Water District Tackles Park’s Sewer Gas
Water district workers this week installed odor-trapping backflow devices at the connections of its sewer main with Laguna Terrace Park, the Laguna Beach mobile home park where a growing group of residents say sewer odors and hydrogen sulfide gases infiltrate their mobile homes and make some sick.
Finding a Home for Art in Churches
Artists and churches in Laguna Beach both strive to find an audience. Some have been collaborating to their mutual benefit. Others are hoping to.
Marijuana Measure in a Dead Heat
Laguna Beach voters are evenly divided about a measure that would repeal a local ban on medicinal marijuana dispensaries on the November ballot, according to a voter poll obtained by the Indy.
School Candidates Field Queries from A to Z
With less than a month before the November election, three candidates vying for two spots on the Laguna Beach Unified School District board answered questions posed by members of the audience last Thursday
Pairing of ‘Billy & Ray’ Proves a Hit
The Laguna Playhouse takes theater goers behind the scenes during the making of the film classic "Double Indemnity" in a play about its writers, Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler.
Marijuana Dispensary Measure Attracts Big Donors
A committee in support of medical marijuana dispensary Measure KK on the Nov. 8 ballot in Laguna Beach received a $10,000 contribution from San Fernando Valley mortgage broker Ron Fattal, financial disclosure filings and state records show.
School Chief Disavows Political Ad
Barely four months into his new job, Laguna Beach school district Superintendent Jason Viloria found himself unintentionally embroiled in a political controversy over complaints about a political advertisement that some say implied he endorsed school board candidate Howard Hills.
Cast of Crazies Throw Barbs in Annual Spoof
Nothing and no one is safe from comedic barbs in “Lagunatics,” a tribute to Laguna Beach through a musical parody revue that opens for four weekends beginning Friday, Oct. 7.
Sewer Gas Sickens Park Residents
Residents of a Laguna Beach mobile home park say they are coughing up blood and have even contracted pneumonia because sewer gas leaking into their homes is making them sick.
‘Final Arrangements,’ a Comic Send Off for Here and the Hereafter
A reading of Ken Jillson's play "Final Arrangements" takes place at Laguna Playhouse.
Court Tentatively Grants Class Status in Homeless Suit
In evaluating whether a lawsuit over a homeless shelter in Laguna Beach meets certain legal tests, a federal judge raised the potential impact of...
Forum Reveals More Agreement Than Not
City Council candidates take questions from the South Laguna Civic Association board about South Laguna topics.
Aquathon, a Test for Adventure Seekers
Supposedly, the Laguna Beach Aquathon is set for Sunday, Oct. 2, though, in the past...
Picture This: A Gallery With a Cause
When Bridgette Shaw received a phone solicitation from the Orange County chapter of the Susan B. Komen organization she wanted to help, but was low on cash. It didn’t take her long to realize she could make a difference with resources she had at hand.
Surf Classic Creates Community Amid the Swells
By Charlie Warner, Special to the Independent
A jovial, relaxed mood oozed from the sand as the 53rd Brooks Street Surf Classic got underway last...