Two City Boards Seeking Additional Members
The City Council is accepting applications to fill an unexpired term on the Planning Commission, which will be vacated by City Council member elect...
Visitors Bureau App Scores With Peers
Laguna Beach Visitors & Conference Bureau’s mobile phone application received a top Magellan award from professionals in the travel industry.
“This year’s Magellan entries were...
Guard HQ Finally Breaks Ground
Photo by Mitch Ridder
Chief of Marine Safety Kevin Snow, center, and city council members, from left, Elizabeth Pearson, Verna Rollinger, Mayor Jane Egly and...
Historic House Wins Reprieve
“Stonehenge,” one of the first houses built in south Laguna, was spared from possibly being bulldozed in a 10-2 vote by the California Coastal...
Personnel File 7/19/13
Frimond Named Marine Protection Officer
Jeremy Frimond was named to replace Calla Allison as the city’s marine protection officer.
Frimond’s knowledge of Laguna Beach’s coastline and...
Twin Events Examine Healthcare, Same-Sex Marriage
Emergency medicine Dr. Bill Honigman will discuss health care Friday, Sept. 14, at 7 p.m. at Democratic headquarters, 1401 S. Coast Highway.
Guest speakers Chris...
Parade Honorees Announced
Capt. Jason Ehret, active duty U.S. Navy Seal and a 1984 graduate of Laguna Beach High School, will serve as the grand marshal of...
A Disease That Still Claims Lives
By Justin Swanson, Special to the Independent
Red and black ribbons were wrapped about the circumference of Laguna’s downtown trees this week ahead of World...
Unbowed by Cancer, a Nurse Turns to Advocacy
“This can’t be cancer, because I had a mammogram,” Laguna Beach resident Sol Roberts recalled thinking when she found a lump in her breast...
City Council Seeks Applications for Committees and Boards
The City Council is accepting applications for the following Committees and Boards: Planning Commission, Arts Commission, Emergency & Disaster Preparedness Committee, Housing & Human...
Firefighters Urge Making an Escape Plan
Throughout October, Laguna Beach Firefighters will be visiting area schools and participating in emergency drills to help educate the community on fire safety and...
Streetbeat
Tuesday, Nov. 10
Fire. 20600 block of Laguna Canyon Rd. 8:25 a.m. A small pile of clothes was set afire at the entrance to a...
Still Pruning a Path to View Rules
A committee charged with drafting a new view ordinance for Laguna Beach modeled on an effective and court-tested one in Rancho Palos Verdes continues...
Downtown Plan Open to Revision
The Laguna Beach Planning Commission is seeking community input about the Downtown Specific Plan’s short-comings and recommendations to improve the 23-year-old policies that guide...
Survey Extracts Positions on Water District Election
Despite that South Laguna residents live within the South Coast Water District, residents have not played a role in electing its governing board since...