Drake Martinez, the star tailback for Laguna Beach, has committed to playing collegiate ball at Nebraska next year. Drake will be joining his brother Taylor in Omaha. Taylor is the starting quarterback for the Cornhuskers. Martinez and his coaches are undecided on what role he will fill on the gridiron; he may play safety, wide [...]
The Laguna Beach Taxpayers Association will oppose Measure CC, the Laguna Beach Open Space Acquisition and Preservation Parcel Tax Measure, on the Nov. 6 ballot and endorsed challenger Steve Dicterow for election to the City Council. The measure “would not be sound tax policy, would trigger wasteful spending, and would not result in continuity or [...]
One man died and another driver was injured Thursday night near Laguna Beach’s El Morro school when a driver lost control of his vehicle being driven at speeds exceeding 100 mph, the CHP reported. Duy Nguyen, 24, of Santa Ana died in the 7:34 p.m. collision on Coast Highway, according to the coroner’s website. A [...]
By Mark Mueller Orange County Business Journal Newport Beach-based luxury real estate agent John McMonigle has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection, according to court records. McMonigle, whose McMonigle Group Inc. is one of the country’s top-selling brokerages for high-end homes, listed debts of between $50 million and $100 million on the individual petition, which [...]
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 [...]
