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Residents press Laguna Beach on paid parking, trolley fees and marine-safety costs
Summary
At a town hall residents urged converting free PCH parking in South Laguna to paid parking, charging for the Laguna Local trolley and reassessing lifeguard coverage; city staff said paid parking is a priority but must clear Coastal Commission rules and a consultant is evaluating the trolley.
Residents attending the town hall repeatedly framed visitor impacts as a major driver of city costs and urged measures that would shift those costs to visitors rather than residents.
"We're one of the only towns on PCH that I know of that has that much free parking in our town," said Greg Viviani, a long-time resident, urging conversion of identified PCH parking (he cited 361 east-side spaces and 232 coastal-side spaces) to paid parking. Multiple residents also…
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