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Rescue Craft Shoves Off for Peak Season

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By Justin Swanson | LB Indy   For the first time, Laguna Beach lifeguards’ can now rely on their own rescue watercraft for patrol and rescue...

Council Endorses Flex Pricing at Meters

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The City Council green-lighted imposing flexible rates on Laguna Beach’s parking meters, among a series of recommendations in a parking management study considered on...

Updated: San Onofre Power Plant Closed

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San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station was permanently closed today, Southern California Edison announced. “I didn’t think Edison would throw in the towel so early,” Arnie...

Edison Will Close San Onofre

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Southern California Edison announced Friday it will permanently close the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, which has been shut for more than a year. “We...

Japan’s Ex-Leader Reverses Stance on Nuclear Power

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“Will we survive ourselves?” That’s the question Japan’s former prime minister, who resigned after the nuclear reactor meltdown in Fukushima, posed during an unprecedented...

Pageant Readies for its Hollywood Close-up

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Sarah Schmidt, a 10-year volunteer cast member in the Pageant of the Masters, does not believe in half-measures. To turn herself into a convincing...

Berns Donate to State Park

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Laguna philanthropists Michael and Tricia Berns have donated $1 million to Crystal Cove State Park, which will go to create and sustain the Berns...

Community Datebook 6/7/13

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  Preparedness Committee Seeks Applicants The City Council is currently accepting applications from residents to five seats on the advisory Emergency Disaster Preparedness Committee. Applications must be...

Personnel File 6/7/13

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Kinder Earns Industry Certifications Laguna Beach resident Fabiola Kinder, who speaks French, Creole and English fluently and communicates in Spanish, recently earned industry certifications for...

Benefits 6/7/13

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Gross Family Supports Teen Initiative  The Laguna Beach Community Clinic announced an unsolicited $50,000 grant from Sue and Bill Gross. This grant will support the...

Street Beat 6/7/13

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Thief Steals Drugs in Robbery A man armed with a gun robbed a pharmacy customer of prescription drugs in a parking lot about 3:30 p.m....

Council Tackles Fire Safety, Trees and Business

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After a presentation on Laguna Beach’s defensible space, where firefighters can safely make a stand against an oncoming fire, City Council member Bob Whalen...

Flex Style Pricing Envisioned for Parking Meters

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Higher parking rates may be among the first changes to affect locals and tourists, if Laguna Beach's City Council endorses a parking management plan...

Claim Contesting Shelter Restrictions Advances

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U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter last week dismissed all claims but one in a lawsuit filed last March by Leonard Porto, alleging...

Incumbents Prevail on Arts, Planning Boards

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Incumbents for four spots on the Arts Commission and two spots on the Planning Commission whose terms expired were re-appointed by the City Council...