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Candidate Bids for Laguna’s City Council

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Robert Zur Schmiede, a 12-year appointee to the city’s Planning Commission, is the first to declare his intention to seek election in November to...

Budget Windfalls Benefit New Initiatives

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A full-time bicycle patrol officer will soon pedal through downtown Laguna Beach streets thanks to fuller than expected city coffers and the approval of...

Congestion Taming Measures Ok’d

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By Jennifer Erickson | LB Indy This summer, more than clanging trolleys will signal the arrival of festival season. Laguna Beach plans a pilot valet...

Congestion Taming Measures Ok’d

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This summer, more than clanging trolleys will signal the arrival of festival season. Laguna Beach plans a pilot valet parking program downtown as well...

Mystic Arts Rising Again

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As a Garden Grove teenager Diane Valentino would ditch school with girlfriends to hang out in Laguna Beach’s sun and sand. The visits in...

Dentist Puts Down His Own Roots

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By Donna Furey, Special to the Independent A year ago as Dr. Alex Kalmanovich walked about downtown Laguna Beach, as he does with his wife...

Locals’ Moves Make National Headlines

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Two high-powered Laguna Beach residents roiled waters in political and financial circles this week: Neel Kashkari, a former U.S. Treasury official, announced his bid...

Stray Cat to Rock the Concert Band

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He strutted into rockabilly fans’ consciousness with hit singles in the ‘80s as a bassist for the Stray Cats and now Lee Rocker will...

Dialing in an Unfocused Big Picture

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If you have a hard time keeping up with the various plans, reports and studies that the city has initiated in recent months, get...

Changes Underway for City’s Cheerleader

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The nine-year president and chief executive of the organization that embraces the task of wooing year-round visitors to Laguna Beach will leave the post...

Appeal Planned Over Artists’ Work-Live Units

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As if braving shopping malls, wrapping gifts, preparing holiday meals and planning family gatherings weren't enough, last month members of the Laguna Canyon Property...

Schooling Civilians for Emergencies

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The police department is offering free training for people who live or work in Laguna Beach and are interested in joining the Community Emergency...

Mold Wins a Star Turn in ‘Lagunatics’

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To the dismay of many locals, October 2013 passed without “Lagunatics,” the annual spoof of life in Laguna Beach--it’s happenings, foibles and fodder for...

Local Entrepreneur Finds a New Crusade

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By Donna Furey, Special to the Independent  Finding a full bag of unopened kibble in his home after he returned from an absence puzzled Jeff...

Culinary Arts Pulls Up Stakes

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During a midday weekday walk around SoCo, Costa Mesa's latest foodie mecca, Laguna Culinary Arts founder Nancy Milby found herself both envious and excited...