Capt. Jason Ehret, active duty U.S. Navy Seal and a 1984 graduate of Laguna Beach High School, will serve as the grand marshal of the Laguna Beach Patriots Day Parade, Saturday, March 2. The Patriots Day Parade honorees will be presented at the association’s honoree brunch Sunday, Feb. 3, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. [...]
Local writer and activist Arnold Hano officially launches the reissue of three of his early novels in an omnibus titled “3 Steps To Hell” with a book signing Sunday, Nov. 11 at Laguna Beach Books 1200 S. Coast Highway #105 at 1 p.m. The collection is published by Stark House Press in Eureka, California. Hano, [...]
Mayor pro tem Verna Rollinger raised over $9,000 at a fundraiser at the home of Debbie Lewis to support her reelection to the Laguna Beach City Council on Saturday, June 16 The fundraiser was attended by supporters including Bonnie and Arnold Hano, Councilmember Toni Iseman, former councilmember Bobbie Minkin, and over 90 others.
The next Laguna Beach Historical Society program will feature long-time Laguna Beach resident Arnold Hano sharing a personal history, entitled “History Not Always Made by a Committee.” The program Tuesday, Nov. 8, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. and will be held at the Laguna Beach City Hall Council Chambers, 505 Forest Avenue, where the public [...]
Editor, This Saturday, Oct. 8, Village Laguna will honor this year’s Villagers of the Year at a party. Partying is what Village Laguna does best. The party takes place at the home of Cindy and Mark Evans, 435 Hilledge from 3 to 6:30 pm. There will be a lavish dinner, with wines and soft [...]
Editor, Thank you Arnold Hano for your “40 Years Low Rise” article, (July 29.) And many thanks to Ralph Benson, Phyllis Sweeney, Roger McErlane, the many signature gatherers (my gathering spot was Safeway, Boat Canyon), Charlie Boyd (RIP), many others, and especially you and Mrs. Hano, who have done so much to make [...]
Editor: Back in the 1950s when a police officer was shot and lay dying, we had no hospital to rush him to. The incident helped galvanize the community to build a hospital. We called it South Coast Community Hospital. The key word, of course, was and is, community. Residents chipped in. Some gave pennies. Some [...]
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 [...]
