Editor, The bicycle safety committee of Newport Beach voted Monday, May 7, to install bicycle safety sharrows on Pacific Coast Highway. In related developments, the Planning Commission of Laguna Beach met for the first time to begin the “Visioning Process” for Complete Streets in Laguna Beach. Despite five years of informal discussions and three [...]
Monday, Oct. 10 Tech Comm Committee, 4:30 p.m., Community Center Tuesday, Oct. 11 Complete Street Task Force, 5 p.m., Susi Q Community Center. Special meeting of City Council, 5 p.m., Council Chambers Wednesday, Oct. 12 Laguna Canyon Flood Mitigation Task Force, 4 p.m., Community Center Planning Commission, 6:30 p.m., Council Chambers Thursday, [...]
Local artists, some of them still recouping from last December’s flood damage, started erecting new defenses this month against another threat: a proposal to eliminate future construction of artist live-work spaces in a light industrial zone in Laguna Canyon between Canyon Acres and El Toro Road. “We have been at Big Bend for 27 years [...]
Let’em Play with the Big Kids By Ann Christoph Is there a little kids playground at City Hall? Are some of the players puttering around in the sandbox while the rest are in the big leagues, getting respect and being on television? I think yes, the city committees may be in the sandbox category, if [...]
Wednesday, Feb. 23 Planning Commission, 6:30 p.m., Council Chambers Thursday, Feb. 24 Parking, Traffic, Circulation Committee, 6 p.m., Community Center Board of Adjustment, Design Review, 6 p.m., Council Chambers
Editor, This past Jan. 12, the Planning Commission was scheduled to review a proposal to install a new 4G microwave antenna at a residence in the Arch Beach Heights area. This residence already houses Sprint and (in twin faux chimneys) AT&T towers. The 4G microwave antenna is to be, I have been told, an addition [...]
Changes are afoot at Five Feet, French 75 and Sorrento Grille, three long-established Laguna Beach dining spots, due to two key ingredients: recession-trimmed tabs and local restaurant trends that defy the rest of Orange County. French 75, under new ownership since 2009, recently hired celebrity chef Pascal Olhats as a managing consultant to boost the [...]
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 [...]
