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The Laguna Beach school district expects a 27 percent increase in its student population over two decades and forecasts needing $24 million in improvements...

Members of the Laguna Beach Planning Commission are questioning the benefit of keeping so-called C-rated properties on the city's 1981 historic inventory, and some questioned keeping the inventory at all.

The city of Laguna Beach is heading into the 2018-2019 fiscal year with $4.8 million more in its coffers than anticipated, according to city staff.

The sign said, Crystal Cove State Park Campground. This was Laguna Beach, Calif., Dec. 24, 2013. I saw Dawn open one eye. “Hey, go back...

The 51st Patriots Day Parade just around the corner is lining up to be a special one. With 86 entries, the parade will feature patriotic fervor from the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution to World War II and Vietnam veterans as well as athletic stand-outs like an Olympic gold medalist.

Laguna Beach resident Harley Rouda is on track to unseat Rep. Dana Rohrabacher following Tuesday’s election, likely turning the 48th Congressional District for the Democratic Party for the first time in 30 years.

Robert Zur Schmiede has taken the lead in campaign contributions for the Laguna Beach City Council race with $54,443 donated to him so far,...

The purpose of the 11th annual National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Month, proclaimed by the city council and organized by the Housing and Human Services committee, is to enhance community awareness of the issue in society, our own hungry and homeless in Laguna Beach, and the community organizations that assist the homeless and hungry in Laguna Beach and Orange County. The community of Laguna Beach can participate in numerous ways.  

The South Coast Water District, which services South Laguna plans an incremental increase in water and sewer rates over the next five years that will add about $87 a year to the typical bill of a homeowner beginning July 1.

High-end supermarket chain Gelson’s Markets won bankruptcy court approval to buy two more former Haggen properties in Laguna Beach and Carlsbad, Gelson’s President and...

By Robin Pierson, Special to the Independent   What started as one woman’s dream to create a high-end, affordably priced shopping extravaganza to raise money to...

Schools continue to improve menus, but student interest is lacking By Amy Orr | LB Indy “We use seasonal produce that is local and organic....

It’s faded and cracked from the elements, and the hand is missing a thumb. Even so, the sculpture of Eiler Larsen, the Danish vagabond...

Following the $10 million sale of a portion of Bill Gross’s United States stamp collection on Oct. 3, Gross announced that in addition to donating $1 million each to Doctors Without Borders USA and The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund, he will also match a $200,000 donation by Bank of America to Laguna Beach’s Friendship Shelter.

“Fifteen minutes after being in here every night, I have an overwhelming urge to run down the street screaming. I feel like they’ve accidentally...