• Task Force Looks at Equal Rights for Pedestrians
  • Coast Inn Remodel to Include Wine Bar and History Exhibit
  • Rules on Outdoor Display of Merchandise Suspended
  • Irvine Company Dedicates Land to OC Parks
  • State Park Funding Initiative Qualifies for State Ballot
  • City Initiates a New Service: Traffic Alerts by E-mail
  • Aliso Canyon Plans Reappear on Regional Agendas
  • Village Laguna Scholarship Awarded to Nia Evans


  • Report from the Complete StreetsTask Force set for June 28th
  • Performing Arts Activists Stress Local Support
  • Crosscultural Council Offers Homesharing Help
  • A Little Good News from Sacramento


  • Tickets still Available for Charm House Tour May 16th
  • Commission to Revisit Downtown Specific Plan
  • Save the Whale Rally Scheduled for May 23
  • Short-Term Lodging Units Under City Scrutiny
  • El Moro Campground Work Under Way Again


  • Charm House Tour Set for May 16
  • Performing Arts in Laguna: A Status Report
  • Water-Quality Opponents Take Another Approach
  • Design Review Board Tables Abalone Point Proposal
  • Cell Tower Location Approved for Moulton Meadows Park
  • Third Thursdays on Forest Back to the Drawing Board
  • Bluebird Canyon Property Added to City’s Open Space
  • My Favorite Local Business - Laguna Nursery


  • Patriots' Day Marchers Promote Community, History, Sustainability
  • Planninag Commission Hears Another Proposal for 725 Laguna Canyon Road
  • Shopping Survey Results Show a Familiar Picture
  • Laguna Terrace Subdivision to Receive Review
  • Community Garden Story Provides Food for Thought
  • My Favorite Local Business - Silver Images and Latitude 33


  • Cell Phone Tower Proposal Withdrawn
  • Marine Life Protection Act Hearing Set for March 3rd
  • Mozambique Scores Later Hours
  • New Water-Quality Regulations Appealed to State Board
  • Landmark Abalone Point House to be Demolished and Replaced
  • Wells to Speak on Laguna's Post World War ll Buildings
  • My favorite local business - The Cottage Restaurant


  • Open Space Preservation: Accomplishments, Prospects
  • Marine Reserve Proposals Sent for Environmental Study
  • Regional Board Adopts Water Quality Rules
  • Council Considers Cell Phone Tower for Fire Station
  • Film Society Offers Series on Oceans
  • My Favorite Local Business - Supercolor Imaging


  • Nominations for the 2010 Board of Directors
  • Time to renew your membership
  • Annual Holiday Party Dec. 17th


  • Bonnie and Arnold Hano named 2009 "Villagers of the Year"
  • City Invites Applications for the Housing Committee
  • Members Spend a Morning in Laguna Canyon
  • Invasive plants Added to Weed Abatement Program
  • My Favorite Local Business - Madison Square and Garden Cafe


  • Visit to Nix Nature Center Scheduled for October 24
  • Alta Laguna House Earns Design Review Approval
  • Developer of the Heisler Building Seeks Upper-Story Expansion
  • Save the Date! Villagers of theYear Party November 14th
  • My favorite local business - Claes Seafood Restaurant


  • Marine-Life Protection Proposals Moving to Next Level
  • Save the Date! Villagers of theYear Party November 14th
  • My favorite local business - Salerno's


  • Bluebelt Protection Update
  • Cleaning Up Aliso Creek: The MS4 Permit
  • Water District Adopts Conservation Ordinance
  • My favorite local business - Laguna Beach Books


  • Speaking up for the Bluebelt
  • Aliso Canyon Update
  • Battery Recycling Program
  • City Council Reaffirms Mills Act Program for Historic Preservation
  • Village Laguna Scholarship goes to Samuel Meyers
  • My favorite local business - Copy and Print Center


  • Charm House Tour May 17th
  • SUPER Project Scoping Session Set for May 7
  • Historical Society Announces Heritage Month Program
  • How to Get Rid of Burned-Out Compact Fluorescent Bulbs
  • My favorite local business - Electric Cyclery


  • Charm House Tour May 17th
  • Tour Aliso Canyon by Double-Decker Bus
  • Hearing on Sale of Hospital set for April 29th
  • Steps Taken Towards the Protection of Laguna's Greenbelt
  • Village Entrance Project History
  • Use of Free Parking Lot Examined
  • My favorite local business - Duet


  • To help local businesses, shop Laguna
  • Super Project gets mixed reviews
  • Village Laguna nominates 2 for Environmental Award
  • Update on the Village Entrance Project Scheduled for March 23rd
  • Village Laguna joins Parade
  • My favorite local business - My Laguna Office


  • To help local businesses, shop Laguna
  • Super project topic of Feb 23rd meeting
  • Climate Protection Action on hold until April
  • Coastal Commission rejects fixed lifeguard towers
  • St Mary's Guild Hall replacement permit given 2 more years
  • My favorite local business - Fawn Memories


  • 2009 Board of Directors announced
  • Helping local businesses survive hard times
  • Climate Protection Action on Council Agenda January 27th
  • My favorite local business - Animal Crackers


  • Nominations for 2009 Board of Directors
  • Time to renew your membership!
  • Annual Holiday Party


  • Third Street cottages get another 6 months
  • Land use element revision back on the agenda
  • Aliso Creek runoff capture project moves closer to realization
  • North Coast Highway mixed-use project approved


  • Village Laguna to Consider Candidate Endorsments
  • Athens Group Asserts Vested Rights in Driftwood Drive Grading
  • American Cancer Society Relay for Life
  • The Village Entrance Project: Another Detour
  • Village Voices by Arnold Hano - City Council Election
  • Picnic on the Sand Declared a Big Success
  • Modifications to Downtown Specific Plan Suggested
  • Height Standards for Commercial Zones Affirmed


  • Aliso Creek area development Plan Receives Airing
  • Review of Recommendations on Climate Protection Scheduled for June Meeting
  • Village Voices by Arnold Hano, Athens Group Project
  • Thanks to everyone ... for the Charm House Tour ... Success
  • Proposals Reviewed for Big Mixed-Use Developments
  • Workshop on Downtown Specific Plan Identifies Strengths, Pinpoints Problems
  • Housing Element Update in Preparation
  • Specialist Talks About Fire Safety in the Wildland/Urban Interface
  • Modifications to the Height Ordanance on Planning Commission Agenda
  • Herb and Mary Rabe Host Crosscultural council Benefit July 20
  • Village Laguna Scholarship Awarded to Matthew Ininns
  • Council Rejects Thurston Drive Subdivision
  • Mozambique Granted an Additional Half-Hour Nightly


  • Charm House Tour
  • Village Voices by Arnold Hano
  • Fire Safety in the Wilderness
  • Village Entrance Decision Postponed
  • Downtown Specific Plan Judged Alive and Well




  • Homeless Task Force Members Report on Progress
  • Cellular Towers to Be Located on City Property
  • Village Voices by Arnold Hano - Visiting southern France
  • Real Estate Office Approved for Downtown
  • Email Addresses Solicited to Keep Members in Touch
  • Height Measurement Change Arouses Concern


  • Recommendations about Laguna’s Homeless on VL Meeting Agenda for February 25
  • Village Voices by Arnold Hano - Martin Luther King Jr.-the fierce urgency of now -
  • Recent Additions to the Wilderness Park System
  • Coastal Commission Rejects Foothill South Toll Road


  • Update on Foundation’s Open-Space Acquisition Scheduled for Jan. 28 Meeting
  • Charlie Boyd Honored At Holiday Party
  • Household Hints for the Era of Global Warming
  • Village Voices by Arnold Hano - Tell me about Laguna Beach
  • Variance for Proposed Thurston Drive Subdivision Rejected by Planning Commission
  • 3-1 Vote Clears the Way for Demolition of St. Mary’s 1939 Guild Hall
  • Laguna Sapphire Wins Midnight Hours
  • Three More Historic Houses Added to Laguna’s Register
  • Gardening for Hummingbirds And Butterflies Workshop at the Nix Center February 3
  • Foothill South Toll Road Goes to Coastal Commission
  • Super-Sizing of Homes Seen as Nationwide Trend


  • Bylaws Revision, Dues Increase and Green Lifestyle Changes on November 26 Agenda
  • Public Input on Aliso Creek Proposal Stresses Minimizing Impacts On Canyon
  • Village Voices by Arnold Hano - Athens Group Plans for Aliso Creek
  • North Coast Highway Project Returned to the Planning Commission for Downsizing
  • Court Seeks Applicants for 2008-2009 Grand Jury
  • Sapphire Restaurant Seeks Extended Hours
  • Hearing on Thurston Drive Subdivision Request Postponed
  • BYLAWS OF VILLAGE LAGUNA, INC. 2007 VL Board Revisions
  • Pampas Grass Alert
  • Food News:Viva La Chicken Tortilla Casserole


  • Council Workshop on Aliso Creek Development Proposal October 23
  • Supervisors to Explore Change in Management of County Parks
  • Village Voices by Arnold Hano - It's up to us.
  • CalTrans Applies for Permit for Monster Sign
  • NDRC Endorses Filtration & Reclamation Project for Aliso creek
  • We Host Laguna's Good Neighbors - September Meeting
  • Major Mixed-Use Project Approved for North Coast Highway
  • Council OKs Intensification at Two Popular Night Spots
  • Planning Commission to Hear Subdivision proposal for Park Avenue Hillside.


  • Village Laguna Members picnicking in Heisler Park August 27
  • Jeanette Merrilees honored by Woman For
  • Village Voices by Arnold Hano - Homeless Problems
  • August newsletter corrections
  • Serendipity: A 1939 news item about St. Mary's Guild hall
  • Mansion in Rimrock canyon gets a second look
  • Hillhaven Mansion sent back for reduction in size
  • Draft Desigh Review Guidlines reviewed
  • Passive Park planned for Arch Beach heights hillside


  • Pacific Marine Mammal Center’s Work Described
  • Laguna Greenbelt Protests Dirt Stockpiles in Canyon
  • Village Voices by Arnold Hano - Arnold gets short
  • Minimum Requirements for Landscaping Adopted
  • Letter to Council Spells Out Village Laguna’s Vision for Aliso Creek Development
  • Aliso Beach to Get Some Relief From Urban Runoff
  • Laguna Auto Service Center Restored to Mint Condition
  • Wildlife Corridor Approved for The Great Park
  • Three Third Street Cottages Remain Homeless
  • Alternative Concept for Village Entrance Receives Council Backing


  • Village Laguna Wins Parade Trophy
  • Earth Day to be Celebrated in Laguna
  • Charm House Tour Mailing Party March 26
  • Village Voices


  • Council Commits to Climate Protection: VL Considers Next Steps, Prepares Parade Entry with 'Green' Theme
  • Coastal Commission Seeks Input on Use of Sunset Trail
  • Village Voices
  • 2007 Board of Directors
  • EIR Workshop Draws a Crowd
  • Council Focuses on Customer Service at City Hall
  • Building Site Coverage Rules Modified Slightly


  • Election of Village Laguna Officers & Board of Directors
  • Come celebrate the spirit of the holidays!