The Laguna Beach City Council is considering providing artists with affordable housing in an effort to keep them living and working in the city, after voting unanimously last week to begin exploring the idea.
Artists are a part of the “infrastructure” of Laguna Beach, Councilman Alex Rounaghi said in an April 4 city council meeting, however, they are being pushed out due to rising housing costs.
Rounaghi and Councilman Mark Orgill brought forward the motion for the city to research such options.
“Laguna Beach is an art colony. It is who we are,” Orgill said during the meeting. “Housing space has been diminishing for our artists over many years.”…