carcinogen and The Lancet medical journal has called glyphosate a neurotoxin. That bothers me. Roundup and Speed-Zone, even if it’s used just as a spot treatment are harmful and should not be used in a place where our children play. Did you know that glyphosate can stay in the soil for years since the last spray? And when it rains, our water runoff goes to the watershed at Newport Bay, one of the top migrating birding sites in our country. My idea for the community where I love to live, is to start with pesticide free parks and sports fields. Other cities such as Reno NV, Dover NH, Eugene OR, Encinitas CA, and more, are pesticide free or currently working on it. Why not us?
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Jul 29, 2015 by
Tracy Madlener (16 points)
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Did you know that our country uses over 400 million pounds of pesticides annually? Did you know that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup that is used in our parks and sports fields here in LH is now found in breast milk and urine? The WHO has announced that glyphosate is a probable carcinogen and The Lancet medical journal has called glyphosate a neurotoxin. That bothers me. Roundup and Speed-Zone, even if it’s used just as a spot treatment are harmful and should not be used in a place where our children play. Did you know that glyphosate can stay in the soil for years since the last spray? And when it rains, our water runoff goes to the watershed at Newport Bay, one of the top migrating birding sites in our country. My idea for the community where I love to live, is to start with pesticide free parks and sports fields. Other cities such as Reno NV, Dover NH, Eugene OR, Encinitas CA, and more, are pesticide free or currently working on it. Why not us?
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Recently, the city Council in Irvine voted 5-0 to eliminate the use of toxic pesticides. I believe that Laguna Hills should do the same to protect all people and animals in our community. We need to...
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Recently, the city Council in Irvine voted 5-0 to eliminate the use of toxic pesticides. I believe that Laguna Hills should do the same to protect all people and animals in our community. We need to eliminate these toxic chemicals from the landscaping plan and also adopt an organic, integrated pest-management program, which eliminates the use of synthetic pesticides under all circumstances and incorporates manual removal, weed whacking, soil nutrient management and, if necessary, the use of organic pesticides as a means for weed abatement.
Laguna Hills can work with Irvine Non Toxic to make this a reality as well as Beyond Pesticides, a non profit that can help us transition away from using our current landscaping methods.
Please see this article in OC Weekly that inspired this post....http://www.ocweekly.com/news/how-irvine-became-socals-first-non-toxic-city-7317638.
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Jul 8, 2016 by
TSB (10 points)
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Recently, the city Council in Irvine voted 5-0 to eliminate the use of toxic pesticides. I believe that Laguna Hills should do the same to protect all people and animals in our community. We need to eliminate these toxic chemicals from the landscaping plan and also adopt an organic, integrated pest-management program, which eliminates the use of synthetic pesticides under all circumstances and incorporates manual removal, weed whacking, soil nutrient management and, if necessary, the use of organic pesticides as a means for weed abatement.
Laguna Hills can work with Irvine Non Toxic to make this a reality as well as Beyond Pesticides, a non profit that can help us transition away from using our current landscaping methods.
Please see this article in OC Weekly that inspired this post....http://www.ocweekly.com/news/how-irvine-became-socals-first-non-toxic-city-7317638.
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In the rains of 12/2010, the bike path bridge on Aliso Creek that was right next to the 5 Freeway (just down from Aliso Parkway and behind the Wendy's and Performance Bike store was washed out.
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In the rains of 12/2010, the bike path bridge on Aliso Creek that was right next to the 5 Freeway (just down from Aliso Parkway and behind the Wendy's and Performance Bike store was washed out.
There have been no attempts to rebuild the bridge. Instead the city of Laguna Hills put up a chain link fence to try to block traffic, and rerouted all traffic to the nearest road crossing about 1/2 a mile away. By not replacing the bridge and by putting up a fence, Laguna Hills effectively cut off the trail spur that went up to Aliso Parkway and all the retail space in the area. Many people used that trail to access the area, and to walk to work or to cross safely under the 5 Freeway.
Now, instead of having a safe bridge crossing across Aliso Creek, people are crossing the creek haphazardly on stepping stones, and clambering up the creek banks. The fence the city installed has been cut, the city repaired it, and it has been cut again and is now rolled back. Can we please get a bridge?
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Oct 17, 2015 by
Greg P (15 points)
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In the rains of 12/2010, the bike path bridge on Aliso Creek that was right next to the 5 Freeway (just down from Aliso Parkway and behind the Wendy's and Performance Bike store was washed out.
There have been no attempts to rebuild the bridge. Instead the city of Laguna Hills put up a chain link fence to try to block traffic, and rerouted all traffic to the nearest road crossing about 1/2 a mile away. By not replacing the bridge and by putting up a fence, Laguna Hills effectively cut off the trail spur that went up to Aliso Parkway and all the retail space in the area. Many people used that trail to access the area, and to walk to work or to cross safely under the 5 Freeway.
Now, instead of having a safe bridge crossing across Aliso Creek, people are crossing the creek haphazardly on stepping stones, and clambering up the creek banks. The fence the city installed has been cut, the city repaired it, and it has been cut again and is now rolled back. Can we please get a bridge?
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In Moulton Ranch, we suffer from limited coverage by Verizon. They have provided me a free network extender because they acknowledge their coverage is not adequate. I still get dropped calls. I...
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In Moulton Ranch, we suffer from limited coverage by Verizon. They have provided me a free network extender because they acknowledge their coverage is not adequate. I still get dropped calls. I need my phone for work and as a contact for my 91 year old mother in Newport. Please approve this new tower for Verizon. Thanks.
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Feb 23, 2017 by
Anne Taylor-Loughran (5 points)
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In Moulton Ranch, we suffer from limited coverage by Verizon. They have provided me a free network extender because they acknowledge their coverage is not adequate. I still get dropped calls. I need my phone for work and as a contact for my 91 year old mother in Newport. Please approve this new tower for Verizon. Thanks.
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It's long overdue for the TCA and leaders from Laguna Hills to post the toll road fees on the electronic boards in Newport Beach and San Juan Capistrano for drivers prior to entering the toll road.
Feb 23, 2016 by
John Palazzolo (7 points)
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It's long overdue for the TCA and leaders from Laguna Hills to post the toll road fees on the electronic boards in Newport Beach and San Juan Capistrano for drivers prior to entering the toll road.
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Please make the Rickenbacker road a right turn only. GPS always tells people to turn Left onto La Paz Road from Rickenbacker which is a deadly thing! The cars which come on La Paz go up a hill and...
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Please make the Rickenbacker road a right turn only. GPS always tells people to turn Left onto La Paz Road from Rickenbacker which is a deadly thing! The cars which come on La Paz go up a hill and when cars come out from Rickenbacker they are suddenly facing cars from the blind spot!
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Nov 1, 2019 by
Merritt McKeon (7 points)
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Please make the Rickenbacker road a right turn only. GPS always tells people to turn Left onto La Paz Road from Rickenbacker which is a deadly thing! The cars which come on La Paz go up a hill and when cars come out from Rickenbacker they are suddenly facing cars from the blind spot!
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We have to research more.
Jul 1, 2016 by
drefthemia (9 points)
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We have to research more.
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Laguna Hills is well behind its neighboring cities in regards to bicycle infrastructure. It is quite dangerous to travel through Laguna Hills by bicycle in a north/south direction.
On Moulton there...
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Laguna Hills is well behind its neighboring cities in regards to bicycle infrastructure. It is quite dangerous to travel through Laguna Hills by bicycle in a north/south direction.
On Moulton there are substandard width bike lanes that are significantly cut into the gutter, reducing the usable bike lane width to 12"-18". Coupled with extremely high speeds by automobiles, Moulton is an unsafe route.
Avenida de la Carlota NEEDS a bike lane or cycle track. It is the only other road through Laguna Hills that goes North/South. I am regularly treated with disrespect and have my life threatened due to drivers that think I do not belong there. We need separation from vehicle trafficASAP before someone dies or is injured. Removing a single northbound lane for a two-way cycle track is a viable and cheap option, due to much lower northbound demand than southbound.
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Oct 16, 2018 by
dslabosz (13 points)
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Laguna Hills is well behind its neighboring cities in regards to bicycle infrastructure. It is quite dangerous to travel through Laguna Hills by bicycle in a north/south direction.
On Moulton there are substandard width bike lanes that are significantly cut into the gutter, reducing the usable bike lane width to 12"-18". Coupled with extremely high speeds by automobiles, Moulton is an unsafe route.
Avenida de la Carlota NEEDS a bike lane or cycle track. It is the only other road through Laguna Hills that goes North/South. I am regularly treated with disrespect and have my life threatened due to drivers that think I do not belong there. We need separation from vehicle trafficASAP before someone dies or is injured. Removing a single northbound lane for a two-way cycle track is a viable and cheap option, due to much lower northbound demand than southbound.
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At the intersection of Laguna Hills Drive and Paseo De Valencia, the button for the pedestrian crossing from the corner where the High School is across PDV does not work.
I cross every day, and the...
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At the intersection of Laguna Hills Drive and Paseo De Valencia, the button for the pedestrian crossing from the corner where the High School is across PDV does not work.
I cross every day, and the button worked OK before this week; now pressing the button does not cause the crosswalk light to go green.
Thanks.
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Jan 29, 2019 by
MikeT (5 points)
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At the intersection of Laguna Hills Drive and Paseo De Valencia, the button for the pedestrian crossing from the corner where the High School is across PDV does not work.
I cross every day, and the button worked OK before this week; now pressing the button does not cause the crosswalk light to go green.
Thanks.
