POT LUCK IN SUNLAND-TUJUNGA? See page 1
FREE
FRIDAY • MARCH 21, 2014
INSIDE: AWC Dancers ................. Montrose Search & Rescue .................
2
THE PAPER WITH AN ATTITUDE!
John Goodman Tujunga’s LOCAL HERO!
2
“WW2 in the Pacific” .................
VOLUME 10 • NUMBER 6
Going, Going, Gone!
3
The “Soup Nazi” of S-T .................
4
New LAFD Captain Speaks .................
5
Tujunga Resident Found Shot Dead .................
6
Police K-9 Expo in town .................
6
Commerce Ave Liquor Assault .................
7
DEPARTMENTS What Folks Are Doing........... 2 View from the Rock.............. 3 Letters and Perspectives........ 3 Chef Randy........................... 5 Artfully Speaking.................. 5 Take My Card....................... 9 Auntie Gail’s Pet Corner...... 10
John Goodman with his dog, Behr. Thursday morning around 4:30 am on Verdugo Crestline Rd., John heard what sounded like a dogfight in his front yard. Rushing outside thinking that his dog Behr had cornered a bobcat, he found his dog under a large form. “I thought it was a bobcat said John, and I just went over and started kicking and punching it. It was only after the mountain lion let go of my dog that I realized that it was over five foot in length. I
picked up my dog and the mountain lion ran off. A little later, I heard two gunshots. It was a neighbor shooting at the mountain lion that was attacking his dog.” Against overwhelming odds and his love for his dog, John Goodman is our LOCAL HERO In researching information for this story, I asked a couple of people I know that live in see Lion Attack!, page 10
Over the past years, the number of medical marijuana businesses operating in Los Angeles, and in particular, Sunland-Tujunga, have skyrocketed and the City Council has gone through several revisions of its ordinance to regulate them. Voters approved Proposition D last May 21, banning medical marijuana businesses within Los Angeles while exempting those shops that had registered for licenses prior to a 2007 suspen-
sion on new dispensaries. That proposition went into effect June 20, 2013. “While dispensary operations can be authorized statewide, the state Supreme Court issued a ruling in May upholding the rights of cities to regulate or ban medical marijuana uses.” Said Thom Mrozek, a U.S. attorney spokesman. He said that the sale of marijuana is against federal see Pot Shops, page 12
Shen Yun to Perform at the Nokia, March 22-23 The worldwide acclaimed Shen Yun 2014 World Tour returns to the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles with a spectacular new production. The stunning dance and music performance revives 5,000 years of Chinese civilization and culture that were nearly lost. Stories that share messages of enlightenment and high values inspired by centuries of dynasties, religions and ethnic groups are illustrated by some of the world’s foremost trained danc-
ers in classical Chinese dance. Though the stories contain universal meanings that transcend language barriers, nothing is lost in translation due to bilingual emcees who preface each act and dancers who beautifully illustrate each story. Classical Chinese dance can display the beauty of China while also expressing the ingenuity spread throughout its history with leaps, flips and other see Shen Yun, page 10