U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter last week dismissed all claims but one in a lawsuit filed last March by Leonard Porto, alleging civil rights violations and challenging the legality of Laguna Beach’s treatment of the homeless on multiple fronts. Laguna’s City Attorney Phil Kohn sought to dismiss the suit in its entirety last [...]
Incumbents for four spots on the Arts Commission and two spots on the Planning Commission whose terms expired were re-appointed by the City Council last week. In a surprise turn, the council voted in six members for the Arts Commission, expanding its roster to nine members with the addition of two newcomers, David Emmes, the [...]
For the second time this month, Mayor Kelly Boyd voiced his belief that the city’s largest pending capital improvement project, the estimated $50 million village entrance parking structure and strip park, should not go forward without voter approval. Boyd’s statement came as part of a “State of the City” address Tuesday, where he, City Manager [...]
Quick action by a skim boarder saved the life of an infant pulled into a rip tide by a rogue wave on Saturday at Aliso Beach, according to witnesses. Pat Watson, 46, who took up skim boarding after moving from Hawaii in 1991, said he threw his board aside and took off in a dead [...]
George Vitolo, 47, will take part in 12hrs of Temecula, a 100-mile endurance mountain biking race in November. His goal is to raise $20,000 for his main sponsor, Huntington Beach’s Shoreline Ambulance, which delivers “joy jars” to children’s hospitals, a program called NEGU – never ever give up. Vitolo, who has lived in Laguna for [...]
More Markdowns at Tag Sale A post Boutique Benefit sale will be held in the parking lot of the Neighborhood Congregation Church on Saturday, June 1 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Remaining items will be offered at drastically reduced prices. The initial sale raised $30,000, the greater portion of which will go to Laguna Food [...]
Shirley Virginia Whitman Aguinaldo Grogan, 93, of Port Charlotte, Fla., passed away Wednesday, May 22. She was born Jan. 4, 1920, in her home on 7 Mile Road during the biggest snowstorm in the history of Lake Orion, Mich. She graduated from Lake Orion High School in 1938 and in 1943 she joined the Marine [...]
Clinic Doc Honored Dr. Tom Bent, medical director of the Laguna Beach Community Clinic, has been recognized as educator of the year by the California Academy of Family Physicians Foundation. Bent’s leadership in family medicine, his excellence as a clinician, and his teaching skills were cited by the group as the reasons for this tribute.
A cat found lonely and crying at 2 a.m. recently in Bluebird Canyon is in need of a home. The cat lover who took the feline in has had him neutered and given current shots, but cannot keep him and would like to find a permanent indoor home for him. “He is as affectionate as [...]
Public’s Help Needed in Nabbing Burglary Suspects Laguna Beach police released video images from two separate break-ins at local businesses in recent weeks hoping for the public’s help in identifying the suspects, but have yet to receive any leads, Sgt. Louise Callus said Tuesday. More than $8,000 worth of tools and other items were taken [...]
Quick action by a skimboarder is credited with saving a life after a big wave knocked a child from the arms of her mother on Saturday at Aliso Beach, according to witnesses. Videographer Pat Watson, who was trying out a new skimboard, sprinted into the water after he saw a woman pulled off her feet [...]
A second herd of goats will start foraging in open spaces surrounding Laguna Beach to help maintain a fuel break beginning June 1. The city’s Fire Department requested adding more of the four-footed fuel-consumers due to this winter’s scant rainfall, resulting in plants with low moisture levels that easily burn. The state Department of Forestry [...]
By Justin Swanson | LB Indy Thalia Beach Café will close its doors for good after Monday, May 27. The dining establishment, which originally began as Mediterranean food stop Goko’s Cafe, is unable to meet the demands of a new lease with higher rent, say its owners. Goko, in business since 1993, was bought [...]
Laguna Beach police released video images Friday of suspects in two separate break-ins of local businesses, including one that occurred the previous night. They are seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspected culprits. More than $8,000 worth of tools and other items were taken in a midnight burglary at Ganahl Lumber, 1765 Laguna Canyon [...]
Ill Prepared Hiker Rescued from Hillside
A sheriff’s helicopter was used to extract a hiker who suffered an anxiety attack and was unable to move from a steep trail in Laguna Beach’s open space about 6 p.m. Sunday, June 9, police said. Lifeguards in an all-terrain vehicle coordinated the extraction from thick brush and a steep slope between Alta Laguna Park [...]
