With great sadness, the Las Virgenes Homeowners Federation reports that long time Santa Monica Mountain activist Margot Feuer has passed away. She was 89 years old. Margot was a true warrior leading a triumphant grassroots movement in the 1950s & 1960s to protect open spaces. Margot, along with Sue Nelson and Jill Swift is credited with galvanizing the movement that helped make the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area a reality in 1978. Continue reading
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VISITOR CENTER OPENS AT KING GILLETTE RANCH
To see photos from the Grand Opening of the Anthony C. Beilenson Interagency Visitor Center on June 9, 2012 please click on PHOTOS above!
PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS FOR: Santa Monica Mountains/Coastal, San Fernando Valley/Calabasas
UPDATED – JUNE 25……
State Assembly District 50
(All mountain and coastal communities except Calabasas. Calabasas is part of San Fernando Valley Assembly District 45 now. See below….)
SUPERVISOR LINDA PARKS HONORED AS 2012 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR!
The Las Virgenes Homeowners Federation named Ventura County District 2 Supervisor Linda Parks as its 2012 Citizen of the Year (COY) at its annual banquet. Supervisor Parks has been an open space and environmental superstar for more than two decades.
MALIBU HOTEL PROJECT RETURNS – EIR SCOPING MEETING 5/16/2012
The City of Malibu is preparing an EIR for a major hotel project at the end of Malibu Canyon Road where it joins Pacific Coast Highway. The City has scheduled a scoping meeting on the scope and content of the EIR on Wednesday, May 16th at 6:30 pm in the Multi-purpose Room at Malibu City Hall, 23825 Stuart Ranch Road.
STATE SENATE APPROVES SENATOR FRAN PAVLEY’S BLIGHT PREVENTION BILL
The California State Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 1472, authored by Senator Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills) this morning. SB 1472 is a bill that will provide local governments additional tools to fight blight caused by foreclosed properties primarily owned by banks and financial institutions.
NO SOLAR PANELS AT LVUSD HIGH SCHOOLS – BOARD VOTES 5-0
Enough residents attended the LVUSD board meeting last night to convince the five board members to vote 5-0 to NOT okay building the solar panels at either Agoura or Calabasas High Schools. Several Old Agoura residents who live near Agoura High spoke of the possible additional visual pollution added to the tacky moving sign boards already there, referencing the existing example at Taft High in Woodland Hills. Jess Thomas coupled Kirk Allegro’s excellent letter points with his own technical comments about the proposed plants lack of efficiency and uncertain fiscal benefits. The board seemed genuinely pleased to have received our thoughtful concerns and voted accordingly. Larry Brown was the only non-Old Agoura resident to testify.
Federation Congratulates Malibu City Council Winners: Skylar Peak, John Sibert and Joan House
Newcomer Skylar Peak, incumbent John Sibert and former Councilmember Joan House delivered the votes on April 10, and won the three Malibu City Council seats up for grabs. Continue reading