Laguna West-Lakeside is an area located on the west side of the city of Elk Grove in Sacramento County, California.

Laguna West was planned to include features such as pedestrian friendly neighborhoods that encourage walking, small front yards, use of alleyways, and narrow streets.

"[5] Urbanist Sir Peter Hall, who hailed Calthorpe's plans in a 1994 paper,[6] was quoted in 2005 as suggesting that "the development fails the sustainability test because it is not served by public transportation and is as completely car dependent as any other suburb.

"[7] It appears that light rail links were originally expected, but the planned extension of Sacramento's Blue Line instead veered east towards Cosumnes River College at a point more than 2 miles to the north of Laguna West.

[8] The community, as of summer 2007, is only served by an hourly bus service[9][10] In the state legislature, Laguna West-Lakeside is in the 5th Senate District, represented by Democrat Lois Wolk, and in the 10th and 15th Assembly Districts, represented by Democrats Alyson Huber and Joan Buchanan respectively.

Federally, Laguna West-Lakeside is in California's 7th congressional district, represented by Democrat Doris Matsui.