BYOB Gets New Definition At most local grocery stores, customers who bring in their own bags are still the odd-man-out. But a decision by the California Supreme Court earlier this month that upholds Manhattan Beach’s ban on plastic bags could require shoppers in Laguna to bring their own bag. “We’re moving ahead to ban plastic [...]
Laguna Beach animal control officers continued to patrol Laguna Woods, tracking a pair of elusive, but aggressive coyotes that knocked over a resident while seizing her leashed pet Yorkie this week. Police continued to receive calls from residents about coyote sightings after the incident Tuesday, but the suspected culprits eluded pursuers and traps laid to [...]
Ocean water sampling in Laguna Beach after the July 4 holiday, ordered as a result of regulations believed to be the first of their kind in the nation, showed no significant impact, city officials said this week. Laguna’s water officials expect to issue a report next week. The San Diego Regional Water Quality Board, which [...]
Florida printmaker and art dealer Gary Arseneau continues to earn his moniker “the Rodin chaser,” this time pursuing the record-setting Rodin exhibition at the Laguna College of Art and Design. Arseneau is a self-appointed sleuth hunting for forgeries among French sculptor Auguste Rodin’s (1840-1917) huge trove of bronze sculptures, much of which has been exhibited [...]
East Bay Soul Sojourns South Greg Adams and East Bay Soul will light up the stage Saturday, July 30, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Festival of Arts, part of the “Jazz on the Green” series. With East Bay Soul, Adams, a trumpet player who has worked with such headliners as Annie Lennox, [...]
Monday, July 18 Traffic stop. 12:21 a.m. 800 block of Glenneyre St. Three teens were cited for curfew violations and their parents called to pick them up after a 16-year-old driver blew past a stop sign. A 15-year-old, whose backpack held two bottles of wine and a baggie of pot, was also cited for possession [...]
Ode to Yield When I was 17, I went to Newport Beach on a hot summer’s day with my brother. I threw down my towel, ran straight into the ocean, dove through the surf and started to swim out. I left my brother standing on the sand, feeling a little cocky, like I was showing [...]
For a guy still in his 20s, Doug Reinhardt already boasts an interesting career path: former baseball major leaguer, television personality, and boyfriend of Paris Hilton. He’s also the sibling of cupcake-shop entrepreneur Casey Reinhardt. But now the Laguna Beach resident pursues the antithesis of confectionary delights as a newly converted kettle bell missionary. [...]
Authors on the hunt for ‘then’ and ‘now’ photo locations By Gene Felder, Special to the Independent Readers are likely aware of the 2009 book “Images of America – Laguna Beach” by Claire Vogel published by Arcadia Publishing. The company also has a “Then and Now” series, and Foster Eubank and I will be [...]
Changing the baby with the bathwater Remember the days when city hall’s offices would close for lunch? So did Laguna Lumber. I hear that Laguna Lumber would also close for two weeks in the summer to allow its employees to have a summer vacation. And of course, until Ganahl bought it, it was never open [...]
Monday, Aug. 1 Recreation Committee, 7 p.m., Community Center Wednesday, Aug. 3 Housing and Human Services Committee, 5 p.m., Community Center Thursday, Aug. 4 HIV Advisory Committee, 4 p.m., City Hall, Conference Room A
Clarification: In “Lifeguards Honor Their Own” in the July 22 edition about a reunion, identified several former guards who had died in recent years were listed, including Norm Anderson. Paul Norm Anderson, 84, a Laguna lifeguard from 1948-1950, remains alive and kicking. Correction: In the July 22 article “ ‘Quiet Zone’ Turns Into a Ticket [...]
Editor, What? Am I understanding this correctly? The petitions for the purchase of remaining parcels of open space could be signed by any registered voter. Is this correct? Once enough required signatures are accomplished this process would move forward. Seems logical to me. However, the folks who actually will be paying for this will be [...]
Editor, Last week I went to Brooks Street to check the waves before work. Perla, my wild JRT was with me, and she demanded some beach time. So I rolled up the windows and was dragged to the sand. All went well until I realized that my keys were locked in the van. Coincidently there was a metal [...]
Editor, The Orange County Superior Court’s order tossing the Laguna Terrace controversy to the California Coastal Commission should not escape close scrutiny (“Laguna Terrace Subdivision Thwarted,” July 15). Free people have a fundamental right to own and enjoy private property without interference. Indeed, this basic individual right supports all other political and [...]
Police Use Taser to Subdue Assault Suspect
An assault involving three men escalated into a struggle with Laguna Beach police, who ultimately deployed a taser twice to subdue the younger combative suspect in the 300 block of Cozumel around 1:15 a.m. Friday, May 10, police said. Police ultimately arrested Laguna Beach resident Sergio Gabriel Borgognone, 51, for allegedly resisting arrest and his [...]
