New Position Emerges, Is Filled Crystal Cove Alliance has hired Jackie McDougall as vice president of development, a new position in which McDougal will direct membership, major gifts and grants programs and the gala held each fall on the bluffs at Crystal Cove State Park. McDougall, a longtime resident of neighboring Laguna Beach, will work [...]
About 450 guests attended Crystal Cove Alliance’s 10th annual gala Saturday, Sept. 22 on the bluff top overlooking Crystal Cove, which proved unforgettable and exceedingly charitable as the spectacular underwater-themed event reeled in $238,000 to help fund the alliance’s mission of restoration, education and conservation. Laguna Beach residents Madeline and James Irvine Swinden, left, attended alongside [...]
“Crystal Cove from The Wild Side”, a plein air art show and sale, will be held Saturday, July 14, and Sunday, July 15, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the newly restored education commons in the historic district of Crystal Cove State Park in Newport Coast. Approximately 30 local artists will have new paintings on [...]
Public Invited to Art Dedication The public is invited to the 4 p.m. dedication Saturday, July 16, of “From the Beginning,” in the public parking lot at Seacove Drive and South Coast Highway. Jorge Fernandez’s bronze sculptures of native Americans installed on a rock base is now accompanied by another large boulder and [...]
Trek Through Local Hiking Guide Find out about the best hikes near the Orange County coast and throughout the county while enjoying a day at the beach during Saturday’s, July 2 event at Crystal Cove State Park sponsored by the Crystal Cove Alliance. Laguna Beach resident Karin Klein, author of the county’s newest, updated hiking [...]
Find out about the best hikes near the Orange County coast and throughout the county while enjoying a day at the beach during Saturday’s, July 2 event at Crystal Cove State Park sponsored by the Crystal Cove Alliance. Laguna Beach resident Karin Klein, author of the county’s newest, updated hiking guide, “50 Hikes in [...]
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 [...]
