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...
SchoolPower Spreads Love and Money
SchoolPower’s outgoing president Robin Rounaghi was recognized for her service last Tuesday by Laguna’s school board and administrators.
“I call her the closer,” said Supt....
Students Time-Travel to the Middle Ages
During the recent Thurston Middle School Renaissance Day, seventh-grade students sampled life in medieval times.
The in-house “field trip” was a curriculum-based study of language...
History Students Honored
St. Catherine of Siena Parish School students Trey Taylor and Isabella Ciraulo received medals and certificates for excellence in American history by the Patience...
Foreign Students
Locals Welcome Student from Chile
In August, AFS Laguna Beach will welcome Daniela Pardo, 17, of Chile, as an exchange student at Laguna Beach High...
Street Beat
Unceremonious End to Father’s Day
A Laguna Beach father and his 21-year-old son together capped off Father’s Day with a post-holiday fist fight with a...
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.
Calling Graduates of 1981
A 30-year high school class reunion is planned for Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Laguna Beach Woman’s Club.
Make checks payable to LBHS Class of...
A Homerun Fundraiser for Local Schools
Over 1,600 Laguna Beach locals enjoyed the Angels win over the Kansas City Royals last Saturday, seated in a section together near the first-base...
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...
Street Beat
Tax Refund Gone Missing Results in Arrest
Stephen Reginald McDow, 34, of Laguna Beach, was expected in a Santa Ana courtroom Wednesday for an arraignment...