Flavia Potenza

Flavia Potenza is executive editor of the Messenger Mountain News. She is also a founding member of the 40-year old Topanga Messenger that closed its doors in 2016. She can be reached at editor@messengermountainnews.com

West Basin Water District Board Candidates

Joe Lococo Joe Lococo, a retired airline supervisor, was born in Hawthorne, California, and raised in the South Bay and is challenging incumbent Scott Houston for a position on the Board. The following…

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Free Concert to Honor Veterans

ON VETERANS DAY WEEKEND, A VETERAN’S SON HONORS HIS MOTHER’S REQUEST TO “DO SOMETHING FOR VETERANS.” Dennis Passaggio invites Southern California veterans and their families to the first Veterans National Entertainment Workshop…

Topanga Unplugged—SCE’s Power Shutoff

What happens when the lights go out…and the phones…and the internet? The first of the season’s Red Flag warnings due to high Santa Ana winds for portions of Los Angeles, Ventura, San…

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Pine Tree Circle Changes Hands

WHILE STEVE AND LESLIE CARLSON WEREN’T INTENDING TO SELL, THEY MET A FAMILY THAT WILL CARRY PINE TREE CIRCLE INTO THE FUTURE IN THE TOPANGA TRADITION THAT EMBRACES THE COMMUNITY. Topanga welcomes the…

The Millennials Are Coming!

WHETHER OR NOT THE BLUE WAVE IS A TSUNAMI OR A TRICKLE WILL DEPEND, NOT ONLY ON VOTER TURNOUT, BUT WHO TURNED OUT TO SUPPORT CANDIDATES BEFORE THE MID-TERM ELECTION ON NOVEMBER…

SCE: Updates to Make Your Head Spin

Southern California Edison (SCE) has been particularly busy this year. With an October restart of the undergrounding project that stalled in 2015 due to the discovery of Native American remains, ongoing telephone pole replacement, and…

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Food Truck Friday, Last of the Year

When Terri Moriarty and her husband, Jim, volunteered to organize Food Truck Friday (FTF) at the Community Center a year ago, they had no idea how difficult it would be. With Abuelita’s…

Public Outrage Over SCE Public Safety Power Shutoff

SCE’s plan to pre-emptively shut off power during high-wind red flag days was received with community outrage and resistance. Luckily, all that was missing at the Malibu presentation were the pitchforks. Last…

Interagency Task Force on the Case in Malibu Shootings

“BE PATIENT AND STAY VIGILANT” WHEN RECREATING IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS, SAY TASK FORCE REPRESENTATIVES AS THEY TRIED TO REASSURE A PUBLIC CONCERNED ABOUT A MURDER AND A STRING OF RANDOM…

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Going the Extra Mile

WHILE MOST OF US WERE SLEEPING AND OTHERWISE ENJOYING (OR NOT) THE RESULTS OF ANOTHER ROAD CLOSURE, LOWER TOPANGA CANYON BOULEVARD WAS A HIVE OF ACTIVITY FROM JULY 24-29. While most of…