July 23, 2021

July 23, 2021

View the July 23, 2021 issue (Vol. 2, No. 14) in PDF format.

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Thinking Out Loud

Ups & Downs

Since our last issue, we’ve had some excitement, some good, some not so much. For those who follow those things, space flight took off—Sir Richard Branson on July 13, w ...(Read More)

Flavia Potenza

By Flavia Potenza

News

August 12, Save The Date! Fire Department Virtual Evacuation Drill

As most residents know, Topanga is especially prone to fires that are increasing in number and severity in recent years, as evidenced by the 2018 Woolsey Fire, spot fires alon ...(Read More)

Annemarie Donkin

By Annemarie Donkin

TCC Named as 2021 Non-Profit of the Year Finalist

The Topanga Community Center (TCC) has been named as a finalist in the 27th District’s 2021 Non-Profit of the Year Award. In an email to TCC President Ke ...(Read More)

The Canyon Chronicle

By The Canyon Chronicle

California Highway Patrol – West Valley Area

June 2021 Incident Report for SR-27 For Topanga Canyon Boulevard from two-mile bridge to LA city limits (Cezanne Avenue), the CHP responded to one traffic co ...(Read More)

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Letters

Fire concerns from homeless encampments

Recently, when I was hiking the back trail to Café 27 from my house off Artique, I came across a homeless encampment underneath the big magic oak tree located off the trail l ...(Read More)

Science News

Electric cars vs. gasoline cars: Which is better for climate change?

Electric cars already have a smaller carbon footprint than gasoline vehicles, and the grid is getting cleaner all the time. Electric vehicles (EVs) can be an effective way ...(Read More)

Wildfire Smoke More Toxic Than We thought

During a wildfire, hospital admissions for respiratory illnesses in Southern California increase, according to a recent study. Wildfires are dangerous. And s ...(Read More)

What’s Happened to Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall?

A series of phenomena such as early flowering of plants and early migratory birds are suggesting that the traditional four seasons may have changed. A recent re ...(Read More)

The Canyon Chronicle

By The Canyon Chronicle

Education

Ditchschool in the Canyon

While many local high school juniors were finishing up their AP exams and readying to apply for college, there is a group of local Topanga teens who are skipping high school a ...(Read More)

All Things Connected

Space for All!

I will never, ever forget being in the desert at Edwards Air Force Base to welcome the Columbia Space Shuttle home in 1981. G and I took Mom, Dad, my very old aunt Becky, my n ...(Read More)

Paula Labrot

By Paula Labrot

Topanga Historical Society

Topanga Before Today

As Archivist for the Topanga Historical Society, Pablo Capra saw an opportunity to compile historical vignettes lifted from bygone newspapers that capture the times when they ...(Read More)

My Corner of the Canyon

Of Tarot Cards And Crows

Ah, the Tarot cards. That mystical channel to lifting the veil, tapping into hidden answers, future possibilities, maybe meeting your own doom or higher self. Sometimes I ...(Read More)

Kathie Gibboney

By Kathie Gibboney

Environment

Reduce Light Pollution and Discover the Night

When LAX altered its flight path to a narrower route and lower altitude a few years ago, planes taking off and landing shook the ground and rattled the nerves of Monte Nido re ...(Read More)

The Canyon Chronicle

By The Canyon Chronicle

Next Best Opportunity: The Perseids

The Perseid meteor shower is perhaps the most beloved meteor shower of the year for the Northern Hemisphere. It’s a rich meteor shower, and it’s steady. The ...(Read More)

The Canyon Chronicle

By The Canyon Chronicle

Thinking Out Loud

All Things Connected

Topanga Historical Society

My Corner of the Canyon

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