Transitional Housing Expert Joins the Team
Larry Haynes could easily use four more hands and two more of himself. Maybe then he could take a breath.
And that’s exactly what Haynes,...
Give Them Shelter
The lure to leave the beach? Free food.
Described as the city’s most pivotal decision and intended to reclaim the town’s parks and beaches from...
Enforcing a Slippery Issue
As state wildlife officials move closer to finalizing a Southern California coastal protection plan, enforcement has emerged as a significant issue in the debate.
The...
Celebration Begins as Lessons End
By Dinah Shields, Special to the Independent
It isn’t exactly your ordinary end of school party. For one thing, many of the students have their children...
Economic Tide Turns Against Kelp Foresters
Southern California’s kelp forests, essential to the health of the marine ecosystem in California, have taken a beating in recent decades. Natural cycles of...
Alarming Increase in Toxic Ocean Organisms
Five of the last seven years have seen blooms of Pseudo-nitchia, a species of phytoplankton that produces domoic acid (DA), a deadly neuro-toxin, in...
The ‘Movies’ Come to Town
Film Plays A Starring Role In Smithcliffs’ History
By Jane Janz, Special to the Independent
Barbara Isch, an 18-year old native daughter of Laguna wrote in...
Local Investor Buys The Indy
Firebrand Media, a local media company most notably known for Laguna Beach Magazine, agreed in principle to acquire the Laguna Beach Independent at a...
Homeless Advocate Turns to Courts for Relief
By WILLIAM HAGLE |LB Indy
Sixty-seven year old Jim Keegan, a gentle six-plus footer schooled in New York’s Catholic parochial schools, can be found Monday...
Laguna Votes Blue Against OC’s Red Tide
Voting patterns by Laguna Beach residents defied countywide trends on the most-watched state and national measures, with a single exception.
Voters countywide and in Laguna...
Pioneer Families Lay Foundation of Aldeita Court
By Jane Petty Janz, Special to the Independent
The history of 422 North Coast Highway involves several of the families that came to Laguna very...
Podcasters Aim for Mainstream Success
By Suzie Harrison
Ascending a spiral staircase to the North Laguna Beach set, a cheering crowd goes wild for “The Duke Fightmaster Show,” a weekly...
La Casa Del Camino, Laguna’s First ‘Modern Hostelry’
By Anders Lasater, Special to the Independent
Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008, marked the 79th anniversary of the grand opening of the La Casa del Camino....
Inquiry Underway Over Diver’s Death
The county coroner’s office has yet to determine why a 42-year-old man died this past Monday, July 19, at one of Laguna Beach’s most...