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Move Over, Rover

Residents of unincorporated Los Angeles County can now officially have up to four dogs. The motion to raise the legal limit for dogs in unincorporated Los Angeles County from three to four,…

BOS Wonder Women

It was an unusual sight at an otherwise normal meeting of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Four of the supervisors—all women—donned Wonder Woman headbands as they grilled L.A. County Fire…

Attract Nocturnal Wildlife to Your Garden

The National Wildlife Federation (NWF)  suggests that summer is a great time to get out and experience wildlife at night. You don’t have to go far to see nocturnal wildlife—many live right…

AB 250 Raises a Red Flag to Conservation Activists

How much will low-cost lodging intrude into California’s pristine and protected public lands along the coastline and the Santa Monica Mountains and how long will affordable accommodations remain affordable before becoming a…

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…

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…

Cannabis Regulation Listening Session, July 22

In November 2016, the voters approved Proposition 64, which legalized recreational cannabis (marijuana). The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has directed County departments to develop cannabis regulations for the County’s unincorporated…

Expanded Library Service

As of July 1, Topanga Library will be open one more hour on Saturday mornings. “We’ll have free freshly-brewed coffee for anyone who drops in between 9 and 10 a.m because a Saturday morning at the library is…

“Extreme” Makeover for the Post Office

Topanga’s Postmistress, Mabel Christie, has only been here for little more than a year, but when she took the job, she found disarray inside, especially her office, and a drab-looking building outside.…

Kevin de León is California Strong

“WE ARE PRESIDENT TRUMPS WORST NIGHTMARE,” SAYS STATE SENATOR KEVIN DE LEÓN, CALIFORNIA’S FIRST HISPANIC PRESIDENT PRO TEM, ON A RECENT VISIT TO TOPANGA. California State Senator Kevin de León, President pro…