Laguna Beach Local News

Friday, Oct. 15 Traffic stop. 200 block of Broadway. 10:01 a.m. Duwan Tyrell Williams Jr., 43, was arrested on suspicion of carrying a concealed weapon in a vehicle, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of a controlled substance while armed. He was held on a $40,500 bail. Saturday, Oct. 16 Physical...

Laguna Beach High School’s Authentic Exploratory Research (AER) Program students presented their project proposals during a special class session on Oct. 13. Teachers and students of the Palo Alto Unified School District’s Advanced Authentic Research program and their mentors joined the class via Zoom to collaborate and offer feedback. High school...

A Laguna Beach Unified School District board member’s complaint of retaliation and discrimination by district leaders was recently thrown out of a federal appellate court. The three-judge panel with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the trial judge’s decision, holding the complaint filed by board member Dee Perry...

The Laguna Beach City Council approved a plan to renovate the 106-year-old White House bar and restaurant into Finney's Crafthouse late Tuesday. The 3-2 vote (Councilmembers Toni Iseman and George Weiss dissented) came down after some heated exchanges between the historic property’s long-time owner Jules Marine, Councilmember Peter Blake, and...

By Breeana Greenberg, Special to the Independent Actor and Activist Jane Fonda spoke in support of a ban on offshore oil drilling during a press conference at Main Beach on Monday.  The event at Main Beach was organized to support a commitment from state Sen. Dave Min (D-Irvine) to create legislation...

By Breeana Greenberg, Special to the Independent The Laguna Beach Unified School District’s Board of Education unanimously passed a spending plan for COVID-19 relief funds at its meeting Thursday night. The district expects to receive $1.7 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to help “to address students’ academic, social, emotional, and...

The California Coastal Commission unanimously voted Oct. 13 to find substantial issue with the major remodel and addition of guest rooms at Pacific Edge Hotel. In August, the Laguna Beach City Council voted to approve the remodel of Pacific Edge Hotel, including the addition of 25 guest rooms, new conference...

Thursday, Oct. 6 Drunk driving. 600 block of Laguna Canyon Road. 10:40 p.m. A 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. He was held on a $2,500 bail. Friday, Oct. 8 Drink driving. Broadway and Forest Avenue. 3:04 a.m. A 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. He...

The Laguna Beach City Council will consider a resolution Tuesday calling for an end to all oil operations off the California coastline. Mayor Bob Whalen and Mayor Pro Tem Sue Kempf proposed the resolution, which is expected to be approved by a panel voted in with a mandate for environmental...