Laguna Beach Local News

A variety of crafting options, including wool-felted Christmas trees, will be available at the annual Crafts and Carols at Laguna Beach United Methodist Church on Sunday, Dec. 3. In addition to making fresh pine door wreaths there will be an opportunity to create upcycled art with a holiday theme, which...

By Chris Reed The Environmental Sustainability Committee (ESC) wants the city to ban Roundup (glyphosate). This may sound like a good idea, but it is wrongheaded. Roundup is no more toxic than household bleach. If used according to directions, both Roundup and bleach can be used safely. People are easily scared...

Slow Burn When Los Angeles Times columnist Gustavo Arellano wrote in his recent headline, “O.C. let its history rot. And the Tustin hangar fire is still burning,” he pointed out how tragic it was that the condition of the hangar had reached this point of immolation. It is still unclear as to...

There was a LBUSD board meeting on Nov. 16 that received no media coverage; it should have. Ostensibly, the meeting was to provide an update to the Facilities Master Plan (FMP), including recommended sequencing of projects. The board will meet again on Dec. 14 and approve the roughly $100...

Assistant City Manager Jeremy Frimond, born and raised in Laguna Beach, should be on the shortlist of candidates for our new city manager. That is, if he wants the job, although I’m certain he can navigate the initial barrage of doubters, that’s bound to occur due to recent turmoil. His résumé...

In America, everyone is entitled to defend themselves and are presumed innocent until proven guilty.  So when I see residents wanting to act as the judge, jury and executioner of Councilman George Weiss, I have to ask why?  Their unproven charges of guilt and loud, indignant calls for justice fail to...

No question - these are weird times. Here we are mystically going through space on our planet and we are messing it up. I was saddened when I read that Tatum Goodman was murdered in downtown Laguna. When I moved here in 1966, I quickly learned Laguna Beach residents...

Each Woods Cove resident in the undergrounding district owes it to themselves to research the best possible vote for their property. Ten years ago, we embarked on this journey. There have been many fact-based meetings, emails, articles and submissions by the city to the website on this important issue....

By Suzanne Spinelli “Go ahead, babe. You need a break,” Tim said early Saturday morning. Zach was at the kitchen table, banging his head rhythmically against the back of his chair. “Are you sure?” “Of course! We’ll be fine,” Tim replied, reaching over to ruffle Zach’s hair, pretending not to notice him...