What makes Laguna Beach Special?

At Booth 2, community members identified physical characteristics, specific qualities and places that make Laguna Beach special. Using post-it notes, participants wrote their ideas and placed them on a City map or attached them to the blank walls of the booth kiosk. The themes that surfaced are listed below with samples of the most common types of responses. (Specific comments are located in Appendix B.)

An Active Citizenry

• The involvement of people in City issues.
• People who appreciate the natural beauty and are willing to involve themselves in preserving it.
• The effort and attitude of the kind of people doing this festival.

Culture and the Arts

• Strong artistic history and identity
• Events such as Patriots? Day Parade, Festival of the Arts and Music in the Park.
• Artists and art galleries

Community Character

• Great sense of community
• Small town feel
• Community friendliness
• Unique diversity and collective beauty

Natural Environment

• The beautiful, clean ocean.
• The beautiful, accessible beaches and parks.
• The open space and greenbelt.
• The natural beauty
• The climate.

Architecture and Landscape

• The ?funky? houses and beach cottages.
• The pedestrian-orientation of the City.
• Houses with character
• Small scale development