Clara Beard

1 week ago | lagunabeachindy.com | Clara Beard

The Laguna Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) Board has unanimously approved a new superintendent. The announcement, made in open session at the district’s May 22 meeting, marks the end of a four-month search process. “We think this is really exciting news and we hope you do too,” board president Dee Perry said at the opening of last Thursday’s meeting. “I’m very proud of our board for pulling together and choosing a candidate that we can all get behind.

1 week ago | lagunabeachindy.com | Clara Beard

LATEST UPDATE at 3:50 p.m., Tuesday May 27A single-vehicle collision in South Laguna claimed the life of a Laguna Beach father and seriously injured his daughter yesterday afternoon when their vehicle careened over a 40-foot embankment, landing on the sidewalk of Coast Highway, according to the Laguna Beach Police Department. Local authorities have identified the man as 64-year-old James Politoski, LBPD spokesperson Lt. Jesse Schmidt stated today.

2 weeks ago | lagunabeachindy.com | Clara Beard

Laguna Beach Books recently hosted a book release party for local author Michael Gamerl’s debut travel memoir, “The Wayfarer: Stories from a Traveler Looking to Experience Real Life in Other Countries.”The event took place on Sunday, May 4 at the bookstore's location in The Old Pottery Place at 1200 South Coast Highway. “The Wayfarer” features a collection of personal travel essays inspired by Gamerl’s philosophy of immersing in local cultures as a respectful outsider.

2 weeks ago | lagunabeachindy.com | Clara Beard

Members of the Laguna Beach Police Department recently traveled to Arlington National Cemetery to take part in a wreath-laying ceremony honoring Jon Coutchie, an Army veteran and police motor officer, who died while pursuing a reckless driver in the line of duty on Sept. 21, 2013.

2 weeks ago | lagunabeachindy.com | Clara Beard

Laguna Beach’s own Jonathan Gomez is heading north to join the Canmore Eagles, a team in Canada’s Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), after wrapping up a standout high school hockey career at Fairmont Prep Academy. Gomez, a longtime Laguna Beach resident, first laced up his skates at the age of six, transitioning quickly from roller hockey to the ice.