Laguna Beach Local News

By Tatumn Mika Someone once told me that the mountains are good for the mind, while the ocean is good for the soul. Growing up in Colorado amidst the snow-capped rockies, the ocean felt worlds away. Instead of palm trees and cabanas, we had cedar cabins and evergreens. Our waves...

Targeted Cloud Seeding in Laguna  By Michael Ray You've all heard of cloud seeding, right? It is a weather modification technique that increases rainfall by introducing seeding materials into clouds, such as silver iodide, to increase ice crystals in local cloud systems and encourage, well, rain. The potential benefits to a place like Laguna Beach, which,...

By Michele Monda Just like Frank Sinatra sings, “I did it my way,” the City Council majority is singing it too. Despite residents and retailers asking to slow down the promenade planning process or start over, City Council voted 4-1 on April 23 to approve the Promenade Ad Hoc Planning Committee Work Plan.   Six retailers...

Omit Obit By Mark D. Crantz Someone once said the two certainties in life are death and taxes. This is a depressing sentiment. It makes me want to get a job at the IRS and tax the guy who said this to death. That was my first thought this morning before...

Feeling the Blues By Lynette Brasfield  One of my favorite books is “Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)” by Jerome K. Jerome because of its wonderful humor. The story begins when the narrator finds a medical dictionary in the British Library.  The more he reads, the more...

Earth Day: Global and Local By Gary Stewart In 5,000 years of civilization, it has only been in the last century that scientists have come to understand the potential for humanity to overwhelm more than just local environmental systems. Our species can now alter global environmental phenomena, such as the chemical...

Know Laguna, Love It More By Ann Christoph We know Laguna, right? That’s what I thought. After living here for over 50 years, I should know all the neighborhoods and have seen all the houses, and its history should present no surprises. As house-finding chair for the Charm House Tour this year, I found...

By Russ Gerber Soon after departing Houston International Airport, we hit severe turbulence. The pilot came on to warn that because we had to pass through a storm front, the rough ride would last another 30 minutes. But not to worry. “Think of it as a car traveling on a...

Updated to reflect the correct number of permanent supportive housing units that the County voted to fund. - Ed. Women’s History Month, Sober Living Homes, Climate Action Plan and more By Katrina Foley, Orange County Supervisor In March, we celebrated Women’s History Month by recognizing trailblazing women in our legal profession, building a...