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
Obituary
Adventurer Vickers Dies at 54
Laguna Beach chiropractor and adventure seeker Julian Vickers died at home Nov. 16 after battling liver cancer. He was 54. A native of New Zealand, Vickers came to the United States at the age of 18 to attend the Palmer College of Chiropractic in Des Moines. Full Story
Giving Thanks and More
As usual, a number of local groups get organized this time of year, offering residents all kinds of options for the Thanksgiving holiday, from community celebrations and making spiritual connections to sharing food and reaching out to troops and their families. Full Story
Laguna's Firefighters Battle Firestorms in a Team Effort
Laguna firefighters and fire engines joined the effort to control firestorms in Santa Barbara and Orange County over the last week. Local personnel and equipment were among the first called within the county last week and among the last released. Full Story
City Briefs
Repairs Underway at Site of Latest Spill
On Tuesday, the City Council voted unanimously to appropriate $210,000 from the sewer fund balance to pay for the emergency response, repair and recovery work from the Oct. 29 pipe joint failure that spilled an estimated 500,000 gallons of raw sewage into the ocean. Full Story
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