Editor, By now we are all very familiar with the recent story of the dog that attacked and killed a sea lion in our town. Let’s just keep it at that: ‘a‘ dog and ‘attacked and killed’. Let’s forget whose dog it is and focus on what has happened and what we can do to set [...]
On Sept. 16, from 5:30- 7:30 p.m., the Madison Square & Garden Café will host the fourth annual Martini Madness benefitting Pacific Marine Mammal Center to promote awareness of the Center and its marine mammal rehabilitation and education programs. The evening will feature appetizers and martinis provided by Madison Square Garden Café. Admission is $30, [...]
Stand up paddlers Mike Geraci and Darren Eudaly, both of Laguna Beach, reported seeing what they believed to be an eight-foot great white shark about 150 yards offshore Agate Street Beach on Monday. “The most frightening thing was when I saw him descend,” said Geraci, who moved to Laguna in 2009 and took up [...]
Floodlights and people taking over wildlife habitat Shorebirds are getting edged out of their habitat by humans along Laguna’s coastline, according to an on-going study by the Laguna Ocean Foundation. Ed Almanza, foundation vice-chairman and a geographer interested in conservation biology, said a survey conducted at the height of winter feeding at Table Rock cove [...]
An anonymous animal lover stopped on Christmas Eve at Laguna Beach’s Pacific Marine Mammal Center and stuffed a pile of bills eventually amounting to $5,700 into the hands of a surprised volunteer. “I was so taken back by her generosity that tears started flowing down my face and I gave her a big hug and [...]
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 [...]
