El Nino Workshop

The City of Laguna Beach held an El Niño community preparedness workshop on November 10, 2026, with staff from Community Development, Public Works and Utilities, Marine Safety, Fire, and Police. Presenters discussed potential storm, flooding, coastal erosion, high-surf, and evacuation risks, and described city preparedness measures: annual inspections and cleaning of more than 1,000 storm-drain facilities, building roof and drainage checks, creek vegetation clearance, after-hours response staffing, and distribution of up to 10 prefilled sandbags per resident at two locations. Public Works also described a contractor’s quarterly Arundo removal work at Aliso Creek; no contract amount or new award was discussed.