Laguna Talks

Meet City Council Candidate Ann Christoph, a landscape architect and past council member.

Longtime gallery owner Peter Blake has thrown his hat into the City Council race. He’s “mad as hell, and not gonna take it anymore.” Listen to his impassioned platform on this edition of “Laguna Talks.”

Meet Alon Blatt and Inbal Sikorin, from Laguna Wood’s new medical clinic focused exclusively on cannabis for seniors, NiaMedic. Learn about how cannabis is being used to treat all kinds of illnesses.

Five term City Councilwoman Toni Iseman announces her unprecedented run for a 6th term and lays out her agenda in this episode of “Laguna Talks.”

Meet Jason Farris, who for the past 10 years has worked at the temporary homeless shelter as the community outreach officer for the Laguna Beach Police Department. Perhaps no one has a more intimate understanding of the homeless problem, and gotten to know them better.

He served in the Korean War, dove for abalone commercially, trained as an American matador in Spain for 5 years, skippered David Crosby’s yacht for 20, raced motorcycles, made fine furniture and stringed instruments, and today sculpts waves and writes memoirs. 88 year old Bud Hedrick is still going strong.

Born and raised in Laguna, Howard has had a fascinating career that led him to the Peace Corp and Micronesia, where he negotiated the decolonization of Guam and other territories, before moving to Washington to work under President Ronald Reagan. Closer to home he is a tireless activist who cares for Laguna and especially its […]

Community activist, Patron of the Arts, sometime real estate developer, retired pro drummer, and irrepressible change agent Sam Goldstein joins us to talk about transforming Laguna into a true City of Arts, and at  the same time mitigate our traffic problems, among other big idea.

Laguna resident and first time candidate for State Assembly Cottie joins us for a lively discussion of what the State Assembly does, and why she’s willing to give up the chill life in Laguna for the rigors of Sacramento.

Jennifer is a local attorney and former President of The Laguna Beach Taxpayers Association. She is a staunch fiscal conservative and considering a run at City Council.

Laguna locals Marcella and Chris Dornin bought the historic Coast Inn hotel and bar in 2013 and have been facing down countless challenges to get approval to renovate and re-open the property. This Tuesday they go before the City Council to hopefully win approval and bring the beloved institution back to life. Listen to their […]

Councilman Bob Whalen is tackling his most ambitious and costly project yet – undergrounding the power lines throughout Laguna to mitigate the fire risk. He’ll need the community to vote for it and fund it this November. Here are the details, along with other objectives Bob has for the coming year.

The 10 week test pedestrian plaza at Park Ave ended on January 1st and was a resounding success. So what now? Join former 26 year Planning Commissioner Norm Grossman and Transition Laguna President Chris Prelitz (one of the architects of the project) for a lively discussion on the prospects for making it permanent.

In December the California Coastal Commission ruled that Laguna Beach’s ban on short term rentals was in violation of the California Coastal Act. So what now? We speak with members of Homeshare 4 Laguna, the short term rental advocacy group who took on Laguna and brought the issue to the Coastal Commission.

Peter Blake is the eponymous gallery owner and Mike a prominent real estate developer. Both are passionate about Laguna and have strong opinions on how it can be improved. Peter hinted at running for City Council in 2018.

Meet Jessica Riegert and Garrett Larson, steering committee members of DSA, and learn about their ideology, strategy, and grassroots efforts for a more just and fair society.

Deva Dwabha is an American woman who ha spent the last 35 years in India rescuing abandoned and abused children. She created Ramana’s Garden school to educate the kids and emancipate them into society. Jodi Levine is an Orange County native and founder of Earthroots Field School, a 39 acre parcel in the Cleveland National […]

The last in our 3 part series with Bahkti / Shakti founder Sridar, speaking to us about yoga, devotional chanting, and the importance of transformational festivals in today’s world.

Rod is the new Reverend at Laguna’s Neighborhood Congregational Church. Originally from Memphis, Rod brings a passion for social justice and inclusion

Listen to these three prominent Laguna artists whose work collectively spans 100 years talk about the state of art in Laguna.