Mayor Kelly Boyd stunned the City Council audience by announcing that he is battling multiple myeloma, a form of bone cancer. “Fortunately, it’s at stage two, and I have no intention of stepping down from this dais,” he said, as a compassionate audience rose in a standing ovation this past Tuesday. Boyd, re-elected to a [...]
Who do you know that pulls the strings in Laguna Beach? Last year, Laguna Beach Magazine profiled 25 of the city’s most influential people. The editors aim to replicate that feat, sharing with readers profiles of a new set of kingmakers, trendsetters and tastemakers in an upcoming edition. Some of you griped about the previous [...]
Kristine Thalman was named interim executive director of the 200-member Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce, president Chris Keller announced this week. Thalman, a former executive of the Building Industry Association’s Orange County chapter, replaces Rose Hancock, who recently resigned to start her own events management company. Thalman previously worked in government affairs for [...]
Editor, How refreshing to read the comments of Chris Keller, president of the City’s Chamber of Commerce, in which he welcomed the new high profile restaurant called Katsuya (“New Hot Spots Burnish Laguna’s Dining Reputation,” July 8). Unlike the recent controversy between the owners of Tuvalu and another home furnishings store wishing to [...]
Ill Prepared Hiker Rescued from Hillside
A sheriff’s helicopter was used to extract a hiker who suffered an anxiety attack and was unable to move from a steep trail in Laguna Beach’s open space about 6 p.m. Sunday, June 9, police said. Lifeguards in an all-terrain vehicle coordinated the extraction from thick brush and a steep slope between Alta Laguna Park [...]
