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FRIDAY • August 22, 2014

INSIDE: VHWC Begins New Season ................

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THE PAPER WITH AN ATTITUDE!

VOLUME 10 • NUMBER 17

They Shoot Doggies, Summerfest Happens in Spite of Nay-Sayers!

Don’t They?

Sister Elsie Appeals Continue ................

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Casino Night 2012 Remembered ................

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STNC Meets Ed Fuentes ................

Wrecks of the Week ................

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Land Use Committee Meeting ............

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Day Street Apartments Being Filled

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The command post with 10 remaining LAPD vehicles.

By David DeMullé Thursday Morning brought in calls of 20 LAPD vehicles staging at the entrance to River Wood Ranch and continued on through the day.

Captain Maureen Ryan of the Valley Traffic Division and the highest ranking officer at the crime scene is responsible for the investigation of traffic collisions and traffic-related crimes for all of Valley Bureau. So it makes me wonder what really happened at the Big-T homeless encampment this morning. Calls started coming in from panicked campers who thought that one of their number had been shot.

There were reportedly over 20 police vehicles there.

When I arrived, a media black-out was imposed.

There were only 10 police vehicles but a lot of ranking officers.

SLOs Wall and Contreras were there politely ignoring me. But everything was cordial. The story I received from a couple of the homeless was that the dog of a homeless couple was shot and killed by a police officer.

Animal control came and retrieved the body. Many of the campers disappeared into the BLM land because they had outstanding warrants for court non-appearance. I have more photos but not enough information to make a program. Feel free to call Sgt. Herrold Egger at the Foothill Division for an update.

“Signs, Signs, Everywhere there’s signs” Remember this one?

What Folks Are Doing........... 2 View from the Rock.............. 3 Letters and Perspectives........ 3 Chef Randy........................... 5 Artfully Speaking.................. 5 Pet Page.............................. 8 Take My Card..................... 11

Remember the old Welcome To Sunland-Tujunga Sign? Sure didn’t cost $25,000 and the residents really felt proud that they created something for themselves. Of course, we still had drunks here...

State Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra sent a Certificate of Appreciation.

It was a long time in coming Summerfest posters that had and of course petty politics got been created for the festival. But in the way, but Summerfest cre- the Summerfest plans continued ator Dana Stangel pulled it off on. And then as the big day with an all-volunteer staff and came, Joe Barrett started posting some really hard work. Last “A partial criminal record of David DeMulle” that he had photoyear when it was apparent that shopped and attached to his the Lion’s Club Watermelon blogspot Summerfest announceFestival was gone for good, ments. About a 100 people told Community leaders Phil Tabbi, me that they decided to boycott Jim Moore, Gary Kemsley, Jin the Summerfest because of that Kim and Doc got together to and told their friends. create a replacement event. It But even with the bad publiciwas tentatively to be called named the “Watermelon Daze,” ty, the Summerfest carried on.

People were really happy that and The Foothills Paper there were no waiting lines to pledged $5,000 and free advertising to make it happen. the carnival rides, and even But like most things here in shorter waits for those who S-T, the menfolk dropped the wanted to purchase food from ball and the local women had to the couple of vendors that were make it happen. Dana Stangel there. As one Summerfester stepped in and created the Sum- Emily Stuart stated “Good semerfest, brought in women vol- lection of carnival rides for the unteers, and left the men standkids, but I’d like to see rides ing in the dust. Summerfest was priced at $2, I think you can going to happen. Event Permits make up the difference in volume. I went there with a pocket were applied for, contacts with the L.A. Rec & Parks and CD-7 full of money looking for good carnival food, funnel cake, ketCouncilman Felipe Fuentes tle corn, popcorn, hotdogs, turmade, and the arduous work of key legs, churros, etc. We left getting vendors, supporters and and went out to eat..... Hoping advertising items made began. for better food choices next year, And it all came together. Unfortunately politics had to rear its trial and error!” ugly head and Ms. Jean Traubner The newest newspaper to dilute the shrinking advertising (another major supporter) demanded that The Foothills Paper pool made its debut at the Summerfest to a lackluster crowd. be excluded. So that cost the Teranga Ranch $5,000 in support see Summerfest, page ? and the one hundred special

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www.thefoothillspaper.com • VOLUME 10 • NUMBER 17

VHWC Begins New Season Crescenta Valley Sierra Club News

So you haven’t sung since high school. You haven’t forgotten how! Nor have you forgotten how much fun it is to sing with a group, make new friends and conquer new musical challenges. The Verdugo Hills Women’s Chorus (VHWC), a member of California Women’s Chorus, Inc.

(CWC) will begin its’ 20142015 musical season with their first rehearsal September 8, 2014 at 9:00am. Any woman who remembers how great it was to participate in a chorus is encouraged to join us and the best part is, there are no auditions.

see VHWC, page 9

2014 NATIVE SUMMER FEST W

alk through Rudy Ortega Sr. heritage Park in San Fernando, Saturday, August 23rd featuring Native

American/Indigenous art exhibitions and a live music talent show.

Native Talent

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Saturday, August 23 at 12:00pm - 5:00pm Native Talent Show – continues to grow and spotlight Native American talent in the Los Angeles County.

Participants are given a 3 minute time slot to perform in front of a live panel of judges to compete for awards.

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Come and experience some of the best Native American art and grassroots talent at the Pukuu Summer Fest on Saturday, August 23 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Admission is free - and native youth can register to perform the day of the event.

Native artists include some of our LA Cultural Affairs Cultural Treasures including Ted Garcia stonecarver, and Nadiya Littlewarrior, gourd artist. Bernie Granados, painter and maskmaker, and Michael Williams portrait artist will also display their art.

It is with deep regret that we heard that one of the best people in Sunland-Tujunga has suffered an aneurysm and will be laid up for many months.

Mike Jones was a friend to anyone and a loving father. Anyone that knew Mike or would like to help him and his family, should contact Mark Seigel at C&M Printing. (818) 3537135.

The Crescenta Valley Sierra Club will present MOUNTAIN LIONS 101, With Robin Parks, on Wednesday, September 9 at 7:30pm at the Los Angeles County Public Library, 2809 Foothill Boulevard, La Crescenta. (Please enter on La Crescenta Avenue for the meeting place and parking.)

Parks, as docent of the Stough Canyon Nature Center identifies for us these magnificent big cats and invites us to know more of the facts not the fables. A special invitation to Law Enforcement, Sheriff Groups and Forest Rangers to come and gain a realistic picture of our Mountain Lion population in the Verdugo Mountains.

Our program begins following news of Conservation and Outings. This is a free event and everyone is welcome. Refreshments will be served. Please call Wayne Fisher at 818 353-4181 for further information.

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information, please call (213) 207-3000. FREE ADMISSION Concert in the Community Room. Free parking in the library lot.

Program will feature works for solo cello by HENZE & J.S. BACH; Los Angeles based composers: GEORGE N. GIANOPOULOS & ALI HELNWEIN and works chosen from the 15 MINUTES OF FAME: www.voxnovus. com/15_Minutes_of _Fame/ Event website: www.edendaleupclose.blogspot.com.

This concert is supported by a grant from the Hennings-Fischer Foundation.

Future concerts in this free series at the Edendale Branch Library: BRAHMS FESTIVAL with the Edendale Ensemble!

Saturday August 30 at noon until 1 p.m. featuring the Brahms Clarinet Quintet on Saturday September 6 at noon until 1 p.m. featuring Brahms String Quartet No.1, Op.51/1.

Concert info will be updated at www.edendaleupclose.blogspot. com.

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Free Edendale Noon Concerts

Free Glendale Noon Concerts

A COMMUNITY CONCERT at the Edendale Branch Library, 2011 W. Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90026. For more

FREE ADMISSION GLENDALE NOON CONCERTS Every FIRST & THIRD WEDNESDAY at 12:10-12:40 pm at the Sanctuary at FIRST

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Caspian Services Hosts August Chamber Mixer The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce had its August Mixer hosted by Caspian Services - These people know how to network and party!

One of Caspians’ satisfied customers wrote: “In the business of property management certain aspects such as websites and email are very important. Caspian not only built and designed my company’s website but has been hosting it and my emails since 2006. They’re intelligent and friendly staff is always very helpful and quick to respond to any questions or issues that we may have. Whenever we need new emails or changes made to our web site we contact our rep at Caspian Services and they are eager to help. Caspian has been helping us grow our company for many years.

If you are looking for a well established reputable company that won’t disappoint I would strongly recommend Caspian Services.”

Mr. Manzanero Celebrates the Launch of New Series LA MÚSICA CON MANZANERO The Foothills Paper was invited to a special performance of Armando Manzanero by Canal 22, the leading arts and entertainment channel in Mexico, celebrates 10 years of broadcasting in the United States. The legendary singer-song writer Armando Manzanero, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement honoree this year, performed a special showcase at the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles on August 14th. Canal 22 taped the performance for a new series to be hosted by Mr. Manzanero.

“La Musica Con Manzanero” explores the history of Mexican music and features performances by many of Manzanero’s accomplished musical friends and airs on Sundays 7 p.m. this fall.

Canal 22, the leading arts and entertainment channel in Mexico, celebrates 10 years of broadcasting in the United States. The legendary singer-song writer Armando Man-

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Armando Manzanero.

zanero, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement honoree this year, performed a special showcase at the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles on August 14th. Canal 22 taped the performance for a new series to be hosted by Mr. Manzanero.

“La Musica Con Manzanero” explores the history of Mexican music and features performances by many of Manzane-

ro’s accomplished musical friends and airs on Sundays 7 p.m. this fall.

Under the banner of Canal 22 Internacional, the channel is available on DirecTV, Time Warner Cable, AT&T U-verse, Verizon Fios, among other systems. This is just some of the wonderful cultural programs that we have available to us here.

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Today’s word is Conundrum. It means that nothing is exactly right or exactly wrong, it’s just there. And there you have it, SunlandTujunga is in a conundrum.

Our service clubs sold us out to a foreign influence. We lost our Watermelon Festival, we lost our Easter Festival, we didn’t have enough money for our 4th of July parade or fireworks, our Community outreach fund was raped, and you know, no one was punished for it.

And now we just had our SUMMERFEST with a new set of players, but because they didn’t know any better (no one learns from the past) they went along with the game. Cleghorn’s Junk Yard Dog, Joe Barrett, bit his mas-

ter’s leg and got kicked out of the kennel. But not before everybody threatened to file complaints against each other. What a bunch of wimps.

Now Joe is Paolina Milanos’ bitch and attacking the people who want to develop S-T and make it more of a community rather than a “gateway to nothing.” I don’t care that he is promoting his defunct STA, but I really do get bothered that whenever he can, he invites me to have sex with him. It got so bad at Monday’s LUC meeting that people actually got up and moved away from him and his pornographic mouth. And no, I’m not gay.

But maybe once he gets back on his meds, he’ll be

OK and productive within our community. Joe just couldn’t let a good thing happen and he sabotaged the Summerfest and cost them hundreds of visitors by posting crap on his “Flop and Suck-it” blog spot. But then again, that’s Joe. We now have a new “news source” in town called the Foothill Record that could amount to something, but then again, with past C of C president Tatulian handling the money, maybe not. They don’t call her “Lie, Cheat & Steal Tatulian” for nothing.

The Voice has Kresse Armour back and that should work out pretty good even though I’ve noticed that Tatulians’ paper is being dumped on the Voice’s

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ROCK racks. I found them at the Goodwill and I asked “if they made a special concession for the new paper?”

“Oh no,” said the manager, “someone dumped them off here and we use them to wrap glassware.”

And life goes on here in Sunland-Tujunga, where people haven’t learned to stop drinking The Water!

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Dear Editor, hey doc the ass hole you are what is your problem spreading rumors of everyone in sunland tujunga your paper is a joke and thats why i find where you put them and throw them away your a 70 year old joke you need to leave jean and tomi sonia ed and sandy alone they didnt do any thing to you we going to the city to shut ur paper down trust me if you say any thing more about people the police and there been police reports filed on you your a joke ur mentaly sick you say your in the military and a usc gradate you didnt gradate from usc ichecked im waiting to see if you were in the military you need help bad you cant even spell and im talking to facebook to shut ur website down I will there 292,000 people here in sunland/tujunga we will shut u down trust me you lie about a lot stuff and spead rumors in the city and the police hate you u use your paper to tell lies and your a drama queen what ur doing you thinck your still in high school grow up dumb asss ack your age you think your special your are sick special needs real help and no one care about you and your paper we all throw it away you will never have ur paper in cernt stores we already told them if your get your paper throw it away and the homeless hate you too they told us some stories about you and your gf that lie thats why your not wanted in

our meetings any more there is a special meeting this week about you get you kick out your not welcome here any more you are so slow reporting your news we do better repoting the news in this town with out the drama like the big rig fire and trash dump we reported that 3 days before you your suck at your report your a joke you never had a real job everything was hand-

ed to you you need to stay off the drugs you are on you think your police scanners work they dent post every thing on the scanners you need to go to the hosital youre mentaly sick if you post any more crap on your website watch out I will. have you shut down im meeting with the city los angles showing them everything you are doing and blaming in the last 5 years

I meet with them aug 1 have nice dumb ass· day 101......................

Unsigned Editor’s note: This young man is an example of what Meth does to your brains.

He drives a black Crown Victoria that he bought at a police auction and likes threatening people.

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Sister Elsie Appeals Continue

Another pile of lies from the defunct STA and Paolina Milano.

By David DeMullé Paolina Milano filed an appeal of the City Granting Ali Akbar Mahdi permission to build his house on Sister Elsie.

Using the Sunland Tujunga Alliance (STA) shell organization as the vehicle to file the appeal, Milano hoped to give the impression that the community is against the construction. Joe Barrett, last surviving member of the STA stated “This Appeal addresses the recent decision made by the North Valley Area Planning Commission regarding a proposed oversized hillside home on Sister Elsie Drive.....

This is an issue that affects more than a single house. If approved, this one house could set precedent for all future hillside homes in the area, and perhaps across the city.”

Unfortunately that is not correct, Mahdi owns THREE lots, side by side and his proposed residence is less than 2/3 of the size that was allowed when he applied for permit in 2009.

When asked about this second appeal by Milano, Mahdi responded “The view that the size of the proposed house is bigger than other houses in the area is wrong. The sizes of twenty six houses situated in Sister Elsie, or adjacent to my lots, range from 812 to 3799 SQF, averaging 1852.12 SQF. The size of my proposed building was less than what I could have built under the last ordinance. If my size does not comply with new ordinance, it is because the size of my building was APPROVED by the city during the previous ordinance, and has received all permits, except Public Works dimension for which we had to re-apply. The reasons for our reapplication were delays caused partly by neighbors

who kept complaining and appealing as a way to increase my cost and time so I would give up, and partly due to the lack of a clear decision by the city’s own divisions regarding Sister Elsie Drive. By law, the new application had to re-request even previously approved decisions, thus forcing me to reapply for everything I had asked and received approval before.”

“The new ordinance offered Ms. Milano and her friends in the neighborhood a new window of opportunity to re-launch their opposition again. If it was not for their oppositional delays and tactics, by now I would have built my house without having to reapply and endure over $16,000.00 additional fees and expenses for a second reapplication. The re-approval of this size by the City was justified by the fact that my new request for variance did not change the previously approved size or design. The city cannot nullify something that they had previously approved! People need to know that this project has been heard in the City five times, has won approval from the city three times, and has been dragged on by these complainants for over four years!”

Mahdi also finds Barrett’s statement inaccurate: “It is not true that this house sets a precedent for others. Due to topography of the area, all houses in that neighborhood have been, and will be, subject to variance.

Each request has been, and will be, decided case by case due to specific conditions of each lot.

The records shows that and the City administrator mentioned that in the hearing as well.”

And the battle continues as one person who has owned the property for many years tries to finally build his house.

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Day Street Apartments Being Filled We are pleased to announce that 20 of our local homeless moved into the Day Street apartments in Tujunga. Each new resident was greeted by a personal case manager and given the keys to their new apartment.

Many of the Day Street residents lived on the streets for nearly a decade and are excited about finally having a place to call home. This building provides stability and a better quality of life with an open courtyard, a computer lab, and on-site case managers to provide daily support.

Thank you for helping to shape the lives of our residents.

Local homeless finally find a home and the help they need.

Developing a property is never an easy journey, but with the support of our community partners, we accomplished our goal! With its solar panels and

modern architecture, Day Street is a beautiful addition to our portfolio and the surrounding community, but to the 47 others, it just now became a home.

California Would Create More Jobs Without Prop 30

In his recent piece for The Sacramento Bee, “State’s job growth defies predictions after tax increases,” David Cay Johnston argues that California’s recent job creation numbers prove recent tax increases embodied in Proposition 30 aren’t killing jobs or slowing economic growth.

Yet the evidence Johnston presents is less than convincing—surprising for an academic and former investigative journalist. He points to recent positive job growth numbers but neglects to mention that California’s “unemployment rate” remains tied for fifth worst in the nation.

Thirteen counties in California still have double-digit unemployment rates, the highest of which is 22%.

Due in part to California oppressive tax and regulatory climate, the recession was mark-

edly worse in our state. As a consequence, we ended up with a bigger jobs hole, and we now need more jobs than other states to fill that hole.

Yet in the past year, states with lower unemployment rates like North Dakota, Utah, Texas, Delaware, Colorado, Florida, Oregon, Indiana and Washington have all out-performed California in per capita job creation.

At best, California’s job creation record is middle of the road. Given our climate, natural and human talent, and need for jobs, we should be leading the nation in employment gains.

Instead we lead in taxes.

California has the highest top income tax rate, the highest statewide sales tax rate and the second highest gas tax. High taxes and fees, combined with an oppressive regulatory envi-

ronment, contribute to the high cost of living that undermines our state’s competitiveness and impoverishes many of our citizens.

In his op-ed, Johnston fails to answer, let alone ask, key questions like: How many more jobs would California have created if Proposition 30 hadn’t passed? How many job creators have left our state?

Were the high taxes embodied in Proposition 30 even necessary?

Proponents of Proposition 30 warned of dire consequences including devastating cuts to schools should the measure fail.

Yet since its passage the state has received a surge in new revenue unrelated to Proposition 30—leading Sacramento Bee columnist Dan Walters to question whether Proposition 30 was truly needed. see Jobs, page 10

Tired of the Dog Days of Summer? Come to the Garden!

In honor of National Dog Day, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is pleased to announce “Trails ’n’ Tails” with a special invitation for the community to bring their four-legged friends to the Garden on Saturday, August 23, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. This event began as a way to let the community know that the Garden is always dog-friendly (there is even a Doggie Membership!) but has truly grown into a celebration of all things canine. Always dog-friendly, the Garden’s dog-centric activities will include: • ONE FREE Admission for Visitors with a Leashed Dog • “Who’s That Doggie in the

Garden?” Photo Contest • Dog Vendors with Free Giveaways & Offers • Training Demonstrations by the Santa Barbara Humane Society • Doggie Prize Raffle Doggie Docent Tours and Doggie Hike • Santa Barbara Police Department K-9 Demonstration • Dog Adoptions As attendance is limited by our Conditional Use Permit, only 205 people can be allowed into the Garden at one time. Visitors are encouraged to use public transportation via MTD’s bus number 22 on the weekends.

All dogs MUST be on-leash to enter the Garden.

Winner of the 2013 “Who’s That Doggie in the Garden” photo contest.

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Grilled Vegetarian Tortas What is a torta? Torta is a Spanish-language word that has various meanings when applied to food but to me it has always meant sandwich. It can be hot or cold and is unbelievably hearty and delicious when properly prepared. When you make a torta with Portobello mushrooms, avocado, a spicy Salvadorian curtido and cilantro – it’s a vegetarian delight that can’t be beat!

Curtido Ingredients: 4 cups shredded cabbage 1 medium carrot, coarsely grated ½ cup onion (thinly sliced) 1 fresh large jalapeño (seeded and finely diced) ½ cup white vinegar ½ cup water 1 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons sugar 1 teaspoon dried Mexican oregano

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Torta Ingredients: 4 large Portobello mushrooms 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 ripe avocado 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice ¼ cup cilantro (chopped fine) 4 fresh-baked Mexican bolillos (cut in half - crusty Kaiser rolls also work well) 1 lime (cut into 4 wedges for garnish)

Curtido Directions: Pour 4 cups boiling water over cabbage, carrot, onion, and jalapeño in bowl. Steep 5 minutes.

Drain. Set aside. Bring vinegar, water, salt, sugar, and oregano to a boil in saucepan. Pour over cabbage mixture. Cover mixture and allow to marinate while grilling the mushrooms. see Tortas, page 9

See Chef Randy’s food blog for more recipes at

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“Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?” (T. S. Eliot) We take a lot for granted today. With the Internet we have lost the idea of thinking for ourselves. Information is all around us. And others are feeding us information we may never need or use. And many accept this information as gospel. Words come down from above.

There was a time when people had to think for themselves; had to make decisions based on past knowledge or the wisdom of those more experienced; those who had live it before.

I see so many enthralled with the media. So much of what we see today on the Internet and Television is delusion. It’s basically sleight of hand. It is mostly useless information to fill up time- expensive time for advertisers to sell us the next wonder drug or possibility of making our fortune in investments.

In the old days- and these days that I am talking about are even older than I- people knew when a salesmen was selling snake oil. They didn’t need facts or statistics or J.D Power to endorse a product and give it an A rating. They saw through it all. They used common sense and empirical knowledge to see through the sham.

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ference or at the very least felt what we were being handed sounded screwy. We relied on wisdom to help us understand things. We weighed the information, had time to mull it over and make a sound decision as to the facts. Right or wrong, our decision making was not based on Television commercials or for that matter – snake oil salesmen.

We’ve become complacent to accept what we are told.

Most times we can’t figure out what is being said, but if they are saying it, it must be right.

Hell, otherwise, it wouldn’t be on TV or the Internet. Right?

What is wisdom anyway?

Did our forefathers have some special insight or crystal ball they referenced when making decisions.

The Dictionary says Wisdom is: 1. Knowledge that is gained by having experiences in life 2. The natural ability to understand things most other people cannot understand.

3. Knowledge of what is proper or reasonable: good sense or judgment.

Many seem to have given up on acquiring good sense or judgment, especially today with everybody busy being politically correct. If you ask me, political correctness has replaced wisdom as the new common denominator. And with it, life experience and the ability to understand things has bit the bullet.

I look around today and I think we are not moving forward. In actual fact, we are digressing. Worse than that, we’ve lost the ability to recognize when we are being handed snake oil.

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Weaving The Past Will Inspire Search for One’s Beginnings

Weaving The Past: Journey of Discovery is a movie that was 13 years in the making which in itself is astounding.

This film which was written, produced and directed by Walter Dominguez was more than a documentary of someone trying to find and identify his past, it was a labor of honesty and love.

I was concerned about the fact Being in the middle of fire season doesn’t seem to stop people from acting crazy. It could have been a carelessly tossed cigarette. that there were so many references to the Methodist Church An ANF RangerForeign spotted the fire and tried to put can it outbewith objects on the freeway dangerousthat to your health! it would be just another rehis Co2 Fire Extinguisher, when it ran210 out,W/B he called for Canyon LAFD at Tuna backup from Squads 24 and 74. Intersection of Oro Vista and the ligious ego trip. But that changed within the first 20 Big-T last Monday morning.

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Emilio Hernandez, from revolutionary to reverend. ther “Tata.�

The picture painted an era that few of us are aware of. Using visuals of archival photographs and movie footage, Dominguez lets us ride alongside his grand-

father as he leaves home, is befriended by a Mexican revolutionary and became involved in the historic Mexican Revolution. see Weaving, page 7

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Five feet more to the right and he’d have bought a Ford SUV also.

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Perspectives

The STNC Meets Feuntes and a Rail Route it Does Not Like

On Wednesday, August 13 at the North Valley City Hall the SunlandTujunga Neighborhood Council held its monthly meeting. It was well attended as several contentious issues were to be discussed after the presentations.

LA City Councilman Felipe Fuentes of CD #7 was in attendance, as was his Area Director, Wesly Hernandez. Councilman Fuentes humorously sat on the STNC Board in order to use a table microphone, as the wireless guest mic was not operating. He spoke brilliantly as he summarized his recent efforts downtown, then easily fielded a number of complex questions from the enthralled audience.

One of the items he spoke at length on was that as Chair of the Energy and Environment Committee, he and his Council colleagues, whom he praised for their immeasurable assistance, had made remarkable progress in gaining control of the DWP. For example, he introduced a motion Tuesday that would force DWP officials to report on the status of their power pole replacements. He wanted to know how the department is determining which poles need replacement; their reason for the decline in replacements; and what actions can be taken to immediately “ramp up” the program.

“The story of deferred maintenance means more money out of the ratepayer’s pocket. That’s why it’s im-

portant to understand their methodology to keep them on schedule.

On equine rights: “I introduced a motion instructing City departments to create zoning information file on all suburban equine properties and to establish standards to protect equine land uses.”

On increasing our water supply: “If we were able to develop and sustain our [own] local water supply we’d only pay about a third of that price to ensure Angelenos had everything they had in terms of water. We have to start thinking constructively how we are going to maintain our localized solutions.”

(The Los Angeles DWP has plans to reduce the City’s imports over the next two decades, but to do so, Los Angeles must develop local water sources and address groundwater contamination in the San Fernando Basin.)

Ms. Michelle Boehm of the California High Speed Rail Authority spoke at length on the planned surface routing of their rail along Highway 14 then through the east end of crowded San Fernando Valley. She also broached the idea of the possibility of cutting a tunnel through the Angeles National Forest from Palmdale to Burbank.

This latter aroused the wrath of local environmental and animal rights activists who all promised lengthy protests. STNC President Mark Seigel opined that he doubted they had the money for either route.

Weaving from pg. 6

father was.

I will say this, it was so absorbing that you don’t even realize that there before you, is another era that for the most of us, we’ve only seen in impersonal documentaries. Here we join and travel with Dominguez as he weaves the past and makes us a part of it. It will continue to show at the Laemmle’s Playhouse 7, Pasadena until August 28.

Ponderous at times, the film flows on creating a tapestry of events about his grandfather, but leaving out who Dominguez became as he made this journey of discovery. Although poignant in its direction as it weaves the past into a tapestry of today, it leaves out the cause and effect of what he became as he discovered who his grand-

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Foothills Pet Page HARMONY FARMS IS SPONSORING A PET APPRECIATION FOOD PROJECT FOR PETS OF THE HOMELESS and requesting donations of pet food and toys to be delivered to the local homeless camps.

Please help us help them! Their pets need love and food. Harmony Farms and Wag My Tail-Sunland have donation boxes at their stores.

Keep your Pets Cool Dog’s Head Out the Car Window: A Dangerous Habit in the Hot Summer For most pups, the best part of a car ride is feeling the breeze in their furry faces as they stick their head out the window. Despite the feel good nature of this pleasurable experience, it’s actually a very dangerous habit.

In the early days of automobiles, most cars did not have windshields and their top speed was approximately 45 mph.

Given those conditions, drivers wore goggles to protect their eyes. Now that we have windshields to protect us, you wouldn’t consider sticking your unprotected head out the window at 45 mph. Then why let your dog?

Allowing your dog to let it stick its head out the window

is a very dangerous habit. Their eyes are exposed to dirt, rocks, dust and other debris. These materials can easily puncture and scratch your dog’s eyes. A line of pet goggles have come

out which are to help prevent these types of injuries. However, even if you can train your dog not to paw them off his head, there are still many other see Dangers, page 9

With the increasingly hot temperatures, please consider getting an $8.00 children’s pool from Do-It Center so your dogs have a ready water source and cooling station. You can also buy a bottle of “Pond Clear” next door at PetSmart to keep the algae out.

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his aide to deliver a well deserved “Certificate of Appreciation” to Stangel.

Except for one article that Stangel wrote Every event has glitches in its beginnings, but they get resolved as more for the now almost defunct Voice of the people get involved and lend their exVillage, there was absolutely no media pertise. Without the poisoning of Sumadvertising or coverage of Summerfest merfest by Jean Traubner and Joe Barin any newspaper. People that queried “Google” for the Summerfest got Barretts rett, it could have been a success.

This reporter is looking forward to hate site and didn’t go further. next year’s Summerfest.

Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra sent

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VHWC from pg. 2 The morning will start with coffee and refreshments at 9:00 am at the La Crescenta Presbyterian Church 2902 Montrose Ave. in La Crescenta where the chorus rehearses on Monday mornings from September to June every year. VHWC is not affiliated with the church but meets in the choir room for its’ weekly rehearsals. After refreshments, there will be a short business meeting at 9:30 a.m. to share some of the summer’s happenings. The group of 35 women are of varying ages and interests who gather on Monday mornings with a common bond, the love of music and the desire to sing. Members agree that “singing is the best way to start the week” so it isn’t too soon to rehearse and perfect the music that will be performed during the Christmas season.

VHWC has been entertaining in the Verdugo/ Foothills community for more than sixty years. These friendly, energetic and dedicated singers who reside in La Crescenta, La Canada, Pasadena, Altadena, Glendale, Burbank and Sunland-Tujunga have

Tortas from pg. 5 Torta Directions: Heat grill to medium heat (350 - 400 degrees). Remove stems from mushrooms and clean mushroom tops to remove any residual dirt/mulch.

Brush tops and bottoms of mushrooms with olive oil. Grill mushrooms for 8 minutes on one side, turn over, and continue to grill the other side for another 8 minutes. Remove from grill and set aside. Grill buns for about 1

been led by Sharon Schlarb, an extraordinary choral director since 1999.

Sharon continues to present the singers with a variety of songs tailored for their voices and for the audiences for whom they perform. The chorus performs at a variety of venues, among them senior organizations, retirement homes and church groups in the Verdugo Hills and surrounding communities. The chorus is accompanied at rehearsals and performances by the very talented Diana Tyson, a local La Crescenta resident.

The goal of VHWC is consistent with that of the California Women’s Chorus Inc. which is to encourage choral singing among women and to raise funds for music scholarships for vocal students. If this sounds good to you and you enjoy singing, please join us on September 8, 2014 at 9:00am for coffee, cake and music. Lend us your voice and experience the joy of singing.

With a “Song in Our Hearts” we ask you to call Sharon Schlarb (626) 4035622 or Arlene Massimino (818) 6241111 so that a packet of music will be ready for you at the September 8 meeting and rehearsal. minute or until nice grill marks appear.

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In a small bowl, mash the avocado with the lime juice. Spread the mashed avocado on the bottom half of the bolillos. Place one mushroom on top of each bolillo half. Mound ½ cup of curtido on top the mushroom. Add a tablespoon of cilantro on top of that and place the tops of the bolillos on the finished tortas.

Cut in half and serve with escabeche (marinated jalapenos, carrots and onions) and a wedge of lime on the side.

cause damage to the soft tissue on a dog’s paws. dangers when your dog’s head is out the The best place for your dog to ride is in the back seat or cargo area of your window while driving. vehicle, properly restrained of course.

Damage to the ears is another big concern. When the dog’s ears flap in the Utilizing a pet safety belt, car seat, vewind, his soft ear flaps (pinnae) can eas- hicle pet barrier, or a travel crate is the best ways to ensure that your pup’s ily become irritated, swell and become travels are happy and safe. Sure, crack very tender. The constant and rapid the window, but no heads out! flapping of the pinnae against your About TripsWithPets.com dog’s head from high-speed winds TripsWithPets.com is the #1 online recauses trauma to the ear and results in source for pet travel. Named best pet swelling. Repeated trauma such as this travel site by Consumer Reports, Tripcan cause lifelong problems for your sWithPets.com’s mission is to offer repup.

Allowing your dog to stick its head out sources that ensure pets are welcome, the window can also lead to more severe happy, and safe while traveling. The website features a directory of pet outcomes, such as falling out of the car friendly hotels and accommodations or getting his head stuck in the window across the United States and Canada, as opening. Taking a turn a bit too fast, traveling over bumpy terrain or an overly well as airline & car rental pet policies; pet friendly restaurants, beaches, and excited pup can cause your dog to lose balance and easily fall out of the window. events; a user-friendly route search option; pet travel tips; pet travel supplies; These types of incidents occur more freand other pet travel resources. quently than one might imagine and can About the Author cause severe injury or death to dogs.

Kim Salerno is the President & Founder It should go without saying; but anof TripsWithPets.com. She founded the other very dangerous idea is to allow pet travel site in 2003 and is an expert your dog to ride in the bed of a pickup in the field of pet travel. Her popular truck. All of the dangers of sticking its head out the window from inside the car web site features pet friendly hotels & accommodations across the US and are increased, since the bed of a pickup offers little or no protection from wind, Canada, along with other helpful pet travel resources. Her mission is to endebris, or falls. In addition, a pickup’s sure that pets are welcome, happy, and metal bed can reach dangerously high safe in their travels. temperatures on hot days, which can

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Jobs from pg. 4 The Governor and legislators are using billions in new revenue to grow government programs. What if those dollars were instead given back to taxpayers to invest in their families and local communities?

Even the Legislature seems to recognize that California can’t compete under its current tax scheme and has recently voted for a number of boutique tax incentives to keep businesses from leaving our state. How

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then can anyone argue that California taxes and regulations aren’t driving jobs away?

As California’s economy continues to recover, we should not be satisfied with middle-of-theroad job creation numbers, high taxes and high poverty rates. We can and must do better.

George Runner represents more than nine million Californians as a taxpayer advocate and elected member of the State Board of Equalization. For more information, visit boe.ca.gov/ Runner.

Attention All Veterans, Sons, Daughters and Wives of Veterans Come and Enjoy your local American Legion Post Help support Veterans and Veterans’ Causes

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Land Use Committee Draws Major Crowd to Hear About Proposed Land Developments Monday’s Land Use Committee had over 216 people sign in and about 10 standing in the back that said “No, I’m not signing my name to anything!” With the STNC auditorium filled to capacity the two main presenters who were developers, gave their pitch on why their project should be approved. The first one up, represented a project on Day St. just below the Sister Elsie house that is being contested by past board member Paolina Milano. The developer, Andrew Nowaczek showed a proposed placement of houses on 14 lots including a 1 acre “wilderness area.” Contention arose when the question of who actually was on title was brought up. The previous owner argued that he had not put in the water meters for

the 14 lots and that he wanted his name removed from the title “Immediately!”

A representative of the proposed Canyon Homes project on Big Tujunga Canyon made his presentation and answered questions about the environmental impact it would have on the surrounding area. It has not yet been determined how many houses will actually be built there but is is thought to be in excess of 200.

If you add these projects to the already proposed Whitebird and Snowball projects, we are looking at over 700 houses that could feasibly be built in Tujunga in the coming years. One of the main concerns was “Where is the water going to come from?” when California is in a severe drought.

Full house with standing room only at the LUC meeting.

Canyon Homes presentation shows the proposed land usage.

Woodcraft Rangers Nvision Programs Gear up with STEM Infused Activities School is in session. Grab your pencils, notebooks, backpacks, and registration forms for Woodcraft Rangers as their Nvision programs across the Los Angeles area get ready for a prolific year full of academics, youth engagement, and incredible events. With over 60 schools in greater Los Angeles, including the San Fernando Valley, area serving grades K-12 (5yrs – 18yrs) Woodcraft Rangers Nvision programs are committed to guiding the youth to become leaders, creative innovators, and true lifelong learners.

There is a high demand for expanded learning and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) curriculums and Nvision Programs custom-fit the academic needs,

interest, and social culture for the students enrolled in the schools they serve. In many ways the activities allow the youth to focus on interaction, exploration, and fun as they further their knowledge at the same time.

Ranging from video production, to soccer, to dance, to robotics, Woodcraft Rangers develops all its activities to be infused with STEM. Whether it be students playing basketball, skateboarding, or graffiti art their staff is always focused on instilling STEM concepts into the activities.

CEO Chris Johnson says, “Woodcraft Rangers’ Nvision Programs inspire the youth to open their eyes and view their school work as it illuminates itself and their interests. With a

myriad of enrichment activities we are committed to building on the school days through youth interest.”

Woodcraft Rangers, having served over 1.1 million Los Angeles youth since their inception, continue engage and inspire. With the new school year approaching, schools like Sunland Elementary are sure to make a splash in the San Fernando Valley. Gardening, nutrition chefs, or urban dance, Woodcraft’s Nvision program will always guide young people to find their way to explore pathways to purposeful lives.

For further information contact, (213) 249-9293 or woodcraft@woodcraftrangers.org.

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Remember when getting “down and dirty” was really fun?

LAFD Flagpole Painting

Every day is a maintenance day. Today they got to use their ladder truck to paint the station flagpole.