Mayor Sue Kempf and Councilmember Peter Blake both seek a second four-year term on the Laguna Beach City Council. They're running against five challengers, Louis Weil, Alex Rounaghi, Mark Orgill, Jerome Pudwill and Ruben Flores, for three empty seats at the dais.
Laguna Canyon Road was closed in both directions from El Toro to Canyon Acres until further notice early Wednesday, according to a Laguna Beach Nixle alert.