Rotary Distributes the Write Book In support of literacy month, Laguna Beach’s Rotary Club distributed 221 Webster’s Dictionary for Students to third grade students at El Morro, St. Catherine’s, and Top of the World. Water District Offers Scholarships The deadline for high school seniors to submit their applications for South Coast Water [...]
Editor, My house is at the lower end of the 400 block of Nyes Place. As a young man I was raised on automobile road racing, starting out in handicap races at the now famous Goodwood circuit in the south of England, then graduating to principally endurance racing. The sound of good engines is still [...]
Three people suffered minor injuries in two separate four-car pileups less than a mile apart that temporarily blocked lanes of Coast Highway Thursday afternoon near Nyes Place. The 73-year-old Laguna Beach driver whose vehicle caused the collisions was suffering from a medical emergency and was not charged or arrested, police said. Though he was tested [...]
Editor, I found a flyer taped to my mailbox today from SNAG (Speedboarders Neighborhood Action Group) that urged me to contact all of you regarding the ban on skateboarding. However, I must disagree with SNAG’s position. It is true that after the initial ban on other streets, I have seen more skateboarders on my street, [...]
Editor, As a concerned parent, grandparent, and citizen, this so-called “sport” should be banned on a very dangerous street, Nyes Place. Please pass this along to all our City Council members. Sheila Jacobs Laguna Beach
Editor, Since I travel up and down Nyes Place at least once a day, I have been frightened by dangerous speedboarders there - frightened for their safety and for my liability. Please prohibit speedboarding on our steep hills, including Nyes Place. Eleanor Warthen, Laguna Beach
Editor, Re: “Skateboarding Rules Wipeout,” Nov. 5 It is very welcoming to read the clear and informed comments of Police Chief Paul Workman regarding the authorization of skateboarding bans on certain streets by California Vehicle Code Section 21967. Many hillside streets in Laguna Beach have no sidewalks. Children walking to their school bus stops, adults, joggers, [...]
Police Use Taser to Subdue Assault Suspect
An assault involving three men escalated into a struggle with Laguna Beach police, who ultimately deployed a taser twice to subdue the younger combative suspect in the 300 block of Cozumel around 1:15 a.m. Friday, May 10, police said. Police ultimately arrested Laguna Beach resident Sergio Gabriel Borgognone, 51, for allegedly resisting arrest and his [...]
