Ex-Laguna Beach lieutenant alleges discrimination based on sexual orientationÂ
Lt. Joe Torres (Left) awards Det. Jordan Mirakian a medal for assisting a man who collapsed while choking in April 2017.
A former police lieutenant has filed a discrimination complaint against Laguna Beach, claiming he was denied a promotion based on his sexual orientation and union leadership.
Retired Lt. Joe Torres filed the complaint on March 4 in Orange County Superior Court, alleging former police chief Laura Farinella denied his promotion to captain in 2019 partly because he isnât gay. Farinella made history as the first gay police chief in Orange County history.
Laguna Beach City Council to consider employment contract for Shohreh Dupuis as city manager
Laguna Beach Mayor Pro Tem Sue Kempf, Mayor Bob Whalen, and council members Toni Iseman and George Weiss begin an in-chambers meeting of the Laguna Beach City Council.
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Following the appointment of Shohreh Dupuis to become the next city manager of Laguna Beach, the Laguna Beach City Council will consider the employment contract under which Dupuis will begin working in her new role.
Dupuis, who currently works as assistant city manager for the city of Laguna Beach, was chosen by a unanimous vote to succeed John Pietig, the retiring city manager, at a closed session meeting of the council on Tuesday.
Laguna Beach repeals municipal code section criminalizing certain language
Laguna Beach Mayor Bob Whalen and council members Toni Iseman and George Weiss on the dais at the beginning of Tuesday’s meeting in the Council Chambers.
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Laguna Beach has repealed a section of its municipal code that called for the criminalization of the use of certain speech at City Council meetings.
The Laguna Beach City Council unanimously approved the motion to repeal the section in question Tuesday night, albeit not without some anticipated fireworks. The timing of the ordinance review was questioned by some due to its proximity to the censure of Councilman Peter Blake last month.
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