Cruise line to get preferential access to Avalon

The City Council on Oct. 7 unanimously authorized the city manager to execute a preferential access agreement with the Magical Cruise Company...

July 2025 visitor count down 4%

The July 2025 visitor count was 4% lower than the July 2024 visitor count, according to data recently released by Love Catalina...

Cabrillo mole update

The Cabrillo mole project is in phase zero. City Engineer Bob Greenlaw gave the City Council an update project...

New rules for short term rentals

The Avalon City Council recently adopted new rules for short term rentals. The vote was unanimous. This was a...

June 2025 visitor count down 2.6%

The cruise ship visitor count alone was up BY CHARLES M. KELLY Avalon visitor counts for...

Public on vacation proposed rental rules

Part two of two. Last week the Avalon City Council approved the introduction of an ordinance updating the rules...

Avalon Harbor Report for July 2025

The May gray and June gloom continued into July, but I cannot think of an appropriate rhyming work to describe it! Suggestions...

Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race rules them all

Paddleboard endurance races have become a world-wide sport, but the return of the 48th Annual Catalina Classic Paddleboard race brings back the...

City introduces vacation rental update

Part one of two. The Avalon City Council on Aug. 5 unanimously introduced an ordinance updating the rules for...

March 2025: 13.1% more visitors

By Charles M. Kelly March 2025 visitor counts were 13.1% greater than in March 2024, according to data recently...