Vehicle burglary. 20600 block of Laguna Canyon Rd. 12:59 p.m. A window was smashed and a purse hidden under the seat was stolen from inside a locked vehicle. The purse and its contents was valued at $100. Disturbance. 600 block of S. Coast Hwy. 2:16 p.m. Police will investigate a conflict that escalated into […]
An Irvine man died and six other people were injured in a four-car collision in Laguna Beach that resulted in the closure of a section of North Coast Highway in both directions for 10 hours on Sunday, Jan. 26, according to police. The victims, whose injuries ranged from complaints of pain to severe trauma as […]
Robert Zur Schmiede, a 12-year appointee to the city’s Planning Commission, is the first to declare his intention to seek election in November to Laguna Beach’s City Council, filing a campaign committee statement last Friday, Jan. 17. The terms of the Council’s three longest-serving members, Mayor Elizabeth Pearson as well as Council members Toni Iseman […]
As a Garden Grove teenager Diane Valentino would ditch school with girlfriends to hang out in Laguna Beach’s sun and sand. The visits in 1968 always included a stop at Mystic Arts World, a Coast Highway store infamously started by the acid-dropping acolytes of the Brotherhood of Eternal Love and destroyed in a still unsolved […]
Remember that childhood rhyme? “I’ve got a rocket in my pocket, I cannot stop to play…” That rhyme became the basis for the Dr. Seuss parody “A Wocket in my Pocket” and both are testaments to the frivolity of childhood. Those rhymes, and my own youth, were on replay in my brain the other day […]
“Laguna nestled by the sea, is softly calling you and me…” So go the first few bars of “Laguna Song,” one composed by 80-year Laguna Beach resident Mike McCaffrey as an ode to the town he loves. Even so, he has not created a sentimental melody to evoke nostalgia but written lyrics to reflect […]
Monday, Jan. 13 Property. 100 block of Coast Hwy. 10:43 a.m. Schwinn Clearcreek with basket was cut from the handicap ramp. Traffic stop. 100 block of Coast hwy. 11:34 p.m. A 41-year-old Mission Viejo woman was cited for DUI and held for $2500 bail. Tuesday, Jan. 14 Traffic hazard. 400 block of Ocean Ave. 12:01 […]
Two high-powered Laguna Beach residents roiled waters in political and financial circles this week: Neel Kashkari, a former U.S. Treasury official, announced his bid to unseat Gov. Jerry Brown, and Mohamed El-Erian resigned as head of Pimco, the world’s largest bond mutal fund. Kashkari, a 40-year-old Republican, ran the Treasury Department’s taxpayer-funded federal bank bailout […]
The nine-year president and chief executive of the organization that embraces the task of wooing year-round visitors to Laguna Beach will leave the post effective Friday, Jan. 24. The departure of Judith Bijlani, who intends to pursue other opportunities, including travel writing and consulting, isn’t the only change underway at the recently renamed Visit Laguna […]
The police department is offering free training for people who live or work in Laguna Beach and are interested in joining the Community Emergency Response Team, volunteers ready to assist in case of a disaster. Training will begin on Wednesday, March 19 and concludes with an exercise drill. Classes will meet weekly on Wednesdays from […]
As general manager and co-founder of Laguna Beach’s FM radio station KX 93.5, Tyler Russell rousts himself before dawn to fill the 6 to 10 a.m. weekday slot with irreverent banter about community affairs and music from indie bands. Since taking to the airwaves in October 2012, 93.5 DJs have also broadcast live from local […]
School nutritionists are developing new entrees to meet federally mandated regulations for use of whole grains, fruits and vegetables and relying on Laguna students to taste test potential additions to the menu. Dietician Megan Hartshorne has turned to her customer base to learn their preferences as well as conducting monthly taste tests, said Shannon Soto, […]
Police took four Laguna Beach teens who were not identified into custody about 2:26 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, as a result of a search of a neighborhood for a suspected car burglar, Sgt. Louise Callus said. Three 17-year-old boys were cited for curfew violations and a 16-year-old for driving and drinking even as police investigate […]
A man displeased by a hired stripper reported a Christmas Eve robbery by her bodyguard, but ultimately declined to press charges, according to police. Police apprehended a vehicle on El Toro Road about 1 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 24, occupied by the stripper and her bodyguard, who allegedly punched the resident and took $150 in […]
After deliberating less than six hours, a jury last week found Matthew Thomas Dragna guilty of the 2009 bludgeoning-murder of Damon Nicholson in his Laguna Beach apartment. The jury’s verdict, convicting Dragna of one felony count of special circumstances murder during a robbery, was announced in Santa Ana’s Central Justice Center late Friday, Dec. 20 […]
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