Alex Rounaghi
Candidate for City Council (At-Large), Laguna Beach · Laguna Beach City Councilmember
Alex Rounaghi is a lifelong Laguna Beach resident whose family has lived in the city for three generations, and he served as mayor during the Rancho Fire. In his candidate statement he says the council fully funded the police department, cites the city's wildfire investments, and says he negotiated a water agreement shifting the city from fully imported water toward a majority-local supply. He also cites permit times cut by nearly 30% and more than $1.5 million in efficiency savings.
Statement published by the Laguna Beach Independent, Aug 2026.
On the issues
- Public Safety & Policing
Calls public safety the city's highest priority and says the council fully funded the police.
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Says the city's wildfire investments paid off during the Rancho Fire and wants to expand wildfire defenses.
Source → - Water & Natural Resources
Says he negotiated a water agreement moving the city from fully imported water toward a majority-local supply, and wants a water resources strategy.
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