As Some Parks Close, Moro Campground Opens
Even as 70 state parks are expected to shut down due to state budget cuts, the Moro Campground, site of the former El Morro...
Hospital Outbids Land Conservationists
Nearly eight acres of undeveloped land that could connect canyon trails and provide hikers access to South Laguna beaches is being sold to neighboring...
New Greeter Raises His Hand
Some Coast Highway drivers avoid eye contact. So do some pedestrians, who cross Forest Avenue opposite Main Beach with a guarded look for the...
Preparing for the 4th
Laguna Beach will observe special guidelines for Independence Day activities on Monday, July 4. Large crowds are always expected.
The city fireworks show will originate...
Shorebirds Losing Footing Along Coastline
Floodlights and people taking over wildlife habitat
Shorebirds are getting edged out of their habitat by humans along Laguna’s coastline, according to an on-going study...
Summer Trolleys Set to Chime
The city’s hugely popular free daily trolley service along Coast Highway and Laguna Canyon Road resumes today, Friday, June 24, coinciding with the seasonal...
Red Ink Excised, Balanced Budget is Approved
By moving money leftover in other city accounts, freezing salaries and trimming costs to cover a third-year deficit, the City Council on Tuesday gave...
Fuming Over Jet Noise
Officials at John Wayne Airport and the local Federal Aviation Administration office are getting an earful of complaints from some Laguna Beach residents about...
High-Paying City Jobs Under Scrutiny
In a report by the Orange County Grand Jury examining public-employee compensation by the county’s 34 cities, Laguna Beach and Newport Beach were singled...
Sawdust Preview Draws Eager Crowds
Crowds lined up on Tuesday to preview the 45th annual Sawdust Art Festival, whose visitor count reached 3,958, exceeding occupancy limits set by fire...
Human Smugglers Come Ashore in Emerald Bay
U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested two illegal aliens last Thursday in Laguna Beach, among possibly nine passengers aboard a small, panga-style boat that disgorged...
Kelp Makes a Comeback
Local kelp beds, an indicator of marine ecosystem health, have bloomed this year due to a combination of favorable ocean conditions and likely the...
Schools’ Budget Shrinks Without Layoffs
Despite a 3 percent drop in revenue mostly due to decreased funding from the state, school administrators on Tuesday proposed a $40.9 million budget...
Darrow’s Arrow
It's often noted there is an obvious resemblance between some owners and their pets.
Girls Bump the Competition, Set for Championships
Fourteen-year-old Laguna Beach resident Hayley Hodson and her partner Chrissy Jones of Lakewood swept the 16U division of the California Beach Volleyball Association Huntington Beach...