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It’s Saturday morning and I’m driving down Foothill Boulevard. I’ve just left the Verdugo Hills YMCA with my two boys, ages 5 and 3. Pharell’s song “Happy” is playing on my mp3 player for the gazillionth time, partly because it makes my boys happy, partly because it keeps me happy. I’m deep in thought when a woman casually drives out of the Firefighters vent the roof as flames surge out. Sunland-Tujunga Library by David DeMullé park ranger. As everyone arparking lot, less than one rived and as they were laying second away from where I A house fire in the 11000 out water lines to fight the will soon be. block of Garrick Ave, Lake intense fire, sounds like pop- I hit the brakes and turn to View Terrace brought fireping ammunition were heard my left. There’s a car sitting fighters from all the local fire throughout the neighborhood. in the median, which gives stations as well as ANF and a see Fire, page9 me one last option - drive
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Train Wreck in Valley’s Future?
Even with a crossing guard, children’s lives are at risk. into the opposing lanes of traffic. Split-second decision, no cars, so I go for it. My car comes to a halt. All the cars around me freeze. “What the heck?!” I scream in anger. There is no crash. No
crunching of metal and plastic. My boys! I turn back to look at them. They are both safe and secure in their car seats. They are a bit shaken up, but they are okay, and see Safe, page9
Shawarma House Gets Gold “A” Rating
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DEPARTMENTS Foothills Happenings............. 2 View from the Rock.............. 3 Letters to the Editor.............. 3 Legion Post Calendar............. 4 Chef Randy........................... 5 Artfully Speaking.................. 5 Crime Stats......................... 10 Wrecks of The Week........... 11 Take My Card..................... 11
More than 100 protesters rally outside HSR meeting. David DeMullé
Terrace Branch Library, the Albert Kirkosyan, proud owner of Shawarma House HSR community group with his L.A. County-issued Gold “A” award. It’s been two months since brought more than 100 Shawarma House, located program provides technical the L.A. County Board of residents with signs such at 8515 Foothill Blvd. in assistance designed to foster Supervisors sent a letter of as “Don’t Railroad Us” and Sunland. received a Gold a greater understanding of opposition to the proposed “Don’t destroy my horse “A” rating from L.A County local health department comCalifornia High Speed arenas.” In a surprise move, Department of Health for the pliance policies and related Rail (HSR) E-2 train route LAUSD Board Member restaurant’s on-going success state and federal codes. through Lake View Terrace Monica Ratliff announced in cleanliness and safety. The unit issues the and surrounding areas. But that she will introduce a mo The Los Angeles County “Certificate of Excellence” to nothing has stopped the train. tion on Sept. 20 to block the Department of Health Conretail food establishments At Wednesday’s protest, bullet train’s proposed route see Protest, page 9 sultative Services (CS) see Gold, page 9 held outside the Lake View by
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SPORTS PHYSICALS
Sandports are what define our schools are a great break from academics. You already know that participating in sports helps keep you fit. You also know that sports are a fun way to meet people and have fun. But do you know why the physical you have to take at the beginning of your sports season is so important? In the field of sports medicine, the sports physical exam is known as a Pre-participation Physical Examination, or a PPE.
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Sunland/Tujunga Art Association Schedule of Events Free art demonstrations are being held every second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m.at the La Crescenta Spiritual Center on 4845 Dunsmore Avenue, in La Crescenta, CA 91214. Low-cost art workshops will be held every Saturday following the second Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. until 2 or 3 p.m.; location to be announced at the Thursday night meetings at the Tujunga Library, 7771 Foothill Blvd. OR the La Crescenta Spiritual Center. Costs are: members, $20; guests, $30. Payment for Saturday workshops is required by the Thursday meeting just before the workshop. September 8: Alice Asmar — Portrait Proportions Demo at the Spiritual Ct. Sept. 10: NO SATURDAY WORKSHOP Oct. 13: (pending)
This exam helps determine whether it’s safe for you to participate in a particular sport. The State of California requires that kids and teens have a sports physical certificate before they can start a new sport or begin a new competitive season. Your local Urgent Care Clinic located at the Commerce Center on 7204 Foothill Blvd. is offering a special $20 PPE. All you have to do is bring in your school ID. The exam is really fast, and you’ll be out in 20 minutes.
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I see that Ms. Tatulian is out banging on doors saying how bad a person I am and not to advertise with us again. It’s the same old story: she rallies her cadre of silly people that can’t make it in the real world to attack us — again. She hasn’t figured out that that doesn’t work here. Hell, I never even mentioned that Ms. Tatulian lost her bank manager’s job for insider trading in the old BidBay fraud. Or that Eddie Rivera’s band folded when he was accused of having non-consensual sex with one of its members. But what the hell, this is Sunland-Tujunga. Those things happen. We have a newspaper that is going to be 12 years old in November. Now that’s a pretty long time for an independent local newspaper to last here. The Sentinal, The North Valley Reporter, The Star, The Boulevard and the Voice of the Village all passed into oblivion. What our detractors fail to remember is that The Foothills Paper is really about our community. We are many things. Part serious.
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Part silly. It is a place where people come to read about important issues in our community. We have a Letters to the Editor section, a Perspectives section and political cartoons. And the unifying theme is that they are all about our little vortex. Hell, we even have an Internet and a Facebook site with their own followings. And yes, sometimes I put things out there to tweak people, especially in areas like the political, cultural and ethical aspects of our so-called service clubs. I know a lot of you know or want to know gossip about things such as where our elected leaders reside, their romantic affairs and other sensitive personal business. I don’t discuss that information here. That is none of your business. I enjoy writing, and part of this enjoyment comes from being able to use The Paper to draw attention to issues that I think are interesting and merit discussion. This is Sunland-Tujunga. There has always been and will always be matters of misconduct, ethical dilemmas, dirty politics, misappro-
priated funds and petty bickering. These types of issues are rampant in our community, and we should not feel ashamed to learn about them and discuss them. Part of the job of the media is to serve as a watchdog. Despicable acts by past officers of our neighborhood council and attacks on local businesses merit coverage. It is ridiculous to hear that The Paper is contributing to a problem or doing more harm than good when it reports a negative or provocative story. I figure that there is a 1/100th of one percent of residents that comprise the group of haters in our little community. Sometimes they can really get quite rabid. In fact, that small percent has contributed to the creation of a coming “reality show” depicting their exploits. I used to think we had some good people doing bad things here. But the reality is that we have some really bad people doing bad things that affect our community. If they could just stop hating each other, they could become quite a political force.
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ROCK But small people have small minds. And it will end there. The Foothills Paper was put together to have fun and provide a platform for our service and social clubs. Look around you, for the most part THEY have gone out of business. That was not supposed to happen — but then again, when you get caught in your own lies, you get bit on the ass. We have a real good shot at making Sunland-Tujunga whole again, and I hope you take advantage of what our local businesses have to offer. I can’t think of any other place in America that is like us. Let’s make it a fun place to be again. And yes, you can say, “It’s the water!
Kathy Anthony is Still Sewing Away! Kathy Anthony of Kathy’s Kreations is a 57-year resident of Sunland and showed an interest in sewing at a very early age. As a child she remembers that one of her favorite pastimes was watching a neighbor sew. At the age of 10 she bought her first sewing machine, an old tread-mill type that for us “old” folk was a fun thing to play with as we were growing up. One of the first things she remembers sewing was a blue skirt for herself and a friend. At that time she had little knowledge of tailoring, and had no idea that the shirts needed a kick pleat. As a result the skirt ripped when the girls climbed up the stairs, and they were sent home to change. This may have been a minor set- back, but certainly didn’t stop Kathy from continuing her sewing. After she had children of her own, she used to make all of their clothes. Between children and her sewing, her days were filled. As her children became teenagers, and she found herself needing something to do to occupy her free time, she went looking for a job. She tried out several jobs: waitress, secretary and various other positions. Kathy never felt she was any good at these things, and always felt there
Kathy keeps on cranking out specialty order apparel. was something lacking in Throughout the year, she these professions. does alterations, repairs and Being an independent tailoring. As more and more person, she realized that she customers asked Kathy to needed a job that was somecreate costumes during the thing special, and she turned summer months when busito the gift God had given her: ness was slow, a new facet to sewing. This ability must her business began. have come from the heavens She now creates and sews because according to Kathy, according to her customer’s she never had a lesson, she requirements with everything just seemed to know what to being made in her shop to do – and often wondered just fit everyone from infants to how she did know. grandmothers. It was this divine guidance “Being a mom-and-pop shop, that, 47 years ago, led to you learn to be versatile,” the conception of “Kathy’s says Kathy proudly. And it is Kreations.” She started her that versatility which created business with only a domestic Kathy’s Trees that sells high sewing machine. This marked quality Christmas trees the end of a hobby and the from her site at the Tile Max beginning of a career. company parking lot across Kathy’s Kreations offers the street. all types of sewing, from Kathy feels that she has replacing zippers, sewing made a decent living, made Levi patches, suits, formals, a lot of friends, and that custom dresses and costumes. her chosen profession has
allowed her to raise her family. Her son, Art, who now runs the Crows Nest and her daughter, Diana, have given her a total of five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Kathy’s business has allowed her to be active in the community, serve as a past Chamber of Commerce president, be active with the Elks Lodge and serve as president of the American Legion Auxiliary. All in all, this local “Sew & Sew” has had a full life and is looking forward to many more years of friendship with her many friends and customers. Kathy’s Kreations, located at 8241 Foothill Blvd. in Sunland, is open five days a week. The phone number is (818) 353-5416 and it’s recommended that you call for an appointment.
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Verdugo Hills Women’s Chorus Tunes Up For Christmas Choral by
Attention All Veterans, Sons, Daughters and Wives of Veterans
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Verdugo Hills Women’s Chorus (VHWC) had a very successful “Get to Know Us” session at their Summer Fun Rehearsal on August 1. Twelve guests attended and sang with members of VHWC. The group, founded more than 60 years ago as an outgrowth of PTA Mothersingers and now as VHWC, follows the goal of California Women’s Chorus, Inc. (CWC). The CWC’s goals are to promote choral singing among women and to provide funds for scholarships for young and talented students of vocal music. The first rehearsal of the 2016-2017 season is nigh nd Christmas music will be on the agenda to prepare the VHWC for the programs in
December 4,1938 August 9, 2016 Dorothy Margueritte Brown passed away in her sleep in the presence of her daughters, Debbie Perillard and Dianne Brown, and her ex-daughter in-law, Veronica Guerrero, after a long battle with cancer. She was loyal to her family, very generous to members of her community and loved by all. Dorothy had a great sense of humor, was smart and loved to laugh. Her children and grandchildren were her greatest joys and she was very protective of them — in fact she had a saying: “Don’t break Grammy’s number one rule. Don’t hurt her grand-babies.” She loved listening to music, loved to eat, drink wine and rum, and to go antique-shopping. She also loved a good game of scrabble and also jacks. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Debbie and Paul Perillard, her daughter Dianne Brown, her son Steve and daughter-in-law Celeste Brown and Stepson David Frank, and grandchildren Kelli Perillard, Anthony and Andre Ramos, and Andrew, Steven Jr., Chelsey, Zachary, David and Michael Brown. Family and friends who were touched by her are invited to join us in celebrating her life on September 10 at 2 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Big Bear located at 400 E. Northshore Dr. CA 92314.
November and December in Verdugo Hills, Pasadena, Glendale and other areas. For many, this is a way to see a Christmas concert without having to leave their home. Membership is open to any woman who has a love of music and is interested in
bringing that joy to others through song. Rehearsals are held Monday mornings 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. No auditions are required. For more information, please contact Sharon Schlarb at (626) 403-5622 or Arlene Massimino at (818) 624-1111.
Movie Review: Sausage Party by
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Sharon Schlarb chorus director (seated), then l to r: Marianne Jennings, Rosa Frommer, Jeanne Long, Judy McClure, Ginney Pruitt and Mia Lundergan.
If nothing else, there aren’t a lot of movies like “Sausage Party.” I mean this both in terms of subject matter (grocery items decide they don’t want to be eaten) and tone. It’s basically an R-rated kids’ movie. So much of it is cute and chipper and it’s presented in a silly-looking animation style that screams “kid friendly.” But make no mistake, this is one of the most vulgar animated movies of all time. If you can enjoy that vulgarity, great. If you don’t want to be subjected to vulgarity, or have kids that you don’t want to be subjected to vulgarity, you’d best shop elsewhere. The plot sees Frank the Sausage (Seth Rogen) longing to be “chosen” by a customer along with his girlfriend Brenda Bun (Kristen Wiig). Almost every product in the store equates being chosen with going to heaven. If Frank and Brenda get chosen together, it’s the equivalent of getting married as they enter eternity. Needless to say, the film is not above making countless sausage-and-bun jokes. Frank and Brenda get separated from their packages and go on an adventure to get into new ones. Along the way, Frank learns the horrifying truth about what happens to food once it leaves the store
and makes it his mission to save his friends, even though they don’t want to believe that the faith they’ve always kept is a lie designed to keep them from panicking over their inevitable fates. It turns out that the film is a scathing critique of religion, about how people will believe what they want to believe, even when confronted with evidence to the contrary, with the catchall justification of “faith.” But here’s where the film’s logic breaks down: we don’t know what happens to the food after it’s violently prepared or eaten. The characters believe in eternal life, but they’re unaware that it includes Earthly death. Every religion has prominent figures who, at some point, had to leave their bodies, often violently. Death by itself is not evidence against any respectable religion. Now if the characters were looking forward to being eaten, and then discovered that nothing was waiting for them, then the film might be clearer on its point. …And I’ve just criticized the theology of a talking sausage movie. The main attraction of the film is of course its humor. Just about every off-color joke that can be made about sausages, buns, and a taco voiced by Salma Hayek is done here, though the sex jokes certainly aren’t limited to them. Swearing invades
almost every line of dialogue, and while the words are usually spoken with grace, there were a few times where I got the impression that they were just added to remind us that these characters know swear words. There are ethnic jokes and stereotypes aplenty, from a Jewish bagel (Edward Norton) to a Muslim flatbread (David Krumholtz) to a Native American whisky (Bill Hader) to a black box of grits (Craig Robinson) to the taco again, to many others. Nick Kroll voices a villain, and I’m not comfortable revealing what kind of product he is, but it was the nickname of his character on “Parks and Recreation.” This being a Seth Rogen movie, you can probably imagine that there are a few pot jokes. There’s a celebration toward the end that is frightfully raunchy. I recommend “Sausage Party” to the right audience: see Sausage, page 9
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Grilled Avocados on Crusty Rosemary-Olive Bread
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1 loaf of crusty rosemary-olive bread 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice Salt to taste Directions: Preheat the grill on medium to medium-high heat (about 400 degrees) for 10-15 minutes. Cut avocados into quarters and discard pits. Do not peel off the skins. Brush avocados with 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil. Grill avocado quarters on one side for 3 minutes. Turn onto other side and grill for 3 minutes more. Remove from grill and set aside.
Cut four thick slices from loaf. Brush one side of each piece of bread with the other tablespoon of oil. Grill on olive oil side for 3 minutes or until nice grill marks appear. (The bread should not be burned!) Remove from grill. Let the grilled avocados fall out of their skins and into a medium mixing bowl. Discard the skins. Spread a thick schmear of avocado onto the grilled side of each piece of bread. Garnish each piece of bread with a few drops of fresh lime juice. Sprinkle each piece of avocado-topped bread with a little salt, serve and enjoy!
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I wanted to address an idea that has germinated from my watching a video on an interview with Susan Jacoby. She is an author of many books, and I recommend those who read this column look her up. Though the discussion wasn’t about art, it got me thinking and initiated the subject of this column. There have been many times, since deciding to be a full time artist and devoting my life to creating worthy art, that I felt I may never realize my dreams of becoming either well known or famous and having my efforts recognized by the public at large or by future generations of art lovers still to come. In researching art history and artists throughout history, I found many, many worthy artists who created masterful works of art and yet in this day and age, are not known or recognized for their efforts. Prompting me to think about not only those artists, but all artists, of all levels, who spend long hours; suffer great hardship; creating worthy art that possibly may never get any recognition either local, national or world recognition. I started to wonder about what it means to the world of art; to the idea of art in general. What is the difference to art as a concept if hundreds or even thousands of wouldbe artists never get noticed for their efforts? What effect does that have on us as a so-
ciety; or the world at large? I understand that not everyone will be recognized as a great artist. But does this so called idea of greatness matter? On a larger scale, what role do all these unsung artists play in the grand design? I have come to believe that no matter what level of ability you achieve or how great your skill to create art, every contribution has value toward a greater cause. Every artwork created moves art forward. Every contribution has an impact. Even if you are never recognized as an artist, it still doesn’t deny the role played by every person who is creating art. I feel I am not alone in wondering how my work will affect those who see it. Or if in fact, it will be noticed and appreciated at all. Yes, I want approval and of course while I do this to make money so I can continue to do this, I want to have some measure of influence on the world of art and those who view and buy my work. I paint because it is what I do. It has become who I am and the expression of me. I speak through my work. If anyone is listening is another matter. Maybe one I should not concern myself with. The conclusions for me seem to be not so much that I be recognized. This is out of my control. What I need to control is the quality and spirit of my output. To realize that what I create matters whether recognized or not.
It Died And It’s Still Dead No Matter What The “Machine” Says
How long will the machine promote a “dead” newspaper? Nina Royal, the town snitch, has been collecting money for ads in a non-existent paper for five years. Are you going to buy the “empress” some new clothes?
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Story Map is Local Artist Bia Gayotto’s Workshops Artist-in-residence Bia Gayotto at Bolton Hall Museum invites residents of Sunland-Tujunga, Shadow Hills and the surrounding foothills communities to participate in a series of free workshops where you will meet other residents and share your neighborhood stories. Story map is a multigenerational project to be developed in a series of four workshops at Bolton Hall Museum on September 8, 15, 22 and 29. There will be a wrap party on October 16. Participants are invited to bring images or objects (photographs, notes, diagrams, books, poems, drawings, paintings, letters and/or memorabilia) anything that you feel comfortable in sharing that illustrates your past, present and future views of Sunland, Tujunga, Lake View Terrace, Shadow Hills and parts of Sun Valley. During each workshop you will meet and share your stories with other community members. A large map of District 7 will
be used as a template for our weekly activities where we’ll pin down where your story took place. The final project will include a large-scale map, mixing your past, present and future stories into one. A wrap up party will be organized at Bolton Hall Museum with music and refreshments when we will share the final map with the overall community. Feel free to invite your family and friends! A small version will be distributed for free encouraging the public to take self-guided tours and discover new places and facts about District 7. SAVE THE DATES Week 1: INTRODUCTION. September 8 | 4:30-6pm What is an archive? Museum Director, Regina Clark talks about the Bolton Museum’s archives showing examples of what people can bring. Bia Gayotto will give a brief talk about her work and the workshop, ask participants to introduce themselves.
STORY MAP wants every body’s story! Share yours! Week 2: PAST. September 15 | 4:30-6pm What memories do you have of your neighborhood 5, 10, 20, or 80+ years ago? Week 3: PRESENT. September 22 | 4:30-6pm What is it like living in Sunland-Tujunga today? Week 4: FUTURE. September 29 | 4:30-6pm
What do you imagine for yourself and Sunland-Tujunga in the future? Week 5: PUBLIC PRESENTATION. October 16 | 2-4 pm A wrap-up party will be organized with refreshments inviting all community members to see the large-scale map created in collaboration with graphic designer Yuju Yeo.
LOCATION AND ADMISSION: Bolton Hall Museum 10110 Commerce Ave, Tujunga, CA 91042. There is no cost to attend. Ages 13 and up are welcome to participate! RSVP & QUESTIONS Bia Gayotto, Artist-inResidence Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department biagayotto@gmail.com.
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lights in the back yard and it was safe to enter. In talking with the neighbors, the owners came home, parked their car and took their dog for a walk. While
they were gone, the car caught fire and it spread to the garage, the house and through the roof. Heavy metal security gates hampered the firefighters efforts to gain
entry to the property, but with the use of cutting tools, they quickly took charge of the fire and proceeded to put it out. More than 40 LAFD firefighters took 30 minutes
to put it out and an additional four hours to make sure that there were no hot spots in the property. There were no injuries reported regarding the fire.
have been watching this and it will make an impact on the community in the form of dust, noise and an impact in the school enrollment. I look forward to joining you as a school board member to fight this fight.” The HSR routes, which were proposed more than two years ago, has stirred up community groups across Los Angeles County. The groups argue that the 62 billion dollar routes run roughshod over their com-
munities, their homes and their businesses. One such meeting, held at the All Nations Church, drew a crowd in excess of 4,000 people. To date, however, there has been no agreement on how the bullet train route should run. Members of a Save Angeles Forest for Everyone (SAFE) coalition and the neighborhood council have demanded that the Big Tujunga rail route be removed from a lengthy environmental study, but the high-speed rail officials say
the project will continue. Adeline Yee, a spokeswoman for the California High-Speed Rail Authority, reiterated that there will the three Burbank-to-Palmdale rail routes that are now undergoing a state and federal environmental review. A draft of this report is expected this spring and the final study by the end of 2017. Critics say both mountain routes would destroy wetlands, disrupt water supplies,
kill horse-related businesses and ruin an equestrian way of life in the foothill communities of Lake View Terrace, Kagel Canyon, Shadow Hills and Sunland-Tujunga. Dave DePinto, president of the Shadow Hills Property Owners Association and a member of the SAFE coalition which formed to fight the HSR stated “There’s just one word to describe a viaduct over the Big Tujunga Wash ... and to hold our community hostage: unethical.”
Through the Vision Zero initiative, the Los Angeles I am amazed that I shouted Department of Transportathe word “heck” instead of tion (LADOT) has already any other slew of four-letter identified the High Injury words I know. Everyone is Network, made up of the okay. We are all okay. most dangerous streets in I take a deep breath and Los Angeles. Our Foothill continue driving. Was I in a Boulevard running through hurry? No. Was I distracted? Tujunga and Sunland is one No. But indeed, I did find of them. Ouch. However, this near car wreck to be our committee sees this as very peculiar. Why was it being a major benefit to our peculiar? Because I hapcommunity. pened to be on my way to my Out of this initiative (difirst Sunland-Tujunga Safe rected by Los Angeles Mayor Streets Committee meeting. Garcetti), our city will be On August 27, six given special attention and members of our community, funding to help regulate our including myself, met in our on-going traffic problems. beloved city to discuss issues, Some of these solutions concerns and solutions to may include a soon-to-beour city’s traffic problems. updated street survey, more We discussed Vision Zero, a traffic enforcement, traffic Los Angeles citywide effort engineering improvements to create safer streets for our and an educational campaign most vulnerable road users: to change driving behavior. children, older adults, people As a STNC-appointed walking and people bicycling. group, the Safe Streets
Committee pledges to bring positive and responsible attention to our streets. We will be hosting events to keep Foothill Boulevard safe and clean, we will be conducting surveys to acquire feedback and suggestions from you, our community members, and as delegates of our community, we will be reaching out to bring into our city support from civil engineers, the media and elected officials. We invite you to join us in all of our future ventures. The morning of my accident, I was deep in thought. I was contemplating whether I was responsible enough to be a member of the Safe Streets Committee. Consequently, I was watching my speed. I was aware of my surroundings. That is the reason I did not crash. My safe speed allowed me time to react. If I were going any faster, the inertia of my car would have
Fire, from pg. 1 Everyone backed off to a safe distance until it was determined that the sounds were coming from decorative
Protest, from pg. 1 across the Big Tujunga Canyon wash. This writer cannot remember when if ever, the school district has taken a stand on any construction project. It is expected that the seven-member board will vote on the motion sometime in October. Ratliff, a teacher who lives in Sunland and is running for the CD-7 Council Seat vacated by resigning member Felipe Fuentes, stated, “I
Safe, from pg. 1
Sausage, from pg. 4 people who like boundarypushing humor. If you don’t think you’re the right audience for this movie,
you probably aren’t. Me, I’m always up for a crude cartoon. I loved the opening musical number and the shameless finale. The script is sharp and the cast has
excellent chemistry and timing. The jokes almost always land, and the ones that don’t are bad enough that you can laugh at how bad they are. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m
A volunteer crossing guard helps out. plowed me into someone. It’s that simple. You can help keep our streets safe today. I know you are aware that your child’s day care closes in five minutes, and you are 15 minutes away. I know you are aware that you should have used the restroom before you left work, and now you’re rushing home before you have an accident. As a Sunland-Tujunga
Safe Streets Committee member, I plead with you to be aware of speedometer on your dashboard. Driving the speed limit will allow you time to react. It will keep you and your fellow citizens safe today. Please visit http:// visionzero.lacity.org for more info on Vision Zero and High Injury Network (HIN) streets in Los Angeles.
off to eat a breakfast sausage. Three stars out of five.
content, pervasive language, and drug use. Its running time is 89 minutes.
“Sausage Party” is rated R for strong crude sexual
Contact Bob Garver at rrg251@nyu.edu.
Gold, from pg. 1 that receive three consecutive “A” inspection ratings without high-risk violations or repeated moderate-risk violations. The CS program keeps abreast of current food trends and maintains an advisory presence on various professional and business associations and committees such as the Food Safety Advisory Council, Chinese Restaurant Health Standard Task Force, and the California Restaurant Association.
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Crime Stats Theft 08/30/16 05:00 AM 8100 BLOCK OF FOOTHILL BL
Theft 08/25/16 07:00 PM 00 BLOCK OF KYLE AND MT GLEASON
Theft 08/28/16 07:30 PM 8600 BLOCK OF HILLROSE ST
Theft 08/23/16 03:00 AM 5400 BLOCK OF PINERIDGE DR
Theft 08/27/16 04:08 AM 9400 BLOCK OF WEXFORD DR
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Theft 08/26/16 12:00 PM 7800 BLOCK OF APPERSON ST Theft 08/26/16 03:00 AM 6200 BLOCK OF FOOTHILL BL Theft 08/26/16 09:00 AM 10100 BLOCK OF TUJUNGA CANYON BL
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Palmdale to Burbank Project Section Community Open House Meetings September 14 - September 22, 2016
Please join us at one of the upcoming Community Open House Meetings The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) recently completed the Supplemental Alternatives Analysis (SAA) for the Palmdale to Burbank Project Section. As part of the development of the SAA, three alignment alternatives were recommended to be carried forward for full analysis in an Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS). After extensive public outreach to community members, stakeholders and local agencies, these three alignment alternatives incorporate refinements that further avoid or minimize potential impacts to existing facilities, land uses and environmental resources. The Authority invites you to come and learn more about the project and the range of alternatives under consideration for environmental review. This is an opportunity to ask questions and provide input regarding effects to the environment, including biological resources, cultural resources, air quality, noise, community impacts, environmental justice and more. Your early feedback regarding potential environmental issues is important and will allow us to take your concerns into account as part of the project decision-making process.
ALL MEETINGS ARE IDENTICAL WITH A PRESENTATION ONE HOUR AFTER THE NOTICED START TIME PALMDALE Wednesday, September 14, 2016 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ++ Live Webcast (Spanish & English) at 6:30 p.m. Chimbole Cultural Center 38350 Sierra Highway Palmdale, CA 93550 ++ ustream.tv/channel/chsra
ACTON/AGUA DULCE Saturday, September 17, 2016 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. High Desert School 3620 Antelope Woods Road Acton, CA 93510
NORTHEAST SAN FERNANDO VALLEY Thursday, September 22, 2016 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Fernangeles Recreation Center 8851 Laurel Canyon Boulevard Sun Valley, CA 91352
LANGUAGE AND OTHER NEEDS Interpretación en español será disponible en todas las reuniones. Հայերենի բանավոր թարգմանության ծառայությունները կտրամադրվեն Բրբանկում հանդիպման ժամանակ. 산타클라리타 모임에서 한국어 통역이 제공됩니다.
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