Tracking Releases From Afar
Two recuperated sea lion pups equipped with expensive satellite tags to monitor their progress were returned to the sea and are faring well and...
Historical Society Recounts ‘93 Blaze
The terrible Laguna Beach wildfire was 20 years ago, taking place on Oct. 27, 1993. This unsolved crime touched the lives of most all...
Street Beat 10/4/13
Monday, Sept. 23
Burglary. 900 block of Quivera St. 9:47 p.m. A local resident recovered goods valued at $2500 as a result of a sheriff’s...
Laguna Art Museum Explores Joseph Kleitsch Exhibit with Special Programs
Laguna Art Museum recently launched Joseph Kleitsch: Abroad and At Home in Old Laguna, a new exhibit on view through Sept. 24.
The exhibition features...
Schools Brace for Debt Shock
Next year, Laguna Beach’s public schools will be required to carry a $68.7 million debt from the state’s teacher-pension fund, an amount that has...
Rescuers Free Entangled Sea Lion
Reports from the public noting the whereabouts of a young sea lion entangled in rope helped rescuers locate and free the sea mammal in...
Without Raisins, It’s Not Christmas
By Eileen Keighley
Editor’s Note: The next two editions will include submissions from a writers’ workshop, led by local resident Christine Fugate. All are fiction,...
Readying for Summer’s Free Ride
Mark your calendars. The city's free trolley service rolls out Friday, June 28. Then visitors and residents alike can park their cars in outlying...
Political Briefs
Will Candidates Take Off Their Gloves to Debate?
The public is invited to witness the first debate among the seven candidates running for Laguna Beach...
Parading With Pride
By Andrea Primer, Special to the Independent
Parade watchers and participants were blessed by a beautiful day when the Laguna Beach community came together to...
Taming Congestion Proves No Easy Trick
The groundhog may be a harbinger of an early thaw in colder climes, but here the ring of free trolleys has for years served...
Hopes of Preservationists Dashed
Coastal Panel Approves Live-Work Law
By Jennifer Erickson | LB Indy
In two matters involving Laguna Beach, the Coastal Commission approved revisions that govern a controversial...
South Laguna’s Trees Lose Heritage Standing
An attempt to clarify the murky status of a list of mature South Laguna trees culminated with the City Council deciding Tuesday against extending...
Street Beat 4/26/13
Customer Robbed Outside a Market
A man brandished a kitchen knife and stole a computer from a woman eating lunch outside a north Laguna market...
Unusual Visitor Discovery Center Opens
Allan Simon may be a relative newcomer to Laguna Beach, but he’s clearly smitten by his adopted hometown, owning several commercial buildings and the...