An assault involving three men escalated into a struggle with Laguna Beach police, who ultimately deployed a taser twice to subdue the younger combative suspect in the 300 block of Cozumel around 1:15 a.m. Friday, May 10, police said. Police ultimately arrested Laguna Beach resident Sergio Gabriel Borgognone, 51, for allegedly resisting arrest and his [...]
There is one more opportunity to donate quality apparel and accessories for women, men, teens and children before the Boutique Benefit event. The collection drive is scheduled for Saturday, May 11 at the Neighborhood Congregational Church, 340 St. Ann’s Dr. from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. All donations to the Boutique Benefit are tax-deductible. The annual [...]
By Pat Chatlin The day the Laguna Beach Garden Club announces that Lower Lombardy Lane is going to be “a point of interest” on its prestigious Spring Garden Tour is a mixed bag for some of us. My husband’s nine-foot tall welded “Nature Totem” sculpture will be featured in the guidebook. At first, visions of [...]
Editor, I’d like to throw in my two cents regarding the recent debate on the worthiness of the blue and white shuttles. My wife and I frequently take the last shuttle down from our house on Friday or Saturday evenings, and take a cab back up the hill. We spend hundreds of dollars at local [...]
Editor, Thank you for the wonderful article featuring the Laguna Beach Lifeguard Tower in last Friday’s issue of the Laguna Beach Independent. “Restoring The Town’s Sentimental Sentinel” provided excellent insight and information on the importance of preserving the city of Laguna Beach’s historic icon and the commendable efforts of the city’s Public Works Department. I look forward to [...]
More than 60 people filled a room in the Community Center to capacity to participate in a committee meeting drafting a revised view ordinance in Laguna Beach on Tuesday. Committee members first shared their observations about 11 sample sites they’d visited and how rules under consideration needed stronger enforcement tools to remedy conditions, where in [...]
Laguna Beach’s City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to explore options to close a growing deficit for operating transit services, but stopped short of imposing fares for the free summer trolley during its 10-week festival run. Instead council members approved spending $50,000 to hire an expert consultant to analyze transit services, whose costs have escalated 22 [...]
Museum Vibrates With Cello Concert Laguna Beach Live! presents David Garrett in a solo cello concert at the Laguna Art Museum on Thursday, April 11, at 7 p.m. Garrett, a longtime member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, appears frequently as a recitalist, chamber musician, and soloist. His program ranges from Bach to O’Connor’s Appalachia Waltz. [...]
The popular Angels Express Train that takes fans to and from Angels’ games is back again this season, beginning with the home opener on Tuesday, April 9. Service to Anaheim will be available from Los Angeles Union Station and the Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo station, departing at 5:50 p.m. for weeknight home games that start at [...]
Construction on Broadway Street, Laguna Beach’s primary entry via Laguna Canyon Road, will begin Monday, March 4, resulting in lane closures and expected congestion for the next three months. The beautification project between Forest Avenue and Cliff Drive includes a decorative sidewalk, drought tolerant and native landscaping, water-conscious irrigation, and three installations of public art. [...]
The Boys and Girls Club of Laguna Beach are currently holding sign-ups and registration for girls in kindergarten through ninth grade for girls spring basketball at the Boys and Girls Club’s Main Branch, 1085 Laguna Canyon Rd. Player evaluations are mandatory and will be held Monday through Friday, March 4-8. Weekly one-hour practices will start [...]
Boys Basketball (22-6) Breakers defeated Salesian (13-15) 66-33 Wednesday, Feb. 13 as Noah Blanton and Cole Kesler dominated play. The results give Laguna 22 season wins, ranking as the fourth best in 79 years for the school. Up next: tip off against eighth-ranked Harvard-Westlake is Studio City on Friday, Feb. 15, 7 p.m. Girls [...]
Thurston Middle School is one of 48 schools selected this year by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform as a School to Watch, its president, Dr. Irvin Howard, said at an assembly last Friday. According to the program’s standards of achievement, Thurston has shown it is “academically excellent, developmentally responsive and socially equitable.” Howard [...]
Editor, We have great news for our Laguna Food Pantry visitors. Steve, the new manager of Crystal Cove’s Trader Joe’s, has invited us to pick up produce, meats, bread and flowers seven days a week. And over in Laguna Hills, Laura and Jeff received permission from Don, Fresh and Easy’s manager, to fill their car with [...]
Noah Blanton may be a quiet kid, but the 6’5” junior has been making some noise on the basketball court for the Breakers, who needed to beat Costa Mesa on Thursday, Feb. 7 at Dugger Gym to cap off an undefeated league season, the third in school history. Most locals remember the exploits of Noah’s [...]
Police Use Taser to Subdue Assault Suspect
An assault involving three men escalated into a struggle with Laguna Beach police, who ultimately deployed a taser twice to subdue the younger combative suspect in the 300 block of Cozumel around 1:15 a.m. Friday, May 10, police said. Police ultimately arrested Laguna Beach resident Sergio Gabriel Borgognone, 51, for allegedly resisting arrest and his [...]
