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Rep. Ted Lieu Visits Topanga After Impeachment Hearings

A warm day greeted Congressman Ted W. Lieu, U.S. Representative for California’s 33rd congressional district, when he arrived at the Topanga Library on February 8 to meet with constituents and talk about…

SAGES Chair Yoga: Get Fit Where You Sit

As people age, they tend to move less and sit around more, which takes a “Use it or lose it” toll on the body. Less movement means more pain, followed by even…

Don’t Underestimate the Youth Vote

A poll of 97 Pepperdine students revealed that young local voters are feeling the Bern. According to the poll, about 18 percent of Pepperdine student voters will be voting for Bernie Sanders…

VOTE! March 3 Primary Election

This is the first year Californians will have a voice in the early primaries. Be part of California’s political history. Whichever Voting Center you choose to place your vote, this is the…

Measure FD: A Worthy Tax?

Measure FD imposes a parcel tax on all unincorporated areas and the 58 cities which utilize the LA County Fire Department (LACoFD). A parcel tax requires a two-thirds vote to pass. It…

Birds and Butterflies

In the past few months, the Science Committee at Topanga Elementary Charter School (TECS) has been engaging our school and community in support of our local wildlife. On December 6th, the school…

Additional Voting Opportunity for Seniors

The Canyon Sages, in conjunction with the LA County Office of the Registrar, is offering a one-time opportunity to vote on February 25th, 2020 in the Sages Room at the Topanga Community Center for…

Drawdown Solutions # 10 Rooftop Solar & 11: Regenerative Agriculture

Rooftop Solar  #10 Nineteenth-century solar panels were made of selenium. Today, photovoltaic (PV) panels use thin wafers of silicon crystal. As photons strike them, they knock electrons loose and produce an electrical…

Mourning Black Mamba

Just before 10 a.m. on Sunday, January 26, a Sikorsky S-76B helicopter flying in dense fog crashed into a hillside in the Santa Monica Mountains in Calabasas, killing everyone on board. The…

Dorothy Reik Runs for L.A. County Democratic Central Committee

Long-time Topangan Dorothy Reik, president of the Progressive Democrats of the Santa Monica Mountains (PDSMM), is running for re-election to the Los Angeles County Democratic Party Central Committee in March 3 primary.…