The Lead
Planning Commission to Review Long-awaited Downtown Plan
The Laguna Beach Planning Commission is expected to get its first look Wednesday at a draft of the Downtown Specific Plan, a hugely consequential document that will guide redevelopment in the historic core for decades, which has been in the works for about seven years.
Coastal Sage Restoration on Tap for Crystal Cove
Crystal Cove State Park visitors will see 7.5 acres of coastal sage scrub restored over 10 years, following the Orange County Board of Supervisors’ unanimous vote Tuesday
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Politicized Back-to-School ‘News’
It is annual ritual for federal and private policy organizations (sponsored by political and/or corporate interests) to issue annual ranking of nations. If the desired result...
Letter: Plastic Takeaway Bags at Local Restaurants
We finally banned the bag in grocery stores so why are local restaurants still putting to-go food in plastic bags? And why aren’t we...
Schools
Class Notes
LBHS Grads Gift a Wall of Fresh Water, Cool Beauty
The Class of 2019 and their families have funded a legacy gift, which will...
Class Notes
Laguna Beach Live! Awards Two Scholarships
Beach Live! presented two $1,000 scholarships to two deserving Laguna Beach High School students at the Senior Convocation on June...
Street Beat
Open House Burglars Arrested
On May 26, the Laguna Beach Police Department received three reports of theft from three different residences in the city. Police discovered that all...
Street Beat
Monday, June 10
Traffic stop. 2:19 p.m. 600 North Coast Highway. LBPD was alerted to a stolen vehicle inbound on Laguna Canyon Road, and an...
Video
Video Inspires Underwater Awe
An educational video featuring Laguna Beach’s Marine Protected Areas was released this week by the Laguna Bluebelt Coalition, five organizations whose mission aims to...
Community Datebook 7/26/13
Master Gardener Sows SEEDS
City Council member Toni Iseman awarded junior master gardener certificates recently to Laguna Beach elementary school students Katelyn Kolberg, Keala Henry,...