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State and local officials gathered on Monday to mark the beginning of construction on a beach access improvement project at Moss Street in Laguna Beach.

Councilmember George Weiss just cost Laguna Beach $500,000, and Village Laguna is celebrating. 

With less than a year on the council, Mark (Orgill) and Alex (Rounaghi) gave the city manager a review, as did the other councilmembers. A review should be fair and balanced, based on the person’s strengths and weaknesses, giving positive input on strength and input on improvement on their weaknesses.

According to the settlement agreement, Shohreh Dupuis will be paid a nine-month severance pay of $223,077 to settle all claims.

The Laguna Beach City Council voted unanimously to approve a temporary use request for a parklet on 305 Forest Avenue - the future home of Tango, an Argentinian fusion restaurant coming to Laguna Beach in late September. 

Laguna Beach celebrated the launch of the Be Well OC mobile mental health services with a ribbon cutting at Main Beach Tuesday, Aug. 1

It’s summertime, and everyone’s here. Even a little cat named Baby, who made the trip not once but twice, from inland OC to the feline fabulous confines of the Montage Resort. Why not, with their cool temperatures, sumptuous grounds, and presumably tremendous food waste?

I attended the City Council meeting on June 13. I cannot begin to impart how refreshing, informative and relaxing the current CC Meetings are as opposed to the CC Meetings of the prior Council. No foul language, no disrespect for citizens or fellow council persons. In general, it was an informative, civil and ultimately a demonstration of positive municipal government at work on behalf of us citizens.

Laguna Beach is set to implement various transportation demand management strategies and update its parking permit programs.

Children were there. Lots of them. Three-year-old Lily spent time at the Laguna Bluebelt booth marveling at the ocean decor and especially the suspended large fabricated blue fish that swirled in Pacific breezes. Sixteen other environmental groups operated booths at this annual event held on Saturday, June 3, on the cobblestones at Main Beach.