Cannabis Connoisseurs Get an Office of Their Own

WHETHER YOU ARE PRO OR CON RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA USE, YOUR INPUT IS WELCOME AT THE L.A. COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CANNABIS MANAGEMENT LISTENING SESSIONS. SEE “RESOURCES” BELOW FOR SESSION LOCATIONS, TO SEND COMMENTS…

TPA First Friday Film Night, August 4

The Topanga Peace Alliance (TPA) presents its 148th consecutive First Friday Film Night with a screening of Now is the Time / Healthcare for Everybody, on Friday, August 4, at the Topanga Library. We’ve…

Coyote Scat Party August 5

Roll up your sleeves and become a citizen scientist at the next monthly coyote scat party at the National Park Service (NPS) office in Thousand Oaks on Saturday, August 5, 10:30 a.m.…

July 14, 2017

Vol 1, Issue 13, July 14, 2017.

California Breathin’: Air Quality and Our Kids

School is over.  Progress reports are out and someone got a bad grade.   In the latest report card released by UCLA, Los Angeles County received a “C” for air quality. Twenty…

The Many Roles of MRCA Call Firefighters

Ed Edmiston of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy (SMMC) reminds us of the capabilities and challenges as we face, yet again, the “worst fire season ever.” The Mountains Restoration Conservation Authority (MRCA)…

Sun and Songs at SunMoon Retreat Center

Thirty to 40 people braved the fierce 110-degree temperatures on Sunday, June 25, to support Cousin Kate and the Lesbian and Gay Psychotherapy Association in the second concert and first fundraiser held…

Forte Poesy Music 2017 Song Camps

Shevy Smith, founder of Forte Poesy Music, a boutique music group, will be hosting two local Song Camp sessions this summer in Topanga Canyon. Forte Poesy instructors have employed original curricula to…

THS Presents: Living on the Edge of America

Ever wonder about the local folklore concerning the cabins on Topanga Beach that were demolished in 1978? Or stories before the bulldozing of the Rodeo grounds in 2003? And how did it…

Poet Marsha de la O, July 22

The Topanga Authors Group (TAG) features Marsha de la O, author of two award-winning books and the recipient of the 2015 Isabella Gardner Poetry Award, in the “Loose Lips” poetry series on…