August 7, 2020

August 7, 2020

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Ferreting Out Fake News Online

The 2020 election is only a few months away and the amount of information available to the public is overwhelming. Social media sites, blogs, online publications, and videos p ...(Read More)

Positive Changes for Education

â€œThere can be no keener revelation of a societyâ€™s soul than the way in which it treats its children.â€ â€”Nelson Mandela On June 27, Governor Gavin Newsom signed his ...(Read More)

Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.

By Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.

Service Dog Fraud

Malibu businesses are facing a puppy problem as patrons continuously commit service dog fraud, bringing untrained Fidos into restaurants and bars. Due to the Americans with ...(Read More)

Sheriff Villanueva Holds a Virtual Town Hall with Topangans

Topangans expressed their concerns at a virtual town hall meeting with L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva and Captain Salvador Becerra of the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriffâ€™s St ...(Read More)

Annemarie Donkin

By Annemarie Donkin

Topanga Chamber Zooms Meditation Mixer

Toasting to love and light, the Topanga Chamber of Commerceâ€™s Evening Zoom Mixer on July 30 aimed to open the hearts and minds of its members. The Mixer was facilitated ...(Read More)

Annemarie Donkin

By Annemarie Donkin

Trash Warriorsâ€™ Trash Report July 12-26

Another Sunday morning, another big olâ€™ messâ€¦and then, a pristine natural environment for all of us to enjoy. This lasts for a few hours so get out and enjoy it by two oâ€ ...(Read More)

EDITORIAL

Vote! â€œ...Eternity is in itâ€

Notice something different about The Canyon Chronicleâ€™s look? Thatâ€™s because Nira Lichten agreed to sign on as our Creative Director, smoothing the way to an efficient pro ...(Read More)

Flavia Potenza

By Flavia Potenza

ENVIRONMENT

The SAMO Fund Thanks Its Online Donors

The Santa Monica Mountains Fund supports mountain lion research and preservation, fish, wildlife, native plants and vital youth programs inside the largest urban national park ...(Read More)

Annemarie Donkin

By Annemarie Donkin

HEALTH

Sniffing Dogs and Covid

I love dogs, so, it is a great pleasure to bring this information to you, dear readers. Roger Caras, American wildlife photographer, wildlife preservationist, writer and t ...(Read More)

Paula Labrot

By Paula Labrot

Stress and Weight Gain

â€œStop nagging me! You forgot your lunch! Weâ€™re late! Hurry up! Oh no!! The cat has the hamster!â€ Stress! Stress! Stress! It can take over your life and ...(Read More)

Providing House Calls to the Unhoused

Medical teams bring old-fashioned house calls to unsheltered homeless communities. Back in the day, when patients couldnâ€™t get to the doctorâ€™s office, th ...(Read More)

Kait Leonard

By Kait Leonard

TOPANGA LIFESTYLE

Coping with COVID-19 (part2)

A Covid Diary I began writing this daily diary out of a need to keep connected to my family, friends, acquaintances where some have become friends, and to the outside world. ...(Read More)

Hey Baby(dog)! Whatâ€™s your sign?

The Dog Days of Summer span from July 3 to August 11, 2020. Letâ€™s celebrate the Dog Star, Sirius, by checking out what the heavens have to say about our own pooches. If you ...(Read More)

Kait Leonard

By Kait Leonard

The Backyard Astronomer: The Dog Days of Summer

The dog days of summer are upon us. Those steaming days in August when the warmth of the spring and early summer wears out its welcome and the heat can become downright oppres ...(Read More)

ARTS & CULTURE

Plague Punk: Steam Punk Goes Viral

Topanga Canyon Gallery is pleased to presentÂ â€œPlague Punk: Steampunk Goes Viral Â by Kitonius V Plumii,â€Â aka Kit Plumridge, that opened August 1. The gallery will be ...(Read More)

Excerpts from Dogs in Topanga 2000-2018

Dogs In Topanga These spirits, these fakers, adventurers out to filch a bone, a bowl of water, treats, can charm you to death with their playfulness, coyn ...(Read More)

Theatre 31 Goes Zoom!

Adapting live theatre to the Zoom world is a challenge for any company, yet with a group of actors between the ages of 7-14, Theatre 31 has accomplished the fea ...(Read More)

Annemarie Donkin

By Annemarie Donkin

ESSAYS

Iâ€™m Isolated for Health, and Addicted to Law & Order Should I be Worried?

When I understood the seriousness of the Coronavirus, I took to my bed. I donâ€™t know how many episodes of Law & Order a person can watch in a day. I havenâ€™t counted. But I ...(Read More)

LETTERS

Adventures in Trash

Dear Editor, Like all of the other homeowners in Topanga, our $116 Wastemasters trash bill became $186 overnight. I was told the bill was due and payable and the reason for ...(Read More)

The Legacy of Moira Talan Dwyer

â€œAt the end of the day people wonâ€™t remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel.â€ This quote by Maya Angelou is very true of ...(Read More)

Letters of Concern

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Below is a letter of concern written in support of our local businesses at Pine Tree Circle. Please read and sign if you would li ...(Read More)

The Canyon Chronicle

By The Canyon Chronicle

A Lovin' Spoonful Of Sugar

The Canyon Chronicle is a great paper! I had a lot of fun reading about all the bands and those are all the favorite stations that I love to listen to right now, the â€˜50s an ...(Read More)

Success Story In Crazy Times

Thank you for publishing the article for Canyon Limo about driving people in their own cars (See Letters,â€œCanyon Limo Prevails,â€ The Canyon Chronicle, June 26, 2020). This ...(Read More)

Thank You, Supervisor Kuehl

Dear Editor, As all of you know, we were scheduled to have our LA County ThirdÂ District discretionary funds reduced on the assumption that other revenue (filming, events, ...(Read More)

The Canyon Chronicle

By The Canyon Chronicle

TRAVEL

At Least We Can Dream

Not willing to let the grass wither under his feet during a pandemic quarantine, Joseph Rosendo, award-winning producer and host of Joseph Rosendoâ€™s Travelscope, continues h ...(Read More)

OPINION

Donâ€™t Open Schools

Schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District will not be opening on time as planned. On July 29, LAUSD superintendent Austin Beutner gave a press release that emphasize ...(Read More)

TOPANGA LIFESTYLE

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