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🌱 Patch AM: Laguna Beach Prepares For Kelvin Wave Expected To Raise Sea Levels Along SoCal Coast

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Hi Laguna Beach! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Laguna Beach braces for months of higher seas after recent erosion
  • How tough was LBPD's latest coastal traffic crackdown this weekend?
  • What makes Laguna Playhouse's new musical WILD CHILD worth a night out?

Also on today's calendar: Cat Video Fest 2026 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 74 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 75, low: 65.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 75 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Laguna Beach Prepares For Kelvin Wave Expected To Raise Sea Levels Along SoCal Coast (patch.com) — Laguna Beach officials are closely monitoring a coastally trapped Kelvin wave expected to raise local sea levels by 6 to 12 inches in early October, compounding erosion from recent Hurricane Marie surf. Marine Safety and Public Works crews are coordinating daily to protect vulnerable shoreline areas, while residents are urged to check conditions, avoid rocks and high-tide waterlines, and prepare oceanfront properties for possible flooding and prolonged higher tides into winter.
   

• 102 traffic violations issued in massive multi‑agency coastal OC police crackdown (newsantaana.com) — Laguna Beach drivers are seeing stepped-up enforcement after LBPD's latest multi-agency traffic crackdown along coastal and canyon corridors, where speeding, loud exhausts, and risky e‑bike riding draw frequent complaints. Officers cited or warned 102 violations from San Clemente to Seal Beach, including 33 speeding tickets, 18 loud exhaust citations, and one DUI and firearm arrest, with fines and insurance impacts that can linger for years.
   

• Review: World Premiere Musical WILD CHILD Debuts at Laguna Playhouse (broadwayworld.com) — Laguna Beach theatergoers can catch the brand‑new musical WILD CHILD at Laguna Playhouse's Moulton Theatre, running through October 4 and opening the 2026‑27 season. The review praises its energetic young cast, pop‑rock score, and inventive staging of a wilderness therapy camp story, while noting it still has room to grow as a promising world‑premiere production.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • DOG FOUND!!!!
    I am not from the area but I found a sweet dog that has been roaming around the Memorial City mall near the loading dock under Cinemark. He/she has… (Nextdoor North Laguna)
  • Media Release
    Laguna Beach Police Department Leads Multi-Agency Taskforce Operation to Target Speeding, Loud Exhaust and Electric Bicycle/Motorcycle Violations … (Nextdoor The Village)
  • Whole Foods posted a job opening for Produce Team Member (Clerk, Floor Service) - Part Time in Laguna Beach. Apply here.
  • Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Assistant Manager (08493) - 1100 S. Coast Hwy. Suite 205 in Laguna Beach. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Laguna Beach here.

🗞 Nearby News

Aliso Viejo

  • OASIS movie review (hollywoodtimes.net)
  • Orange County football mom's father reveals he knew nothing about her alleged $400K scam (nypost.com)
  • Stoneridge EVO ECU at IAA: First Commercial Truck Platform to Isolate Brakes From Connectivity (techtimes.com)

Laguna Niguel

  • Santa Ana Police seize multiple guns in ongoing crackdown on gang activity (newsantaana.com)

Newport Beach

  • Newport Beach To Hold First Special Election In 44 Years For Trio Of Resident-Initiated Measures (patch.com)

Ok Laguna Beach! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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