Construction continues in the 200 block of Forest Avenue as workers build a new pedestrian promenade in Laguna Beach, CA, on Friday, May 1, 2026. Most of the mature eucalyptus trees in the block were chopped down last month after two arborists recommended the removal of the trees. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Sarah Yeldell and her husbad, Clay Yeldell, walk with up Forest Avenue with their kids, Troy and Sloan Yeldell in Laguna Beach, CA, on Friday, June 13, 2025. A plan to make “Promenade on Forest” a permanent walking plaza is moving forward after the city council approved an ordinance designating it a “Slow Street”. That means the area will be closed to vehicular traffic and the city will permanently lose 48 parking spaces. The street has been closed to cars since 2020 due to COVID-19. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Construction continues in the 200 block of Forest Avenue as workers build a new pedestrian promenade in Laguna Beach, CA, on Friday, May 1, 2026. Most of the mature eucalyptus trees in the block were chopped down last month after two arborists recommended the removal of the trees. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Benjamin Nguyen eats lunch with his mother along Forest Avenue in Laguna Beach, CA, on Friday, June 13, 2025. A plan to make “Promenade on Forest” a permanent walking plaza is moving forward after the city council approved an ordinance designating it a “Slow Street”. That means the area will be closed to vehicular traffic and the city will permanently lose 48 parking spaces. The street has been closed to cars since 2020 due to COVID-19. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Construction continues in the 200 block of Forest Avenue as workers build a new pedestrian promenade in Laguna Beach, CA, on Friday, May 1, 2026. Most of the mature eucalyptus trees in the block were chopped down last month after two arborists recommended the removal of the trees. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Former parking spaces along Forest Avenue in Laguna Beach, CA, on Friday, June 13, 2025. A plan to make “Promenade on Forest” a permanent walking plaza is moving forward after the city council approved an ordinance designating it a “Slow Street”. That means the area will be closed to vehicular traffic and the city will permanently lose 48 parking spaces. The street has been closed to cars since 2020 due to COVID-19. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Construction continues in the 200 block of Forest Avenue as workers build a new pedestrian promenade in Laguna Beach, CA, on Friday, May 1, 2026. Most of the mature eucalyptus trees in the block were chopped down last month after two arborists recommended the removal of the trees. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Humberto Gonzales, visiting from Phoenix, walks along Forest Avenue in Laguna Beach, CA, on Friday, June 13, 2025. A plan to make “Promenade on Forest” a permanent walking plaza is moving forward after the city council approved an ordinance designating it a “Slow Street”. That means the area will be closed to vehicular traffic and the city will permanently lose 48 parking spaces. The street has been closed to cars since 2020 due to COVID-19. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Construction continues in the 200 block of Forest Avenue as workers build a new pedestrian promenade in Laguna Beach, CA, on Friday, May 1, 2026. Most of the mature eucalyptus trees in the block were chopped down last month after two arborists recommended the removal of the trees. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Construction continues in the 200 block of Forest Avenue as workers build a new pedestrian promenade in Laguna Beach, CA, on Friday, May 1, 2026. Most of the mature eucalyptus trees in the block were chopped down last month after two arborists recommended the removal of the trees. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Construction continues in the 200 block of Forest Avenue as workers build a new pedestrian promenade in Laguna Beach, CA, on Friday, May 1, 2026. Most of the mature eucalyptus trees in the block were chopped down last month after two arborists recommended the removal of the trees. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Construction continues in the 200 block of Forest Avenue as workers build a new pedestrian promenade in Laguna Beach, CA, on Friday, May 1, 2026. Most of the mature eucalyptus trees in the block were chopped down last month after two arborists recommended the removal of the trees. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Construction continues in the 200 block of Forest Avenue as workers build a new pedestrian promenade in Laguna Beach, CA, on Friday, May 1, 2026. Most of the mature eucalyptus trees in the block were chopped down last month after two arborists recommended the removal of the trees. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Construction continues in the 200 block of Forest Avenue as workers build a new pedestrian promenade in Laguna Beach, CA, on Friday, May 1, 2026. Most of the mature eucalyptus trees in the block were chopped down last month after two arborists recommended the removal of the trees. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
