Adopting a Family For the Season Laguna Resource Center is seeking residents, churches, and businesses to adopt local low-income families for the holiday season. Laguna Resource Center currently has far more families requesting help than donors. Families who may be adopted are selected from Laguna Food Pantry patrons or recommended by long-term community volunteers. Most [...]
With seven seconds remaining, Laguna Beach High School’s football teams scores a fourth touchdown to defeat Irvine’s Northwood 28-21 on Friday, Nov. 16, and advances to the post-season semi-final next Friday in Garden Grove. Look for more details later.
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 and seized $229,000 in cash, cars, a handgun and an illicit drug cache of undetermined value. The warrants were obtained following an investigation tied to a case in Laguna Beach [...]
A homeless person suffered severe injuries last Saturday, Nov. 3, when struck by a vehicle while crossing Coast Highway outside of a crosswalk near Laguna Beach’s Three Arch Bay community, police said Monday. The injured person, who was not further identified, was transported to Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo for treatment, Capt. Jason Kravetz said. [...]
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 headquarters, police said. The cutout is described as a 6’2” replica cutout of a smiling Romney in a suit, Capt. Jason Kravetz said. No one answered phones at the GOP office. [...]
Boo Blast Designers: El Morro third-grader Jasmine Nicoletti won next year’s Boo Blast t-shirt design contest. Her sister Jade won the same award in 2010. Olivia Shipp created this year’s design, worn during the Boo Blast last Friday, Oct. 26, by El Morro fourth-graders Christian Vaccaro and Paxton Burzell.
by Chris Quilter A couple of Saturdays ago, Kaiser Permanente lined up 10,000 members and shot them at its Sand Canyon Drive-Thru Flu Clinic. I know this because (a) I asked, and (b) I was in the middle of a pack of thousands of cars snaking through those parking sheds by the 405—the [...]
Pacific Edge Gallery will be extending the popular exhibition “The Best of Laguna” through Friday, Oct. 26. The show at 540 S. Coast Highway features six Laguna Beach based gallery artists displaying their most recent works: Maria Bertran, Tom Swimm, Sandra Jones Campbell, Brenda K. Bredvik, Jacobus Baas and Bryan Mark Taylor.
South Coast Water District General Manager Mike Dunbar announced his retirement effective Friday, Oct. 12 at a special board meeting where Betty Burnett was appointed interim general manager. A licensed engineer, Dunbar leaves South Coast Water District after 25 years, starting as district engineer and rising to general manager in 1992. Under Dunbar’s leadership, the [...]
The Laguna Food Pantry is seeking a driver to pick up donated goods from Whole Foods Fashion Island. A dependable driver is needed for Saturdays, Mondays and Tuesdays; gas and road tolls will be paid. Those interested in joining the family of volunteers, call, Monday through Friday, 7 – 10:30 a.m., at (949) 497-7121.
Friday, Oct. 12: City Council Candidates Forum, 7 p.m., Council Chambers, 505 Forest Ave.; sponsored by AAUW, Woman’s Club and League of Women Voters. Friday, Oct. 19: 48th Congressional Candidates Forum, 7 p.m., Council Chambers, also organized by the League. Tuesday, Oct. 23: City Council Candidates Forum, 7:30 p.m., sponsored by Top of the World [...]
Sunday, Oct. 14 Quick Draw Paint Out, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Heisler Park. Open to the public for viewing. Meet and greet reception with artists follows, 1-2 p.m., Laguna Art Museum. Free admission and complimentary beverages. Quick Draw Silent Auction, 2-3 p.m., Laguna Art Museum. Free admission. Monday, Oct. 15 Kids’ Paint Out, 10 a.m.-1 [...]
Pacific Edge Gallery will be extending the popular exhibition “The Best of Laguna” through Friday, Oct. 26. The show at 540 S. Coast Highway features six Laguna Beach based gallery artists displaying their most recent works: Maria Bertran, Tom Swimm, Sandra Jones Campbell, Brenda K. Bredvik, Jacobus Baas and Bryan Mark Taylor.
Board members, friends and staff of The Laguna Playhouse are inviting companies and individuals to partner and join in on the fun at a surfing-themed Gala, “California Dreamin’” to be held Friday, Nov. 16 at the Dana Point Marriott Resort & Spa. The net proceeds of the event help to sustain the operations of the [...]
South Coast Water District General Manager Mike Dunbar announced his retirement effective this Friday, Oct. 12 at a special board meeting where Betty Burnett was appointed interim general manager. A licensed engineer, Dunbar leaves South Coast Water District after 25 years, starting as district engineer and rising to general manager in 1992. Under Dunbar’s leadership, [...]
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 [...]
