A long-standing city policy will be revised when Laguna's buses begin to advertise the Laguna Beach Visitors & Conference Bureau's mobile app, "Laguna Beach Travel Info."
The City Council approved the advertisement at the Jan. 29 hearing as more of a public service than an advertisement on city property. The app provides information on dining, entertainment and shopping in Laguna, as well as a real-time location of buses and trolleys, according to Public Works Director Steve May.
"We've had the Ken Frank policy for years and years that we didn't advertise on any city anything — any city buildings, any city trash cans, vehicles," said Mayor Pro Tem Elizabeth Pearson. "It's probably been a good idea in terms of maintaining the look and feel and quality of Laguna. But this is pretty unobtrusive and it helps just about everybody in the city, and I support it."