Downtown Planners Take to the Streets
On a near 100-degree Monday, about 20 members of the public, elected and appointed officials and city staff sized up the state of affairs downtown by taking an hour-long walk at street level. Afterwards, they all convened at city hall to vent fresh ideas to improve the much-criticized downtown specific plan. Full Story
Locals Provide Aid to Cyclone Victims
Despite roadblocks put up by Myanmar's junta government preventing most foreign aid from reaching cyclone victims, Laguna Beach resident Tim Heinemann as well as the Newport-Irvine Rotary Club have been working to provide relief directly to victims. Full Story
Lifeguards Swim Into Dispute Over Cutbacks
With summer closing in and warm weather already luring visitors to the seashore, the Laguna Beach Lifeguard Association, responsible for guarding much of the town's seven miles of coastline, issued chilly news on the eve of Memorial Day weekend. Full Story
Scores Raise Concerns at Aliso Enviro Hearing
Local citizens seized the opportunity Tuesday at a socalled scoping session of environmental concerns over Athens Group's plan to redevelop the hotel and golf course in Aliso Canyon. Full Story
Feds Set Toll Road Hearing
The U.S. Commerce Department secretary ordered a public hearing over the dispute between the Transportation Corridor Agency and the California Coastal Commission, which had blocked TCA's plan to extend a south-county toll road through a San Clemente state park. Full Story
Combat Veteran Visits Park on Memorial Day
Laguna Beach American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will conduct a Memorial Day ceremony May 26 at Heisler Park's Monument Point in remembrance of comrades who died in all wars and conflictsprotecting the country. Full Story
She's Seeking Holy Space
During a Thanksgiving mission trip in rural Cuba, local villagers initially greeted 13 volunteers from Laguna Beach's United Methodist Church with skepticism. On their arrival, four of the college-age youths immediately took to their beds, felled by a stomach bug. Full Story
Cyclist Dies in Head-on Collision
An Irvine man was fatally injured Sunday morning when his 2004 BMW motorcycle was struck by a car that veered across traffic lanes. Bruce Gold, 61, died that evening at Mission Hospital after surgery. His death was the first vehicular fatality in Laguna Beach in nearly two years. Full Story
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