2024

• Remembering Kim

2022

• LACoFD UPDATE: New Chief and Air Fighting Wildfire Arsenal – 69 Bravo, Chinooks, Super Scoopers
• NPS Acquires 45 Key Acres of Open Space — Preserved for Future Generations
• UPDATE NOAA RADIO DISTRIBUTION
• Final Historic Preservation Committee List of Activist Honorees re: LVHF — Preserving and Protecting the Santa Monica Mountains
• SB 9 — DEPARTMENT OF REGIONAL PLANNING JAN. 2022

2021

• Supervisorial Redistricting Critical Update
• Federation Agenda Info for Thursday, Oct. 14
• Lakeside Community-CUP Continued. Redistricting Maps COI.
• COUNTY SUPERVISOR REDISTRICTING UPDATE
• SB 9 and SB 10 Update
• Beat the Borer! Save our Trees!

2020

• LA County Fire Report 2020 SMMs
• The Real Deal….Chaparral Institute Sets the Record Straight on Current Fires
• SCAG – Cities Can Appeal RHNA Allocations Beginning Sept. 11
• Bravo, Bravo 69! L.A. County Fire Saves the Day….
• North Area Plan Update – Timeline
• Who Are They And What Are They Lobbying Los Angeles County For….
• Watching Sacramento….
• MALIBU, AGOURA HILLS, CALABASAS, L.A. COUNTY, Cancel Meetings, Events, & More…
• Avalon Bay Defeated at the Polls – Calabasas Residents Reject Measure N
• Rep. Lieu Clarifies His Position – Pulls Endorsement of N
• Save Calabasas – NO on N – No to Avalon Bay
• Senator Henry Stern Leads Effort to Demand Change at CDFW
• A WIN – Ventura County Passes Resolution to Protect Mountain Lions!
• HEARTBREAKING. UNFATHOMABLE. CDFW Issues Depredation Permit to Kill P-56. Tragic – Needless – Irresponsible
• House Passes H.R. 2546 Protecting America’s Wilderness Act – Includes Rim of the Valley Corridor
• MRCA Acquires a Piece of the Peak!
• SB 50 Fails on the Senate Floor
• Calabasas – NO on Measure N

2019

• Malibu Adopts LCP Pesticide Ban – Syncs up to SMMLCP
• Fire Fact Forum – Success!
• Ready LA County
• POISON Claims the Life of P-30 & P-53
• SCE To Comply With LCP
• Quiet Skies SMMS – Progress!
• Support AB 1788 CA Ecosystems Protection Act – Stop Poisoning Our Wildlife
• Sen Wiener’s SB 50 Prompts Filing of Constitutional Amendment to Protect Local Control
• Jess Thomas Bridge Ribbon Cutting Ceremony!
• Kudos to Senator Portantino – Kills SB 50 Until 2020
• Precious P-47 Succumbs to Rat Poisons – This Must Stop
• No More Burns – Not Now, Not Ever…
• Oppose Wiener’s SB 50 – Another Assault on Local Planning
• Measure A Gone Astray – No Changes in Funding Allocations After Voter Approval
• Woolsey Fire “Community” Listening Forum Feb. 23 at Pepperdine

2018

• Customized Woolsey Fire Debris Removal Workshops Sat. Dec. 22
• Our Tree Tragedy – Woolsey Fire Destroys a Staggering 22,400 Trees
• New Leaf Blower Prohibition in Woolsey Fire Burn Areas
• Supervisor Kuehl’s Woolsey Fire Analysis Motion Passes BOS
• Supervisor Kuehl’s Homeowner Recovery and Relief Motion Passes BOS
• Important Upcoming Town Halls Woolsey Fire Recovery – Dec. 6,13,16
• Hazardous Waste Removal Inspections Have Begun….
• LA County Disaster Centers for Woolsey Fire Victims Open Sat. Nov. 17
• Keeping SMM Communities Safe! Join Senator Stern – Sun. Aug. 19 at King Gillette 11 a.m.
• We Support Critical Mountain Lion Research! Kudos to National Park Service!
• Happy 60th LVMWD From The Communities You Serve!
• Kanan Cornell Subdivision Revision Denied by Regional Planning
• The Las Virgenes Homeowners Federation Wants You – Preserving Our History!
• Deadline to File For Calabasas City Council Aug. 10
• SMM North Area Plan EIR Scoping Meeting – Aug. 21
• 2 Council Seats Up for Grabs in Malibu
• Deadline to File for Agoura Hills City Council Aug. 15

2017

• Liberty Canyon Wildlife Crossing – Comment Extension Through Nov. 8!
• Join Us! Sept. 19 – Liberty Canyon Wildlife Corridor Stakeholder Outreach Meeting!
• We Shall Not Forget …..
• Another Tragic Mountain Lion Loss. P-52 Just a Kitten….
• Developers Run Amok in Rural Areas & Neighborhoods
• It’s A Done Deal. The Public Wins. The Resources Win. The Wildlife Wins. 95 Acres Saved!

2016

• Get the Facts Straight! Save P-45! We Agree with the Times…
• Protect our Mountain Lions! NPS Workshop – Wed. Nov. 30 at 7 pm!
• Don’t Be Fooled! Save Calabasas – NO on Measure F!
• Another Reason to VOTE NO on Measure F in Calabasas….
• “Each Of Us Has Made A Difference For All Of Us”
• LVHF Event – Salute to NPS Centennial & SMMNRA Grassroots Activists!
• “NO” ON F IN CALABASAS
• Save Our Native Trees From The Drought!
• LVHF’s Salute to the Centennial & Santa Monica Mountains Grassroots Activists
• Governor Approves SB 958 – Establishes LA County Redistricting Commission
• Santa Monica Mountains LCP Animal Enclosure Guidelines
• Join Us! Medea Creek Clean Up Sat. Sept. 17
• Calabasas Peak Motorway Megamansion Applicants Withdraw Appeal
• Olympic Mountain Biking – Not for Paramount Ranch
• Megamansion on Mulholland – CDP Appealed
• Rasmussen Returns. Proposed Subdivision in NAP – Illegal Grading and More….
• Happy Birthday NPS!
• Calabasas – Petition Signatures Submitted – Referendum to put New Home Co’s Canyon Oaks Hotel & Subdivision on Ballot
• We Remember!
• REFERENDUM in Calabasas! Let the Residents Vote on Canyon Oaks Hotel/Subdivision!
• Developer of Canyon Oaks – New Home Company’s Henchmen Interfere in Signature Gathering …
• American Horror Story Scars Scenic Santa Monica Mountains LCP Viewshed
• NPS Releases Final ROTV Study! A New ‘Selected’ Hybrid of Alternatives C & D
• Development Prospects Brochure – LA Packaged To Sell?
• What is the Coastal Commission’s Enviro Voting Track Record? Surprised?
• Support Liberty Canyon Wildlife Crossing!
• Participate! Countywide Parks Assessment
• New NAP Vineyard Ordinance in Force Today!

2015

• LLC’s Shroud Project Ownership. So, Who is Behind Mega-Mansion Broadway Trust, LLC & Where Did It Go?
• Scorecard Calabasas: Bozajian/Gaines/Weintraub/Shapiro Vote FOR Variance to SCAR Protected Ridgeline with 10,000 SF Megamansion…
• A Great Win! BOS Protects NAP From New Commercial Vineyards!
• New Protections for Wildlife Imperiled by Vineyards…
• Is Calabasas Part of the Valley?
• Developers Circumventing Land Use Laws From The San Gabriels To The Santa Monicas….
• Save Calabasas! Alicia Weintraub Votes 3 Mega-Mansions on Scenic Corridor – Bypass EIR, Story Pole Policy
• Protestors Oppose Fred Gaines’ Verdugo Hills and Big Tujunga Canyon Developments – Upzoning
• There Go The Ridgelines….Here Comes the Density….
• Santa Monica Mountains – North Area Plan
• Monte Nido Wins the Day! BOS Upholds the LCP! Calabasas Councilmember Fred Gaines Threatens Lawsuit….
• Follow the FACTS. Connect the Dots. Calabasas Candidates Gaines/Weintraub Shroud Their Pro-Development Backgrounds/Track Records
• Save Calabasas! Gaines/Weintraub-Indisputable Records of Voting For Projects that Violate General Plan…
• Alicia Weintraub Votes Variance Avanti Calabasas…
• Calabasas Residents Forced to Endure Eyesore, Hazardous Construction Site…
• LCP-Keeping Horses in the Santa Monica Mountains!
• Mayor Garcetti & City of Santa Clarita Add Support for ROTV Alternative “D”!!
• Kudos to Thousand Oaks & Calabasas – Newest Cities to Join the Rim for “D”!
• No to Hidden Creeks Estates Annexation Up-Zoning & Destruction Wildlife Habitat
• Support Story Pole Policy June 24 – Calabasas City Council
• Special Olympics – Santa Monica Mountains to Host Israeli Delegation!
• Agoura Hills & Ventura County BOS Lead the Way – “D” – Rim of the Valley!
• LVHF Activists Rock! Thank you Assemblymember Bloom!
• Support ROTV – “D” June 16 – Ventura County BOS
• Going, Going, Gone? What Do You Think Calabasas?
• LA Times Today – Rim of the Valley Corridor
• Remembering…
• Our Hero!
• LCP-Special Compliance Program-Procedure Update
• APPEAL Filed Against Calabasas PC’s Approval of Monstrous Misfit on Significant Ridgeline…
• Congressman Schiff Spearheads the ROTV!
• First Win to Monte Nido/LCP Prevails! Developer Appeals to BOS…
• Alert: SMMLCP Horse Property Owners – Don’t Miss LA County’s April 28 Meeting
• Battle on the Backbone!
• Rim of the Valley Campaign Kick Off! More Parks for More People. Connecting the Dots in Preservation for Future Generations.
• LA-RICS – Surprise! Towers Emerge Overnight in Cornell – No Public Outreach
• FOR Calabasas’ Award Winning General Plan…
• Congressman Lieu to Join Schiff for Rim of the Valley Corridor!

2014

• Yikes! Malibu Canyon Road Tunnel Upgrade Closures Begin….
• Weintraub Proposes – Cemetery for Malibu, Hotel for Calabasas
• Zev – An Equestrian?
• LCP Certified by CCC!
• We Win! Santa Monica Mountains LCP Approved by BOS
• SUPPORT OUR LCP! ATTEND BOS HEARING AUG. 26!
• RCD Comments on Cultural/Ecological Resources SSFL
• Coastal Commission Unanimously Approves Santa Monica Mountains LIP!
• Santa Monica Mtns LIP at Coastal on July 10
• Invitation to LVHF’s Santa Monica Mountains Tribute to Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky on June 21!
• Agoura Hills to Oppose Calabasas Proposed Land Annexation
• Calabasas Allows Developers to Run Amok in Rural Neighborhoods
• Calabasas Proceeds with Annexation – Planning Commission Meeting – May 1
• April 23 – Agoura Hills Council Considers Calabasas Land Annexation Request
• Thank You! Public Support Critical in Winning Santa Monica Mountains LUP Approval …
• What a Win! Santa Monica Mountains LUP approved at Coastal….
• Countdown to Coastal – Join us April 10 in Santa Barbara to Support our LCP!
• Friends of the Santa Monica Mountains – Support our LCP!
• LVHF’s Santa Monica Mountains Tribute to Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky – June 21
• Exposing a Mountain of Deceit – LCP FACTS Debunk Fabrications
• In Tribute to our Dave Brown at King Gillette Today …
• Topanga Messenger Report – LCP
• New Organization Launched to Save Chesebro Meadow
• Santa Monica Mountains Local Coastal Program Approved by BOS!
• Dave Brown Piuma Overlook Dedication – March 1 – King Gillette Ranch
• Our 33rd Congressional Seat up for Grabs – Waxman to Retire
• Public Comment Period Opens for EIR/EIS SMMNRA Interagency Trail Management Plan
• LVHF Water Forum – What a Turnout! Experts Debate Alternatives for First Time….
• Liberty Canyon Wildlife Corridor – SMMC Meeting – Feb. 24 – Agoura High School
• LVHF Water Crisis Forum & Debate – Jan. 15 – 7 p.m.
• Join us for our “Educate and Debate” LVHF Water Forum
• Are Old Topanga Residents Being Selectively Targeted by the City of Calabasas? See Los Angeles Times …

2013

• State Controller’s Report – How Does Agoura Hills Compare to Calabasas?
• Happy Holidays from the Las Virgenes Homeowners Federation of the Santa Monica Mountains!
• Ahmanson Ranch 10th Anniversary Celebration – Sunday, Nov. 17 at 1:00 p.m.!
• Don’t Poison our Wildlife! LVHF Supports “Rodenticide Free Santa Monica Mountains”
• Stein, Cutbill, Lawrence -Top Finishers in LVUSD Board Race
• Moorpark Passes Anti-Rodenticide Resolution!
• Schwarz, Koehler & Weber Win Agoura Hills Council Seats
• A loss as big as ….
• Follow the Facts! Another Ridgeline Project Proposed in Calabasas. City Shrouds Developer’s Identity…
• Calabasas Council Approves Handel Project Without EIR
• Supervisor Yaroslavsky Named “Man of Hollywood”
• Dababneh vs. Shelley in Nov. 19 Runoff – 45th Assembly District
• Join the City of Agoura Hills in Medea Creek Clean-Up – Sat. Sept. 21
• Senator Steinberg Parks SB-731
• Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve – 10 Year Anniversary Celebration Nov. 17!
• GENERAL PLAN – Governor’s Office of Planning & Research – State of California
• Five Candidates Running for Agoura Hills City Council
• Five Candidates Running for Three LVUSD Board Seats
• A Mission to Conserve – A Legacy for the Future
• Supervisor Yaroslavsky Calls for New Environmental Review of Calabasas Landfill Amendment
• GIS Parcel Maps Ruled Public Records
• EPA Adopts Malibu Creek Regulations
• Our Woody Smeck – Selected Superintendent of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
• Public Records Act Remains Intact!
• Las Virgenes Homeowners Federation: Our Environmental Guardians
• County of Los Angeles Seeks Public Input – General Plan Update – Revised NOP for DEIR
• Topanga Reggae Fundraiser ….. July 27
• LVHF NAMES MALIBU COUNCILMEMBER JOHN SIBERT 2013 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR!
• The Mountains’ Queen of the Hill
• LOS ANGELES COUNTY HONORS FEDERATION’S WORK!
• SENATE BILL 132 – PROTECTING OUR MOUNTAIN LIONS
• VOTING…THE ULTIMATE ACT OF OPTIMISM
• “Old Topanga Canyon” Activist Jody Thomas Runs for Calabasas City Council
• RUBIO RESIGNS – STEINBERG TAKES THE HELM OF CEQA REFORM
• THE FIGHT FOR CEQA BEGINS…
• SPEAK UP FOR THE CHAPARRAL! NEW DEADLINE FEB. 25!
• SENATOR PAVLEY APPOINTED TO CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS COMMISSION
• MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. SAID….
• “GAINES” TO RUN FOR ASSEMBLY?
• Power Corrupts, and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely.
• EXCERPTS OF THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT
• LEST THEY FORGET…

2012

• CALABASAS INITIATIVES GATHER STEAM …. DESPITE FEAR OF DEMOCRACY
• LVHF DECEMBER 2012 NEWSLETTER & MEETING AGENDA
• LVHF DOCUMENTS
• LVHF NOVEMBER 2012 NEWSLETTER
• FEDERATION AGENDA NOV. 27, 2012
• FRAN-TASTIC! SENATOR PAVLEY WINS THE DAY!
• OTHER SEMI-OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS
• LVHF AGENDA – October 17, 2012
• Save the Date – Oct. 26 – Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff Station Unveils DUI Mobile Unit
• FRAN-TASTIC! Senator Fran Pavley Endorsed by Ventura County Star and LA Daily News…
• Memorial Service for John Low – Oct. 28 – Peter Strauss Ranch
• Modeled after Malibu – Calabasas Term Limits Initiative Launched….
• Calabasas Resident Jody Thomas Launches “Right to Vote Initiative”
• Federation Meeting Agenda for Wednesday, September 19, 2012
• Tragedy. We unexpectedly lose our John Low…
• SO CALLED “URGENCY” AB 1486 CHIPS AWAY AT CEQA…
• Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky Decides Not to Run for Mayor of LA
• Congressman Sherman Secures Funds for Backbone Improvements and more…
• Fish & Game Commission Ousts Mountain Lion Trophy Hunter from Leadership Role
• LVHF Pays Tribute to Gary Klein…
• FAIR AND OPEN GOVERNMENT! Thousand Oak’s Right To Vote Initiative’s Mic Farris – to run for City Council!
• Fear and Persecution in Calabasas….you thought it was over?
• Great Meeting! SSFL Update/Info and How to Drive a Successful Initiative…
• A WIN! AB 2226 STOPPED BY JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
• Snap, Crackle, Pop…NewsWatch
• Public Testimony Points at Hypocrisy in Calabasas
• Senator Pavley’s Homeowner Bill of Rights Approved
• Did You Know?
• LONG TIME SANTA MONICA MOUNTAIN ACTIVIST MARGOT FEUER DIES
• VISITOR CENTER OPENS AT KING GILLETTE RANCH
• PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS FOR: Santa Monica Mountains/Coastal, San Fernando Valley/Calabasas
• TASC AND THE TOPANGA CREEK WATERSHED COMMITTEE…Building A Movement
• SUPERVISOR LINDA PARKS HONORED AS 2012 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR!
• MALIBU HOTEL PROJECT RETURNS – EIR SCOPING MEETING 5/16/2012
• STATE SENATE APPROVES SENATOR FRAN PAVLEY’S BLIGHT PREVENTION BILL
• NO SOLAR PANELS AT LVUSD HIGH SCHOOLS – BOARD VOTES 5-0
• STANDARD PACIFIC IS BACK!
• Federation Congratulates Malibu City Council Winners: Skylar Peak, John Sibert and Joan House
• OBAMA PROPOSES LAND ACQUISITION FUNDS FOR SANTA MONICAS
• “A Great and Good Man”
• Farewell from Woody