Laguna Beach is well known as a unique beach community and artist's colony with seven miles
of City beaches running along its nine square miles. The resident population enjoys the
ambiance provided by the sandy beaches, canyons and coastal hills. During the summer,
several million visitors are drawn to the resort environment for its picturesque beaches,
art festivals and the Pageant of the Masters. Laguna's village scale shopping district,
blufftop walkways and tram system create a pedestrian environment and scale which is
unique in Southern California. Laguna Beach has long been known as the most environmentally aware city in Southern California. In Feb, 2007 the City Council unanimously voted to join the U.S. Mayors Climate Initiative.
Laguna Beach a broad array of services, including police, fire, paramedic, marine safety,
recreation, parks, public works, community development, transit, information technology
and animal control. The City employs more than two hundred full-time employees and an
additional hundred part-time employees during the peak summer months.
