Tourist Trade Braces for Slow Winter Season
With economic news reports increasingly dire both nationally and internationally, local businesses owners reliant on tourism are buckling down for harder times ahead, even though they say so far sales are holding steady into the slower winter season. Full Story
Questions Rise Over Foundation Funds
A South Coast Medical Center foundation donor on Tuesday alleged that Adventist Health misappropriated funds from the hospital's foundation and asked the Laguna Beach City Council to intervene in the hospital's pending sale to St. Joseph Health System. Full Story
Four Divers Nabbed for Lobster Poaching
Four men in Scuba gear were arrested in two separate incidents of alleged lobster poaching at Woods Cove on Friday and Sunday, a game warden said. "Taking lobsters out of a licensed fisherman's trap is literally stealing his paycheck," said Lt. Eric Kord, of the state Department of Fish and Game's La Jolla office. Full Story
He's Checking the List
Benny Preston, Sawdust Winter Fantasy's Santa Claus, pays a visit to the festival grounds early this week to make sure that preparations for the weekend opening on Saturday, Nov. 22, are going according to plan. See more on B-1, including a listing of events. Full Story
Gay Advocate Digs In for a Civil Rights Brawl
Laguna Beach resident and former political consultant Fred Karger started campaigning against Proposition 8 even before it qualified for the Nov. 11 ballot. Karger established Californians Against Hate to start a business boycott against a supporter of the same-sex marriage amendment as part of a broader effort to put a public spotlight on often faceless supporters. Full Story
Corrections:
A cast member in "A Midsummer's Night Dream" was misidentified in the Nov. 14 edition due to a reporting error. She is senior Monique Thomas. An article in the Nov. 14 edition misinterpreted City Council member Cheryl Kinsman's absence from the cast of "Lagunatics." She had not been asked to participate. Full Story
Your monetary "vote" means everything on the Laguna Beach front
Editor: Think Globally, Shop Locally… In his Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens nailed it: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair." Could Dickens the futurist have anticipated Election '08 and the current economic crisis? Hardly. But his inadvertent prognostication is uncannily apropos. Full Story
Pleased with Design Review decision
Editor: On November 6, the Laguna Beach Design Review Board unanimously rejected a new home proposal that would have negatively impacted the historic charm of our small South Laguna neighborhood. Nestled below Hobo Aliso Ridge and above the Montage Resort, the neighborhood consists of 80 homes that were built in the 1950s. Full Story
Loud, dirty SCMC temporary generators still running 24/7
Editor: Here we are headed into the end of the year 2008. While many things have changed, one thing remains the same: the 'temporary' generators in the lower parking lot of South Coast Medical Center (SCMC) are still in place, operating 24/7. Full Story
A Laguna wish list: green and Osborne
Editor: I suspect we all have our own wish lists ready for the new City Council and so I will stand in line with the rest of you thinking about mine: The first thing that I want more than anything is that Tom Osborne be re-appointed to The Environmental Committee. His dismissal was a travesty of justice and everyone knows it. Full Story
At Laguna Playhouse
"Leaving Iowa", A Road Trip to Home
Tim Clue and Spike Manton's sweet play derives its impact from detailed knowledge of a Midwest family. Full Story
Artists Offer Figure Workshop
The public is invited to enroll in a figure and portrait workshop lead by Charles Hu and Sean Cheetham. The workshop will take place Dec. 6-7 from 10 a.m. 5 p.m. on the campus of Laguna College of Art & Design. Full Story
SoCal Hosts Weekend Art Show
SoCal Artists members Stephanie Cunningham, Betty Haight, Barbara Hendricks, Kathy Jones, Carolyn Machado, and Kirsten Whalen are among 14 artists exhibiting in the 11th annual "Art for Small Places" exhibition. The show opens in the Southern California Artists Association Studio Gallery on Nov. 22 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and continuing Nov. 23 from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Full Story
Diners Send Kids South With a Jazz Filled Night
In the ensemble's first-ever out-of-state competition, Laguna Beach High School's jazz orchestra will be attending the inaugural Disney Jazz Celebration in Orlando, Fla., in February. To help defray costs for this event, downtown Laguna Beach restaurant Five Feet is hosting a fundraiser Dec. 7 where the ensemble will perform at 5 p.m. Full Story
California Art Towns Revealed
Laguna Beach Books hosts John Villani, author of "Art Towns California," who will be signing books on Nov. 23 at 3 p.m. Villani details each town's lifestyle, accommodations and interesting places to dine as well as their festivals. Full Story
Board Says Farewell to Hathaway
Outgoing school board President El Hathaway was honored Tuesday for his contributions over the last eight years of service by Superintendent Bob Fraisse. Incumbent Jan Vickers retained her seat in last month's election, and Hathaway's departure opened the door for a new member, attorney Bill Landsiedel. Landsiedel ran unopposed for Hathaway's seat and will be sworn in Dec. Full Story
LBHS Boys Water Polo
Breakers Dunk Redlands
Laguna Beach High School's varsity boys water polo continued their march through the CIF tournament by easily dispatching Redlands High School with a 12-5 win at home last Friday. Scoring was spread mostly evenly across the starting squad with Brett Thompson, Preston Head, Nolan McConnell, and Victor Alcone each posting two goals. Full Story
LBHS Football
Breakers Fumble Away League Title
Smith sets New Rushing Record
Costa Mesa scored 21 points in the fourth quarter - 14 of them on Laguna gifts - as the Breakers blew a 22-0 first quarter lead and the Orange Coast League crown on the short end of a 38-30 final. The Friday night game was played on Scott Field in Costa Mesa before a full house with a huge contingent of Breakers fans on hand. Full Story
LBHS Cross Country
Both Squads Qualify for Saturday's Final
Knowing his team only needed to finish among the top eight in the second of two CIF preliminary heats on Saturday, Nov. 14, at Mt. San Antonio College to advance, boys Coach Dave Brobeck gave three of his top four runners the week off. "actually thought we were rolling the dice a bit," said Brobeck. He proved a good gambler. Full Story
LBHS Girls Volleyball
Quest for Three Misses
Laguna's quest for a third straight CIF section title ended on Tuesday before a large and loud crowd at Dugger Gym. Goleta's Dos Pueblos, the division's No. Full Story
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