President Joe Biden will add nearly 106,000 acres to the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument on Thursday, May 2, expanding the monument designated 10 years ago by President Barack Obama by nearly one-third, according to the White House. Also, Biden will approve a 13,696-acre expansion of the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument in northern California’s …
When the state attached endangered species status to the iconic Southern California steelhead trout last week, it was like giving an aging Hollywood starlet new billing. But will the klieg lights bring attention, money and fame, or ready them for their final close-up? Known simply as Southern California steelhead, they once teemed in the tens …
Officials with the California Department of Transportation are considering adding bike lanes to the nine-mile stretch of heavily used Topanga Canyon Boulevard between Mulholland Drive and the 118 Freeway. Busy today with the vast Westfield Topanga Shopping Center, restaurants, and luxury residential homes like The Q Topanga which have sprung up along the boulevard, things …
The Angeles National Forest can be described as a collection of rugged mountains, sparkling streams, dark canyons and breathtaking vistas, along with piles of trash, too few rangers, frequent picnic area and campground closures and fragmented access. On Tuesday night, Caltrans began asking the public to weigh in on a forest access proposal that would …
San Fernando Valley residents and activists had a rare chance to tour the vast Santa Susana Field Lab superfund site on Saturday, April 6, during an onsite workshop explaining the efforts to clean the infamous site’s polluted groundwater. The massive Santa Susana Field Lab (SSFL) is home to sandstone cliffs, oak woodland, meadows, mountain vistas, …
The Madrid Theatre is expected to open at the end of next year as the Canoga Park Arts District is gradually taking shape around it. The city-owned theater has been under construction, said Jake Flynn, a spokesman for L.A. City Councilmember Bob Blumenfield, who represents Canoga Park. “That project is moving forward.” Located at the …
When the Route Fire burned about 5,000 acres near Castaic in August 2022, prompting closure of the 5 Freeway at The Grapevine followed by weeks of lane closures for repairs, motorists exited onto The Old Road detour, bringing traffic misery to the Santa Clarita Valley. Detours from the primary north-south freeway link between Southern and …
Rush Brinkley carries a bucket full of eggs during the Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Winnetka Saturday, March 30, 2024.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer) Children sort their eggs and candy following the Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Winnetka Saturday, March 30, 2024.(Photo by Andy …
About 150 transit activists called on LA Metro Thursday, March 28 to scrap plans for an in-house police department and instead spend up to $100 million to hire more unarmed Transit Ambassadors. Members of groups who represent low-income, transit-dependent riders said Metro should augment safety patrols — not with armed officers but with more ambassadors, …
Be a good person and help others, Jim Bachelis asked of his children in 1998 as he sat alone on a park bench making a videotape for them to watch after he was gone. Be happy and like yourself. Make me proud. And, always remember this, daddy loves you very much. Brett was 5 at …