Laguna Beach School Board Meeting April 16, 2026 (Closed Session)
The Laguna Beach Unified School District Board of Education convened for a closed session to discuss labor negotiations, personnel matters, and an insurance claim.
The Laguna Beach Unified School District Board of Education convened for a closed session to discuss labor negotiations, personnel matters, and an insurance claim.
The Housing and Human Services Committee received a presentation on the Downtown Specific Plan environmental review process and discussed affordable housing and work plan matters.
The Design Review Board elected new leadership, approved residential projects on Park Avenue and Oak Street with conditions, denied a variance for Wildwood Road, and continued several applications.
The City Council held a study session on fire safety policy reforms, directing staff to limit alternative compliance methods for fire access requirements and address encroachment and capital improvements.
The City Council voted to proceed with a scheduled meeting on Marine Protection Area regulation petitions and adjourned to closed session for performance evaluations and labor negotiations.
The City Council reviewed the proposed fiscal year 2026-27 budget and provided direction on housing fund strategy, technology investments, and capital improvement priorities.
The Laguna Beach Unified School District Board of Education adjourned to closed session to discuss public employee discipline or dismissal after hearing public comments expressing support for the superintendent.
The school board approved a separation agreement with the superintendent and reviewed a proposed budget addressing fiscal stability and maintenance funding.
The City Council heard three design review and coastal development permit appeals, overturning approval of a project at Valido Road and addressing two other development proposals.
The school board held public hearings on the Local Control and Accountability Plan and budget amid intense public criticism of governance practices and the superintendent's recent resignation.