Laguna Beach City Council Unanimously Votes to Close 7.5 miles of Laguna's beaches to all activities. 

With the exception of Mayor Kelly Boyd, the Laguna Beach City Council recently voted unanimously to recommend closing over 7.5 miles of Laguna's beaches to all activities, including walking, swimming, surfing, body surfing, skimming, diving, snorkeling, kayaking, boating, fishing and/or any other human activity that may adversely effect the marine environment. This is insane, but the city council has already done it!

As a resident of Laguna Beach, I pled with you to join me in demanding the City Council reverse their decision. The exact wording of the proposal could result in over 7.5 miles of our beaches being turned over to the State's "managing government agency" which will from this point on, have absolute and complete control of Laguna's beaches and the authority to close our beaches forever. 

Obviously the City Council members never even considered the possibilities of the proposal. Instead opting to listen to the extreme environmentalists lobbying behind the MLPA, which they assure us Laguna's beaches will remain open, even though the managing agency would have the right to close them if the agency ever felt that our suntan lotion was adversely effecting the kelp. We can not allow this to happen. Can you imagine what Laguna Beach would be like if we couldn't enjoy our own beaches? If you don't do something to change this vote, it's going to become law. 

Please email Mayor Boyd: kellyboyd2006@gmail.com and demand to be heard on this issue. Thank you. Act or we are going to loose our beaches. 

State Marine Reserve [36700(a) PRC]
Restrictions [36710(a) PRC]: it is unlawful to injure, damage, take or possess any living, geological or cultural marine resource, except under a permit or specific authorization from the managing agency for research, restoration or monitoring purposes. While, to the extent feasible, the area shall be open to the public for managed enjoyment and study, the area shall be maintained to the extent practicable in an undisturbed and unpolluted state. Therefore, access and use (such as walking, swimming, boating and diving) may be restricted to protect marine resources.

Allowable uses [36710(a) PRC]: research, restoration and monitoring may be permitted by the managing agency. Educational activities and other forms of non-consumptive human use may be permitted by the designating entity or managing agency in a manner consistent with the protection of all marine resources.

Do we really need another government agency telling us we can't go swimming, surf or even walk along our beach?