Bill and Judy Sinisgalli
Bill and Judy died a year apart from one another; Judy passed Sept. 7, 2011, and Bill on Sept. 19, 2012.
Bill was born on...
Joshua Daniel Thalman
Josh Thalman, who was born Nov. 23, 1991, passed away on Oct. 26, 2012. He is survived by his brother Jacob Thalman, father Joseph...
Grand Jury Applicants Called
Orange County residents who want to make a difference in their community are encouraged to submit an application to serve on next year’s Orange...
Raffle Winner Steps Up for the Top Prize
Derek Moore of Orange won the grand prize in the Ocean Institute's Million Dollar Home Laguna Beach Raffle on Saturday, Nov. 3.
He will now...
Seeing Under the Sea
Nearly all of the tidepools in Laguna Beach are a state protected habitat. Though there’s no touching or taking allowed, plenty of unusual creatures...
Street Beat 11/9/12
Police Arrest Suspected Drug Dealer
Law enforcement authorities who served search warrants at homes in Hawthorne on Friday, Nov. 2 arrested a suspected drug dealer...
Pedestrian Hit Crossing Highway
A homeless man from Oklahoma suffered severe injuries last Saturday, Nov. 3, when struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross Coast Highway outside...
Voters Remix Laguna’s Council
Laguna Beach voters elected two challengers to the City Council and returned two incumbents to the school board, according to unofficial and nearly complete...
Pedestrian Hit Crossing Highway
A homeless person suffered severe injuries last Saturday, Nov. 3, when struck by a vehicle while crossing Coast Highway outside of a crosswalk near...
PIMCO’s Founder Kick Starts Stem Cell Fundraising
UC Irvine is trying to raise $8 million to finish laboratories, clinics and conference facilities in a campus stem cell research center and Laguna...
Survey Shows Optimism, May Elicit Change
Findings from a recent survey of local Laguna Beach businesses may provide a catalyst for change in town, including an expansion of the free...
Initiative Battle Waged in Spending
In the election season’s final weeks, opponents and proponents of Laguna Beach’s ballot initiative Measure CC have finally opened their checkbooks, according to campaign...
Where’s Mitt? Not at Laguna’s GOP HQ
A life-size cutout of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney was reported stolen Thursday from 1464 S. Coast Highway, site of the Laguna Beach Republican...
Slow-Burning Debate on Open Space Heats Up
With bulldozers on the horizon, 8,500 protesters marched up Laguna Canyon Road in 1989 to preserve the undeveloped landscape leading into Laguna Beach. A...
Honoring a Life of Green-Flash Brilliance
By Robin Pierson, Special to the Independent
In celebration and in honor of Liz Malloy, the Woman’s Club of Laguna Beach will be holding its...