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Playing the name game

Playing the name game

With the power of his middle name, Randal Bennett prevented a website being created for a winery that didn't exist.

 

Council ponders surveillance cameras

The City Council wants to know how much it will cost to install a video monitoring system in public areas of town before deciding what the...

 

Memorial Day filled with activities

Memorial Day activities in town will kick off with the annual pancake breakfast, hosted by the Laguna Beach Exchange Club, Laguna Beach...

Police on lookout for DUI drivers, no seatbelts

Laguna Beach police officers will be at various checkpoints throughout the city this weekend to intercept alcohol and drug-impaired drivers,...

 

Police seek suspects in two thefts

Laguna Beach police are searching for suspects who stole items from two businesses in the last two weeks, a police press release said.

 

Council gives initial OK to two-year budget

The City Council gave a passing grade Tuesday to the proposed budget for the next two fiscal years.

Education

Coasting through California on skateboards

Coasting through California on skateboards

Cousins Mason Bennett and Kenton Durfee are skateboarders on a mission.

School board votes to keep language teacher

A Mandarin language instructor will stay on this summer and next school year, Laguna Beach Unified School District board members decided...

 'The Crucible' to debut at Artists Theatre

'The Crucible' to debut at Artists Theatre

Laguna Beach High School students Dylan DelPizzo-Howell and Elliot Glass have developed an original percussive score for the Park Avenue...

School district employees recognized

School district employees recognized

Thirteen Laguna Beach Unified School District employees were honored for their years of service at Tuesday's school board meeting.

Briefly in Education: High school receives FOA grants

Briefly in Education: High school receives FOA grants

The Laguna Beach Festival of Arts Foundation awarded Laguna Beach High School five grants for visual and performing arts education programs,...

Bassist Korb touching down in Laguna

Bassist Korb touching down in Laguna

When Laguna Beach Live! hosts a fundraiser Wednesday for its music education program, it will get a considerable boost: a visit from the...

Politics

Planning Commission moves parking plan forward

Planning Commissioners agreed Wednesday to send a list of potential recommendations to ease Laguna's parking strain to the City Council.

Debate over view ordinance heats up

Views should take precedence over vegetation, even heritage trees, regardless of when or where the vegetation was planted, according to many...

View ordinance still being hashed out

Completion of a new view ordinance is in sight.

Heritage Committee may tweak historical structures list

X may mark the spot that was once a historical structure.

Abandoned structure being torn down

A Laguna Beach resident is footing the bill for a crew to destroy an abandoned boathouse on his beachfront property south of Thousand...

Laguna Beach releases draft budget

Laguna's financial future may not be entirely rosy, but the picture is less thorny for the next two fiscal years then in the deeply rooted...

Public Safety

Police Files

Cliff Drive: A caller reported petty theft in the 1200 block at 2:53 a.m. Sunday. A man on a scooter may have taken something from a car.

Crystal Cove starts junior lifeguard program

Crystal Cove starts junior lifeguard program

Jesse Heydorff likes to call the inaugural Crystal Cove State Park Junior Lifeguard program "outdoor science camp meets junior lifeguard...

Bicyclist injured after crashing into car

A bicyclist suffered a concussion after colliding with a BMW on Temple Hills Drive on Sunday, Laguna Beach police said.

Rape suspect turns self in

Rape suspect turns self in

A man suspected of raping a Laguna Beach woman turned himself in Friday after police sought the public's help.

Homeless man allegedly assaults woman

Laguna Beach police arrested a homeless man on suspicion of assaulting a 71-year-old woman in a wheelchair, according to authorities.

Firefighters, lifeguards recognized for rescue

The Orange County Health Care Agency honored Laguna Beach firefighters and lifeguards Thursday for rescuing a man who collapsed while...

Business & Real Estate

Coastline Pilot editor promoted

Coastline Pilot editor promoted

The Coastline Pilot's Alisha Gomez has been named managing editor of Los Angeles Times Community News (TCN) in Orange County, Editor John...

Renovations begin at Vista Aliso

Nadia Babayi, executive director of Laguna Beach Seniors, hopes the upcoming renovation at the Vista Aliso senior living complex will...

Nature conservationist takes on sea lion mystery

Nature conservationist takes on sea lion mystery

Jeff Corwin has done television segments on sea lions before, but not like the one he just wrapped up earlier this week at Laguna Beach's...

Planning Commission denies preservation proposal

The Laguna Beach Planning Commission did not recommend a proposed change to the city’s zoning law that would have encouraged certain...

Businesses weigh in on parking challenges

Noticeable signs and increased parking enforcement are two ways to address Laguna Beach's ongoing parking issues, business owners say.

Charm House Tour returns

Charm House Tour returns

It's time to make reservations for Mother's Day brunches — and that means it's time to order tickets for the Charm House Tour.

Obituaries

Mickalia Marguerite Ford

Mickalia Marguerite Ford

June Esther Campbell

June Esther Campbell

Beverly Jeanne Badham Anderson

Beverly Jeanne Badham Anderson, a radiant all-round Southern California bombshell, successful musical theater light opera singer and...

William "Bill" S. Kentle September 29, 1936 - April 19, 2013

A lifelong resident of Laguna Beach, CA, he graduated from LBHS and CSULB. Bill passed peacefully at home due to complications from stroke...

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