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Petition Signatures — Agenda Item 1: LBCEP Lawsuit
Total signatures: 158 | Date range: 3/4/2026 – 3/10/2026 | Sorted by: Date, then Time ⚠ Duplicate names identified: Kasey Childs-Konkel (3/5 & 3/10), Liza Interlandi Stewart (3/6 & 3/9), Jonathan Moore (3/6 & 3/9) Date Time Name Address Comment
3/10/2026 6:32:05 Carolyn Anderson Jasmine
3/10/2026 7:42:04 Teresa Henson La Brea St Please protect and preserve Laguna's hillsides and canyons. Please adhere to the General Plan.
3/10/2026 8:41:03 Kasey Childs-Konkel Cresta Way
3/10/2026 15:12:04 Faith Fickett 1085 Dyer Place
3/10/2026 16:43:18 Tyrone Hatfield y place Please preserve our hillsides 3/10/2026 17:44:49 Bao Nguyen Bluebird Canyon Dr. Please reconsider allowing buildings on too steep a slope 3/10/2026 18:04:45 Trudy Joyce Pacific Coast Hwy I have been deeply disturbed by numerous actions of the current city council which has shown a cavalier disregard for the history and spirit of Laguna Beach.
3/9/2026 1:44:35 Eva Glenneyre
3/9/2026 7:54:41 Lisa Wax 2943 Rousevel Terrace Please do not move forward with this development project. 3/9/2026 7:57:04 Don Lloyd Cypress Save our hillsides
3/9/2026 8:24:08 Dawn Bohas Balboa Avenue Please do not destroy our beautiful hillside town. 3/9/2026 8:38:47 Jonathan Frank 625 Glomstad Lane
3/9/2026 8:43:29 Liza Interlandi Stewart Dyer Place Stop building up our hillsides. 3/9/2026 8:50:00 Dave Bryant Saling Way I understand that Sacramento is not making your jobs any easier, but we count on you to have our backs.
3/9/2026 9:12:16 Christine Shields Brooks St. Please start listening to your residents who pay the taxes in this town.
3/9/2026 9:32:40 Ashley Spivey 352 Y Place No
3/9/2026 9:55:11 Judy Teverbaugh Via Capri Please honor our agreements as laid out in the General Plan.
3/9/2026 9:58:09 Kenneth R Lynn Brooks Street Keep hillsides safe. 3/9/2026 9:58:40 Jm Lyons 439 1/2 Hill Do not commit a project then move to another city to screw up
3/9/2026 10:44:29 Vicki Borthwick Brooks Street We have a General Plan...PAY ATTENTION TO IT!! 3/9/2026 11:16:59 Sarah Kalter Catalina Please do not allow development on protected hillsides.

Laguna is already too crowded.
3/9/2026 12:19:03 Sharman Poplar risky and ruining
3/9/2026 12:19:26 Wendy Anita St, Laguna Beach please no hillside building 3/9/2026 13:09:15 B Shaw Gaviota
3/9/2026 13:22:16 david and jeanne
sullenger
135 stan oaks dr STOP...5000 sq feet! you're spending our tax dollars incorrectly
3/9/2026 13:37:07 West Miner Laguna Canyon Road The hills, the canyon, the protected wildlife and natural beauty of our community is what makes it so special long term.
3/9/2026 13:42:47 Paul Holmes Center Street, 92651 Please refer to my email to LBCC dated 2/23/26 for more detailed response
3/9/2026 13:58:17 Jean Arovas 950 Wilson St
3/9/2026 15:10:15 Brian Powell Hillview Dr
3/9/2026 17:09:35 Jonathan Moore 31503 Brentwood Drive Laguna Beach, Protect our hillsides 3/9/2026 18:23:52 Robert Arovas 950 Wilson St Stop being arrogant 3/9/2026 20:52:21 Alina Plaia Pacific Coast South Please save the hillside and the views of laguna so it is pristine for future generations
3/9/2026 21:59:32 Pat Menne 10th Ave Please honor the General Plan for development guidelines 3/8/2026 6:08:53 Dawn Moon Bluebird Canyon Drive Laguna residents DO NOT WANT the council to be able to arbitrarily decide which rules to enforce regarding building permits.
3/8/2026 7:17:46 Wendy Meyer Myrtle Street Please protect our beautiful town. Remember the landslide of 2005.
3/8/2026 7:24:20 Amber Sparks Jasmine St, Laguna
Beach
3/8/2026 7:31:53 Suzy McInerny 463 Jasmine St, Laguna
Beach
3/8/2026 9:42:33 Sylvia Allen 31912 Sunset Ave,
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Protect our hillsides and obey the rules
3/8/2026 13:14:38 Daniel Garza 3rd Street
3/8/2026 13:16:06 John Stenger 571 Alta Vista Way,
Laguna Beach
3/8/2026 13:18:07 Stacy Simondi 1655 Hillcrest Drive Follow our local coastal plan and stop wasting the resident's tax dollars on an appeal that the City should not be paying for.
3/8/2026 13:18:26 Susan O'Brien Vista Lane
3/8/2026 13:19:42 Garnet Heraman Ivy Lane NO to hillside development!!! 3/8/2026 13:19:47 Gavin Jonas Cerritos Agree with petition to block building on hillside. This is a runaway council on so many issues.
3/8/2026 13:19:59 Cecilia I Ornelas Ruby St Stop selling us out! Please do your jobs and protect the character of Laguna Beach.
3/8/2026 13:21:55 Bob Daggett Jefferson Way NO!
3/8/2026 13:23:43 Janice Nelson 670 Thalia
3/8/2026 13:24:57 Kelly Viszolay 31691 Jewel Ave
3/8/2026 13:25:37 Brian Oppegaard 564 Cliff Dr Apt 1 NO MORE HOUSES! LB IS COMPLETELY BUILT OUT AND HAS BEEN FOR DECADES.
3/8/2026 13:29:56 Robert Lovy 2481 Park Ave
3/8/2026 13:35:30 R. Cohen Coast Highway As a resident of South Laguna Beach, I encourage the City Council to follow the existing General Plan and save our hillsides.
3/8/2026 13:39:01 Clement Pellani 717 Kendall Drive
3/8/2026 13:39:15 Glenna Matthews Juanita Way Let's preserve vulnerable hillsides. 3/8/2026 13:42:13 Charlotte Masarik 761 Oak Street Stop the power grab of our hillsides - it is against the General Plan.
3/8/2026 13:56:19 Mark Miller N Coast Hwy If the property being built on Loma Terrace is an example of what you want to approve, Don't. That is a landslide waiting to happen.
3/8/2026 14:13:21 Johanna Felderf 2680 Park Ave, Laguna Beach
Do not pursue the Appeal.
3/8/2026 14:19:03 Paige Strayer Santa Rosa Court Please protect our hillsides and canyons 3/8/2026 14:21:17 Robert Heitel Encino STOP going against the will of the people who want our hillsides and canyons protected. FOLLOW our General
Plan.
3/8/2026 14:26:35 Carey Strombotne Bernard Court Uphold Laguna Beach's general plan, and stop the appeal. 3/8/2026 14:30:05 Julie Jones Jasmine
3/8/2026 14:34:28 Gabriela Auslander Alta Loma
3/8/2026 14:36:19 Natazha McDuffie 1064 Katella St, Laguna Beach
3/8/2026 14:38:05 Walter Viszolay 31691 Jewel Ave
3/8/2026 14:40:53 Kathleen Johnson Balboa Stop wasteful spending. Stop trying to develop hillsides. 3/8/2026 14:43:34 Susan Hansted Cozumel Follow city plan. 3/8/2026 14:46:52 Alice Jensen 402 Brooks St, Laguna
Beach
3/8/2026 14:50:57 Mike Beanan Sunset Ave Please respect the General Plan and protect Laguna's rare and iconic hillsides and canyons.
3/8/2026 14:56:24 Raul J Gomez 325 Alta Vista Way Save our hillsides. Stop any power plays for special interests. Listen to the locals.
3/8/2026 14:57:27 Margaret Monahan Flora Street Please follow the General Plan -- no development on slopes that are not considered buildable according to the GP.
3/8/2026 15:01:14 Ginger Osborne Santa Rosa Dr., Laguna Beach
3/8/2026 15:04:16 Regina Hartley Catalina St Please listen to the residents. We don't want the hillsides to be developed. It's not safe.
3/8/2026 15:08:21 Robin Williams 690 Virginia Park Drive STOP going against the will of the people who want our hillsides and canyons protected. FOLLOW our General
Plan.
3/8/2026 15:11:05 Paul Depfyffer Temple Hills Dr. Stop hillside development 3/8/2026 15:16:19 Jeri Koegel Thalia Stop trying to overbuild our town which cannot support additional traffic.
3/8/2026 15:16:32 A.D. Watkins Kendall Laguna is the bucolic paradise it is because it is not overbuilt and has valued artistic models, not destructive ones.
3/8/2026 15:17:29 Steve Fazio 1489 Regatta Rd, Laguna
Beach
3/8/2026 15:20:52 John Hill Cress
3/8/2026 15:22:14 Sandra Park Avenue S
3/8/2026 15:23:46 Jahn Levitt 504 Park Avenue The court has ruled against the city. Continuing this appeal wastes taxpayer money on behalf of developers rather than residents.
3/8/2026 15:24:03 Rio Phior 2370 San Clemente St,
Laguna Beach
Enough of our canyons and hillsides have been developed.

We have no way of getting out of our neighborhood should a fire start.
3/8/2026 15:35:51 Vince Marotto Table Rock Drive
3/8/2026 15:36:25 Jo Anne Table Rock Drive
3/8/2026 15:47:06 James O'Loughlin 30802 Coast Hwy, Spc D1, Laguna Beach
3/8/2026 16:00:58 Glenn Etow Baja St Stop going against the will of the people of Laguna Beach, who want our hillsides and canyons protected.
3/8/2026 16:01:26 Tara Seery Nyes Pl
3/8/2026 16:01:58 Armando Baez Driftwood come on! do the right thing...save our open space 3/8/2026 16:02:04 David Shilling 520 Cliff Drive Apt 102 3/8/2026 16:03:09 Chris Etow Baja Street Stop going against the wishes of the voters of Laguna Beach, who want our hillsides and canyons protected.
3/8/2026 16:04:56 Jeanne Marquez 511 Blumont Street The City Council should not have the authority to override the rules of the city's General Plan.
3/8/2026 16:11:37 Nicole Gage Juanita Way Don't build these hillsides, follow the General Plan! 3/8/2026 16:12:16 Vicky Krugman-Mendel Hillcrest Drive NO!!!!!!! 3/8/2026 16:12:51 Kim Gage Juanita Way Do not try to get around Policy 14-B by applying zoning measurement rules. Save the hillsides.
3/8/2026 16:16:21 Angelina DiBerardino 31606 2nd Ave, Laguna Beach
3/8/2026 16:33:57 Rena Sukhov Viejo Abide by the general plan and drop the appeal. 3/8/2026 16:37:44 Pat Michenaud 31442 Ocean View
Street, Laguna Beach
3/8/2026 16:56:06 Deborah Vanley El Camino del Mar No developments on protected hillsides and canyons.

Thank you.
3/8/2026 16:58:37 Catherine Wolcott Viejo Street Please do not deviate from the General Plan without following all proper procedures set forth in City ordinances and policies.
3/8/2026 17:04:08 Joe Chin 2070 Del Mar Ave
3/8/2026 17:19:36 John Ginger 2596 Riviera Dr. Please do not allow this project to go through. It's a very bad precedent.
3/8/2026 17:24:37 Absolutely NO! 339 Ruby Street Absolutely NO! 3/8/2026 17:34:10 Ilene Castro 31712 Fairview Please don't bring cancer and toxins into this area. Protect our community from the health dangers associated with this development.
3/8/2026 17:49:29 Jon Robert Conti 31621 Santa Rosa Drive I will not support Council members in future elections that support building on our hillsides.
3/8/2026 18:00:05 Matthew Karam Holly Drive The General Plan formula for slope calculation should be applied as written.
3/8/2026 18:01:15 Candace Cox Chiquita Street I agree with the above 3/8/2026 18:06:53 Debra Nash Saling Way Please keep the slope/steepness calculation method that is in the General Plan.
3/8/2026 18:31:53 Wendy Malaspina 2470 Juanita Way,
Laguna Beach
Please stop the costly appeal and adhere to our existing regulations and general plan.
3/8/2026 18:41:51 Mary Czerniachowski San Remo Dr We have a General Plan and guidelines in place for a reason, to protect from over development.
3/8/2026 18:53:14 Carrie Brown 434 3rd St, Laguna Beach CA 92651
NO
3/8/2026 18:53:52 Timothy Brown 434 3rd St, Laguna
Beach, CA 92651
No
3/8/2026 19:16:35 Karen Martin 251 Wave Please protect this sacred space 3/8/2026 19:21:02 Kristin Fast Center St, Laguna Beach
3/8/2026 19:54:22 Lee Otterholt Katella St
3/8/2026 20:05:55 Constance Kalter 1460 Temple Terrace, Laguna Beach
3/8/2026 20:29:48 Lynne Bernard Brooks No to this appeal 3/8/2026 20:47:09 George Weiss Bluebird Canyon Drive Please do not appeal the decision. 3/8/2026 21:05:41 Marc Brunet 270 Arch St
3/8/2026 22:08:21 Cliff Bream La Senda Drive, Three
Arch Bay
Stop marginalizing the planning process and approving
developments that should not be approved.
3/8/2026 22:26:20 Silvina Penovi Top of the World Dr
3/8/2026 22:58:12 Susan G Buena Vista Way This is a reckless request that opens up a Pandora's box for the future of Laguna Beach.
3/7/2026 3:01:27 Michael Morris 1136 Skyline Drive Drop this appeal. Honor both the letter and spirit of the steep hillside development prohibition.
3/7/2026 7:10:30 Joy Berry 22361 3rd Ave Follow our beautiful General Plan to protect our steep hillsides and canyons.
3/7/2026 11:21:31 Ian Wolcott Cajon Street
3/7/2026 11:43:18 Patricia Sweeney Tyrol Our family objects in the strongest possible terms to the City's decision to continue appealing this case.
3/7/2026 14:11:28 Richard Thompson 424 Jasmine Street,
Laguna Beach
3/7/2026 14:37:51 Al Baez Driftwood Drive Save our hillsides!! Please! 3/7/2026 15:27:58 Darrylin Girvin Glenneyre St. I am disappointed in your decision to continue with the Appeal concerning this property.
3/7/2026 16:38:31 Kathleen Kane 1687 Temple Hills Drive I request you stop the appeal of the court ruling in favor of Laguna Beach Coalition for Environmental Protection.
3/7/2026 18:43:23 Ann Christoph Wildwood Road The General Plan's 45% slope limit should be applied consistently using the correct calculation methodology. 3/7/2026 22:43:55 Amy Jackson Jasmine Street Please follow the well-thought-out laws and guidelines that have stewarded our beautiful city thus far.
3/6/2026 0:27:56 Kathleen Temple Hills Dr No development on protected hillsides 3/6/2026 4:43:49 Alex Anderson Laguna Beach Please don't develop the hillsides in Laguna Beach. 3/6/2026 6:26:56 Eileen Chadick Hawthorne Rd
3/6/2026 7:48:36 Adam Coghill 31554 Summit Rd Let's not develop hillsides further. 3/6/2026 8:16:03 Liza Interlandi Stewart Dyer Place Please don't over build Laguna Beach, and not the canyons. 3/6/2026 9:05:14 Robert Carver 3192 Bonn Drive
3/6/2026 13:12:59 Steve Leonard 609 Sleepy Hollow Way Follow the general plan and do not try to override it! 3/6/2026 15:53:49 Patricia White Solano Way This city has changed in the last decade. We have gone from a city council very aligned with the desires of the voters to protect the small town feel of Laguna to a city council perfectly willing to break the rules.
3/6/2026 17:28:00 Terence Sheeran 31840 Hedge Ln Don't Build on Slopes. 3/6/2026 18:54:02 Jonathan Moore 31503 Brentwood Drive Stop going against the general plan. Stop permitting building on hillsides!
3/5/2026 8:07:25 Alison King Ocean Vista Drive Stop the Hillside development which violates the general plan.
3/5/2026 8:52:30 John Morcos 808 Coast View Dr. Please do not expand usage of previously restricted lands. 3/5/2026 9:23:52 Greg Hill 484 Cliff Dr. Can anyone explain to me why the city is trying to build more and more and more?
3/5/2026 10:24:22 Tanaka Family Lombardy Stop going against the will of the people of Laguna Beach, who want our hillsides and canyons protected.
3/5/2026 10:30:29 Paige Lyall 940 Baja Street Stop the excessive hillside development. This is NOT the will of the Laguna Beach residents.
3/5/2026 11:31:44 Philip Newton 280 Cajon St, Laguna
Beach CA 92651
Stop going against the will of the people of Laguna Beach. 3/5/2026 14:43:01 Laura Rohl Aster No
3/5/2026 15:06:47 Cynthia Fletcher Rim Rock Canyon Road The unique character and beauty of Laguna Beach is thanks to the value we have always placed on our
extraordinary environment.
3/5/2026 15:39:19 Kasey Childs-Konkel Cresta Way Laguna Beach's original building rules are what give the city its magical charm. Please do not destroy what has drawn people to our beautiful city for decades.
3/5/2026 18:31:04 Mike Marsh 270 Cliff Drive Isn't this property on a super steep hill? I thought that there were rules about building on super steep hills.
3/5/2026 22:21:04 Michele Monda Hillhaven Ranch Way Follow your general plan and stop trying to change things arbitrarily.
3/4/2026 15:39:19 Sheri Matigian Terry Road Please stop arbitrarily deciding which rules you are going to follow!!
3/4/2026 16:00:26 Dana Lombardi 32 King Eider Lane
3/4/2026 16:12:14 Nancee Swensson 335 Heather Place,
Laguna Beach
The canyon is extremely unstable, prone to fire danger, and additional development raises serious infrastructure and safety concerns.
3/4/2026 16:47:51 Jerome Pudwill 1165 La Mirada St. Will the Council's effort to destroy everything good about Laguna ever end? Stop the overdevelopment, dammit!
Leave our hillsides alone.
3/4/2026 20:19:01 Jasmin Niederberger 1945 Upper Rim Rock Rd Laguna Beach do the right thing! If this project goes thru, it will set a massive precedent for destroying Rim Rock
Canyon.
3/4/2026 20:24:06 Heidi Burkhardt 1441 Temple Hills Drive, Laguna Beach
3/4/2026 20:28:35 Maddie Sullivan Rim Rock Canyon Rd,
Laguna Beach
3/4/2026 21:14:53 Jeff Jones Cedar Way Are you even remotely serious? Is there one person in this city that wants to see more development?
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