Falcons Grasp a High-End Perch
Listen to the falcons and the falconer yourself in the online slideshow by Courtenay Nearburg.
For the last three weeks, falconer Jorge Herrera's job afforded him postcard views and ocean breezes at Montage resort, where the presence of his falcons on a sweeping lawn kept seagulls from pestering guests lounging in the pool or dining at the outdoor Mosaic Bar and Grill. Full Story
City Averts a Fiscal Shortfall With Cost Cutting
After agreeing to eliminate four vacant city jobs, including one police officer, trimming department costs and dipping into a surplus account for $1.2 million, the City Council on Tuesday was able to adopt a balanced annual budget of $67 million. Full Story
Leaders Endorse Citywide Fishing Ban
Laguna Beach's City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday to request that the California Department of Fish and Game give Laguna the highest possible level of marine protection, barring fishing of any kind in Laguna's coastal waters by declaring the city's entire seven-mile coastline a State Marine Reserve. Full Story
Surf Claims Cliff Jumper Despite Rescue Effort
The apparent drowning death of a 22-year-old Lake Forest man, the focus of an intensive rescue effort Sunday at Tablerock Beach, is under investigation by the county coroner, police said Thursday. William Barrientos-Burgos was last heard pleading for help in Spanish before the rough surf pulled him under at Tablerock Beach, an eyewitness told police. Full Story
Want a Beer with that Burger? Plan Ahead!
As of July 6, picnickers wishing to wash down their al fresco meals with a little wine or beer at Heisler, Main Beach or Crescent Bay Point parks will need a $10 permit for the pleasure, thanks to an ordinance adopted as an urgency measure by the City Council at Tuesday's meeting. Full Story
Hospital Sale Approved by Regulators
Even as consolidation decisions to trim services and jobs proceed at South Coast Medical Center, last week the state's Attorney General officially sanctioned the sale of the Laguna Beach hospital, but set 18 conditions. Full Story
Revisiting the Artist Tradition
Student Quinn Harmon and civic gadfly Bruce Hopping intend to request that the official mascot of Laguna Beach High School be restored to the Artists, the name it carried from it's inception in 1934 to 2002, during the next school board meeting on June 23. The name change to the Breakers incited an uproar among alumni. Full Story
Photos
Indy Goes Global -- Lucia McLeod and Susan Davis, left, both Festival of Arts workers, took time out from a recent research trip to the Rodin Museum in Paris. Center, locals Nick and Whitney Aronoff stopped for shade while in Southern Morocco near the Algerian border. Right, T.C. and A.J. Borelli at Mexico's Chichen Itza and the pyramid of Kukulcan. Send a shot from your latest adventure to www.lbindy.com. Full Story
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