Students Guaranteed ‘Safe Rides’ Home
The Safe-Rides program, sponsored by Laguna Beach Rotary, Mission Hospital and the Boy Scouts of America, is now underway for this academic year. Safe-Rides,...
Public meeting Nov. 20
League Pushes Homeless Back on the Agenda
The League of Women Voters will host a town meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 20, to...
Maverick Church and Iconic Leader Face Uncertain Future
For four decades, Bishop Simon Talarczyk has presided over Laguna Beach’s most unusual church, an unaffiliated American Catholic congregation that worships in a historic...
Beetle Trappers on the Hunt
Agricultural inspectors discovered a second palm tree infested with the destructive red palm weevil in North Laguna.
But since traps were set last month near...
New Era of Collaboration at City Hall?
With outgoing City Manager Ken Frank known as the wizard of all things Laguna, city officials as well as community and business leaders hope...
Sweets En Route to U.S. Troops
Nearly 400 pounds of Halloween candy collected by the Laguna Beach Parents Club was packaged up and shipped to Afghanistan this week, according to...
Compiling the Literary Legacy of Local Authors
In the wake of recent tributes to Laguna Beach High School alumni, Sam Totten, of the class of 1967, envisions yet another, but one...
Signal Battle Reaches Road’s End
The long-debated installation of a traffic signal at the main entrance to Laguna Beach’s largest gated community comes before the county planning commission at...
False Start on Skateboarding Rules
Laguna’s police chief says a proposal to treat skateboarders like bicyclists in an attempt to rein in fast-charging downhillers conflicts with state laws and...
Incumbents Win Re-Election
Voters returned three Laguna Beach City Council candidates to office for another four-year term, according to provisional results of the Nov. 2 election by...
Merchant News
Dentist Returns to the Mainland
Gary Boling, D.D.S., a specialist in cosmetic dentistry and full mouth rehabilitation, has recently set up shop in Laguna...
Candy Airlift Sends Goodwill to Marines
To most, a candy bar is a snack, maybe a guilty pleasure. But to the men and women in military service in Afghanistan, the...
Arts’ Advocate Pushes Oil Agenda
When serving as president of the Festival of Arts, Laguna Beach’s most influential arts organization, Anita Mangels stood tall and spoke decisively on its...
Sightings Intensify Debate Over Sharks
Last week’s fatal shark attack on a body boarder near Santa Barbara County’s surfing Shangri-la, Hollister Ranch, made clear that the ocean remains in...
Demand Made to Rescind Political Appointments
Claiming that an “underlying political agenda” propelled recent appointments to the city’s Design Review Board, a public-policy expert this week filed a formal complaint...