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Our city has made substantial investments in service enhancements through strategic asset acquisitions. We acquired the former St. Catherine of Siena School in South Laguna, which became the Laguna Beach Community and Recreation Center. We completed the purchase of a property in South Laguna—the first step toward constructing a modern fire station in the area. And yes, I promise it will include a public restroom!

The Council approved recommendations from the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee to provide about $200,000 through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, a federal funding program that provides assistance for housing and community development activities that benefit low- and moderate-income persons, to fund five projects: J Bar J Youth Services for $25,000 to provide case management for youth experiencing homelessness; Kôr Community Land Trust for $75,000 to provide down payment assistance for four households to purchase homes in a community land trust; Shepherd's Hou...

The City is launching a new Community Assistance Grant Program to help qualifying nonprofit organizations recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will assist nonprofits that provide services to individual members of the community who were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, especially those individuals who were disproportionally impacted. The Program will initially be funded with $200,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. Community members disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 include racial and ethnic minorities, low-income households and socially vulnerable com...

Laguna Beach Local News Signs outside Laguna Beach City Hall direct visitors to check-in at the Council Chambers amid a COVID-19 case surge. Photo by Daniel Langhorne The Laguna Beach City Council approved a $1.1 million relief package on Tuesday for small businesses and nonprofits to help alleviate the financial hardship created by the regional stay-at-home order. Starting Dec. 23, Laguna Beach restaurant and bar operators can apply for a single $5,000 grant per establishment. Similarly, personal care businesses like hair salons and gyms, which have endured a hard shutdown, could each apply ...

Laguna Beach Local News Tables, chairs, and umbrellas were installed on dining decks at the Promenade on Forest Avenue earlier this year. Photo by Daniel Langhorne The Laguna Beach City Council on Tuesday will consider a $1 million relief package for small businesses and nonprofits to help alleviate the financial hardship created by the regional stay-at-home order. Laguna Beach restaurant and bar operators could apply for a single $5,000 grant per establishment. Similarly, retailers could each apply for a $2,000 to $3,000 grant. The so-called LB CARES program proposed by Mayor Bob Whalen, si...