Laguna Beach repeals municipal code section criminalizing certain language Laguna Beach Mayor Bob Whalen and council members Toni Iseman and George Weiss on the dais at the beginning of Tuesday’s meeting in the Council Chambers. (Don Leach / Staff Photographer) Print Laguna Beach has repealed a section of its municipal code that called for the criminalization of the use of certain speech at City Council meetings. The Laguna Beach City Council unanimously approved the motion to repeal the section in question Tuesday night, albeit not without some anticipated fireworks. The timing of the ordinance review was questioned by some due to its proximity to the censure of Councilman Peter Blake last month.