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Michael Graham was on the wrong kind of a roll.

Lagunans walk and bike for mobility test

More than 30 residents toured Laguna Beach on foot and bicycle Saturday to provide staff input on how to boost mobility throughout the city.

Hansen: Live-work naysayers, back off

It resembled a midterm election rally in the old Boom Boom Room: red balloons, smooth jazz, refreshments and heavy-duty political talk.

Man from standoff with police sentenced

A Carson man responsible for a four-hour standoff with Laguna Beach police and Orange County SWAT officers last year was sentenced to two years in state prison Wednesday, according to the Orange...

Zur Schmiede launches council campaign

Robert Zur Schmiede stood only steps from the first hole at Aliso Creek Inn & Golf Course, but he wasn't there to play.

Chamber lunch serves up feel-good stories

The Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce's 26th annual Leadership Luncheon on Tuesday was a great opportunity for speakers to perfect their elevator pitches, albeit in front of 90 attendees.

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Laguna water districts weigh in on desalination plant Officials from Laguna Beach's two water districts are intent on moving forward with a proposed desalination plant in Dana Point.	Patriots Day Parade canceled The 48th annual Laguna Beach Patriots Day Parade scheduled for Saturday has been canceled due to the forecast of heavy...
Senior housing task force members needed The Laguna Beach City Council is accepting applications from residents willing to serve on a new senior housing task force.	Planners consider restricting paddleboarding lessons Laguna Beach's City Council chambers turned into an idea lab Wednesday night as the Planning Commission, city staff and the public dissected...
City seeks more input before increasing speed limit The Laguna Beach City Council determined that more public input is needed before it makes any recommendations to Caltrans about possibly...	Patriots Day Parade still on, despite rain The 48th annual Laguna Beach Patriots Day Parade scheduled for Saturday is a go as of Thursday afternoon, even with rain in the forecast.

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Police Files Nyes Place: Trespassing was reported in the 600 block at 11:34 a.m. Monday.	Canadian passenger injured in canyon crash A 56-year-old Canadian woman was injured when three cars collided in a chain reaction near Laguna Canyon and El Toro roads during heavy...
Man arrested in beer-theft case A 40-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of petty theft after a four-pack of beer was stolen from a Laguna Beach store Sunday, police...	Boy struck by car, injured A Laguna Beach teen was hit by a BMW at Thalia and Glenneyre streets Monday and injured, Laguna Beach police said.
CERT means many hands during disasters A history of fires, floods and mudslides led the city of Laguna Beach to form a Disaster Preparedness Committee in 2011 and then the...	Police Files Laguna Canyon Road: At 9:16 a.m. Monday a caller reported seeing an encampment by the creek bed in the 20600 block.

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Fine dining for art The second Art of Dining dinner at the Sawdust Art Festival netted about $5,500 to...	The keys to success Carol Robinson had just put the necklaces on display when two customers walked in.
'Dogs have it good in Laguna' What Whole Foods is to people, Naked Dog Bistro is for pooches.	Residents offered special waste collection, paper shredding Laguna Beach and Waste Management will host the city's first event offering electronic waste and paint collection, as well as document...
An undead art walk Nighttime fell quietly in Laguna Beach on Saturday.	Lauren Conrad cutting a tie with Laguna Beach home listing? Lauren Conrad has listed a bluff-top home in Laguna Beach’s Three Arch Bay area at $2.795 million.

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Superintendent's raise dredges up past problems Laguna Beach Unified School District Supt. Sherine Smith has received her first raise since joining the district nearly four years ago.	Boyd honored by Woman's Club The Woman's Club of Laguna Beach will honor former mayor and current councilman Kelly Boyd during its annual luncheon March 21.
Student jog-a-thon raises funds El Morro Elementary School's 600 students participated in the annual jog-a-thon, the school's largest fundraiser, on Friday.	Widening their circle The Circle of Friends Club at Laguna Beach High School had a few more friends than usual in attendance Monday.
Briefly in Education Program designed to prepare kindergartners	STEAM is rolling ahead with version 2 Students at Laguna Beach High and Thurston Middle schools will have a few more classes to choose from when they set their schedules for...

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