Laguna Beach Local News

The Laguna Beach Fire Department Headquarters hosted an open house for the community on Wednesday, July 24 at the Laguna Beach Community and Recreation Center, 30516 South Coast Highway. The public was invited to see the fire department’s new administrative headquarters, learn about the Community Emergency Response Team, meet some...

The Laguna Beach Arts Alliance (LBAA), a coalition of arts organizations from throughout the city, announced today those directors serving its next one-year board term. The board members include Michael Ervin, president; Jay Kramer, vice president; Rob Harryman, treasurer; and Victoria Gerard, secretary. “We’re delighted to have these engaged and...

I sent the following letter to Mayor Sue Kempf: I planned to ask these questions at the July 23 City Council meeting public input, but the line was too long. This is probably better as I can receive written answers. I am typically proud of Laguna Beach, but I am quite...

Listening and speaking at the City Council meeting Tuesday night, I found myself thinking about how little progress Laguna Beach has made since I first ran for office in 2016 on certain issues that residents care about.  One of the main topics my campaign focused on in 2016 was traffic....

I have reviewed Treasury functions as an external and internal auditor, and as an internal controls consultant. I also had a Treasury function report to me when I worked for an international organization. I’m concerned that recent Council decisions likely will result in reducing the Treasurer position pay to...

Leave It to Beaver 3, A Trilogy By Mark D. Crantz Recap? No, skip the recap. Readers are advised to go to the online Indy and read Parts 1 and 2. Exercise your eyeballs and support your community paper. It supports you. Now that readers have been sufficiently tongue lashed…things were going...

What Would the Talking Heads Say? Laguna Beach politics lacks the kind of scrutiny that we are witnessing regarding the 2024 presidential contest. Hours of talking heads commentary on TV weigh every nuance of those national campaigns—from many points of view. It’s become even more compelling and worrisome with the dramatic...

This summer Laguna has felt like one protracted frat house initiation, with a bunch of hooligans and miscreants drinking, puking and defiling our precious campus. On Tuesday night at council, a small group of residents tried to pin the blame squarely on Visit Laguna, our tourist bureau. And sought...

By Russ Gerber Musician Carlos Santana was interviewed on National Public Radio by Michel Martin, who asked about his background, upbringing, and life today. He said he grew up in a poor neighborhood in Tijuana, Mexico. He was an angry teenager in high school and often ended up in the principal’s...