IT’S BEEN ONE HELL OF A YEAR! FREE
FRIDAY • JANUARY 6, 2017
TELLING THE TRUTH FOR 12 YEARS!
VOLUME 13 • NUMBER 1
The Rains Came, But S-T Residents The Drought Remains Call Fowl!
The rains came and the rains went. I really thought (hoped) that winter had finally arrived in Tujunga. Although we’ve had more than enough rain this year, the drought is still present. Driving up and down Oro Vista to the Big-T, the backedup rainwater was evident but not the torrents of flood that we’ve had in the past. The lack of water in the Big-T wash during and after the rains was unexplainable. Although the weather station here in Tujunga showed two inches of water dropping on Foothill Blvd., there was no apparent danger from the water. Just the drivers that seem to go crazy as soon as their windshield wipers start.
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Feast or fowl?
Some people speed through street puddles just to see the water shoot up, which is not safe driving. Traditionally, our rainy season begins to increase in January and February, and this year we had about two inches of rain in December — just enough to cause 23 accidents and carry the trash
from the homeless camps down to Sunland. A large amount of our water comes from groundwater that flows down to the water table and fills the aquafers see Rains, page 9
You Can Run But You Can’t Hide From The Foothills Div.
A flock of rampaging peacocks is ruffling feathers in Sunland because of their noise and questions about the legality of feeding feral peacocks. The question, however, is: Are they actually feral? In Sunland, there are about eight to 12 of the birds - both peacocks and peahens (the female equivalent) ranging around Scoville and over the
top to McGroarty. Although nobody has come forth to claim ownership of the birds, nearly all the neighbors “know” who may be harboring them as well as who may have been responsible for filing complaints with the county. Many residents have found warnings on their property that they claim see Peacocks, page 9
VHHS Marching Band Wins City 2016 Finals
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DEPARTMENTS Foothills Happenings............. 2 View from the Rock.............. 3 Letters / Perspectives........... 3 Botox Girl............................ 4 Legion Post Calendar............. 4 Chef Randy........................... 5 Artfully Speaking.................. 5 Crime Stats......................... 10 Take My Card..................... 11
It just doesn’t make sense to try and escape the men and women in blue! For the second time in two weeks, we had a suspect trying to run from the LAPD in Sunland-Tujunga. The first one (Dec. 13) ended up with the suspect being blocked in the narrow streets of Silverton and Day by a citizen who positioned his truck in front of the fleeing suspect. In last weeks episode, a suspected
car thief driving a dark green KIA was blocked in the shell station at the intersection of McVine and Foothill by 9 LAPD police vehicles. Although the suspect was taken into custody without incident, the LAFD paramedics were called in to assess his condition before being taken into custody.
The VHHS marching band with their hard-won trophy. by
David DeMullé
On December 3, the Verdugo Hills High School (VHHS) marching band won the LAUSD city championship band competition. The finals took place at at California State University in East Los Angeles. For two months prior to the
finals, the band and drill team competed at various high schools throughout Ventura, Orange and Los Angeles counties. Despite being one of the smaller drum lines in L.A., the unit was undefeated during the competition. The band, which consists of just 30 members, is led by Ms. Lopez.
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