City’s day labor site to remain open
Day workers agree to double their payment to keep Laguna Canyon Road center in operation.
By Cindy Frazier


Laguna Beach’s Day Labor Site will not close on Monday as expected.

In a last-minute reprieve, day workers at the Laguna Beach Day Labor Site have agreed to pay more for the labor service in order to keep the center’s doors open, said David Peck, of the Cross Cultural Council, which oversees the center.

The workers will pay a nonrefundable $2 fee for the privilege of signing up for prospective day jobs. The previous fee was $1, which was refundable if the worker didn’t get a job, Peck said.

“We were short of cash because jobs are down and less money is coming in to the center,â€