Elected officials, environmental advocates, and actress Jane Fonda gathered in Laguna Beach, California, on Oct. 18 in a joint effort to support state Sen. Dave Min’s (D-Irvine) promise to ban all offshore oil drilling off the coast of California following the recent oil spill near Huntington Beach. After the oil spill off the coast of…
Elected Officials, Environmental Activists Advocate a Ban on Offshore Oil Drilling
Elected Officials, Environmental Activists Advocate for a Ban on Offshore Oil Drilling
Elected officials, environmental advocates, and actress Jane Fonda gathered in Laguna Beach, California, on Oct. 18 in a joint effort to support state Sen. Dave Min’s (D-Irvine) promise to ban all offshore oil drilling off the coast of California following the recent oil spill near Huntington Beach. After the oil spill off the coast of…
Hotel Laguna Reopens Lobby, Restaurants After Four-Year Restoration
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.—After going through four years of renovations, Hotel Laguna has officially reopened its lobby and a new restaurant during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 12, celebrating the first step in the restoration of the 1930s building. Mo Honarkar, the founder of Laguna Beach Co., the company that has a 99-year lease on the hotel,…
Laguna Beach Reopens Sand Area on Beaches Following Oil Spill
Laguna Beach, California, has reopened its beaches with limited access following the oil spill off the coast of Huntington Beach after an oil spill caused beach closures to begin the clean-up process. The reopening went into effect Oct. 8 at 7 a.m. for the sand, which does not include the shoreline or water, both of…
Orange County DA Alleges Laguna Beach Officials Violated Brown Act
Laguna Beach city officials may have violated the Brown Act, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s (OCDA) Office. In two letters sent by Deputy District Attorney Steven Schriver to Councilmember George Weiss and City Attorney Phillip Kohn, Schriver claims that the council violated the Brown Act during a June 29 closed session by failing…
K-9 Memorial Unveiled at Laguna Beach Police Remembrance Ceremony Honors Fallen Service Dogs
The Laguna Beach Police Department unveiled a new memorial that honors the department K-9 officers that have passed away on Sept. 21. The memorial was released during the annual Laguna Beach fallen officer remembrance ceremony that occurs annually to remember officers that have been killed in the line of duty, such as officer John Coutchie…
Laguna Beach to Consider Banning Sales of Vapes, Tobacco Products
The City of Laguna Beach will consider an ordinance at their Sept. 21 council meeting that could restrict the sale of vape and tobacco products. Brought forward by Councilmember George Weiss, the resolution, if voted for by the majority of council members would direct city staff to research and analyze the issue, draft an ordinance…
Laguna Beach’s Thousand Steps to Close for Construction Until December
Laguna Beach’s infamous Thousand Steps—the 218 stairs leading down to one of the city’s beaches below—will be undergoing “major construction” in order to fix a multitude of safety hazards. The project, which is done by Orange County Parks (OC Parks), will complete repairs of the steps and railings on the stairs. The site will be…
Laguna Beach Passes Resolution in Support of Statewide Child Marriage Ban
The city of Laguna Beach passed a resolution Aug. 10 calling for the California State Legislature to introduce and pass a ban on child marriage. Mayor Bob Whalen said the issue was brought to his attention by Rima Nashashibi, founder of Global Hope 365, an organization that has worked for years to end child marriage…
Laguna Beach Residents Hope to Mitigate Large-Scale Development
A ballot initiative aimed at preserving the environment, heritage and charm of Laguna Beach, Calif., is being circulated by Laguna Residents First (LRF), a grassroots political action committee hoping to place the initiative on the 2022 ballot for voter approval. If the group is successful at collecting the required number of signatures, its Beautiful Laguna…
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