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The Laguna Beach City Council voted to have a speed table installed on Bluebird Canyon Drive. The speed impediment will come back to the council for review after the first year.

It may have been a grey and rainy day last Saturday, but the Laguna Beach Library's 50th-anniversary celebration made the dreary weather an afterthought. 

I went to the City Council meeting this past Tuesday to speak on the Parking and Transportation Demand Management Report. If you think that's a mouthful, you should see what was in there.

H.L. Mencken said, “Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.” Unfortunately, this may prove true if residents don’t vigorously speak out against the Presbyterian parking structure deal being pitched this month by Laguna’s self-appointed parking committee of Mayor Whalen and Pro Tem Sue Kempf – who are seeking the support of our two newly elected Council members – Alex Rounaghi and Mark Orgill.

Some of the year's events were momentous enough that they might well impact the region for years to come, while others were more immediate in nature.

Alex Rounaghi, who received the most votes in the Laguna Beach City Council race, was sworn in on Tuesday, nine days after his 25th birthday.

Laguna Beach City Council saw Alex Rounaghi and Mark Orgill take the dais as its newest Councilmembers during its regular meeting Dec. 13. Rounaghi and Orgill will replace Peter Blake and Toni Iseman.

Bob Whalen, who served three consecutive terms as mayor from 2019 to 2021, was appointed to serve in the role again by the Laguna Beach City Council .

This irritating prolonging of the tiresome election process. . .why does Georgia have to have a run-off! 

Now that the dust has settled, I wanted to distill what I learned from our most recent election results.  Ballot MeasuresIn Measure Q's resounding defeat (65-35%), there's a clear sense among voters that Laguna's existing oversight for commercial development is sufficient; a balance can be found between greater commercial vitality and preserving the character of Laguna.