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Laguna Beach boosts park rangers and citations as Coastal Act limits parking options
Summary
City officials described stepped-up enforcement this year — more park rangers, higher citation counts and targeted signage — while the California Coastal Act constrains broad resident-only parking or high parking rates without Coastal Commission approval.
City officials in Laguna Beach described stepped-up enforcement of beach and neighborhood rules and explained why state coastal law limits how the city can restrict visitor access.
On the Fair Game radio program, City Manager Dave Kiff said the city has increased frontline park enforcement and is issuing more citations this year. “We now have 10 park rangers,” Kiff said, and the city has seen enforcement actions rise about 17% year over year. “Parking citations are up 19% — to date that means 13,000 different tickets,” he said. Kiff also cited increases in loud-exhaust citations (168 so far in 2025, compared with 44 at the same point in 2024) and public-drinking citations (699 in 2025 versus 331 in 2024).
The city’s emphasis on enforcement follows policy steps approved earlier by the city, including budget…
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