City of Laguna Beach

A walkable village core, summer art festivals (Pageant of the Masters, Sawdust), and cliffside parks attract visitors year‑round. The city emphasizes habitat protection, scenic preservation, and pedestrian‑friendly streetscapes.

Artists and homesteaders settled the canyons in the late 1800s; Laguna incorporated in 1927. Through decades of growth pressure, residents championed open‑space protection, preserving the town’s coves and canyon backcountry.