Teacher’s Lawyer Adds Defamation to Claims Against District
A lawyer representing a Laguna Beach High School teacher in a lawsuit against the school district petitioned the court to add defamation to the...
Laguna Remembers 9/11 at Monument Point
The Laguna Beach Fire and Police Departments conducted a remembrance and service ceremony to honor those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001....
LBUSD Announces New Director of Communications and Community Engagement
The Laguna Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) announced the hiring of Anakaren Ureño as Director of Communications and Community Engagement on Oct. 14.
Ureño will...
Leisurely Living For Some
Housing prices and rentals costs have rebounded since the downturn of 2008, making affordable housing more scarce for low-income or a single income households. “The low income situation in Laguna is not that great,” said Nadia Babayi, executive director of the Susi Q Center. She also serves on the city’s Senior Housing Task Force, convened to develop programs that assist seniors specifically with finding or retaining suitable housing.
Assistant School Chief Resigns
Deni Christensen, the assistant superintendent in charge of curriculum for Laguna Beach public schools, resigned Friday within hours after a regularly scheduled performance review...
South Coast Water District OKs 6% salary increase, bonus for general manager
The South Coast Water District Board of Directors unanimously approved a 6% raise for its general manager, giving him an annual base salary of...
Future of Urban Farming Arrives in a Box
By Sara Vandergrift, Special to the Independent
Alegría Fresh, an unusual farm that grows its produce in vertical structures, turned to an old fashioned method...
Laguna Beach supporters of failed recall cite COVID-19 mandates as key issue
Laguna Beach voters turned out Tuesday to cast their ballot on the final day of voting on whether to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom, who...
Schools Just Average for Computer Use
Laguna public schools are average when it comes to computer collaboration in the classroom, according to a survey of students and teachers by the...
Wasting Recyclables
Ice cream cones. Half-empty coffee cups. Greasy fast food wrappers. On a typical summer day, one can find an excess of sullied scraps in the recycle bins lining downtown Laguna’s beaches and sidewalks.
Winter Wonderland
It was winter break, but Dev Patel was stuck working extra shifts at Active Culture instead of skiing like his friends. He rolled his...
Coastal Commission probes “members only” signs on the sand at Hotel Laguna
Signs placed on the sand along Hotel Laguna’s northern property line to discourage beachgoers from intermingling with guests of a July 30 event have...
Beach-goer is Rescued from Secret Cove
Updated: May 4.
Rescuers extracted an unconscious teen-ager to safety by hoisting him into a helicopter from an isolated cove in South Laguna about 4...
Critter, Human Co-Existence Boosted by Irvine-Laguna Wildlife Corridor Plan
If the stars align and all the pieces fit, a native wild animal corridor will wend its way over six miles from the Santa...
Laguna Beach women’s collective gives $100k to 5 Southern California nonprofits
By Robin Pierson, Special to the Independent
A dozen years ago, a handful of Laguna women who wanted to amplify the effectiveness of their charitable...