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School , and Laguna Beach High School ) before heading east to study Government , History , and Public Policy at Dartmouth College . His family has lived in Laguna for three generations after his grandfather , an artist , settled here to pursue the profession .
“ Regardless of age , I hope that voters choose the candidates who they believe will be the most effective Council Member ,” Rounaghi said . “ I ’ m running because I have the ideas , passion , deep Laguna roots , and experience to deliver results for Laguna Beach . What Laguna needs is someone who knows and loves this town , can listen to and collaborate with a broad range of constituents and has the policy expertise and pragmatism to get things done .”
Rounaghi said he ’ s had a passion for public service from a young age . He served on the Laguna Beach Parking , Traffic , and Circulation Committee , Orange County Juvenile Justice Commission , and as a United States Senate Page while still in high school . In 2015 , he was Junior Citizen of the Year at the 2015 Patriot ’ s Day Parade .
After college , Rounaghi came back to Laguna and was appointed to the Laguna Beach Housing & Human Services Committee in 2021 and is now the chair of the committee . The city council candidate is also a policy advisor to Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley .
“ I ’ ve gained a county-wide perspective and experience navigating bureaucracy to get things done as policy advisor for Katrina Foley ,” Rounaghi said . “ I ’ ve advanced initiatives like an innovative Fly Friendly program to reduce noise and pollution from John
Wayne Airport , cracked down on illegal sober living home operators , and conducted oversight over the County ’ s $ 8 plus billion dollar budget .”
As a Council Member Rounaghi said one of his top priorities is undergrounding the utilities along Laguna Canyon Road to help avoid future fires in the area .
“ Wildfires pose an existential threat to Laguna Beach ,” Rounaghi said . “ Two significant fires this year affirm the need to strategically leverage all city , county , state , and federal resources to mitigate this threat . No issue is more important , and I strongly support the work done by Mayor Kempf and Mayor Pro Tem Whalen to develop the 2019 Fire Mitigation Plan .”
So far , endorsements for Rounaghi have come from Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley , Laguna Beach Mayor Sue Kempf , Laguna Beach Mayor Pro Tem Bob Whalen , former Police Chief Dave Snowden , Laguna Beach Democratic Club , OC League of Conservation Voters and , most recently , the Laguna Beach Police Employees Association .
Those interested can find out more about Rounaghi by visiting www . rounaghiforcouncil . com .
Rounaghi will take part in the next Sept . 15 City Council candidate forum , held at City Hall from 6 to 9 p . m . The event is sponsored by the Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce in association with the Laguna Board of Realtors and KXFM Radio . If unable to attend in person , the panel will be aired on Cox Channel 852 or via Zoom . The Zoom link can be found on lagunabeachchamber . org under “ events .”
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will give our local law enforcement efforts more teeth and help deter drivers with illegally modified loud exhaust from continuing to disrupt our community . Thank you to Assemblywoman Petrie-Norris and our neighboring cities for their partnership with us to help find a solution to this issue .”
The bill requires drivers stopped for an illegally modified exhaust to prove that they fixed the modification within three months or face a hold on their vehicle registration . This will provide law enforcement with a much-needed tool to hold violators accountable .
“ The Laguna Beach Police Department shares the same concerns as our residents and visitors due to the nuisance of loud vehicles , and we continue to work diligently to address the issue ,” said Laguna Beach Police Chief Jeff Calvert . “ Though we ’ ve had some success to detour this quality of life issue by working with our regional law enforcement partners on joint loud exhaust enforcement operations , we have only been able to make an inconsequential impact . This legislation is important and will help us take our efforts a step further to finally address loud vehicles with modified exhaust impacting residents throughout Orange County .”
Under current law , public safety officials issue fix-it tickets to drivers operating illegally modified vehicles . These fix-it tickets can be resolved without providing any evidence of fixing the modified equipment . Drivers who intentionally modify their vehicles routinely receive fix-it tickets and pay a small fine to get them dismissed without the need to actually fix the problem , which does little to stop repeat offenders .
“ Every Californian deserves to live in a community free from noise pollution that negatively impacts health and quality of life ,” said Assemblywoman Petrie-Norris
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