Laguna Beach Local News

Village Laguna's Charm House Tour on May 21 presented a rare opportunity for local history and heritage buffs to experience a selection of well-loved properties that help tell the story of Laguna Beach. Attendees experienced a taste of the heritage of Laguna Beach in neighborhoods dating from the early 1900s...

Free Concert on Memorial Day, May 29 Celebrates Our Troops The Laguna Community JaZz and Concert Bands salute our troops on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30 with a free concert at the cobblestones on Main Beach. The 17-piece Laguna JaZz band kicks things off with an eclectic mix of Big Band,...

We started our Newport Beach-based company in 2009. Our team includes veterans who have been doing real estate since the 1970s. We have completed more than one hundred projects and built thousands of units, each with the passion and commitment to excel in our work for the community and...

The hypocrisy and malfeasance of city management is stunning. At its May 16 meeting, city council proclaimed June 2 National Gun Violence Awareness Day in Laguna. Yet on May 2, fully knowing that Mo Honarkar was no longer the owner/operator of 14 West hotel and Hotel Laguna, senior city...

I've been reviewing the Parking Management Plan that the city council is considering and want to comment on it, particularly concerning the proposed Third Street parking structure opposite the senior center. I've lived in Laguna since 1970 and have witnessed many projects that have either been completed or never...

I attended the May 2 Laguna Beach School District Open House, where the district revealed plans for the high school in a Facility Master Plan (FMP) for new tennis courts, administration buildings, aquatic center, two swimming pools, two parking structures, performing arts center, and astroturf for a proposed $88...

One issue regarding the School Board Renovation Plan that needs concern is the problem of aesthetics and symbolism. In particular, it's the nature of the proposed campus's main entrance coming up Park Ave. at Short Street. According to the Board's proposal, the entrance would be marked on the north...

My friend Tom Joliet invited me and a number of other people to attend a walking meditation event at the South Laguna Community Garden Park. It was completely open to the general public. That was the first time I spent any real time in that garden. In the middle...

Has anyone noticed that half of every patch of mustard all over our Greenbelt has been killed off already? Huge patches of brown next to the mustard are places sprayed with Roundup. What is the problem with non-native plants that suddenly we must eliminate all of them from our greenbelt? I...