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Emergency responders work to coordinate a Topanga Canyon rescue in 117-degree heat. Photo: Malibu Search and Rescue

Hot Weather Rescues

Emergency crews from Los Angeles County Fire Department, sheriff’s deputies and Malibu Search and Rescue battled 107-degree heat on Sunday, July 6, to rescue a man injured after falling from a cliff…

Community Service Workers

Topanga Creek Restoration Road Closures

According to Caltrans, Topanga Canyon Boulevard will be closed on Friday, July 27, 10 from 10 p.m. to Monday, July 30, at 5 a.m.  If required a second closure will occur on Friday August 03, starting…

A fog bank hovers below the crestline of 69 Bravo. Photo by Flavia Potenza

69 Bravo Transitions to LACoFD

A few days before the triple-digit heat wave hit on Friday, July 6, ten Camp Crews—women inmates from Camp 13, male inmates from Camp 7, and a firefighting crew from Camp 8—spread…

Sign Up for Docent Naturalist Training

Topanga Canyon Docents (TCD) begin Naturalist training in Topanga State Park (TSP ) on Saturday, September 8. This highly regarded series of workshops and lectures is offered once a year with classes…

Kuehl’s Happenings

At the Tuesday, July 3 meeting, L.A. County Board of Supervisors approved a motion by Supervisors Hilda Solis and Janice Hahn to continue its support for keeping families together. A $10 million grant expands…

Recycle Often. Recycle Right. The Basic Guide

The tour of Waste Management’s Material Recycling Facility (MRF) was, to say the least, an eye-opener and comes highly recommended. If you’re not so inclined, go online (wm.com) where WM has an…
California Senator Kamala Harris is a passionate advocate for immigrants rights. "We are better than this," she said. Photo by Sister Resister

Keep Families Together March

On Saturday, June 30, more than 700 marches took place from coast to coast and small towns in between as people took to the streets to protest the Trump administration’s cruel zero…

Sustainable Front Yard Retrofits

TreePeople has partnered with the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains (RCDSMM ) to offer sustainable front yard retrofits. The new landscapes will save water, cut water bills, and reduce…

Canyon Sages Summer Schedule

The Canyon Sages doesn’t fold up for the summer and a number of options for the health and well-being of Topanga’s older generation continue. The Topanga Christian Fellowship has generously opened its…

Blessed Are the Children

On Saturday, July 14, from 12 to 12.30 p.m., Coco Blignaut (bookofseraph@me.com) is organizing a group of Topangans to sing Spanish lullabies outside the building of Nuevo Amanecer Latino Children’s Services (NALCS)…