Respected and admired Los Angeles County Third District Supervisor, Zev Yaroslavsky, has decided not to run for Mayor of Los Angeles next year after serving the residents of Los Angeles County for 40 years. Read why here:
Yearly Archives: 2012
Congressman Sherman Secures Funds for Backbone Improvements and more…
Sherman Oaks, CA – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) proudly announced that California State Parks is restoring sections of the Backbone Trail in Topanga State Park using federal funds he secured for trail improvements along the 65-mile Backbone Trail. The Backbone Trail, portions of which are owned by the National Park Service and California State Parks, traverses the Santa Monica Mountains from Pacific Palisades to Point Mugu.
Fish & Game Commission Ousts Mountain Lion Trophy Hunter from Leadership Role
The California Fish and Game Commission removed Dan Richards as its president last night, months after he came under fire for killing a mountain lion in Idaho. They voted unanimously to replace Richards with Commissioner Jim Kellogg, who will now serve as president.
LVHF Pays Tribute to Gary Klein…
The Federation salutes and says good-bye to long-time Calabasas Planning Commissioner, Gary Klein. Gary passed away on July 31st due to injuries he suffered from a recent car accident. Gary was an active member of the Calabasas community and most certainly one of the most knowledgeable planning executives the city has ever had the privilege of sitting on its Planning Commission.
FAIR AND OPEN GOVERNMENT! Thousand Oak’s Right To Vote Initiative’s Mic Farris – to run for City Council!
After much thought and with the encouragement of his family and many supporters throughout the city from his Right To Vote Initiative, Mic Farris has decided to run for Thousand Oaks City Council this November.
Fear and Persecution in Calabasas….you thought it was over?
A message from Topanga resident and delegate Dorothy Reik:
On the surface Calabasas is the ideal SFValley community: clean, wide streets, up-scale shopping malls, a brand new middle school, well kept lawns, securely gated communities. But under the surface all is not well. There is a move to complete the gentrification of Calabasas at the expense of the homeowners of Old Topanga and Calabasas Highlands and anyone who speaks out can expect a visit from the housing gestapo – the proverbial jackbooted thugs who invade homes in search of violations, deny to “dissidents” retroactive permits granted to other homeowners, slap substandard liens and lawsuits on helpless, financially strapped homeowners, even destitute widows trying to sell their homes. All this at the hands of the Calabasas City Council and their co-conspirators at the building department. I am not going to name names right now. Because Calabasas incorporated the County and the State cannot do much. Stay tuned. We in Topanga will have to help our neighbors many of whom were once part of Topanga and didn’t heed our warnings when Calabasas came calling. The people in Calabasas should not be living in fear – but they are. For further information you can check out the Topanga Messenger archives and the articles written by Anne Marie Donkin. Stay tuned.
Great Meeting! SSFL Update/Info and How to Drive a Successful Initiative…
Thank you to all for an outstanding meeting. Great to meet you Mic Farris and we look forward to working with you on Initiatives in the future!
The Federation also thanks our Santa Susana Field Lab presenters from the Department of Energy, EPA, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control and William Preston Bowling.The information they shared with us was very valuable and helpful in understanding the investigation of the site. If anyone has questions, they can contact the following individuals and they will be able to get them in contact with the correct person to answer their questions.
A WIN! AB 2226 STOPPED BY JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
On June 19, in a 3-2 vote, the State Senate Judiciary Committee voted down AB 2226! Senator Noreen Evans (Chair) and Senators Leno and Corbett voted not to send the bill on to the Natural Resources Committee, while Senators Blakeslee and Harman voted to do so.