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County Adopts Safe Clean Water Ordinance

At the July 30 Board meeting, LA County Supervisors adopted an Implementation Ordinance for the Safe Clean Water Program (safecleanwaterla.org) known as Measure W. Safe Clean Water will generate money to fund…

DACC Adopts Socially Conscious Practices

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, on a motion by Supervisor Kathryn Barger, directed the Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) to report back in 90 days with updates on…

Ace of Hearts Dog Rescue

We’re a 501c-3 non-profit dog rescue based out of West Hollywood. We are dedicated to rescuing dogs from many different SoCal shelters before they are set to be euthanized and placing them…

SCE Tree Removal Advisory

Kim Lamorie, President of the Las Virgenes Homeowners Federation (LVHF) reports that her organization has received complaints and concerns recently of intimidating action taken by Southern California Edison (SCE) in Local Coastal…

Indictments Shed Light on Mountain Murder

On July 27, 2018, the body of 19-year-old Roger Eli Chavez-Barahona was discovered beside Piuma, near Schuren Road, just west of Topanga. The coroner determined that the cause of death was multiple…

New Reforestation Study

In the July 12 issue of the Messenger Mountain News we reported on how planting a trillion trees may be the best and simplest way to slow global warming. Now, a new…

Shop Topanga

The Topanga Chamber of Commerce is introducing Shop Topanga, a new campaign to help give local businesses a boost. “Many of our members have been battered by frequent road closures, confusing Caltrans…

One-Day Photo Shoot of Shelter Pets a Success

The first ever “Seen = Saved Adoption Event,” a collaborative project between LA County Animal Care Centers (animalcare.lacounty.gov), Shelter Me (sheltermepets.com), and HeARTspeak (heartsspeak.org),  brought together 200 photographers from around the country…