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The Alternative Laguna Beach City Council Race: An Election Daydream
CNN was covering the Laguna Beach City Council election ... or was it?

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CNN was covering the Laguna Beach City Council election ... or was it?

Candidate for a seat on the Laguna Beach Unified School District board.
Candidate for a seat on the Laguna Beach Unified School District board.
Candidate for a seat on the Laguna Beach Unified School District board.
"This law is unneeded, poorly written and will result in waste, conflict and disappointment."
The discussion will center around the results of the California Healthy Kids Survey, which revealed the extent of drug and alcohol use among Laguna Beach youth.
Cameron Bilbrey, 18, of Laguna Beach, was arrested Saturday night in the same Laguna Niguel neighborhood where he was arrested just a couple of weeks ago.
Cameron Bilbrey, 18, of Laguna Beach, was arrested Saturday night in the same Laguna Niguel neighborhood where he was arrested just a couple of weeks ago.
Jim and Mina Buc will hold a blowout sale of their colorful T-shirts this coming weekend. They hope to eventually reopen.
A Southern California Edison crew will truck a large chunk of generator from the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Sunday night. The piece will eventually wind up in Utah.
Mayor Kathryn McCullough says the ruling "serves as a warning to parents."
The complaint involves City Council candidates Roy Byrnes and Kim McCarthy.
The alert will last from Sunday evening into Monday afternoon.
A suspected drug trafficker is also arrested as part of a months-long operation that took the LBPD to Hawthorne.
They defeat Costa Mesa Thursday night, 35-28, to earn a postseason berth.
And more news in the city manager's weekly update of Laguna Beach goings-on.
Girl Scouts recognizes outstanding alumnae and raises $218,000 at Celebrate Leadership gala.
"Elephants & Asses" show opens less than a week before Election Day.
In 1992, Laguna Beach High students weren't interested in theater. Now, auditions bring out more than 100.
"If you really do want what’s best for Laguna, then you’ll to show up on November 6th and vote for Steve Dicterow."