Friend Makes a Gruesome Discovery
Police are investigating the apparent murder of a man discovered dead from trauma in his apartment Friday. Full Story
First-Ever Citywide Beach Curfew Imposed
After initially siding with curfew opponents, the City Council changed course on Tuesday, imposing a 1 to 5 a.m. closure of all city parks and beaches, the first all-city curfew in Laguna’s history. Full Story
MLPA Update: Task Force Postpones Decision
“There’s nothing I’d like more than to get on that plane and not have to think about this,” said Blue Ribbon Task Force chair Cathy Reheis-Boyd, but she conceded that more time was needed for evaluation. Full Story
Pushing Beyond Ideology to Find Common Ground
Local Dave Vanderveen, known for paddle-boarding and his investment in Excess energy drinks, is also involved with two political think tanks. Even so, he found the intellectual rigor of a recent local workshop on constitutional law a “stimulating” experience. Full Story
Shelter Slips by Permit Requirements
Urgent status is attempt to make it exempt
To avoid delay and permit requirements, the City Council on Tuesday approved “emergency” status of a temporary overnight shelter for homeless people, declaring a “shelter crisis” in Laguna Beach, to comply with state laws that suspend state and local land use regulations. Full Story
Hunt for Runaway Kids Ends Happily
An observant resident tipped police to the hideout of brother and sister runaways within minutes of a city-wide broadcast about their disappearance this past Tuesday. Full Story
Mural Dispute Blotted Out by a New Contest
A controversy over an eradicated Thalia Street Beach mural took a new turn this past Tuesday, when the City Council sidestepped a dispute and suggested commissioning a new mural and contest for high school-aged artists. Full Story
A Homegrown Prescription for Overloaded Doctors
Thomas Chandy and Aaron Krinsky, founders of VeoMed, an online community for medical professionals, sat at a round table covered in laptops, cell phones and papers, in their downtown Laguna office. They spoke of “an ongoing explosion of medical knowledge,” and “communication as a form of action.” Full Story
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