CITYSCAPE ROUNDUP:Broadway resurfacing to begin

Caltrans is expected to begin the Broadway street resurfacing project Thursday, City Manager Ken Frank announced.

The project extends from Coast Highway to Forest Avenue and is expected to take five months to complete “” including a nighttime work schedule and partial closure of the street during the day.

The project involves replacing badly broken portions of pavement, grinding down the concrete surface up to two inches and placing a rubberized asphalt overlay on top of the concrete.

The rubberized asphalt will reduce traffic noise and provide a smother surface, Frank said.

During construction there will be traffic delays, parking restrictions on Broadway and some nighttime noise. The working hours have been set to minimize traffic impacts while allowing the work to progress as quickly as possible, Frank said.

No work will be allowed during peak traffic hours of 6 to 10 a.m. and 3 to 11 p.m. The working hours will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. The contractor may close the street entirely during the night working hours and will be required to maintain one lane in each direction during the daytime working hours.

Forum broadcast date moved to Monday

The Tuesday, Oct. 10, City Council Candidate Forum will be broadcast on Channel 30 at 7 p.m. Monday and at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1.

The forum was originally scheduled to be re-broadcast on Wednesday and Nov. 1.

Friends’ garage sale benefits Miller Garden

The Friends of the Hortense Miller Garden will hold a garage sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday to benefit the garden. Pots, plants, garden decorations, books and other items will be sold to help maintain and improve the garden.

The sale will be at 1550 Del Mar Ave. in Arch Beach Heights. For more information, call Marsha Bode at (949) 499-5518.

Laguna Outreach to meet, hold financial workshop

Laguna Outreach, a gay and lesbian group, will hold its November general meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 8, at Wells Fargo Bank, third-floor community room, 260 Ocean Ave.

A free workshop, “Domestic Partnership Planning for the LGBT Community,” will be presented by Michael Leeder, CFM, Merrill Lynch, and David McDowell, APC, Law Offices of Ellsworth and McDowell.

Topics include: Estate Planning for Registered and Unregistered Partners; Protecting Your Family and Your Assets; Avoiding the Tax and Legal Pitfalls Facing Partners; Structure the Assets in Your Trust; and Setting the Financial Groundwork for Your Retirement.

Board elections will also be held. Free to all.

To register for the workshop, contact Leeder at (415) 955-3773 or via e-mail, [email protected] or www.domesticpartnerworshops.com.

Laguna Outreach may be contacted at (949) 497-4237 or www.lagunaoutreach.org.

Children’s books on sale at library

Children’s books will be on sale for half-price from Monday through Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Friends of the Library Book Shop at the Laguna Beach Branch Library, 363 Glenneyre St.

For more information, call Magda Herliscka at (949) 464-1941 or the book shop at (949) 497-7115.

Senior center project critics to meet

Michael Hoag, a critic of the proposed senior/community center, will lead a public meeting at 3 p.m. Sunday at the project site for anyone who would like to view the staking, project plans and financial statements concerning the project.

The gathering will take place on the sidewalk at the corner of Third and Mermaid Streets at the bottom of the Third Street hill. Hoag is a neighbor of the project.

For more information, call Hoag at (949) 494-5960.

Library Friends hold annual dinner

Friends of the Laguna Beach Library will meet for their annual dinner and silent auction of new autographed books on Thursday, Oct. 26, at Tivoli Terrace, 650 Laguna Canyon Rd.

Social hour and book browsing will begin at 6:30 p.m., with dinner at 7:30 p.m.

T. Jefferson Parker will be the guest speaker. The cost is $40 per person. For more information, call Martha Lydick at (949) 497-7053.

Friendship Shelter holds open house

The Friendship Shelter, a homeless rehabilitation program and emergency shelter, will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 4.

Participants can tour the main facility in Laguna Beach, learn about the program and enjoy light refreshments.

Friendship Shelter serves all of Orange County. For reservations, call (949) 494-6928, ext. 14.