The opening of the temporary overnight shelter at the ACT V parking lot on Laguna Canyon Road so far is seen as a success even among the town’s conflicting and skeptical contingents, including some homeless individuals.
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Arrest Made in Caterer’s Killing
Police arrested a teenager this past Wednesday in the bludgeoning death of Damon Nicholson, who police allege met the hotel catering manager through an Internet site prior to the Oct. 23 killing. Full Story
Hospital Leaders Step Up Their Visibility
To foster communication in the coastal communities that it now serves, Mission Hospital Laguna Beach has established a community advisory council and started holding talks with neighbors, some of whom have sued the hospital over long-standing, unresolved irritations. Full Story
To reduce public acrimony over building proposals and confer more authority in the decision making of the city’s Design Review Board, the City Council this week approved hiring an extra planner specifically to assist the panel. Full Story
When Breshkai Berlin took ownership of Laguna Beach’s Goko Café earlier this month, she struck a deal increasingly rare in the current economy: the successful sale of a small business. Full Story
