The Laguna Beach Patriots Day Parade committee has announced the honorees for next year's event. Rick Shoemaker, a 54-year resident, will serve as grand marshal.
The Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach expects to move its operations to a temporary site in November. The center is in the midst of a $14-million expansion project.
Laguna Beach Patriots Day Parade Committee Seeks Volunteers The Laguna Beach Patriots Day Parade Committee will meet at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 19, to begin organizing the 57th parade, scheduled for Saturday, March 2, 2024. Volunteers are needed to organize or to help on parade day. For meeting information, entries or program ads, contact Sandi Werthe at shworthy@cox.net.
Seven local nonprofit organizations working to provide a variety of needed services to the community will open their doors on Saturday, Sept. 16, from 9 to 11 a.m. during the 2023 Social Safety Net Tour. Organized by the city’s Housing and Human Services Committee, the two-hour event invites community members to tour facilities, ask questions, and learn from staff members how they can use, refer, or support these crucial local nonprofits that serve social service needs.
I was present in the Council Chambers during the summer of 2014 when the Friendship Shelter’s proposal to expand the Alternative Sleeping Location (ALS) shelter in Laguna Canyon to include permanent supportive housing came before the City Council.