Letters

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September 15, 2023

Dear Editor,

I was reading the Aug. 18 paper and saw the awesomeÂ story about Aurora Behrman! I wanted to let you know that there were [other] MVPâ€™S!Â The secondÂ being my son, Gavin!Â ... (Read More)

By Tina Weissauer

LETTERS

Kim Lamorie, president of the Las Virgenes Homeowners Federation (LVHF), forwarded this letter from David W. Pedersen, P.E., General Manager, Las Virgenes Munic ... (Read More)

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The First Forty Acres

The land we call Topanga Canyon has been a sacred home for thousands of years. Most of that time, the human beings who gratefully enjoyed life in its scrub fore ... (Read More)

By Karen L. Moran

A Prayer For Turkey and Syria

Our hearts are heavy as we send our thoughts and prayers to the people of Turkey and Syria, who have been affected by a devastating earthquake. The tragedy has ... (Read More)

By Rabbi Mendy Piekarski

A Little bit of Sugar Goes a Long Way

Dear Editor, I just read our paper... what a great issue! Kathy [Gibboney], your article resonated deeply. I was autumn-born on Oct. 3, and grew up in Evans ... (Read More)

Paula Labrot

By Paula Labrot

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It Takes a Village to Create the Beauty of Butterfly Day

On Sunday August 28th, Topanga and surrounding communities joined in celebration and support of the butterflies. This, the Third Annual Butterfly Day event at t ... (Read More)

By Alisa Land Hill and Bill Buerge

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Brush Clearing Follow-up

A miracle has happened today!! The State Park brought in a crew to clear the 92 Trail from Entrada Road to Trippet Ranch. They are doing a really good job throu ... (Read More)

By David Blattel

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State Parks is Remiss on Brush Clearing

Dear Editor, Iâ€™ve been raising hell for the last several months about Entrada Road and the State Park. I realize the State Park is understaffed. Maybe itâ€ ... (Read More)

By David Blattel

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Anthony Marrone Named FD Acting Chief

Following the retirement of Fire Chief Daryl L. Osby, the LA Board of Supervisors has appointed Fire Chief Anthony C. Marrone to serve as Acting Fire Chief over ... (Read More)

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What About Us?

Dear Editor, Looks like Nate [Daneshgar], who owns Pine Tree Circle, just bought the John Sowden House, â€œa dazzling neo-Mayan gem built by architect Lloyd ... (Read More)

By Wendy Skolfield

What I Did on the Day We Lost Roe vs. Wade

On June 24, I was going to go to the Westwood Federal building but going down Topanga Canyon Blvd., there where hundreds of cars inching Northbound on the highw ... (Read More)

By Kathleen Hernandez

More Flexibility in Mandated Water Restrictions

Howdy! Iâ€™m hoping that in the next edition of The Canyon Chronicle, you can update the erroneous drought conservation guidelines that were published in the ... (Read More)

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Dear Editor,

I so appreciated JP Spenceâ€™s ode to rock and roll (â€œTaylor Hawkins Was There,â€ April 15, 2022), which was also a touching tribute to the Foo Fighters drum ... (Read More)

By Katie Dalsemer

Happy Hummies

Dear Editor, Thank you for publishing the lovely and so important note from Laura McWhirter regarding what can happen when hummingbirds are fed the wrong food. ... (Read More)

By Alexandra de la Vega

On Behalf of Hummingbirds

Please be careful how you prepare Hummingbird Nectar. We noticed a hummingbird that was unable to retract her tongue due to fungal spores that had germinated on ... (Read More)

By Laura McWhirter, Saratoga Hills/Ranch

Dear editor,

Dear editor, Iâ€™ve enjoyed Kathie Gibboneyâ€™s writing in your paper (and all the iterations of it) for a whole bunch of years. I always find her voice to be ... (Read More)

By Lori Precious

Topanga Elementary Charter School Now Enrolling!

Parents are invited to tour Topanga Elementary Charter School (TECS), a small, high-performing community school, on April 6th from 9 to 11 a.m. Adults only and ... (Read More)

Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.

By Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.

Lack of Coverage of 5G Wireless Hearing

Dear Editor, On March 9th, the subject of theTopanga Canyon Town Councilâ€™s (TCTC) monthly meeting was a presentation by 5G Free California regarding the LA ... (Read More)

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Fan Mail

Dear Editor, Miles Erickson is phenomenal. His column, Long Distance Listening Party, in The Canyon Chronicle is so damned funny. Heâ€™s got such a strong voic ... (Read More)

By Stacie Burrows

Wonderful March 4 Issue!

DearEditor, So many informative and or heartwarming (or both) articles. The cover mural art is fascinating, and the accompanying article about Babini, the art ... (Read More)

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By The Canyon Chronicle

Dear Cockroach,

you are amazing (not news) no one knows shit about covid (not news) We march on, resilient, flexible, returning like narcissus or mushrooms. I love you ... (Read More)

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Loving the â€œListening Partyâ€

hank you for publishing Miles Erickson! So refreshing. As an aging audiophile and one-time college radio DJ, Iâ€™m thrilled by his words, perspective, and music ... (Read More)

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By The Canyon Chronicle

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CA Wildfire Resilience Act Signed into Law

Topangans will now be required to harden their homes against wildfire. SB 63, the Wildfire Resilience through Community and Ecology Act, by Sen. Henry Stern (D ... (Read More)

By Chronicle Staff

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Kim Zanti is â€˜On Setâ€™ at Akumal Arts Festival

Hello Good People! Our cameras are on the ground today, January 25, 2022, in Akumal, prior to the opening of the Arts Festival January 28-30! Weâ€™re very e ... (Read More)

By Saludos! Kim Zanti

Thanksgiving Outage Outrage

Dear Editor, I have lived in Topanga for 26 years and have had multiple run-ins with SCE since I moved in. To summarize my general feelings, they are great at ... (Read More)

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The Little Free Library

Flavia Potenza

By Flavia Potenza

Get vaccinated!

A recent letter in The Canyon Chronicle News section protesting vaccine mandates (â€œCali Free Protests Against Vaccine Mandates,â€ The Canyon Chronicle, Nov. ... (Read More)

By Philip Daughtry

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Cali Free Protests Against Vaccine Mandates

Dear Editor, On Wednesday, November, a strong group of like-minded concerned citizens stood united along PCH at the Malibu Pier, in a peaceful rally against Co ... (Read More)

By Chrissy Lucia

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Acknowledging the Ancestors

Dear Editor, I want to say how pleased I am that the beautiful art on this cover (by illustrator Lori Precious, The Canyon Chronicle, October 29,2021, Vol. 2, ... (Read More)

Fire concerns from homeless encampments

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

By Dianne Porchia

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Quarterly Business Brochure â€œServing Topangaâ€ Ceases Publication

Jenise Blanc and Joanna Gunst are moving on with the times. Joanna and I have been serving local Topanga businesses with our brochure, â€œServing Topangaâ€, ... (Read More)

By Jenise Blanc & Joanna Gunst

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Open Letter to U.S. Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA 26th Cong.Dist.)

A local archaeologist pleads to save the remaining test stands at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory! My name is Dan Larson, and although I am not one of your ... (Read More)

Rides

Thanks so much for publishing my Covid-19 letter in the current issue of The Canyon Chronicle. I greatly appreciate the follow-up you and your staff put toge ... (Read More)

By Miriam Claire

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How to Tell a Gopher Snake from a Rattlesnake

Thank you, Miles Sieling of Monte Nido for posting this on Nextdoor, April 6. It is Spring and that means a lot more animals and critters roaming around and ... (Read More)

By Miles Sieling

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Treatment vs. Prevention for COVID-19

Dear Topanga Neighbors, In January 2021, my 72-year-old cousin and I tested positive for COVIDâ€“19. I lived. He died. Why did I survive? Because my 28-year-ol ... (Read More)

By Miriam Claire

Disappointed

Dear Editor, In the March 19 issue of The Canyon Chronicle (Lifestyle, â€œReal Life Dr. Dolittlesâ€), you ran an article about Michele Novembre who is an an ... (Read More)

By Robert Brenner

From Our Hearts

Dear Topanga, We Sages have always been thankful to live in this caring village of Topanga. Now, in this Pandemic, words seem inadequate to express our grati ... (Read More)

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Art or Vandalism

We recently found damage on the trail at Tuna Canyon. It occurred February 3, when my children were hiking and saw adults with young children, perhaps having so ... (Read More)

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Remembering Cloris Leachman

I never thought Cloris would die because she was more alive than anyone Iâ€™ve ever known. Her daughter, Dinah, and I were/are chums and put together a kidsâ€™ ... (Read More)

By Lori Precious

Free Speech on the Line

Paula LaBrot is a dear friend of mine whose column, â€œAll Things Connected,â€ Iâ€™ve enjoyed reading over the past few years. I have a few thoughts re: the en ... (Read More)

By Greg Hilfman

Love thy Neighbor

As the pandemic continues and we face more stay-at-home orders, we find it difficult to just â€œget out.â€ Most of the time we order from Amazon or to-go from ... (Read More)

By Pamela Mesaros

They Will Live On in the Fabric of Topanga

I have sad news to pass on. Mary Colvig, long-time business manager of the Topanga MessengerÂ and long-time volunteer for many causes in Topanga, passed away la ... (Read More)

By Michele Johnson

Cloris Leachman. A Topanga gem of late.

Rest in Peace and thank you. Condolences to her family. â€”Steve Maples ... (Read More)

By Steve Maples

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Santa and His Missus made the Cover of the Palisadian-Post

On the job! Â Ho, Ho, Ho! Â It was a lot of work! The Beleaguered Santaâ€™s beard kept falling off, it got cold and we hadnâ€™t brought a thermos. No rock and r ... (Read More)

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â€˜If Common Sense were so common, more people would use itâ€™

I have lived in Topanga for 51 years. I grew up here in a family of six kids. We all went to Topanga Elementary School and my three children have also attended ... (Read More)

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Topanga Icon Bouboulina Closing

To Our Dearest Topanga, My Mom, Kathy Miller, and I created and ran Bouboulina, which became an iconic boutique in the heart of Topanga Canyon for more than 40 ... (Read More)

By Jessica Davidson

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Bittersweet Dog Days

We were Â delighted to see our dogs, Yukon and Beezy, on Valerie Walshâ€™s gorgeous August 7 cover. It was bittersweet because Yukon had cancer and passed in la ... (Read More)

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Call Your Senators â€“ #SaveThePostOffice

The Postal Service is in a crisis, caused by the Coronavirus, and Congress needs to act, urgently. The Coronavirus shutdown is plummeting postal revenues while ... (Read More)

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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 ... (Read More)

By Greg Mamishian

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Canyon Limo Prevails!

After being in business for 20 years we, like the rest of the world, have never seen a situation like this. We have been through the financial crash of 2008. We ... (Read More)

By Jenise Blanc & Randy Chance

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Dear Friends of Yoga Desa...

About a month ago I sent out a letter explaining that Yoga Desaâ€™s closure may be permanent due to the COVID crisis. Well, itâ€™s official, Yoga Desa has close ... (Read More)

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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)

By Daphne Huffman

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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)

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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 ... (Read More)

By Jenise Blanc & Randy Chance

Response to "Letter of Concern"

Nathan Daneshgar, Owner of Pine Tree Circle, responds to the â€œLetter of Concernâ€ by Rick Ellis and Jens Koepke, published in the August 7, 2020 issue of The ... (Read More)

By Nathan Daneshgar

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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 ... (Read More)

By Jenise Blanc & Randy Chance

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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 (fi ... (Read More)

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Thank you for bringing your vital paper to our community! What a great team you are! The design and graphics are so tasty making it such a pleasure to read. The ... (Read More)

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Topangaâ€™s Littlest Theater Buys the Farm

Dear Topanga Community, I am writing to inform you that Topangaâ€™s Littlest Theater is no more. A move to a heavenly Oregonian farm to pursue a long-held ag ... (Read More)

By Antony Bartlett

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This is a letter Brian Planas sent to Sheila Kuehl when he observed illegal installation of wireless telecommunications equipment being installed on Topanga Can ... (Read More)

Annemarie Donkin

By Annemarie Donkin

Letters

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Thinking Out Loud

All things connected

MY CORNER OF THE CANYON

Topanga historical society

WORSHIP SERVICES

WOMEN TAKING CHARGE IN CHANGING TIMES

SHOUTING OUT LOUD

GOVERNMENT AT WORK

HOLY DAYS OF RENEWAL

LONG DISTANCE LISTENING PARTY

RUDE INTERRUPTIONS

SCHOOLHOUSE SCOOP

TO LOVE AND BE LOVED

Theatre & Dance

TOPANGA BEFORE TODAY

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