Beach sewage spill closes Laguna Beach water near Brooks Street
A Friday sewage spill from a grease blockage sent 6,000 gallons into a Laguna Beach area near Brooks Street. About 5,000 gallons reached the ocean. 1,000 gallons were captured. Beach closures extended 1,000 feet, later narrowed, with health officials warning of illness risks and urging stay out of the water.
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Laguna Beach
Brooks Street
Gaviotas Drive
Anthony Martinez
Orange County Health Care Agency
Health Care Agency
Martinez
Roger Buton
Clean Water Now
Edison sues Laguna Beach over burying utility lines ordinance
Edison seeks injunction and invalidation of Laguna Beach zoning requiring burying lines poles and vaults along evacuation routes. suit filed April 5 in Santa Ana argues the ordinance violates state and federal law and contracts clause while city presses a master plan to underground utilities to improve emergency access and safety amid past wildfires and road closures.
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Southern California Edison
Laguna Beach
Laguna Canyon Road
Coast Highway
U.S. District Court
Santa Ana
SCE
Kohn
Canyon Road
Laguna Beach limits home marijuana to six plants
Laguna Beach officials banned marijuana dispensaries commercial cultivation and outdoor growing to comply with Prop 64 while allowing residents 21 plus to grow six plants at home. The unanimous council vote stressed in home cultivation to avoid outdoor gardens and licenses before 2018. Comments from residents cited safety and access concerns, with critics calling the plan fear driven.
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Laguna Beach
Mike Beanan
Steve Dicterow
Laura Farinella
Farinella
South Laguna
John Thomas
Bill Roley
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Edison
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Phil Kohn
Lorren AU JR
Critehie
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Ees Aanms
Zein Obagi
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