The City Council is accepting applications for the following Committees and Boards: Planning Commission, Arts Commission, Emergency & Disaster Preparedness Committee, Housing & Human Services Committee, and Personnel Board.
Laguna Beach has seven candidates vying for three open seats open on the Laguna Beach City Council. The Laguna Beach Independent created seven questions for the candidates to answer in 150 words or less. Election Day is Nov. 8. Â
Mayor Sue Kempf and Councilmember Peter Blake both seek a second four-year term on the Laguna Beach City Council. They're running against five challengers, Louis Weil, Alex Rounaghi, Mark Orgill, Jerome Pudwill and Ruben Flores, for three empty seats at the dais.
While Thursday's brushfire burned 145 acres of countryside, longtime Laguna Beach residents recalled an earlier inferno that threatened to wipe the beloved beachside city off the map.