🌱 High Surf In Laguna Beach + City Housing Developments

Happy Thursday, people of Laguna Beach! These are the most important things going on in Laguna Beach today.

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First, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 66 Low: 55.

A high surf advisory is in place in Laguna Beach through Thursday.

Sunrise Thursday will be at 6:56 a.m., and sunset will be at 5:05 p.m.

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Here are the top stories today in Laguna Beach:

1. A high surf advisory was in place in Laguna Beach through Thursday, officials report. Large breaking waves of between 4- to 7-feet were expected through the night, into Thursday. According to the local Surfline surf report, this is the largest surf Laguna Beach and Orange County has seen in some time. (Laguna Beach Patch).
2. Do you have questions about the new recycling program that rolled out on New Year's Day? On Wednesday, the City of Laguna Beach and Waste Management, the city's waste hauler, hosted a virtual town hall regarding the new Residential Food Scrap Recycling Program, the city announced Wednesday. (Laguna Beach Patch).
3. Laguna Beach City Councilmembers voted to unanimously approve a document that will guide housing development in the City for a decade, leaving some local housing advocates arguing that the city's plan doesn't go far enough to push the construction of workforce housing. (Laguna Beach Independent Newspaper).

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Today in Laguna Beach:

• FREE: Irvine Barclay Theater Jazz Band at Bayside (6 p.m.)
• Maria Schafer Quintet at Campus Jax - Arts and Culture Events in Orange County (6:30 p.m.)
• Beauty and The Beast at The Curtis Theater (7 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Visit Laguna Beach: "Hungry for hummus? We have your solution! @zeytooncafe has some of the best Mediterranean food ever! II @kevin_rogers" (Instagram).
• Pacific Marine Mammal Center: "Get my good side. Can you tell one of the main differences in a seal vs a sea lion? Seals lack an external ear flap like this one here whereas sea lions have a visible external ear flap." (Facebook).
• City of Laguna Beach - Government: "LAST DAY - Take the Laguna Beach Community Survey! Residents of the City of Laguna Beach may still take the online Laguna Beach Community Survey until 5:00 p.m. TODAY - Wednesday, January 12, 2022." (Facebook).
• City of Laguna Beach - Government: "UPDATE: Community Survey Extended to January 19! Residents of the City of Laguna Beach may now still take the online Laguna Beach Community Survey THROUGH JANUARY 19, 2022!" (Facebook).
• South Coast Water District: "You still have time to get an entry in! mwdoc.com/postercontest" (Facebook).
• South Coast Water District: "SCWD Board meeting tomorrow Thursday January 13 at 6 pm. For more information visit https://scwd.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=3&event_id=1507" (Facebook).
• City of Laguna Beach - Government: "Join Us for a Virtual Meeting on New Organic Recycling TONIGHT! All residents are now required to separate their food waste from the trash and place all food waste in the green container, along with green waste for composting." (Facebook).

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— Miranda Ceja